If All the Sky Were Paper, the play inspired by Andrew Carroll’s travels to find “the most extraordinary war letters ever written,” continues on its own special journey.
After March performances at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, featuring Annette Bening, Gary Cole, Oscar winner Common and Chapman University alumni, came May dates at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Casting for the May 21-22 performances in Washington included Jason Hall, Oscar–nominated writer of American Sniper, and Michael Conner Humphreys, who played young Forrest in the film Forrest Gump and later served in the U.S. Army.
If All the Sky Were Paper is written by Carroll, a chancellor’s fellow at Chapman, and directed by John Benitz, associate professor of theatre. The play showcases some of the most moving correspondences from the University’s Center for American War Letters. Thanks to grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Cal Humanities, the play has toured the nation for two years in a series of readings and performances.
Add comment