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Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays
By: Amanda Quaid
Starring: Geoffrey Arend, Tara Lynne Barr, Scott Brick, Jake Green, Monica McSwain, Emily Swallow
Directed by: Anna Lyse Erikson
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You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote (Emily Swallow, The Mandalorian) made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play. Also stars Geoffrey Arend (Madame Secretary).
This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Air Date: January 17
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Look Back in Anger
By: John Osborne
Starring: Steven Brand, Moira Quirk, Simon Templeman, James Warwick, Joanne Whalley
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
"Uncompromising and startling theater at its best." —AudioFile Magazine
Jimmy Porter (Simon Templeman, The Sandman) barely ekes out a living running a candy stall by day and playing jazz trumpet by night. Although he usually takes his frustrations out on his emotionless wife (Moira Quirk, LATW's The Hound of the Baskervilles) , Jimmy's scathing tongue and self-loathing seem destined to destroy everything. Set in the UK at the dawn of the '60s social unrest, this savage morality tale spawned the phrase “angry young man.” Also stars Joanne Whalley (Willow, The Borgias).
Original music performed by Elliott Caine on the trumpet. Includes an interview with Dan Rebellato, author of 1956 and All That: The Making of Modern British Drama.
Air Date: January 24
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Moving Bodies
By: Arthur Giron
Starring: Steven Brand, Moira Quirk, Simon Templeman, James Warwick, Joanne Whalley
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
"A compelling miniseries for the ear that also makes science exciting." —AudioFile Magazine
A chronicle of the brilliant life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman (Alfred Molina. Spider-Man 2, Frida). From his role in the development of the atomic bomb to his controversial testimony at the investigation of the Challenger disaster, Feynman casts a long shadow across the worlds of physics and mathematics. Through playwright Arthur Giron's eyes, we see how Feynman became one of the most important scientists of our time. Also stars Joanne Whalley (Willow, The Borgias).
Includes an interview with Dr. Brian Greene, Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Columbia University, and author/presenter of NOVA’s The Elegant Universe.
This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Air Date: January 31
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Neat
Written By and Starring: Charlayne Woodard
Directed by: Stuart K. Robinson
"Enthralls the listener" —AudioFile Magazine
In Neat, OBIE Award-winning writer and performer Charlayne Woodard shares her memories of growing up black in America in the ’60s and ’70s. Woodard takes us from Savannah, Georgia to Albany, New York with engaging humor and sharp insight. Neat is the second of four one-woman shows by Woodard—including Pretty Fire, In Real Life, and The Night Watcher.
Air Date: February 7
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