LA Theatre Works
L.A. Theatre Works brings you contemporary, edgy stories from leading writers, starring name actors from stage and screen.
Hear our conversation with playwright Kenneth Lin.
One of the world’s wealthiest men has died in a plane crash. The insurance company representing the airline assigns math genius Mitch Bloom to the case to minimize their payout – but Mitch finds himself facing a formidable opponent in Ida Watkins, a small town actuary who challenges his ideas about the value of a human life.
Life on Paper is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Kevin Daniels as Ivan Blumenthal
Seamus Dever as Mitch Bloom
Sarah Drew as Ida Watkins
Mark Jude Sullivan as Michael Watkins
Summer Spiro as Maggie Jones
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Recording Engineer, Editor and Sound Designer: Neil Wogensen
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner
Mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Music for Maggie’s song written and performed by Summer Spiro
Cello accompaniment by Anna Lyse Erikson
One of the world’s wealthiest men has died in a plane crash. The insurance company representing the airline assigns math genius Mitch Bloom to the case to minimize their payout – but Mitch finds himself facing a formidable opponent in Ida Watkins, a small town actuary who challenges his ideas about the value of a human life.
Life on Paper is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Kevin Daniels as Ivan Blumenthal
Seamus Dever as Mitch Bloom
Sarah Drew as Ida Watkins
Mark Jude Sullivan as Michael Watkins
Summer Spiro as Maggie Jones
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Recording Engineer, Editor and Sound Designer: Neil Wogensen
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner
Mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Music for Maggie’s song written and performed by Summer Spiro
Cello accompaniment by Anna Lyse Erikson
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gem,” The Ruby Sunrise begins when a 1920s tomboy feverishly works to develop her latest invention—a little something called “television.” Twenty-five years later, her daughter will stop at nothing to bring her mother’s incredible story to life during TV’s Golden Age. But will it get the truth it deserves?
The Ruby Sunrise is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March 2007.
Directed by Brendon Fox
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Asher Book as Henry/Paul Benjamin
Katharine Leonard as Suzie Tyrone
Kate McGregor-Stewart as Lois/Ethel Reed
Elisabeth Moss as Ruby Sunrise/Elizabeth Hunter
Jason Ritter as Tad Rose
Kate Steele as Lulu
Henry Winkler as Martin Marcus
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gem,” The Ruby Sunrise begins when a 1920s tomboy feverishly works to develop her latest invention—a little something called “television.” Twenty-five years later, her daughter will stop at nothing to bring her mother’s incredible story to life during TV’s Golden Age. But will it get the truth it deserves?
The Ruby Sunrise is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March 2007.
Directed by Brendon Fox
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Asher Book as Henry/Paul Benjamin
Katharine Leonard as Suzie Tyrone
Kate McGregor-Stewart as Lois/Ethel Reed
Elisabeth Moss as Ruby Sunrise/Elizabeth Hunter
Jason Ritter as Tad Rose
Kate Steele as Lulu
Henry Winkler as Martin Marcus
A conversation with Carol Ann Bassett, the author of Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution.
Tooth and Claw author Michael Hollinger tells us about what inspired him to write the play.
Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.
Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Jaime Alvarez as Pedro/Chico
Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega
Daniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/Alberto
Richard Gallegos as Tito/Bernardo
Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes
Justin Huen as Jorge/Manuel
Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza
W. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm Geary
Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala
Cynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines
In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.
Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Jaime Alvarez as Pedro/Chico
Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega
Daniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/Alberto
Richard Gallegos as Tito/Bernardo
Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes
Justin Huen as Jorge/Manuel
Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza
W. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm Geary
Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala
Cynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines
Hear mathematician Dr. Steven Strogatz talk about Proof in an interview from 2010.
Listen to clinical psychologist Dr. Carrie Bearden talk about Proof in an interview from 2010.
An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn’s dynamic play. Proof won both a Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Proof is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Anne Heche as Catherine
Jeremy Sisto as Hal
Robert Foxworth as Robert
Kaitlin Hopkins as Claire
An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn’s dynamic play. Proof won both a Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Proof is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Anne Heche as Catherine
Jeremy Sisto as Hal
Robert Foxworth as Robert
Kaitlin Hopkins as Claire
Listen to our conversation about End Days with Robert John Russell, founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
This piece is part of LATW's Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. And as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in her philosophy.
End Days is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Michael Hackett;
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg;
Josh Clark as Jesus/Stephen Hawking;
Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein;
Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg;
Arye Gross as Arthur Stein;
Kenneth Houston as the Bully;
Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein
In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s End Days, a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. And as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in her philosophy.
End Days is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Michael Hackett;
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg;
Josh Clark as Jesus/Stephen Hawking;
Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein;
Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg;
Arye Gross as Arthur Stein;
Kenneth Houston as the Bully;
Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein
David Schwimmer stars in Andrew White’s poignant and disturbing play about the infamous murder of three civil rights workers―James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner―in Mississippi in 1964. Originally produced by the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago.
