As we breathe a big sigh of relief that the Mayan calendar-inspired doomsayers were wrong, we turn to another story about the Last Judgment in Debra Zoe Laufer's End Days. Here, a middle-American housewife has found salvation, and is preparing for the Rapture, while her rebellious teenage daughter wants nothing to do with it. But when a bookish young suitor in an Elvis suit comes calling, her daughter experiences an unexpected revelation of her own. 

Starring Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg; Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein; Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein; and Arye Gross as Arthur Stein. With Josh Clark as Jesus and Stephen Hawking, and Kenneth Houston as the Bully. Associate producers: Christina Montano and Jennifer Brooks. Live sound effects by Theresa Arrison. Original music by Rory Rumery. Music supervisor: Scott Willis. Recording, editing, and mixing engineer: Mark Holden for the Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Our director is Michael Hackett.

This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.

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As we breathe a big sigh of relief that the Mayan calendar-inspired doomsayers were wrong, we turn to another story about the Last Judgment in Debra Zoe Laufer's End Days. Here, a middle-American housewife has found salvation, and is preparing for the Rapture, while her rebellious teenage daughter wants nothing to do with it. But when a bookish young suitor in an Elvis suit comes calling, her daughter experiences an unexpected revelation of her own.

Starring Dane DeHaan as Nelson Steinberg; Shannon Cochran as Sylvia Stein; Kate Rylie as Rachel Stein; and Arye Gross as Arthur Stein. With Josh Clark as Jesus and Stephen Hawking, and Kenneth Houston as the Bully. Associate producers: Christina Montano and Jennifer Brooks. Live sound effects by Theresa Arrison. Original music by Rory Rumery. Music supervisor: Scott Willis. Recording, editing, and mixing engineer: Mark Holden for the Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Our director is Michael Hackett.

This hour includes a conversation with Dr. Robert John Russell, the founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.

This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.

Buy on CD/Download at Audible

Hear the complete version of our conversation with Dr. Robert John Russell, the founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences - an organization dedicated to fostering dialogue between the sciences and world religions. Dr. Russell is the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the interfaith consortium, the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, California. He is also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Dr. Russell joins us to talk about the intersection of science and faith.