Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950’s textures Arthur Miller's searing drama of love and revenge . Longshoreman Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice and to his niece, Catherine. When Beatrice’s impoverished Sicilian cousins enter the U.S. illegally, in hope of finding work, Eddie gives them a helping hand. But when Catherine and one of the cousins fall in love, Eddie’s affection for his niece turns into obsession. Starring, in alphabetical order: Charles Cioffi as Alfieri; Harry Hamlin as Marco; Jamie Hanes as Rodolpho; Mary McDonnell as Beatrice; Peter Morse as Louis and 2nd Immigration Officer; Ed O’Neill as Eddie Carbone; Amy Pietz as Catherine; and Don Tieri as Mike and 1st Immigration Officer.

Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950’s textures Arthur Miller's searing drama of love and revenge . Longshoreman Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice and to his niece, Catherine. When Beatrice’s impoverished Sicilian cousins enter the U.S. illegally, in hope of finding work, Eddie gives them a helping hand. But when Catherine and one of the cousins fall in love, Eddie’s affection for his niece turns into obsession. Starring, in alphabetical order: Charles Cioffi as Alfieri; Harry Hamlin as Marco; Jamie Hanes as Rodolpho; Mary McDonnell as Beatrice; Peter Morse as Louis and 2nd Immigration Officer; Ed O’Neill as Eddie Carbone; Amy Pietz as Catherine; and Don Tieri as Mike and 1st Immigration Officer.

First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, this masterpiece by Academy Award nominee Lonne Elder III gives us the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways. Ceremonies opened the door for new generation of African American playwrights, August Wilson among them. Starring Charlie Robinson, Glynn Turman, and Rocky Carroll.

First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, this masterpiece by Academy Award nominee Lonne Elder III gives us the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways. Ceremonies opened the door for new generation of African American playwrights, August Wilson among them. Starring Charlie Robinson, Glynn Turman, and Rocky Carroll.

What was known as "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in the Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing debates over the separation of Church and State in a democratic society - debates that continue to this day.  Starring Edward Asner, John de Lancie, and Jerry Hardin, with Matthew Patrick Davis, Geoffrey Lower, Kenneth Alan Williams, Harry Groener, Michael Rugnetta, James Gleason, Bill Brochtrup, and Kyle Colerider-Krugh. The narrator is Marnie Mosiman. The show includes interviews with Edward Asner and playwright Peter Goodchild.

What was known as "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial" reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in the Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing debates over the separation of Church and State in a democratic society - debates that continue to this day.  Starring Edward Asner, John de Lancie, and Jerry Hardin, with Matthew Patrick Davis, Geoffrey Lower, Kenneth Alan Williams, Harry Groener, Michael Rugnetta, James Gleason, Bill Brochtrup, and Kyle Colerider-Krugh. The narrator was Marnie Mosiman. The show includes interviews with Edward Asner and playwright Peter Goodchild.

In Beloved Clara, the intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara, and Johannes Brahms are brought to vivid life through music and excerpts from their passionate writings. With the arrival of the young, dynamic Brahms into their household, the Schumanns’ fragile marriage is threatened by the deepening bond between Clara and their gifted guest. Starring Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres, with Lucy Parham at the piano. The show includes interviews with pianist Lucy Parham.

In Beloved Clara, the intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara, and Johannes Brahms are brought to vivid life through music and excerpts from their passionate writings.� With the arrival of the young, dynamic Brahms into their household, the Schumanns’ fragile marriage is threatened by the deepening bond between Clara and their gifted guest. Starring Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres, with Lucy Parham at the piano. The show includes interviews with pianist Lucy Parham.

Hear the complete version of our interview with pianist Lucy Parham, who created "Beloved Clara" using the letters of Clara and Robert Schumann, as well as Johannes Brahms. Lucy also plays piano in our production.

Enter the brave new world of genetic mapping and profiling, and the controversy that arises when it is applied to issues of race. Kalima, a brilliant young African-American biogeneticist, finds her cutting-edge research bringing her into ideological conflict with her mother, Claire, who runs a foundation dedicated to “melanin science”. Claire fervently believes that the pigment melanin makes African-Americans genetically superior. L.A. Theatre Works produced RELATIVITY for its Relativity Series of science-themed plays, funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology. Includes an interview with Dr. Stanley Nelson, Professor of Human Genetics and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Starring Deidrie Henry as Kalima, Judyann Elder as Claire, James Pickens Jr. as Malik, Jason Ritter as Dan, Terrell Tilford as Leon, and Lorraine Toussaint as Iris. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.

Enter the brave new world of genetic mapping and profiling, and the controversy that arises when it is applied to issues of race. Kalima, a brilliant young African-American biogeneticist, finds her cutting-edge research bringing her into ideological conflict with her mother, Claire, who runs a foundation dedicated to “melanin science”. Claire fervently believes that the pigment melanin makes African-Americans genetically superior. L.A. Theatre Works produced RELATIVITY for its Relativity Series of science-themed plays, funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology. Includes an interview with Dr. Stanley Nelson, Professor of Human Genetics and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Starring Deidrie Henry as Kalima, Judyann Elder as Claire, James Pickens Jr. as Malik, Jason Ritter as Dan, Terrell Tilford as Leon, and Lorraine Toussaint as Iris. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Hear the complete version of our interview with Dr. Stanley Nelson, the Professor and Vice Chair of Human Genetics within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Nelson is also the head of the Nelson Lab, which uses the human genome to study complex human diseases.