Directed by Andrew White
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Lee Arenberg as Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price/Governor Johnson/Mr. Schwerner
John Cothran, Jr. as Mr. Cole/Bob Moses/Coroner
Judyann Elder as Mrs. Chaney/Mrs. Cole
Arye Gross as Andrew Goodman
Valerie Landsburg as Rita Schwerner/Girl in CORE Training
Macon McCalman as Sam Bowers
Bruce Norris as Bobby Buford/Reporter #1/FBI Officer
David Schwimmer as Michael Schwerner
Joey Slotnick as Alton Wayne Roberts/Reporter #2/Resident #2
Brian Wesley Thomas as James Chaney
Renée Victor as Mrs. Goodman/Mrs. Herring/Reporter #3/Resident #1/Woman
The threat of a "radical leftist agenda" is nothing new in American politics; in the McCarthy-era 1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry.
Based on the hearings' original transcripts, playwright Eric Bentley and a distinguished cast bring to life one of America's most unsavory chapters - in a docudrama that is still uncomfortably relevant today.
"Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" features Edward Asner, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Dreyfuss, Hector Elizondo, Harry Hamlin, James Earl Jones, James Whitmore and Michael York leading an all-star cast. A co-production with the BBC.
The threat of a "radical leftist agenda" is nothing new in American politics; in the McCarthy-era 1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry.
Based on the hearings' original transcripts, playwright Eric Bentley and a distinguished cast bring to life one of America's most unsavory chapters - in a docudrama that is still uncomfortably relevant today.
"Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" features Edward Asner, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Dreyfuss, Hector Elizondo, Harry Hamlin, James Earl Jones, James Whitmore and Michael York leading an all-star cast. A co-production with the BBC.
Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated writer and director Eric Simonson explores the most famous archeological hoax in history. Alternating between 1914 and 1953, journalists and scientists set out to uncover who planted the Piltdown Man skull. Everyone’s a suspect, including legendary Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Originally produced at Steppenwolf Theatre 2009 with Martha Lavey as Artistic Director.
Fake is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Eric Simonson
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Kate Arrington as Rebecca/Katarina
Coburn Goss as Chardin/Doug Arnt
Francis Guinan as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/Jonathan Cole
Alan Wilder as Arthur Woodward/Paul Moody
Larry Yando as Charles Dawson/Henry Billings
Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated writer and director Eric Simonson explores the most famous archeological hoax in history. Alternating between 1914 and 1953, journalists and scientists set out to uncover who planted the Piltdown Man skull. Everyone’s a suspect, including legendary Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Originally produced at Steppenwolf Theatre 2009 with Martha Lavey as Artistic Director.
Fake is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Eric Simonson
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Kate Arrington as Rebecca/Katarina
Coburn Goss as Chardin/Doug Arnt
Francis Guinan as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/Jonathan Cole
Alan Wilder as Arthur Woodward/Paul Moody
Larry Yando as Charles Dawson/Henry Billings
In Lydia Diamond’s powerful comedy-drama, sensitive ‘Spoon’ LeVay and his brother, Flip, see their weekend at the family home on Martha’s Vineyard as a perfect opportunity to introduce their girlfriends to their upper class African-American parents. Instead, they stumble into a domestic powder keg that exposes secrets of prejudice, hypocrisy, and adultery.
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney.
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Justine Bateman as Kimber Davies,
Dulé Hill as Kent 'Spoon' LeVay,
Tinashe Kajese as Cheryl Washington,
Carl Lumbly as Joseph LeVay,
Terrell Tilford as Flip LeVay,
Michole Briana White as Taylor Bradley Scott.
In Lydia Diamond’s powerful comedy-drama, sensitive ‘Spoon’ LeVay and his brother, Flip, see their weekend at the family home on Martha’s Vineyard as a perfect opportunity to introduce their girlfriends to their upper class African-American parents. Instead, they stumble into a domestic powder keg that exposes secrets of prejudice, hypocrisy, and adultery.
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney.
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Justine Bateman as Kimber Davies,
Dulé Hill as Kent 'Spoon' LeVay,
Tinashe Kajese as Cheryl Washington,
Carl Lumbly as Joseph LeVay,
Terrell Tilford as Flip LeVay,
Michole Briana White as Taylor Bradley Scott.
In a white fur coat, Dinah Washington sits on her luggage outside a Las Vegas hotel. It’s 1959—the legendary star can’t enter the hotel without a white escort. So in her inimitable style, she takes a long pull from her flask and starts kicking up a fuss. Yvette Freeman reprises her OBIE Award-winning performance in this passionate play by Oliver Goldstick that reminds us “What a Difference a Day Makes."
Directed by Gordon Hunt,
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg,
Paul Eiding as Spinelli/Sam Greenblatt,
Yvette Freeman as Dinah Washington,
Adriane Lenox as Maye/Mama Jones/Violet,
Bud Leslie as Frick/Rollie,
Darryl Reed as Boss/Chase Adams/DJ
In a white fur coat, Dinah Washington sits on her luggage outside a Las Vegas hotel. It’s 1959—the legendary star can’t enter the hotel without a white escort. So in her inimitable style, she takes a long pull from her flask and starts kicking up a fuss. Yvette Freeman reprises her OBIE Award-winning performance in this passionate play by Oliver Goldstick that reminds us “What a Difference a Day Makes."
