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latheatreworks
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L.A. Theatre Works records plays live in performance. We stage our shows in an audio-friendly format, so actors speak directly into microphones while we add sound effects and music to create an immersive audio experience.We've recorded over 500 plays in this way - everything from Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde to Arthur Miller and recent Tony winners - and turn the recordings into podcasts, streaming audio, radio shows, and CD’s, so you can listen to great theater anywhere.Because of our unique format, we attract a lot of top-name talent: our actors have included Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Turner, Simon Helberg, Amber Tamblyn, Dana Delany, Stacy Keach, Jon Hamm, Matthew Rhys, Alfred Molina, Jonathan Groff...and an ever-expanding list of stars from TV, stage, and film.
Episodes
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Radio Mambo: Culture Clash Invades Miami
LATW celebrates National Hispanic American Heritage Month. The acclaimed comedy troupe Culture Clash spent three months interviewing about 70 Miami residents for this mix of vignettes about urban renewal, crime, hurricanes and immigration, as well as where to get a plate of arroz con pollo served...
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"8" Web Extra: Interview with Director Rob Reiner and Playwright Dustin Lance Black
We honor the memory of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner with a re-broadcast of our interview with Rob and playwright Dustin Lance Black in 2012. We recorded this during the performance week of Black's play "8" about marriage equality with Rob directing.
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Remembering Susan Stamberg
We remember our dear friend and colleague Susan Stamberg with a clip from her performance in LATW's "I'd Rather Eat Pants" by Peter Ackerman. The clip features Susan along with Edward Asner, Anne Meara, and NPR's Bob Edwards. Recorded before a live audience at the Museum of Television and Radio,...
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Searching for Galileo's Daughter (Part 2)
The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him…
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Searching For Galileo's Daughter (Part 1)
The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him…
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L.A. Theatre Works presents "The Originalist" by John Strand. Edward Gero stars as the late Justice Antonin Scalia in this insightful look at the jurist's life and legal philosophy. In this sample, Scalia grills his new clerk on everything from legal issues to poker. Starring: Edward Gero as as...
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L.A. Theatre Works presents "The Tug of War" by David Rambo As Soviet nuclear missiles move ever closer to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy must chart a course between conflicting counsel and unparalleled emotional stakes to prevent nuclear annihilation. In this sample, JFK consults with his…
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L.A. Theatre Works presents "Pressure" by David Haig. A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower that they can accurately predict the atmospheric conditions needed to launch the D-Day invasion. In this sample, Ike...
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L.A. Theatre Works presents "The Rivalry" by Norman Corwin. Academy Award nominees Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn star in Norman Corwin’s electrifying dramatization of the history-making Lincoln-Douglas debates. In this sample, the candidates argue the role of the courts. Starring: Paul...
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L.A. Theatre Works presents "Together Tonight: Hamilton, Jefferson, Burr" by Norman Corwin. Three of America's Founding Fathers debate crucial issues facing America in 1799. In this sample, the trio are asked how to deal with the problem of slavery. Starring: JD Cullum as Aaron Burr Gregory...
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Get a free 7-day trial now at streaming.latw.org. Access hundreds of audio plays like Journey's End via a monthly subscription with more titles added over time. Includes classics, modern masterpieces, and contemporary and original works, all with top-name actors.
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Circumstances Affecting...Bonus Interview with Amanda Quaid
Hear our interview with playwright Amanda Quaid, author of Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays.
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Get Unlimited Listening with LATW's Streaming Service
Get a free 7-day trial now at streaming.latw.org. Access hundreds of audio plays via a monthly subscription with more titles added over time. Includes classics, modern masterpieces, and contemporary and original works, all with top-name actors.
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Golden Shield (Part 2)
American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can...
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Golden Shield (Part 1)
American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can...
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Golden Shield (Part 3)
American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can...
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Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays (Part 2)
You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her...
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Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays (Part 1)
You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her...
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Zeni, Dean of the Diamond (Part 2)
Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American...
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Zeni, Dean of the Diamond (Part 1)
L.A. Theatre Works celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth...
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An Immaculate Misconception (Part 1)
Playwright and scientist Carl Djerassi took a particular interest in assisted reproductive technology, and all of its ethical implications. As the inventor of the oral contraceptive pill, Djerassi was uniquely qualified to address concerns about the future of reproduction, a topic he explored in...
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Moving Bodies
Episodes from the life of Richard Feynman, one of the most distinctive personalities – and visionary thinkers – in modern science. As a young man, Feynman worked on the development of the atomic bomb under the Manhattan Project before winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. His science…
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Intelligence - Slave
The humble pocket calculator has an incredible back story. As a young Austrian engineer named Curt Herzstark was in the midst of perfecting his invention – the Curta calculator – the Nazis arrested him and took him to a salt mine deep below the Billroda concentration camp, where he continued to...
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Proof Web Extra: Steven Strogatz
Listen to our interview with Steven Strogatz, a professor at the Cornell University School of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics. He spoke with us about the people who ply the field of mathematics. This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major...
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Proof Web Extra: Dr. Carrie Bearden
Listen to our interview with Dr. Carrie Bearden, a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. She spoke with us about heredity and mental illness. This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
L.A. Theatre Works records plays live in performance. We stage our shows in an audio-friendly format, so actors speak directly into microphones while we add sound effects and music to create an immersive audio experience.We've recorded over 500 plays in this way - everything from Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde to Arthur Miller and recent Tony winners - and turn the recordings into podcasts, streaming audio, radio shows, and CD’s, so you can listen to great theater anywhere.Because of our unique format, we attract a lot of top-name talent: our actors have included Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Turner, Simon Helberg, Amber Tamblyn, Dana Delany, Stacy Keach, Jon Hamm, Matthew Rhys, Alfred Molina, Jonathan Groff...and an ever-expanding list of stars from TV, stage, and film.
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