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Feb 2, 2021 • 12min
The Relativity Series Bonus: Tooth and Claw Interview with Michael Hollinger
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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 2, 2021 • 42min
The Relativity Series: Tooth and Claw (Part 2)
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 KubzanskyProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJaime Alvarez as Pedro/ChicoStephanie Beatriz as Ana OrtegaDaniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/AlbertoRichard Gallegos as Tito/BernardoDaniel Guzman as Gonzalo ReyesJustin Huen as Jorge/ManuelJay Montalvo as Miguel MendozaW. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm GearyJos Viramontes as Carlos ZavalaCynthia Watros as Schuyler BainesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 2, 2021 • 41min
The Relativity Series: Tooth and Claw (Part 1)
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 KubzanskyProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJaime Alvarez as Pedro/ChicoStephanie Beatriz as Ana OrtegaDaniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/AlbertoRichard Gallegos as Tito/BernardoDaniel Guzman as Gonzalo ReyesJustin Huen as Jorge/ManuelJay Montalvo as Miguel MendozaW. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm GearyJos Viramontes as Carlos ZavalaCynthia Watros as Schuyler BainesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 12, 2021 • 18min
The Relativity Series: Dr. Steven Strogatz Interview for Proof
Hear mathematician Dr. Steven Strogatz talk about Proof in an interview from 2010.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 12, 2021 • 11min
The Relativity Series: Dr. Carrie Bearden Interview for Proof
Listen to clinical psychologist Dr. Carrie Bearden talk about Proof in an interview from 2010.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 12, 2021 • 45min
The Relativity Series: Proof (Part 2)
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 SullivanProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAnne Heche as CatherineJeremy Sisto as HalRobert Foxworth as RobertKaitlin Hopkins as ClaireSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 12, 2021 • 50min
The Relativity Series: Proof (Part 1)
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 SullivanAnne Heche as CatherineJeremy Sisto as HalRobert Foxworth as RobertKaitlin Hopkins as ClaireSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 25, 2020 • 31min
The Relativity Series Bonus Episode: Interview with Robert John Russell for End Days
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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 25, 2020 • 43min
The Relativity Series: End Days (Part 2)
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 SteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 25, 2020 • 55min
The Relativity Series: End Days (Part 1)
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 SteinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


