LA TheatreWorks: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams on Saturday May 2 May 2, 2009
Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Radio Drama.Tags: Amanda Wingfield, Calista Flockhart, Julie Harris, KPCC, L.A. Theatre Works, Laura Wingfield, Tennessee Williams, Tom Wingfield, Zeljko Ivanek
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L.A. Theatre Works
This Saturday, May 2 from 10 pm – midnight on 89.3 KPCC and online at www.scpr.org/programs/latw/, L.A. Theatre Works will air The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, starring Julie Harris, Calista Flockhart, Zeljko Ivanek, and Kevin Kilner – recreating their original roles from the Tony Award-winning Broadway production. Williams’ classic memory-play about an eccentric Southern family: the domineering Amanda Wingfield and her grown children, cynical Tom and fragile Laura.
Next Saturday, May 9 from 10 pm – midnight on 89.3 KPCC and online at www.scpr.org/programs/latw/, L.A. Theatre Works will air Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw, starring Roger Rees, Kate Burton, Hamish Linklater and Kirsten Potter. The classic Shavian comedy that could have been written today. Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army, but she’s also the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, a multi-millionaire arms manufacturer. He doesn’t care who or what his weapons have destroyed, but he does care who will inherit his business. A family power struggle ensues, with Barbara and her father battling over the answer to the question: Does salvation come through faith or finance? The broadcast includes an interview with acclaimed theater director Ethan McSweeny, who directed a production of “Major Barbara” for Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2008.
L.A. Theatre Works’ radio theater series is streamed at www.scpr.org/programs/latw/ for one week following each Saturday night broadcast. To get a full schedule, go to the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org and follow the link through the “Radio Theatre Series” heading and then “Episode Guide” or go directly to www.scpr.org for KPCC.
The series can also be heard on 89.7 WGBH in Boston; 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago; 94.9 KUOW in Seattle; 93.5 FM KRTS “Marfa Public Radio” in Texas; 90.5 FM KUT in Austin; 88.9 FM KUNM in Albuquerque; 91.5 FM, Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan; 94.1 KPFA in Northern California; 91.1 FM KRCB in Sonoma County; 89.1 KUOR in Redlands; as well as on many other public radio stations nationwide. Selected programs from LATW are also heard internationally over BBC World Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Telefis Eirann (Ireland), Radio Hong Kong, and Radio New Zealand. The L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection is available in bookstores, libraries, through their catalog, digitally on itunes, overdrive.com, audible.com, and on the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org.
Additional support for the series is provided by AudioFile Magazine. Listeners can visit their website at www.audiofilemagazine.com to view 65 reviews of LATW plays and hear sound clips from them.
Major funding for L.A. Theatre Works broadcast series is provided by the S. Mark Taper Foundation. Founded in 1989, the S. Mark Taper Foundation is a private family foundation dedicated to enhancing the quality of peoples lives by supporting non-profit organizations and their work in the community.
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LA Theatre Works: Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams on Saturday October 18 – tonight – at 10 pm October 18, 2008
Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Radio Drama.Tags: Alma Winemiller, Armin Shimerman, David Selby, Dr. John Buchanan, Sarah Zimmerman, Summer and Smoke, Tegan West, Tennessee Williams, Tina Sanchez
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Today, Saturday, October 18 from 10 pm – midnight on 89.3 KPCC, L.A. Theatre Works’ The Play’s the Thing will air Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams, starring Sarah Zimmerman, Tina Sanchez, David Selby, Armin Shimerman and Tegan West. A sensuous portrait of sexual repression that is as sultry as the sweltering heat of its Mississippi setting. Alma Winemiller secretly harbors a lifelong spiritual love for the boy next door, Dr. John Buchanan, but the rakish John is focused solely on sexual conquest. Their intense relationship becomes a battle for his body and her soul.
L.A. Theatre Works’ radio theater series, The Play’s the Thing, airs locally every Saturday night from 10 pm to midnight on 89.3 FM KPCC Southern California Public Radio, and is streamed on the KPCC website (www.kpcc.org) for one week following each broadcast. The series can also be heard on 89.7 WGBH in Boston; 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago; 94.9 KUOW in Seattle; 93.5 FM KRTS “Marfa Public Radio” in Texas; 90.5 FM KUT in Austin; 88.9 FM KUNM in Albuquerque; 91.5 FM, Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan; 94.1 KPFA in Northern California; 91.1 FM KRCB in Sonoma County; 89.1 KUOR in Redlands; as well as on many other public radio stations nationwide and XM Satellite Radio. Selected programs from LATW are also heard internationally over BBC World Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Telefis Eirann (Ireland), Radio Hong Kong, and Radio New Zealand. The L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection is available in bookstores, libraries, through their catalog, digitally on itunes, overdrive.com, audible.com, and on the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org.
On XM Satellite Radio, The Play’s the Thing now airs on Sonic Theater three times a week. Each broadcast premieres on Friday evening at 8 pm eastern/5 pm pacific and repeats the following Monday in the same time slot. On Wednesday, XM offers an encore performance of a previously-broadcast program.
To get a full schedule, go to the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org and follow the link through the “Radio Theatre Series” heading and then “Episode Guide” or go directly to www.scpr.org for KPCC.
Additional support for the series is provided by AudioFile Magazine. Listeners can visit their website at www.audiofilemagazine.com to view 65 reviews of LATW plays and hear sound clips from them.
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