L.A. Theatre Works

L.A. Theatre Works presents this award-winning, critically-acclaimed radio theater series. Discover radio drama that is contemporary, edgy, and significant.

Full audio of each play is available on our site for one week following the radio broadcast. After that, the first 15 minutes is available. All LATW plays can be purchased on their Web site.

Airs Saturday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
 
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Pack of Lies

Nov. 14, 2009|0 comments

Actual events during the Cold War inspired this thriller that takes place in a suburb of London during the autumn and winter of 1960-1961. Loyalty, duty and friendship collide when the Jacksons slowly discover the Krogers, their neighbors and cherished friends, are not what they appear. A gripping play that may leave you wondering exactly what it is those nice people next door are really up to. Starring Rosland Ayres, Martin Jarvis, Julian Sands, Roxanne Hart, and Megan Austin Oberle. Written by Hugh Whitmore. Directed by Peter Levin.


Mimi's Guide

Nov. 7, 2009|4 comments

In a quiet university setting near the bayous of Louisiana, the lives of a poet, his muse, and a young professor intersect in unexpected and powerful ways. Starring Powers Boothe as Waterman, Frances Conroy as Mimi, and Ping Wu as Robert. The show includes a feature on "Operation Wandering Soul" with psychological warfare expert Herbert A. Friedman, an interview with John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a conversation with "Mimi's Guide" playwright Doris Baizley.


War of the Worlds & The Lost World

Oct. 31, 2009|0 comments

A Halloween double feature complete with aliens and dinosaurs. First, join Leonard Nimoy and other actors from STAR TREK and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION as they recreate the classic radio thriller. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, WAR OF THE WORLDS is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature. Then, Arthur Conan Doyle’s rollicking adventure tale THE LOST WORLD follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle – right back into the time of dinosaurs and cavemen. The broadcast includes a conversation with Leonard Nimoy and a special insider's tour of the Dino Lab at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.


The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

Oct. 24, 2009|0 comments

Brian Cox stars in Arthur Miller's probing look at monogamy and 1980's morality. Lyman Felt has it all. Wealth, success, power and the kind of good solid wife he needs. Oh, and he also has another wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman juggles his artful lie until a car accident on the slippery slope of Mt. Morgan lands him in a hospital bed and the two wives in the waiting room. But really, is there any such thing as "just an accident?" Also starring Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Gregory Itzin, Amy Pietz and Kirsten Potter. Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Richard Masur.


Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting

Oct. 17, 2009|0 comments

On a spring day in 1947, Mr. Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the Major League’s first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson raises questions about Rickey’s motivations to integrate white baseball. Starring Edward Asner, Tommy Hicks, Carly Lumbly, Rugg Williams, Sterling Macer and David Downing. Written by Ed Schmidt.


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