Directed by Gordon Hunt,
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg,
Paul Eiding as Spinelli/Sam Greenblatt,
Yvette Freeman as Dinah Washington,
Adriane Lenox as Maye/Mama Jones/Violet,
Bud Leslie as Frick/Rollie,
Darryl Reed as Boss/Chase Adams/DJ
Listen in as we talk with playwright/star Charles Busch and director Carl Andress.
A crumbling convent school is on the verge of insolvency, when a young postulant begins to display strange heavenly powers. And when a dashing film executive arrives to buy the rights to her story, the Reverend Mother refuses to put profits over prayer.
The Divine Sister by Charles Busch. Directed by Carl Andress.
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Emily Bergl as Agnes,
Charles Busch as Mother Superior,
Maxwell Caulfield as Jeremy/Brother Venerius,
Alison Fraser as Sister Walburga/Mrs. MacDuffie,
Julie Halston as Sister Acacius,
Juliet Mills as Mrs. Levinson/Timothy
A crumbling convent school is on the verge of insolvency, when a young postulant begins to display strange heavenly powers. And when a dashing film executive arrives to buy the rights to her story, the Reverend Mother refuses to put profits over prayer.
The Divine Sister by Charles Busch. Directed by Carl Andress.
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Emily Bergl as Agnes,
Charles Busch as Mother Superior,
Maxwell Caulfield as Jeremy/Brother Venerius,
Alison Fraser as Sister Walburga/Mrs. MacDuffie,
Julie Halston as Sister Acacius,
Juliet Mills as Mrs. Levinson/Timothy
It’s London, 1879, and the hapless members of the Explorers Club must confront their most lethal threat yet: the admission of a woman into their hermetically-sealed ranks. But the intrepid Phyllida Spotte-Hume turns out to be the least of their troubles, in this hilarious farce starring members of the original Broadway cast.
The Explorers Club by Nell Benjamin. Directed by Kate McAll. Producing Director, Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Jack Cutmore-Scott as Bebee/Irish Assassin, Carson Elrod as Luigi, David Furr as Harry Percy, John Getz as Professor Sloane, Martin Jarvis as Sir Bernard Humphries, David Krumholtz as Professor Walling, Lorenzo Pisoni as Lucius Fretway, Jennifer Westfeldt as Phyllida/Countess, Matthew Wolf as Professor Cope.
The Explorers Club is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
It’s London, 1879, and the hapless members of the Explorers Club must confront their most lethal threat yet: the admission of a woman into their hermetically-sealed ranks. But the intrepid Phyllida Spotte-Hume turns out to be the least of their troubles, in this hilarious farce starring members of the original Broadway cast.
The Explorers Club by Nell Benjamin. Directed by Kate McAll. Producing Director, Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Jack Cutmore-Scott as Bebee/Irish Assassin, Carson Elrod as Luigi, David Furr as Harry Percy, John Getz as Professor Sloane, Martin Jarvis as Sir Bernard Humphries, David Krumholtz as Professor Walling, Lorenzo Pisoni as Lucius Fretway, Jennifer Westfeldt as Phyllida/Countess, Matthew Wolf as Professor Cope.
The Explorers Club is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
Italian shoes, a house in the hills, a gift for stretching the truth, and a petulant assistant to pick the scallions out of his Szechuan noodles―Hollywood producer Davis Mizlansky has it all. But he’s about to lose it to the IRS unless he can pull off one more deal. A stellar cast performs Jon Robin Baitz’s hilarious send-up of 1980s Hollywood.
Directed by Ron West. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Samantha Bennett as Wendi Fink, Julie Kavner as Esther Arthur, Nathan Lane as Davis Mizlansky, Richard Masur as Alan Tolkin, Rob Morrow as Paul Trecker, Paul Sand as Sam Zilinsky, Grant Shaud as Miles Brook, Harry Shearer as Arthur Firnbach/Mr. Braithwait, Kurtwood Smith as Horton De Vries, Robert Walden as Lionel Hart
Italian shoes, a house in the hills, a gift for stretching the truth, and a petulant assistant to pick the scallions out of his Szechuan noodles―Hollywood producer Davis Mizlansky has it all. But he’s about to lose it to the IRS unless he can pull off one more deal. A stellar cast performs Jon Robin Baitz’s hilarious send-up of 1980s Hollywood.
Directed by Ron West. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Samantha Bennett as Wendi Fink, Julie Kavner as Esther Arthur, Nathan Lane as Davis Mizlansky, Richard Masur as Alan Tolkin, Rob Morrow as Paul Trecker, Paul Sand as Sam Zilinsky, Grant Shaud as Miles Brook, Harry Shearer as Arthur Firnbach/Mr. Braithwait, Kurtwood Smith as Horton De Vries, Robert Walden as Lionel Hart.
LATW's Producing Director Susan Loewenberg with a message about keeping theater in your life.
In 1840’s Alabama, a slave-owning doctor performs medical experiments on involuntary subjects – his slaves. As the experiments proceed, the enslaved women realize their survival will depend on learning to trust each other.
