PREVIEW: Barrington Stage Company, Hold These Truths

Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA
www.barringtonstageco.org
through June 8, 2019

Joel de la Fuente

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in the Berkshires, kicks off its 25th Anniversary season with Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata.Directed by Lisa Rothe, the play runs through June 8 at the St Germain Stage.

The drama stars Joel de la Fuente (Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle) reprising his Drama Desk-nominated role in this solo play inspired by the life of Gordon Hirabayashi.  

Unsung American hero Gordon Hirabayashi fights passionately for the Constitution against an unexpected adversary: his own country. During World War II, he defies the US government’s orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry, launching a 50-year journey from college to courtroom and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. A story filled with hope, this play’s focus is a man who stood up for the true meaning of patriotism.

Joel de la Fuente makes his debut for Barrington Stage Company in Hold These Truths. The play garnered a Drama Desk Nomination in New York City for Outstanding Solo Performance when it debuted in 2012. The actor has performed on stages throughout the world and numerous times on television; i.e. 10 seasons on Law & Order: SVU and Madam Secretary.