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House of Cards

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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2016 · Entertainment

Feeling cynical, angry, or deeply disturbed by congressional stalemates and the overall state of American electoral politics? "House of Cards" is both the confirmation and antidote you’re looking for!

Three seasons in, viewers cannot get enough of the murderous machinations of Frank and Claire Underwood, the power couple who perfectly combine Machiavellian tactics with Macbeth-level drama. In her third year on the writing staff of the Netflix series, playwright and executive story editor Laura Eason has a hand in crafting those deliciously twisted narratives. The Evanston-born Northwestern alumna and former artistic director of Lookingglass Theatre talks with CHF Associate Artistic Director Alison Cuddy about writing off-Broadway and online.

This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with Northwestern University School of Communication’s MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage.

This program was recorded on Oct 27, 2015 as part of the 26th annual Chicago Humanities Festival, Citizens: http://chf.to/2015Citizens

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