Living Treasure, Right Here in 3A
Thomas Keneally is one of Australia's living treasures...no joke. He was nominated for that honor by the National Trust of Australia. He's probably best known for his book, Schindler's Ark, which was adapted into the award winning film, Schindler's List. He's got novel writing down (he's been nominated for the Booker prize four times, and won it once, too), but he's turned to plays now. His play, Either/Or is premiering at Theatre J this week, at the DC JCC. Either/Or is the story of SS officer Kurt Gerstein... a truly conflicted Nazi. Gerstein's account of mass gassings at concentrations camps was one of the first and most important about Hitler's Final Solution. Keneally will be in our studios today to talk about the play, being a living treasure, and what it's like to write for the thea-tah. Post your questions for him here!
11:41 AM ET | 05- 7-2007 | permalink
