Events
Join us for our Upcoming North Shore Country Day Alumni Events
As we wrap up the year and lean into the season of celebration, connection, and giving, we’re excited to share several upcoming opportunities to gather with fellow Raiders near and far. Whether you’re joining us across the country, on campus, or online, we hope you’ll find a moment to reconnect, give back, and engage with fellow alumni, former faculty and friends.
JOEL DE LA FUENTE '87: HOLD THESE TRUTHS PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, January 21
NSCD Community Cocktail Reception
5:30 - 7 p.m.
NSCD Library
Hold These Truths stage reading FAN event
7 - 8:30 p.m.
NSCD Auditorium
Includes Q&A with Joel and writer Jeanne Sakata
Moderated by Lisa Doi ’09
This year’s Chicago regional event will feature former Stanton Recognition recipient and well-known actor Joel de la Fuente ’87. Joel returns to campus on January 21 for a 90-minute award-winning performance of HOLD THESE TRUTHS, bringing 37 characters to life with only a script, a music stand, and the audience’s imagination. A Q&A with Jeanne and Joel will follow, moderated by Lisa Doi '09, who is a curator and project manager at the Japanese American National Museum.
Synopsis: During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government’s orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America’s triumphs - and a confrontation with its failures. A story filled with hope, this play will leave you cheering for a man who stood up for the true meaning of patriotism. In May 2012, Gordon Hirabayashi was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.
“Dazzling, literary script… full of humor”
“The astounding performance that Joel de la Fuente delivers as Gordon Hirabayashi is reason enough to recommend Hold These Truths…with Jeanne Sakata at the helm, we are treated to a dazzling, literary script that’s full of humor.”
New York Times’ Readers Reviews
Joel is a New York–based actor whose work spans stage, television, and film. In addition to his acclaimed stage performances, he has appeared in numerous screen roles, including two Emmy Award–winning original series: Amazon Studio’s The Man in the High Castle, where he starred as Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido, and Netflix’s Hemlock Grove, in which he played Dr. Johann Pryce. His television credits also include recurring roles on Law & Order: SVU and Madam Secretary. He also recurs in the second season of ABC’s “High Potential” and in the upcoming FOX series, “Memory of a Killer.”
To read Joel's full bio, click here.
For more information contact Ashleigh Palmer ’04 at apalmer@nscds.org or 847.881.8848.