Behind the Sheet by Charly Evon Simpson was directed by Rosalind Ayres and Inger Tudor, and stars Monica McSwain, Matthew Floyd Miller, Dominique Morriseau, Larry Powell, Devon Sorvari, Jasmine St. Clair, Josh Stamberg Danielle Truitt and Karen Malina White. Narration performed by Inger Tudor.
Behind the Sheet is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In 1840’s Alabama, a slave-owning doctor performs medical experiments on involuntary subjects – his slaves. As the experiments proceed, the enslaved women realize their survival will depend on learning to trust each other.
Behind the Sheet by Charly Evon Simpson was directed by Rosalind Ayres and Inger Tudor, and stars Monica McSwain, Matthew Floyd Miller, Dominique Morriseau, Larry Powell, Devon Sorvari, Jasmine St. Clair, Josh Stamberg Danielle Truitt and Karen Malina White. Narration performed by Inger Tudor.
Behind the Sheet is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
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Listen to our interivew with Cal Tech's Pamela Bjorkman
Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Listen to our interview with Rosalind Franklin biographer Brenda Maddox.
Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Rosalind Franklin's more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure - yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life.”
Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Michael Hackett. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Miriam Margolyes as Rosalind Franklin. Also starring Matthew Arkin, Maxwell Caulfield, Jon Matthews, Darren Richardson, and Nick Toren.
Sound Designer, Recording Engineer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Editor: Wes Dewberry. Foley Artist: Theresa Arrison
Rosalind Franklin's more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure - yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life.”
Photograph 51 is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Directed by Michael Hackett. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Miriam Margolyes as Rosalind Franklin. Also starring Matthew Arkin, Maxwell Caulfield, Jon Matthews, Darren Richardson, and Nick Toren.
Sound Designer, Recording Engineer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Editor: Wes Dewberry. Foley Artist: Theresa Arrison
Based on the true story of renowned social psychologist Stanley Milgram, Frank Basloe's "Please Continue" recounts the infamous obedience experiments at Yale in the 1960s. In that study, participants were asked to administer strong electric shocks to a subject who gave the wrong answer to a question, not knowing that the shocks were fake, and they were the real subject of the study.
"Please Continue" is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in October 2018.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Tara Lynne Barr, Will Brittain, Jake Green, Taj Jegaraj, Rob Morrow, James Scully, Mark Jude Sullivan, Matthew Wolf.
Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Mixed by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner. Script Supervisor, Nikki Hyde. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Editor, Erick Cifuentes.
Based on the true story of renowned social psychologist Stanley Milgram, Frank Basloe's "Please Continue" recounts the infamous obedience experiments at Yale in the 1960s. In that study, participants were asked to administer strong electric shocks to a subject who gave the wrong answer to a question, not knowing that the shocks were fake, and they were the real subject of the study.
"Please Continue" is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in October 2018.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg. Starring Tara Lynne Barr, Will Brittain, Jake Green, Taj Jegaraj, Rob Morrow, James Scully, Mark Jude Sullivan, Matthew Wolf.
Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Mixed by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner. Script Supervisor, Nikki Hyde. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Editor, Erick Cifuentes.
From his role in the development of the atomic bomb to his controversial testimony at the Challenger disaster hearings, Richard Feynman casts a long shadow across the worlds of physics and math. He was also fond of pulling practical jokes and playing the bongos. Through playwright Arthur Giron's eyes, we see how Feynman became one of the most important scientists of our time.
Moving Bodies by Arthur Giron. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director. Starring Alfred Molina as Richard Feynman. Also starring Emily Bergl, Jessica Chastain, Jill Gascoine, Matt Gaydos, Harry Groener, Arye Gross, Kathryn Hahn, Mark Harelik, Katherine Leonard, Mary McGowan, Alec Medlock, Jenny O’Hara, Raphael Sbarge, Joe Spano, and John Vickery. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden.
Moving Bodies is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
From his role in the development of the atomic bomb to his controversial testimony at the Challenger disaster hearings, Richard Feynman casts a long shadow across the worlds of physics and math. He was also fond of pulling practical jokes and playing the bongos. Through playwright Arthur Giron's eyes, we see how Feynman became one of the most important scientists of our time.
Moving Bodies by Arthur Giron. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director. Starring Alfred Molina as Richard Feynman. Also starring Emily Bergl, Jessica Chastain, Jill Gascoine, Matt Gaydos, Harry Groener, Arye Gross, Kathryn Hahn, Mark Harelik, Katherine Leonard, Mary McGowan, Alec Medlock, Jenny O’Hara, Raphael Sbarge, Joe Spano, and John Vickery. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden.
Moving Bodies is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
A conversation with Dava Sobel, author of And the Sun Stood Still. Her books include The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, and The Planets, among many others. Read more about her life and work on her website. And the Sun Stood Still is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Dava Sobel’s thoughtful play brings to life the story of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Renaissance astronomer and mathematician who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe in which the Sun stands at the center. Plagued by self-doubt and threatened by religious censure, Copernicus resisted the publication of his work until just before his death in 1543. Starring Robert Foxworth as Copernicus, Gregory Harrison as Giese, Michael Kirby as Rheticus, Kate Steele as Anna, and John Vickery as Bishop Dantiscus. Directed by Rosalind Ayres.
