Camp David

By Lawrence Wright
Directed by Molly Smith
The Old Globe presents the Arena Stage production of Camp David

From The Twenty-seventh Man to Golda’s Balcony to Allegiance, The Old Globe boasts a rich legacy of exploring significant moments in recent history on its stages. Now a new play, Camp David, offers a you-are-there view of a great historical achievement whose legacy continues to resonate nearly 40 years later. In the tumultuous 1970s, Middle East peace seemed as remote a prospect as it does today. Yet during 13 extraordinary days in 1978, two world leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, under the watchful and sometimes exasperated eyes of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, hammered out an agreement that inspired the entire world. Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright (The Looming Tower, HBO’s Going Clear) brings us a riveting and moving story filled with humor, insight, and surprises as three very different men, each devoutly committed to his people and also to his faith, find that peace is possible and that hope is always the better choice.


Generously Sponsored by
Peter Cooper and Norman Blachford, Elaine and Dave Darwin, Pam Farr and Buford Alexander, and Hal and Pam Fuson

Artist Sponsors for Lawrence Wright: Phyllis and Dan Epstein
Artist Sponsors for Molly Smith: Nikki and Ben Clay