L.A. Theatre Works "The Play's the Thing" Podcast
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The Play's the Thing, produced by L.A. Theatre Works, www.latw.org, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed weekly radio show, heard nationwide and overseas. The programs showcase the best of American and World drama, past and present, performed by top actors of stage and screen. Plays are recorded in front of an audience in state-of-the art sound. Shows range from established works by Shakespeare, Shaw, Arthur Miller, and Wendy Wasserstein to new work by the hottest playwrights on the contemporary theatre scene. Featured podcasts are drawn from the "The Play's the Thing" Relativity Series. These stories about scientists and their discoveries compel us to consider the most fundamental philosophical and ethical issues shaping who we are and how we live today. These are also deeply human dramas about ordinary men and women thrown into extraordinary circumstances. In addition, L.A. Theatre Works takes you behind-the-scenes for interviews with scientific experts, actors, directors and playwrights. L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology. Downloads of the L.A. Theatre Works' award-winning plays, musicals and docudramas are available in the iTunes audiobooks store. Visit www.latw.org for more information.
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L.A. Theatre Works: Atomic Bombers. June 7, 2008, Part 1
Wed, Jun 11, 2008
"Atomic Bombers" by Russell Vandenbroucke. Starring Jon Matthews, Robin Gammell, and Tom Virtue. Take an offbeat journey into the New Mexico desert and the Manhattan Project, with the wise-cracking physicist Dr. Richard Feynman as your guide. The race to build the first atomic bomb comes alive as a very human endeavor, filled with humor, playfulness, and dread. Features an interview with Dr. Robert Christy, Professor Emeritus at Caltech and a member of the Manhattan Project.
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L.A. Theatre Works: Atomic Bombers. June 7, 2008, Part 2
Wed, Jun 11, 2008
"Atomic Bombers" by Russell Vandenbroucke. Starring Jon Matthews, Robin Gammell, and Tom Virtue. Take an offbeat journey into the New Mexico desert and the Manhattan Project, with the wise-cracking physicist Dr. Richard Feynman as your guide. The race to build the first atomic bomb comes alive as a very human endeavor, filled with humor, playfulness, and dread. Features an interview with Dr. Robert Christy, Professor Emeritus at Caltech and a member of the Manhattan Project.
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L.A. Theatre Works: War of the Worlds. May 3, 2008, Part 1
Mon, May 05, 2008
"War of the Worlds" By H.G. Wells, adapted by Howard Koch, starring Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, Dwight Schultz, Armin Shimerman, Tom Virtue, and John de Lancie. Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic in 1938. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, WAR OF THE WORLDS is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature. Includes an interview with Dr. David Stevenson, professor of Planetary Science at CalTech.
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L.A. Theatre Works: War of the Worlds. May 3, 2008, Part 2
Mon, May 05, 2008
"War of the Worlds" By H.G. Wells, adapted by Howard Koch, starring Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, Dwight Schultz, Armin Shimerman, Tom Virtue, and John de Lancie. Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic in 1938. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, WAR OF THE WORLDS is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature. Includes an interview with Dr. David Stevenson, professor of Planetary Science at CalTech.
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L.A. Theatre Works: Relativity. April 5, 2008, Part 1
Wed, Apr 09, 2008
"Relativity" by Cassandra Medley, starring Jason Ritter, Judyann Elder, Deidrie Henry, James Pickens Jr, and Lorraine Toussaint. Kalima, a young African-American genetics researcher, has supported her mother, a renowned activist who pushes a controversial theory of genetic superiority. But with her own research, she starts to doubt what she's been taught all her life and finds herself at odds with both her career and family.
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L.A. Theatre Works: Relativity. April 5, 2008, Part 2
Wed, Apr 09, 2008
"Relativity" by Cassandra Medley, starring Jason Ritter, Judyann Elder, Deidrie Henry, James Pickens Jr, and Lorraine Toussaint. Kalima, a young African-American genetics researcher, has supported her mother, a renowned activist who pushes a controversial theory of genetic superiority. But with her own research, she starts to doubt what she's been taught all her life and finds herself at odds with both her career and family.
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