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Book SynopsisL.A. Theatre Works is a premier producer and distributor of audio theatre. It
brings world classics, modern masterpieces and ground-breaking new works to over 8 million people worldwide per year through live performances and our multi-platform distribution channels. We achieve wide access through distribution of our one-of-a-kind Audio Theatre Collection of over 500 plays through our weekly Public Radio Broadcast Series carried in over 60 markets throughout the U.S. and daily in China on The Radio Beijing Network. ; free worldwide online streaming; audio publishing (in partnership with retailers such as Audible.com, iTunes and more than 11,000 educational institutions and libraries nationwide); mobile apps; and free school and library outreach programs, as well as national and international touring programs.
Trade Review[Each play] is superb and the whole volume should be compulsory reading for anyone interested in American politics and wider social studies. * British Theatre Guide *
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Michael Hackett
The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter Goodchild Script Producing Director Note by Susan Loewenberg Playwright Peter Goodchild’s program note
The Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter Goodchild Script Program note by playwright Peter Goodchild Producing Director Note by Susan Loewenberg Interview with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb
RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin Script Dramaturgical note by Elizabeth Bennett Producing Director Note by Susan Loewenberg Interview with longtime Kennedy confidante Father Ted Hesburgh (deceased), former President of Notre Dame University
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter Goodchild Script
Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons Script Producing Director Note by Susan Loewenberg Two interview montages, one from 1991, the other from 2008-9 touring productions
