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The blowhards, the know-it-alls, the scrupulous and the impecunious are all targets for Shaw’s incisive wit in his classic satire of the medical profession. A well-respected physician is forced to choose whom he shall save: a bumbling friend or the ne’er-do-well husband of the woman he loves. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in December 1998.The Doctor's Dilemma 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.Adapted for Radio and Directed by: Rosalind AyresProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJane Carr as Emmy/Minnie TinwellGregory Cooke as Redpenny/Newspaper ManKenneth Danziger as Dr. Blinkensop/Mr. DanbyRoy Dotrice as Sir Patrick CullenMartin Jarvis as Sir Colenso RidgeonJennifer Dundas as Jennifer DubedatSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The blowhards, the know-it-alls, the scrupulous and the impecunious are all targets for Shaw’s incisive wit in his classic satire of the medical profession. A well-respected physician is forced to choose whom he shall save: a bumbling friend or the ne’er-do-well husband of the woman he loves. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in December 1998.The Doctor's Dilemma 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.Adapted for Radio and Directed by: Rosalind AyresProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJane Carr as Emmy/Minnie TinwellGregory Cooke as Redpenny/Newspaper ManKenneth Danziger as Dr. Blinkensop/Mr. DanbyRoy Dotrice as Sir Patrick CullenMartin Jarvis as Sir Colenso RidgeonJennifer Dundas as Jennifer DubedatSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa comes the tale of Franklin Robertson, who's struggling to survive adolescence. The one bright spot in his life is the glow of the black-and-white TV in his parents’ basement where he worships at the altar of the Saturday Night Horror Movie, hosted by the eerie Dr. Cerberus. Original music by Steven Cahill.Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2010.Doctor Cerberus 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 Bart DeLorenzoProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergSimon Helberg as Franklin RobertsonJamison Jones as Doctor CerberusSteven Culp as Lawrence RobertsonPamela J. Gray as Lydia RobertsonJarrett Sleeper as Rodney RobertsonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa comes the tale of Franklin Robertson, who's struggling to survive adolescence. The one bright spot in his life is the glow of the black-and-white TV in his parents’ basement where he worships at the altar of the Saturday Night Horror Movie, hosted by the eerie Dr. Cerberus. Original music by Steven Cahill.Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2010.Doctor Cerberus 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 Bart DeLorenzoProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergSimon Helberg as Franklin RobertsonJamison Jones as Doctor CerberusSteven Culp as Lawrence RobertsonPamela J. Gray as Lydia RobertsonJarrett Sleeper as Rodney RobertsonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, 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. Peter Goodchild used transcripts from the trial to create this intense docudrama. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts before a live audience at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in April of 2007.The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial 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 Brendon FoxProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergEdward Asner as William Jennings BryanBill Brochtrup as EnsembleKyle Colerider-Krugh as EnsembleMatthew Patrick Davis as John Thomas ScopesJohn de Lancie as Clarence DarrowJames Gleason as H.L. MenckenHarry Groener as Dudley Field MaloneJerry Hardin as John RaulstonGeoffrey Lower as Attorney General StewartMarnie Mosiman as NarratorKenneth Alan Williams as Arthur Garfield HaysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, 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. Peter Goodchild used transcripts from the trial to create this intense docudrama. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts before a live audience at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in April of 2007.The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial 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 Brendon FoxProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergEdward Asner as William Jennings BryanBill Brochtrup as EnsembleKyle Colerider-Krugh as EnsembleMatthew Patrick Davis as John Thomas ScopesJohn de Lancie as Clarence DarrowJames Gleason as H.L. MenckenHarry Groener as Dudley Field MaloneJerry Hardin as John RaulstonGeoffrey Lower as Attorney General StewartMarnie Mosiman as NarratorKenneth Alan Williams as Arthur Garfield HaysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, 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. Peter Goodchild used transcripts from the trial to create this intense docudrama. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts before a live audience at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in April of 2007.The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial 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 Brendon FoxProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergEdward Asner as William Jennings BryanBill Brochtrup as EnsembleKyle Colerider-Krugh as EnsembleMatthew Patrick Davis as John Thomas ScopesJohn de Lancie as Clarence DarrowJames Gleason as H.L. MenckenHarry Groener as Dudley Field MaloneJerry Hardin as John RaulstonGeoffrey Lower as Attorney General StewartMarnie Mosiman as NarratorKenneth Alan Williams as Arthur Garfield HaysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, 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. Peter Goodchild used transcripts from the trial to create this intense docudrama. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts before a live audience at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in April of 2007.The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial 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 Brendon FoxProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergEdward Asner as William Jennings BryanBill Brochtrup as EnsembleKyle Colerider-Krugh as EnsembleMatthew Patrick Davis as John Thomas ScopesJohn de Lancie as Clarence DarrowJames Gleason as H.L. MenckenHarry Groener as Dudley Field MaloneJerry Hardin as John RaulstonGeoffrey Lower as Attorney General StewartMarnie Mosiman as NarratorKenneth Alan Williams as Arthur Garfield HaysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We spoke with playwright Lloyd Suh about his inspiration for Franklinland.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This modern, comic take on the American Revolution puts the spotlight on the relationship between the brilliant and domineering Ben Franklin and his son William. As Ben plants the seeds of a new republic, King George III appoints William as Royal Governor of New Jersey - a change in affairs that creates a revolutionary family rift.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2021.Franklinland 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 Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:Gregory Harrison as Benjamin FranklinKurt Kanazawa as William TempleLarry Powell as William FranklinSenior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodRecording Engineer, Editor and Mixer: Charles CarrollSound Design: Charles Carroll and Austin HaltermannSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Jeff GardnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.