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Graham Thatcher

Periaktos Productions

GRAHAM THATCHER was the Artistic Director and primary performer for Periaktos Productions. Over his lifetime he performed in or directed over 250 community, university and professional theatre productions. He co-authored Clarence Darrow:  Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom, Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More and Impeach Justice Douglas! and performed in the leading roles in those CLE Theatre programs. He also coauthored and directed Thurgood Marshall’s Coming!


Graham Thatcher also served as a workshop facilitator and consultant in communications and was the creator and facilitator of “Word of Mouth: A Workshop in the Art and Ethics of Oral Communication for Lawyers” and “The Art of the Law:  A Workshop in Professionalism for Lawyers,” which he presented for numerous law schools and bar associations. He held a B.A. from San Francisco State University, an M.A. in Theatre from the University of South Dakota and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota.

 

He was listed in Who's Who in American Education and Outstanding American Educators and was a recipient of the Governor's Award from the Minnesota Council on Quality.  Graham was named "National Presenter of the Year for 2006" by the New Mexico Bar Foundation and received the Rushmore Honors Award in the Arts from the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce in 2007. 

 

He passed away in May of 2018, leaving a decades long legacy in both the performing arts and Continuing Legal Education.

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Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More

Faculty:
Graham Thatcher |  Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  Alicia Garcia, Esq. |  John M. Stuart, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.
Duration:
2 Hours 28 Minutes
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Audio and Video
Short Description:
In 1535 one lawyer chose personal conscience over public loyalty and so threatened those in power that they killed him! Some have called Sir Thomas More the first "modern man." He was certainly the q...

Thu, Jan 16, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:28pm PST

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Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More

Faculty:
Graham Thatcher |  Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  Alicia Garcia, Esq. |  John M. Stuart, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.
Duration:
2:19
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Audio and Video
Short Description:
In 1535 one lawyer chose personal conscience over public loyalty and so threatened those in power that they killed him! Some have called Sir Thomas More the first "modern man." He was certainly the q...
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Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes, and the Courtroom

Faculty:
Graham Thatcher |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq. |  Charles Abourezk, Esq. |  Alicia Garcia, Esq. |  John M. Stuart, Esq.
Duration:
3 Hours 5 Minutes
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Audio and Video
Short Description:
A master of the courtroom stage, who possessed an uncanny understanding of human character, Clarence Darrow was arguably the greatest trial lawyer of the twentieth century. He was an adamant opponent ...
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On the Horns of a Dilemma: Clarence Darrow and the McNamara Case

Faculty:
Graham Thatcher |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  Charles Abourezk, Esq. |  Alicia Garcia, Esq. |  Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  John M. Stuart, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.
Duration:
1 Hour 5 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Short Description:
A master of the courtroom stage who possessed an uncanny understanding of human character, Clarence Darrow was arguably the greatest trial lawyer of the twentieth century. An adamant opponent of capit...
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Impeach Justice Douglas!

Faculty:
Graham Thatcher |  Anna Marie Thatcher |  Brian T. Guthrie, Esq. |  Charles Abourezk, Esq. |  Alicia Garcia, Esq. |  John M. Stuart, Esq. |  Barry R. Vickrey, Esq.
Duration:
3:03
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Audio and Video
Short Description:
When Justice William O. Douglas retired from the United States Supreme Court in 1975, he had served for thirty-six years, longer than any other justice its history, and had helped to decide some of th...
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