by Jeffrey Sweet
directed by Meagen Fay
With Nambi E. Kelley
Broadway star Jeff McCarthy brings William Kunstler back to life in Jeffrey Sweet’s fascinating play, which revisits Kunstler’s timely message of Constitutional civil rights under rule of law in an exciting theatrical event.

Kunstler, now playing at 59E59 Theaters, is a fictionalized account of real life American lawyer and civil rights activist William Moses Kunstler, who was known for his politically unpopular clients, such as the Chicago Seven, the Attica prison riots, Catonsville Nine, the Black Panther Party, Weather Underground, and members of the American Indian movement, later known as the Second Battle of Wounded Knee. Playwright Jeffrey Sweet offers up a clever script exposing a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of what really went down during these high profile cases. The play takes place in 1995, during a seminar given by Kunstler on a college campus with a brilliant young law student assigned to introduce him, and as he delves into the true details and reasoning behind his most publicized cases we are whisked along with Kunstler’s timely message of the civil rights guaranteed Americans under the Constitution. Jeff McCarthy plays Kunstler with passion and vigor, seducing the audience with his colorful portrayal of the often misunderstood man. McCarthy’s commitment to understanding the real man from the inside out is clear. His performance is commendable, from his mannerisms to his unrul …Read more