Frost/Nixon (play) notable performances. An all-female cast "Frost/Nixon" opened January 18, 2018, at Strawberry Theatre Workshop in Seattle. Amy Thone played Nixon with Alexandra Tavares as Frost. The Strawshop production was directed by Greg Carter, and received TPS Gregory Award nominations for Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Production, as well as individual performer nominations for Thone and Sarah Harlett, who played Jim Reston. Ron Howard directed a film adaptation of the play. The film was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films for Universal Pictures. Shooting began on August 27, 2007. Langella and Sheen reprised their roles for the
Robot & Frank while critical of what he saw as a film "more concerned with telling a story and moving an audience than challenging anyone," recommended it overall as "sturdily crafted" and well-acted. The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, tying with the Kashmiri film "Valley of Saints". Robot & Frank Robot & Frank is a 2012 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Jake Schreier and written by Christopher Ford. Set in the near future, it focuses on Frank Weld, an aging jewel thief played by Frank Langella, whose son buys him a domestic robot.