LA Theatre Works

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Hear our conversation with Judge Bruce Einhorn, who served at the Justice Department supervising litigation against Nazi war criminals. Recorded at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015 after a performance of the play.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick Toren as Oscar RolfeJohn Vickery as Ernst JanningSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick Toren as Oscar RolfeJohn Vickery as Ernst JanningSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick Toren as Oscar RolfeJohn Vickery as Ernst JanningSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick Toren as Oscar RolfeJohn Vickery as Ernst JanningSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to our interview with actor and educator Alma Martinez, an original Zoot Suit cast member.Sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/NewsboySeth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore PatrolSpencer Garrett as The PressAl Ruscio as Judge F.W. CharlesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/NewsboySeth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore PatrolSpencer Garrett as The PressAl Ruscio as Judge F.W. CharlesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/NewsboySeth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore PatrolSpencer Garrett as The PressAl Ruscio as Judge F.W. CharlesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/NewsboySeth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore PatrolSpencer Garrett as The PressAl Ruscio as Judge F.W. CharlesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.