And the Sun Stood Still is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Dava Sobel’s thoughtful play brings to life the story of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Renaissance astronomer and mathematician who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe in which the Sun stands at the center. Plagued by self-doubt and threatened by religious censure, Copernicus resisted the publication of his work until just before his death in 1543. Starring Robert Foxworth as Copernicus, Gregory Harrison as Giese, Michael Kirby as Rheticus, Kate Steele as Anna, and John Vickery as Bishop Dantiscus. Directed by Rosalind Ayres.
And the Sun Stood Still is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Damien Atkins' play "Lucy" presents a challenging portrait of how a family deals with autism. To gain more insight, we interviewed noted autism researcher Dr. Daniel Geschwind. He holds the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Human Genetics and is a professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is director of the Neurogenetics Program and the Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) and co-director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics.
Vivian has spent her adult life traveling the world as an anthropologist. When her estranged husband gives up custody of their autistic daughter Lucy, Vivan faces a daunting challenge to become a responsible parent while dealing with her daughter's condition.
"Lucy" by Damien Atkins stars Roxanne Hart as Vivian, Lucy DeVito as Lucy, Geoffrey Lower as Gavin, Sarah Rafferty as Julia, and Rafael Sbarge as Morris. Directed by Michael Hackett.
The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Vivian has spent her adult life traveling the world as an anthropologist. When her estranged husband gives up custody of their autistic daughter Lucy, Vivan faces a daunting challenge to become a responsible parent while dealing with her daughter's condition.
"Lucy" by Damien Atkins stars Roxanne Hart as Vivian, Lucy DeVito as Lucy, Geoffrey Lower as Gavin, Sarah Rafferty as Julia, and Rafael Sbarge as Morris. Directed by Michael Hackett.
The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Deep in a salt mine, a prisoner of war creates a world-changing device. During World War II, a young Austrian engineer named Curt Herzstark was in the midst of perfecting his invention – the Curta calculator – when he was taken into custody by the Nazis. Somehow – some way – he never gave up. And the protoype of what became the hand held calculator was born.
"Intelligence-Slave" by Kenneth Lin stars: Garret Dillahunt as Herman Pister, Joe Spano as Fritz Englehard, Josh Stamberg as Curt Herzstark, Nick Toren as Bruno Clemens, Daniel Stewart as Finn Frey, and Matthew Wolf as the recorded voice of the German boy. Directed by Matt August.
LATW's Relativity Series of science-themed plays is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
William Shumway thinks he may have found a cure for cancer - but his budding discovery needs more work. When an unethical mentor forces him to publish his results prematurely, who's going to pay if the drug trials fail?
Secret Order by Bob Clyman stars Will McCormack as William Shumway, Angela Goethals as Alice Ceriton, Richard Schiff as Robert Brock, and George Segal as Saul Roth. Directed by Gordon Hunt.
The Relativity Series is generously funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
William Shumway thinks he may have found a cure for cancer - but his budding discovery needs more work. When an unethical mentor forces him to publish his results prematurely, who's going to pay if the drug trials fail?
Secret Order by Bob Clyman stars Will McCormack as William Shumway, Angela Goethals as Alice Ceriton, Richard Schiff as Robert Brock, and George Segal as Saul Roth. Directed by Gordon Hunt.
The Relativity Series is generously funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
To give us more insight into the science behind "Donny's Brain," Producing Director Susan Loewenberg spoke with Dr. David Hovda, Director of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center.
As a result of a brain injury sustained in a car crash, Donny wakes up in the hospital thinking his life is the same as it was three years ago. How will he ever navigate his strange new world?
"Donny's Brain" by Rona Munro stars Jared Harris as Donny, Siobhán Hewlett as Trish, Sophie Winkleman as Emma, Paul Fox as Al, and Moira Quirk as Flea. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
As a result of a brain injury sustained in a car crash, Donny wakes up in the hospital thinking his life is the same as it was three years ago. How will he ever navigate his strange new world?
"Donny's Brain" by Rona Munro stars Jared Harris as Donny, Siobhán Hewlett as Trish, Sophie Winkleman as Emma, Paul Fox as Al, and Moira Quirk as Flea. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In April of 2010, British Petroleum gave orders to speed up production on its colossal drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon. Despite the objections of many on the rig, safety measures were ignored or overlooked. On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon exploded. Eleven men paid the ultimate price, and countless thousands who call the Gulf Coast home found their lives irrevocably altered.
Based on actual interviews and testimony, Leigh Fondakowski has created a chilling and intimate look at the people and ecosystem affected by the incident.
