Richard Nelson's new history play
Conversations in Tusculum, with Brian Dennehy heading a distinguished cast (David Strathairn, Gloria Reuben, Maria Tucci and more), opened on March 11 at the Public Theater. Nelson takes audiences back to ancient Rome to show the quandary of the nation's great thinkers in responding to a power-hungry leader at a time of war. (Sound familiar?) After the performance, the starry cast and guests toasted the play's opening at the Union Square Ballroom. Click on to see!