WHERE WAS I? Directed by Emmy award winner Dorothy Lyman, tells the funny and poignant story of a lifetime spent in one of our most passionate and public professions. From playing Meryl Streep's lover in Woody Allen's Manhattan, to her heart-rending film portrayal of Ethel Rosenberg in Citizen Cohn, to her many memorable theater performances, Karen Ludwig has shared the New York stage and screen for over four decades with some of Broadway and Hollywood's biggest stars. WHERE WAS I? is a moving and often hilarious journey of a dedicated artist in search of her identity. It is a vital and compelling story of a lifetime working in the arts.
Karen Ludwig performs, directs and teaches in New York and L.A. Her first film was Woody Allen's Manhattan (Meryl Streep's lover), and her most recent film was Thirteen Days opposite Kevin Costner. Her Broadway credits include THE DEPUTY with Ron Leibman, THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft, PRELUDE TO A KISS with John Randolph, BROADWAY BOUND with Joan Rivers and many plays at the Public Theater, including THE SEAGULL and Wallace Shawn's OUR LATE NIGHT with Andre Gregory's Manhattan Project. Ms. Ludwig is very proud of her work as Ethel Rosenberg in HBO's Citizen Cohn opposite James Woods, after which she helped raise money for the Rosenberg Foundation for Children. She taught acting and directing for 7 years at USC School for Cinema/TV and, as a filmmaker, directed and produced UTA HAGEN'S ACTING CLASS — a two-part DVD of the incomparable Uta Hagen teaching Master Acting Classes in Toronto, Chicago, L.A. and New York. As a playwright, two of her one-acts were performed at The HB Playwright's Foundation last season, as well as LOVE, LOSS AND LIMBO, which she directed. Recently, she was on a panel with Austin Pendleton and Rochelle Oliver at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts discussing the teachings of Uta Hagen, her mentor and friend.