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Act One Radio Drama – “The Waldorf Conference”

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Just in time for the Oscars, we bring you “The Waldorf Conference” by Nat Segaloff, Daniel M. Kimmel and Arnie Reisman, starring Edward Asner, Charles Durning, and Ron Rifkin. On November 24, 1947, the most powerful men in American film met in New York's plush Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to decide how to address the Communist witch-hunt … Continued


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Act One Radio Drama – “How I Learned to Drive”

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"How I Learned to Drive"by Paula Vogel, starring Glenne Headly and Randall Arney. Balmy evenings in rural Maryland are fraught with danger; seductions can happen anywhere from a river bank to the front seat of a car, where a young self-conscious girl is learning to drive. To Li'l Bit, the radio is the most important … Continued


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Act One – Speech and Debate by Stephen Karam

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They may go to the same school, but misfits Solomon, Diwata and Howie have never met and their teachers and peers just don't take them seriously – until a sex scandal involving one of their teachers brings them together. Soon they realize that three voices are stronger than one. And since their school has no … Continued


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Act One – L.A. Theatreworks presents “Six Degrees of Separation” by John Guare.

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In a Fifth Avenue apartment high above Central Park, art dealer Flanders Kittredge and his wife Ouisa are trying to interest a moneyed friend in a $2 million investment. When an unexpected young guest arrives, claiming to be the son of Sidney Poitier, the plot takes some wonderfully unexpected turns. Veering effortlessly from hilarity to … Continued


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Act One – The Lion In Winter by James Goldman.

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Tonight we present The Lion In Winter by James Goldman. Starring Alfred Molina and Kathleen Chalfant. Backstabbing, spying, double crossing, and rampant infidelity – a typical family Christmas. Typical, that is, for the Plantagenets. James Goldman's brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II of England against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine as they battle over … Continued


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Act One – Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward

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Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward This classic comedy is set in the charming country home of Charles Condomine, a re-married widower. A witty and convivial evening party among friends is transformed when a séance conjures the ghost of Elvira, Charles’ first wife, who delights in wreaking havoc among the living. An enchanting Coward comedy! Starring … Continued


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Act One: “The Ride Down Mt. Morgan” by Arthur Miller. – December 14, 2008

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 “The Ride Down Mt. Morgan” by Arthur Miller. Starring Gregory Itzin, Amy Pietz, Kirsten Potter, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Lyman Felt has it all. Wealth, success, power and the kind of good solid wife he needs. He also has a second wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman successfully juggles his artful … Continued


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Act One: “WORKING” – December 7, 2008

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 “WORKING” Tonight we pay homage to Studs Terkel who passed away earlier this year. The play is adapted from the book of the same title, WORKING published in 1974 where he interviewed people about they do all day and how they feel about work. There is hardly an interviewer, commentator or probing journalist among us … Continued


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Act One: THE GRAPES OF WRATH – November 30, 2008

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH tells the powerful story of the Joad family’s trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the fertile but futile fields of California in the early 1930s. Driven by the live rhythms of the Joel Rafael Band, this heart – wrenching award-winning adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel finds its timeless … Continued