![]() Robbins has been seen in such films as "Bull Durham," "The Hudsucker Proxy," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Player." He recently appeared Off-Broadway in two other rotating cast shows: The Guys and The Exonerated. In Robbins' play, the reporters are whipped into fighting form by a hard-as-nails sergeant with a predilection for show tunes and editorial censorship. ![]() The term "embedded" was used during the war in Iraq to refer to journalists who were allowed to accompany American troops as they marched toward Baghdad. Central are a sextet of grotesquely masked "President's men," who are linked to the Bush White House by such nicknames as Dick, Pearly White, Gondola, Wolfy and Rum Rum. By joining the cast of Embedded, Robbins now wear four hats for The Actors' Gang: artistic director, director, playwright and actor.Įmbedded is a mix of satirical depictions of governmental and military operations and scenes of sentimental naturalism involving the war's "little people": journalists and soldiers. Robbins' time is particularly precious since he won an Academy Award for the film "Mystic River" earlier this spring. Robbins also directs the piece.Įmbedded had its world premiere in November 2003 at The Actors' Gang in Los Angeles, where Robbins is artistic director. ![]() 24 and opened March 14 at the Newman Theater space. The Public Theater's presentation of The Actors' Gang production of the Robbins work began preview Feb. The Off-Broadway run has been extended yet again, through May 22. ![]()
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