The L.A. Theatre Works Audio Docudrama Series: Pivotal Moments in American History

Description

A unique play anthology featuring five gripping docudramas originally commissioned by L.A. Theatre Works that each explore pivotal moments in 20th century U.S history. With ensemble casts and innovative staging potential these plays are perfect for theatre companies, schools and educational groups looking to stage familiar historical stories in new and original ways. Each play is accompanied by dramaturgical notes that help contextualize and analyze both the events themselves and the dramatic form in which they are presented. The scripts included are: The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter Goodchild The Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter Goodchild RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin The Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter Goodchild Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons (Winner of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Best Live Entertainment Award, 1992) As well as five scripts this anthology includes a foreword by Professor Michael Hackett, professor of directing and theatre history at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

L.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.

[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 *