Spill by Leigh Fondakowski. Starring Elisa Bocanegra as Arleen Weise, Andrea Fleytas; Gilbert Glenn Brown as Obama, Jorey Danos, Christopher Pleasant; Nicholas Hormann as Bob Bea, Pat O'Bryan, Gary Bartholemy, Wyman Wheeler; Travis Johns as Keith Jones, Steve Bertone, Jonathan Henderson; Jane Kaczmarek as Narrator, Lillian Miller; James Morrison as Bill Anderson, Randy Ezell, Billy Nungesser; Darren Richardson as Tony Hayward, Jimmy Harrell, Gordon Jones, Don Vidrine: Kate Steele as Shelley Anderson, Jolene Danos; and Mark Jude Sullivan as Jason Anderson, Mike Williams. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In April of 2010, British Petroleum gave orders to speed up production on its colossal drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon. Despite the objections of many on the rig, safety measures were ignored or overlooked. On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon exploded. Eleven men paid the ultimate price, and countless thousands who call the Gulf Coast home found their lives irrevocably altered.
Based on actual interviews and testimony, Leigh Fondakowski has created a chilling and intimate look at the people and ecosystem affected by the incident.
Spill by Leigh Fondakowski. Starring Elisa Bocanegra as Arleen Weise, Andrea Fleytas; Gilbert Glenn Brown as Obama, Jorey Danos, Christopher Pleasant; Nicholas Hormann as Bob Bea, Pat O'Bryan, Gary Bartholemy, Wyman Wheeler; Travis Johns as Keith Jones, Steve Bertone, Jonathan Henderson; Jane Kaczmarek as Narrator, Lillian Miller; James Morrison as Bill Anderson, Randy Ezell, Billy Nungesser; Darren Richardson as Tony Hayward, Jimmy Harrell, Gordon Jones, Don Vidrine: Kate Steele as Shelley Anderson, Jolene Danos; and Mark Jude Sullivan as Jason Anderson, Mike Williams. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Their mission: preserve Lenin's body for all time. Or else. In 1924, two Russian scientists have to race against time to preserve Lenin's body so it can be on display - forever. Playwright Vern Thiessen gives us his version of these real life events in Lenin’s Embalmers. It’s a dark comedy, a look at scientific ingenuity, and a study of the absurdity of life under Stalin.
Starring JD Cullum as Vlad, Simon Helberg as Boris, Gregory Harrison as Lenin, Jon Matthews as Krasin, Rufus Sewell as Stalin, John Sloan as Agent 2, Mark Jude Sullivan as Agent 1, and Jocelyn Towne as Nadia. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
As World War 2 raged in Europe, Werner Heisenberg - head of the budding German nuclear program - met with his former mentor Niels Bohr, the brilliant physicist who opposed the Nazis.
While we don’t know for surewhat went on, we can thank the brilliant playwright Michael Frayn for this powerful speculation about their meeting, with Bohr’s wife Margrethe joining them to guide us through their memories of the encounter.Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.Starring Alfred Molina as Niels Bohr, David Krumholtz as Werner Heisenberg, and Shannon Cochran as Margrethe Bohr. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
As World War 2 raged in Europe, Werner Heisenberg - head of the budding German nuclear program - met with his former mentor Niels Bohr, the brilliant physicist who opposed the Nazis.
While we don’t know for sure what went on, we can thank the brilliant playwright Michael Frayn for this powerful speculation about their meeting, with Bohr’s wife Margrethe joining them to guide us through their memories of the encounter. Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. Starring Alfred Molina as Niels Bohr, David Krumholtz as Werner Heisenberg, and Shannon Cochran as Margrethe Bohr. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In a town dependent on its natural spa baths for income, what happens when the waters become dangerously polluted? Henrik Ibsen tackled a scientific, ethical, and all-too-modern economic dilemma in "An Enemy of the People," in a translation by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. DIrected by Martin Jarvis. Producing Director, Susan Loewenberg.
Starring Rosalind Ayres as Catherine Stockman, Gregory Harrison as Peter Stockman, Richard Kind as Dr. Thomas Stockman, Alan Mandell as Morten Kill, Jon Matthews as Billing, Alan Shearman as Captain Horster, Josh Stamberg as Hovstad, Emily Swallow as Petra, and Tom Virtue as Aslaksen.
Starring Rosalind Ayres, Gregory Harrison, Richard Kind, Alan Mandell, Jon Matthews, Alan Shearman, Josh Stamberg, Emily Swallow, and Tom Virtue.
In a town dependent on its natural spa baths for income, what happens when the waters become dangerously polluted? Henrik Ibsen tackled an all-too-modern scientific, ethical, and economic dilemma in "An Enemy of the People," in a translation by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. DIrected by Martin Jarvis. Producing Director, Susan Loewenberg.
L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series is presented with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Starring Rosalind Ayres as Catherine Stockman, Gregory Harrison as Peter Stockman, Richard Kind as Dr. Thomas Stockman, Alan Mandell as Morten Kill, Jon Matthews as Billing, Alan Shearman as Captain Horster, Josh Stamberg as Hovstad, Emily Swallow as Petra, and Tom Virtue as Aslaksen.
The concluding episode of Robert Harling’s timeless story about friendship and strength in the face of adversity. Starring Frances Fisher, Jeanie Hackett, Shannon Holt, Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, and Jocelyn Towne. Directed by Jessica Kubzansky.
