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A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein at the Manhattan criminal court in April 2025.

July 21, 2025
416 West 42nd Street; Manhattan, New York City; United States

The plot of Mathilde Dratwa’s new play is as much of a whirlwind as its title. At its center is Francesca, a character writing a play about the playwright David Mamet who, in real life, has written a play about Harvey Weinstein. Francesca wants to take them both down, but not without reckoning with her own position as a white, female storyteller. A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein is making its premiere in a one-night-only performance to benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union. Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) and Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) are featured. —Jeanne Malle

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