Act One Radio Drama

12.17.06 - 7:30pm

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"An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde starring Alfred Molina, Jacqueline Bisset, Miriam Margolyes and Yeardley Smith. Directed by Michael Hackett. A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society and a shower of Wildean witticisms are only a few of the reasons this play has enjoyed hugely successful revivals in London … Continued

12.10.06 - 7:30pm

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Ruby McCollum by Steve Albrezzi, William Bradford Huie, Ron Milner Cast: Loretta Devine, Paul Winfield, James Morrison, Shirley Knight, O’Neal Compton, Ella Joyce, Jenifer Lewis, David Selby, Jean Smart, Kurtwood Smith A trail of lies, secrets and racial prejudice is uncovered when a pair of journalists, Zora Neale Hurston and William Bradford Huie, investigate the … Continued

11.26.06 - 7:30pm

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Act One brings you a post-election special with L.A. Theatreworks’ presentation of “Johnny On A Spot” written by Charles MacArthur and a cast that includes Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, John Rubinstein. “Johnny On A Spot” is a rollicking 1940’s political satire about radio, cynical newsmen, rigged elections, corrupt politicians and sex scandals. Uproariously funny!

11.19.06 - 7:30pm

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LATW presents: Murder In The First This award winning and moving courtroom drama is based on the true incident that exposed the shocking conditions on Alcatraz and led to the closure of the notorious Federal prison. The tale begins when 18-year-old Willie Moore makes the biggest mistake of his life: stealing five dollars from a … Continued

11.12.06 - 7:30pm

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7:30 – 8 p.m. In Honor of Veterans around the world War, Earth, and the Soul: The Warrior’s Path of Redemption, this half-hour special exposes the devastating power of technological warfare on peopleand the land. It also questions whether war is really a viable response to conflict in the 21st century, given the destruction of … Continued

11.05.06 - 7:30pm

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10.29.06 - 7:30pm

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October marks the 40th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. Commemorating this historical event, Act One presents LATW’s "A Huey P. Newton Story." On October of 1966, in Oakland California, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Panthers practiced militant self- defense of minority communities against the U.S. government, … Continued

10.15.06 - 7:30pm

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Narrated by Ed Asner Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television’s beginnings to today’s sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV’s disturbing … Continued

10.08.06 - 7:30pm

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Special: Poetry In Motion Called the "Woodstock of Poetry" by American Film, and "Dazzling" by the Los Angeles Times, Poetry in Motion is an unprecedented anthology of twenty-four leading North American poets who sing, chant, anything but "read" their work. Featuring: Charles Bukowski, Amiri Baraka, Anne Waldman, Kenward Elmslie, Helen Adam, Ted Berrigan, Ed Sanders, … Continued

10.01.06 - 7:30pm

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