Shelby’s got a healthy baby boy, despite being born three months premature. While Shelby seems to be doing well, the sudden revelation of a new health crisis sends shock waves through the group. Starring Frances Fisher, Jeanie Hackett, Shannon Holt, Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, and Jocelyn Towne. Directed by Jessica Kubzansky.
Shelby’s got big news –she’s pregnant. This delights the group of ladies getting ready for the holiday, except for Shelby’s mother M’lynn, who’s concerned her daughter’s diabetes will cause dangerous complications during the pregnancy. Starring Frances Fisher, Jeanie Hackett, Shannon Holt, Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, and Jocelyn Towne. Directed by Jessica Kubzansky.
t’s a big day at Truvy’s Beauty Salon. Truvy’s hired a mysterious new assistant named Annelle, and the ladies at the salon simply must discover her secrets. But that investigative work will have to take a back seat to the main event, Shelby’s wedding day, which is almost derailed when the diabetic bride-to-be suffers from a sudden attack of low blood sugar. Starring Frances Fisher, Jeanie Hackett, Shannon Holt, Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, and Jocelyn Towne. Directed by Jessica Kubzansky.
It’s time to get Gene’s brother on the phone to solve everyone’s sexual crises. Gene a psychiatrist who has a few issues of his own, especially when it comes to men old enough to be his grandfather.
Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight by Peter Ackerman stars Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Mandy Siegfried, Alan Mandell, Clea Lewis, and Joey Slotnick. Directed by Gordon Hunt.
Gene’s a hit man, and Grace gets very excited at the thought of sleeping with a gangster. Their late night tryst gets interrupted when Grace’s friend Nancy comes over to talk about a big problem with her boyfriend Ben.
Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight by Peter Ackerman stars Jeffrey Donovan as Gene, and Clea Lewis as Grace. Also starring Mandy Siegfried, Joey Slotnick, Richard Kind, and Alan Mandell. Directed by Gordon Hunt.
Get ready for a raucous, profane, hilarious ride through multiple bedrooms, dealing with words you scream in the heat of passion that you just might regret – even if they’re true.
Peter Ackerman’s Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight stars Mandy Siegfried as Nancy and Joey Slotnick as Ben. Later episodes star Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Alan Mandell, and Clea Lewis. Directed by Gordon Hunt.
Catherine (Amy Irving) discovers surprising new strength in light of her relationship with Morris (Chris Noth). The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James. Directed by Nick Olcott.
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As Catherine (Amy Irving) and Morris (Chris Noth) plan to elope, she tells him her inheritance is now at risk. Will that news keep Morris from showing up at the appointed hour of their escape? The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James.
Catherine Sloper (Amy Irving) has shocking news to tell her father – she’s engaged to the dashing Morris Townsend (Chris Noth). But Dad’s certain Morris is a gold-digger, and he tries to “cure” Catherine of her obsession. The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James.
Morris Townsend (Chris Noth) is handsome, charming, and broke. Catherine Sloper (Amy Irving) is wealthy, naïve, and desperate for romance. Is he a love-struck suitor or a fortune hunter stalking his prey?
The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James.
In the concluding episode, Undine discovers a shocking secret about her family while she prepares to give birth. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage stars Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.
Undine causes a scene at a social services office after a condescending clerk sends her into a rage. She later finds out her pregnancy is further along than she thought, so having an abortion is out of the question. Will she ever find her way back to the life she knew? Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage stars Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.
Undine, now broke and pregnant, has done the unthinkable – she’s moved back in with her family. And if that weren’t bad enough, she gets busted while running an errand for her grandmother. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage stars Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.
From Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage comes the story of Undine Barnes, a self-absorbed publicist whose calculated ignorance fails to protect her from a sudden reversal of fortune. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage stars Charlayne Woodard. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.
Will Molly ever find happiness in a world of light and vision? Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, starring Jenny Bacon, Robert Brueler, and Rick Snyder. Directed by Kyle Donnely. Co-produced with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
The new torrent of sensory input is taking its toll on Molly’s spirit. Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, starring Jenny Bacon, Robert Brueler, and Rick Snyder. Directed by Kyle Donnely. Co-produced with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Molly, her husband, and her eye surgeon reminisce about important events that led them to this crucial moment. Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, starring Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, starring Jenny Bacon, Robert Brueler, and Rick Snyder. Directed by Kyle Donnely. Co-produced with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Molly’s been blind since infancy but she’s learned to navigate her sightless world with ease. If she undergoes a risky operation to restore her sight, will she really be better off? Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, starring Jenny Bacon, Robert Brueler, and Rick Snyder. Directed by Kyle Donnely. Co-produced with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Dr Livingstone becomes convinced of Agness innocence, while the Mother Superior reveals a surprising family connection. Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, starring Barbara Bain as Mother Superior, Emily Bergl as Agnes, and Harriet Harris as Dr. Martha Livingstone. Directed by Nancy Malone.
The Mother Superior and Dr. Livingstone argue over Agness guilt. Will hypnosis unlock the secrets of this shocking murder? Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, starring Barbara Bain as Mother Superior, Emily Bergl as Agnes, and Harriet Harris as Dr. Martha Livingstone. Directed by Nancy Malone.
