$30 (Door Kinetic Arts Festival day pass)
DCA and Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) co-present this special event, welcoming independent journalist and former ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran. He will present his new play, The Baghdad Gentleman’s Club. Set during the high-stakes reality of the Iraqi Civil War in late 2005 and early 2006, this staged reading follows a network news team when, one night, their translator must leave the country and a new translator is assigned to them. Discover how the team is impacted by this shift, and what we learn about each one of them. A public conversation examining the role of journalism in an era of political polarization, technological disruption and rapidly changing media landscapes will follow the reading. Individual ticket sales are limited. This event is included in DKAF Festival Passes.
Terry Moran is an American independent journalist and former ABC News Correspondent. Throughout his distinguished career at ABC, Moran served as Senior National Correspondent, Chief Foreign Correspondent, co-anchor of Nightline, and Chief White House Correspondent, spending decades reporting from the White House, the U.S. Supreme Court, national campaign trails, and global frontlines. He is the founder of Real Patriotism, an independent media platform where he explores the stories, struggles, and soul of American democracy during a time when truth itself is clouded with uncertainty. He also hosts the Real Patriot podcast on YouTube. Alongside his platform, you can find Moran posting about politics, his kids’ travel sports, Chicago teams, and favorite Bob Dylan songs on Substack, Instagram, X, Threads, and Bluesky.
