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The Three Generals A Theatrical Act of Peace
The Artists Against War staged play reading at the Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City.

Suddenly, corpses rise from the dirt - they will not lie down and be buried until they have told the world about the brutality and dishonesty of war. It is an uprising of the dead.

With a direct nod to the remarkable international Peace event Lysistrata Project (2003), the Canadian troupe Artists Against War sent out the call for another "one-day-one-play" reading as an artful addition to a powerful week of Peace events protesting the Iraq War. A.A.W. chose Irwin Shaw's play Bury The Dead, a lyrical & rattling one-act with an allegorical impact.

UTB answered the call - as we did when we staged one of the largest Lysistrata Project readings in the world utilizing a cast of 100 at Berkeley Rep, and joining 1,029 readings worldwide. The UTB New York rendition of Irwin Shaw's play featured a cast of 40 and split the proceeds between four worthy beneficiaries aiding the recent catastrophes on both battlefields and natural disaster and flood sites.

Sharron Bower & Kathryn Blume served as hosts for the evening, as well as appeared in the reading.

Denis O'Hare

Kathleen Chalfant

Buck Henry

Featuring: Kathleen Chalfant, Buck Henry, Denis O'Hare, Sharron Bower, Kathryn Blume, Kathleen Turco-Lyon, Dee Pelletier, Kenn Watt, Katy Stephan, Eliza Ladd, Tracey Huffman, Mary Jo McConnell, David Lee, Steven Patterson, Jon Tindle, John Rothman, George Pappas, David Buttaro, Victor Khodadad, Bob Bollweg, Ben Beckley, John Sowle, Mary Beth Warley, Mark Tafoya, Jennifer Tuttle, Andrew Amo, Alicia Adema, Lindsey Andersen, Tom Bain, Lucas Beck, Jeffrey Danneman, Fatima El Shibli, Tamu Favorite, Tim Leinhart, Teresa Meza, Jessica Parker, Jorge Enrique Rivas, Eric Walton & Nina Wheeler.

With thanks to the extraordinary production team: Maggie DiChiara, Cooper Union, Barbara Spence, Karen Greco, Mary Jo McConnell, Chef Mark Tafoya of Remarkable Palette, Warren Saire, Richard Prince, David Buttaro, Kathleen Turco-Lyon, Lindsey Andersen, Tanya Calamoneri of Studio One Eleven & Neal Freeman.

Investigate the BURY THE DEAD subcategories in the Table of Contents (above, left) for a Gallery of BTD Images and BTD Director Notes.