A new play imagining a secret meeting between US President Barack Obama and Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier currently imprisoned for leaking classified information to Wikileaks.

written by Stan Richardson, directed by The Representatives, design by Paul Hudson , with: E. James Ford, Marquis Rodriguez & Matt Steiner

Private Manning Goes to Washington is a new play by Stan Richardson, imagining a secret meeting between US President Barack Obama and Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier currently imprisoned under the Espionage Act for leaking documents to Julian Assange of Wikileaks.  The Representatives have previously explored the life of Chelsea (née Bradley) Manning in their 2012 apartment play Incredible Things, Awful Things.

The production will star Marquis Rodriguez (Dead Black Temp, Veritas, The Rakes Die), E. James Ford (The Rakes Die) & Matt Steiner, with lighting design by Paul Hudson (Veritas, The Rakes Die), and will have its premiere at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, running from August 15-27 at theSpace @ Niddry Street (V9), Monday – Saturday at 22:10pm, in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Located on The Royal Mile, theSpace Venues were host to award-winning productions in last year’s festival, including the Total Theater Award for an Emerging Company as well as The Stage Award for Acting Excellence.  The show will return to New York this fall for a limited run and possible U.S. tour.

TICKETS go on sale on the on Thursday, April 21st.

(Poster Art by Michael Constantine)