A young nun is accused of strangling her baby. She claims the father is God, and she has no recollection of the murder. Is she clinically insane a clever liar - or is there something else at work? Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, starring Barbara Bain as Mother Superior, Emily Bergl as Agnes, and Harriet Harris as Dr. Martha Livingstone. Directed by Nancy Malone.
Elliot (Jason Ritter) and Molly (Mandy Siegfried) face big decisions about their research and their future.
Completeness is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Things look bleak - Elliot (Jason Ritter) confesses to Molly (Mandy Siegfried) his first reaction to romance is a “heavy choking sadness.” Also starring Mia Barron and André Sogliuzzo.
Completeness is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Molly (Mandy Siegfried) and Elliot (Jason Ritter) take their research project to the next level, and that brings up old flames, past hurts, plenty of uncertainty. Also starring Mia Barron and André Sogliuzzo.
Completeness is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Jason Ritter and Mandy Siegfried star in Itamar Moses’ comedy about two young scientists facing complications in their research and their romantic lives. Also starring Mia Barron and André Sogliuzzo.
Completeness is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Listen to real-life journalists and political figures talk about the Pentagon Papers’ history and the vital role of a free press in a democracy. The panelists include former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean, journalist Carl Bernstein, and the man who leaked the top secret documents, Daniel Ellsberg.
After the Washington Post makes its fateful decision, they face off against the US government in an epic court battle. Written byGeoffrey Cowan and LeRoy Aarons, and starring Susan Sullivan, John Heard, Gregory Harrison, and John Getz.
Attacks on the media are nothing new: in 1971, the US government tried to shut down the publication of a top secret study indicating the United States could never win the war in Vietnam. “Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers” dramatizes a key moment in the history of freedom of the press. Written by Geoffrey Cowan and LeRoy Aarons, and starring Susan Sullivan, John Heard, Gregory Harrison, and John Getz.
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star in This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan, the writer and director of Manchester by the Sea. All of the deals Dennis haven’t turned out as planned, and Warren finally decides what to do with the stolen money. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March of 2009.
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star in This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan, the writer and director of Manchester by the Sea. Warren and Jessica have had a crazy, extravagant night on the town, while Dennis tries to score big by selling Warren’s prized collectibles. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March of 2009.
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star in This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan, the writer and director of Manchester by the Sea. Dennis has gone out to make a drug deal, while Warren and his crush Jessica have an awkward, stoned encounter. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March of 2009.
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star in This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan, the writer and director of Manchester by the Sea. Warren’s just been thrown out of his house, and he stole a briefcase full of money from his dad. What will Warren and his friend Dennis do with all the cash? Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March of 2009.
Julio and Jackie decide to stage an “intervention” that turns ugly in Ralph’s apartment.
Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.
Jackie discovers the true identity of the title character and it’s driving him crazy.
Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.
Jackie’s convinced Veronica’s been sleeping with her downstairs neighbor, so he confronts the guy and shows him who’s boss –but it turns out Jackie’s got the wrong guy with the wrong hat – so just who has Veronica been messing around with?
Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.
Jackie, an ex-con and recovering addict, comes home to his beloved Veronica and finds a stranger’s hat on the kitchen table. This sends Jackie into a frenzy, forcing his sobriety sponsor Ralph to do everything he can to keep Jackie from relapsing - or worse.
Starring the original Broadway cast: Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra, Yul Vazquez, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Directed by Jace Alexander and written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in January 2013.
Dr. Barnes and Samantha’s parents have a violent disagreement about Samantha’s future; Adam confronts Dr. Barnes about how his life has turned out; and Adam tells Jenny the truth about his background. Boy was recorded before a live audience at James Bridges Theater at UCLA.
Boy is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
As an 8-year-old, Samantha is acting out as she’s adapting to her new sexual identity; Jenny finds Adam’s behavior confusing and wonders if he’s gay; and Dr. Barnes’ efforts to help Samantha find herself at age 12 are unraveling.
Boy is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
In a new era of gender-neutral bathrooms and so many terms to define sexuality - what does it mean to be a man or a woman? Is it based on biology, social norms, or both? Listen to a challenging story about how we identify ourselves, based in part on a harrowing, real-life occurrence.
Boy is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Max and Becky dissect what went wrong on their blind date and come to very different conclusions, while Susanna learns some unpleasant truths about her family.
After an unpleasant surprise on their way to a bar, Max and Becky’s blind date ends badly. Then, Becky ends up pouring her heart out to Susanna’s husband Andrew, who’s being a little too receptive to Becky’s plight.
Becky’s about to embark on a blind date with Max. She comes off as incredibly awkward, but can you blame her? She not only has to deal with cocky, rude Max, she finds herself in the middle of a raucous family argument.
Meet step-siblings Max and Susanna. They’ve got a lot to deal with: Susanna’s father has died, leaving an estate in tatters. Her mother has shacked up with a house painter; and all this chaos has made Max and Susanna closer than ever – and that spells trouble.
