

“Who Goes Nazi?”: A Live Reading
What makes some people break ranks while others conform? And how might we apply her "Nazi detection test" to today’s political landscapes? Dorothy Thompson’s legendary Harper’s essay—written as fascism engulfed Europe—gets a chilling contemporary revival. Tony Award-winning actors Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker perform Thompson’s darkly comic character sketches live, bringing to life her incisive portraits of who collaborates, who caves, and who resists.
Date
Jun 22, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Featuring

Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker is best known as an actor for his starring role as ‘Bill Maplewood’ in the critically acclaimed film Happiness, directed by Todd Solondz. Other film work includes LaRoy Texas, Dream Scenario, Selma, Anchorman 2, Spiderman 2 and 3, Trick ‘r Treat, Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Thirteen Days. He appeared as Colin Sweeney on The Good Wife for which he received three Emmy Award nominations, and has done arcs on The Americans, Homeland, Hunters, and Inside Man On Netflix, 23 Blast marks Mr. Baker’s feature film directorial debut.

Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker may be best recognized for her mothering skills, or lack thereof, on two Judd Apatow series, Freaks and Geeksand Girls (earning Emmy and Critics’ Choice nominations in the latter as mom to Lena Dunham’s Hannah). Most recently she featured on Ted Lasso (for which she earned yet another Emmy nomination), The Equalizer, Elsbeth, Billions, The Girls on the Bus, New Amsterdam, and Big Little Lies and has had memorable spots on Brockmire, The Good Fight, Gotham and, most recently, Only Murders in the Building. On screen she’s worked with directors Ridley Scott (White Squall), Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), Sam Raimi (A Simple Plan) and Steven Spielberg (War of the Worlds). An acclaimed theater actress, Becky was a member of the original companies of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Titanic and Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins as well American theater classics All My Sons and A Streetcar Named Desire.