From top left: Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, Judge Amit P. Mehta, Judge Joshua Deahl, Judge Thomas B. Griffith (ret.), Marshal Pamela Talkin (ret.), and Attorneys Makan Delrahim and Andrew Weissmann. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company.
This is the 35th year the “Mock Trial” has been presented and, like last year, it is virtual. In keeping with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the STC’s Bard Association, it is a delightful confluence of Shakespeare, lawyerly wit, and timely barbs focused on the news of the day. This year did not disappoint.
The arguments were made with brio and wit. The judges asked searching questions and kept the lawyers on their toes and it was seamlessly done. For once, everyone was glad that nobody followed Shakespeare’s dictum to “…kill all the lawyers.” Because they slayed!
Shakespeare Theatre Company Hosts Its Annual Mock Trial
Audiences are invited to hear a mock appellate argument based on a legal issue arising out of a re-imagined plot point of The Winter s Tale.by BWW News Desk
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Shakespeare Theatre Company s annual Mock Trial, the funniest, most entertaining event in Washington (Roll Call) is now in session-virtually. On March 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET, audiences are invited to hear a mock appellate argument before a panel of judges, based on a legal issue arising out of a re-imagined plot point of The Winter s Tale. Audiences will be able to watch the proceedings online and even cast their own judgment before the panel renders their verdict.
Michael Allen
Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies LLC; Former Majority Staff Director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Kari Bingen
Robert Cardillo
John P. Carlin
Marcel Lettre
Jason Matheny
Founding Director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence and Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
John McLaughlin
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Jami Miscik
Stephen Slick
Director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project; Former CIA Clandestine Service Officer and National Security Council Senior Director for Intelligence Programs and Reform