'Man from Nebraska' Pictured (l to r): Annette O'Toole, Reed Birney (reprinted with permission from Joan Marcus).

Tony Award-Winning Actor Reed Birney's Wild Adventure in “Man From Nebraska"

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 10, 2017

Tony Award-winning actor Reed Birney joins us to discuss his role in “Man From Nebraska,” along with playwright Tracy Letts. Birney stars as Ken, a middle aged man from Nebraska, suddenly finds he’s lost his faith and his sense of purpose, and goes on a wild adventure to find it. Along the way he encounters a world vastly different from his own, filled with life-altering chance meetings and romantic encounters.

"Man from Nebraska" is playing at the Tony Kiser Theatre at 305 West 43rd Street at 8th Avenue through Sunday, March 12th. For more information, click here.

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