KAREN LUDWIG in solo performance WHERE WAS I? at Joe’s Pub on Thursday April 13th at 9:30pm

Karen-Ludwig- WHERE WAS I
WHERE WAS I? tells the funny and poignant story of a lifetime spent in one of our most passionate and public professions. From playing Meryl Streep’s lover in Woody Allen’s Manhattan, to her heart-rending film portrayal of Ethel Rosenberg in Citizen Cohn, to her many memorable theater performances, Karen Ludwig has shared the New York stage and screen for over four decades with some of Broadway and Hollywood’s biggest stars. WHERE WAS I? is a moving and often hilarious journey of a dedicated artist in search of her identity. It is a vital and compelling story of a lifetime working in the arts.

WHERE WAS I? is directed by two-time Emmy Award winning Dorothy Lyman.

KAREN LUDWIG, actor, director, writer and teacher has appeared on Broadway in Craig Lucas’, PRELUDE TO A KISS with Steve Guttenberg and John Randolph, Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND with Joan Rivers, THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft, THE BACCHAE with Irene Pappas. Her many Off-Broadway performances at The Public Theater include MUSEUM by Tina Howe and, as a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project for two years, she performed in THE SEAGULL and Wallace Shawn’s OUR LATE NIGHT traveling with the Company throughout the United States and Europe. She was in the world premiere of MOONCHILDREN at The Royal Court in London as well as playing Lady McDuff in MACBETH at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada; both directed by Peter Gill. Her first film was Woody Allen’s MANHATTAN, (Meryl Streep’s lover), SPIDERMAN 2, THIRTEEN DAYS opposite Kevin Costner, THE FIELDS, opposite Cloris Leachman and THAT AWKWARD MOMENT with Zach Efron. Ms. Ludwig is very proud of her work as Ethel Rosenberg in HBO’s CITIZEN COHN opposite James Woods after which she helped raise money for the Rosenberg Foundation for Children. TV includes NYPD BLUE, ER, PARTY OF FIVE, JUDGING AMY, BLUE BLOODS, ELEMENTARY and many LAW AND ORDER episodes.

WHERE WAS I? is part of the 15th Anniversary season of the Theater series at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival.

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