Good-hearted Bessie has been taking care of her ailing father for 20 years, but now she’s the one who’s sick, and she must reconcile with her estranged sister, Lee. A remarkably humorous and tender play, this critically acclaimed family drama was dubbed by The New York Times as “one of the funniest plays of the year as well as one of the wisest and most moving.”� Written by Scott McPherson. Starring (in order of appearance): Mary Steenburgen as Bessie, Steven Weber as Dr. Wally, Gloria Dorson as Ruth, Dana Vitatoe as Bob, Roxanne Hart as Lee, Sharon Madden as Dr. Charlotte and the retirement home director, Jason Ritter as Hank, and Kendall Schmidt as Charlie. Directed by Jenny Sullivan.

The broadcast includes a piece on end-of-life care featuring Dr. Ira Byock and public-radio producer Sean Collins.

Dr. Ira Byock's Web site on Dying Well may be viewed here.

Sean Collins' year-long series on death for NPR may be investigated in-depth here.

Original incidental music by Scott Craggs and Drew O'Doherty.

Good-hearted Bessie has been taking care of her ailing father for 20 years, but now she’s the one who’s sick, and she must reconcile with her estranged sister, Lee. A remarkably humorous and tender play, this critically acclaimed family drama was dubbed by The New York Times as “one of the funniest plays of the year as well as one of the wisest and most moving.”� Written by Scott McPherson. Starring (in order of appearance): Mary Steenburgen as Bessie, Steven Weber as Dr. Wally, Gloria Dorson as Ruth, Dana Vitatoe as Bob, Roxanne Hart as Lee, Sharon Madden as Dr. Charlotte and the retirement home director, Jason Ritter as Hank, and Kendall Schmidt as Charlie. Directed by Jenny Sullivan.

The broadcast includes a piece on end-of-life care featuring Dr. Ira Byock and public-radio producer Sean Collins.

Dr. Ira Byock's Web site on Dying Well may be viewed here.

Sean Collins' year-long series on death for NPR may be investigated in-depth here.

Original incidental music by Scott Craggs and Drew O'Doherty.

A raucous comedy from Charles Busch, one of America's most outrageous playwrights. New York dilettante Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged doctor's wife, is hooked on culture - mornings at the Whitney, afternoons at MOMA, evenings at BAM. Plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions, she's shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating childhood friend. The New York Times says, "THE ALLGERGIST’S WIFE earns its wall-to-wall laughs." Starring (in alphabetical order): Amy Aquino as Marjorie Taub, Estelle Harris as Freida, Richard Kind as Ira Taub, Dileep Rao as Mohammed, and JoBeth Williams as Lee.

A raucous comedy from Charles Busch, one of America's most outrageous playwrights. New York dilettante Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged doctor's wife, is hooked on culture - mornings at the Whitney, afternoons at MOMA, evenings at BAM. Plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions, she's shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating childhood friend. The New York Times says, "THE ALLGERGIST’S WIFE earns its wall-to-wall laughs." Starring (in alphabetical order): Amy Aquino as Marjorie Taub, Estelle Harris as Freida, Richard Kind as Ira Taub, Dileep Rao as Mohammed, and JoBeth Williams as Lee.

Hear the complete version of our conversation with playwright Charles Busch, recorded after a performance of "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" in Los Angeles in 2007.

A crash course in mathematics, landscape gardening, literature, and chaos theory, courtesy of Tom Stoppard. Arcadia merges science with human concerns and ideals, examining the universe’s influence in our everyday lives and ultimate fates through the relationship between past and present, order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play compares the lives of two modern scholars and the house's current residents with the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier. The show includes an interview with Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University.

Starring (in alphabetical order):

Kate Burton as Hannah Jarvis
Mark Capri as Ezra Chater
Jennifer Dundas as Thomasina Coverly
Gregory Itzin as Bernard Nightingale
David Manis as Captain Brice
Christopher Neame as Richard Noakes and Jellaby
Peter Paige as Valentine Coverly
Darren Richardson as Augustus Coverly
Kate Steele as Chloe Coverly
Serena Scott Thomas as Lady Croom
Douglas Weston as Septimus Hodge

Directed by John Rubinstein

LA Theatre Works presents the BBC’s entry in our Worldplay Series: “England” by Tim Crouch, a surprising play about life, art, and transplants. Two art exhibition guides, and one needs a new heart. Can science prevail? And what is the personal cost? Performed by Tim Crouch, Hannah Ringham, Nikki Amuka Bird and Janice Acquah.

Hear the complete version of our interview with Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. His books include Sync, chosen as a Best Book of 2003 by Discover Magazine. 

A crash course in mathematics, landscape gardening, literature, and chaos theory, courtesy of Tom Stoppard. Arcadia merges science with human concerns and ideals, examining the universe’s influence in our everyday lives and ultimate fates through the relationship between past and present, order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play examines the lives of two modern scholars and the house's current residents with the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier. The show includes an interview with Stoppard biographer Ira Nadel. Part one of a two-part broadcast.

Starring (in alphabetical order):

Kate Burton as Hannah Jarvis
Mark Capri as Ezra Chater
Jennifer Dundas as Thomasina Coverly
Gregory Itzin as Bernard Nightingale
David Manis as Captain Brice
Christopher Neame as Richard Noakes and Jellaby
Peter Paige as Valentine Coverly
Darren Richardson as Augustus Coverly
Kate Steele as Chloe Coverly
Serena Scott Thomas as Lady Croom
Douglas Weston as Septimus Hodge

Directed by John Rubinstein