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Julius Caesar
written by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 (1599); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Harold Gould, 1923-2010, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, John Randolph, 1915-2004, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, David Birney, 1939-, John de Lancie, 1948-, Kelsey Grammer, 1955-, JoBeth Williams, 1948- and Paul Winfield, 1939-2004 (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2006, originally published 1623), 2 hours 4 mins
The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar of approaching doom. As conspiracy swirls through the city, Shakespeare explores the deep repercussions of political murder on the human heart. A classic tale of duplicity, betrayal, and murder, masterfully performed by...
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written by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 (1599); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Harold Gould, 1923-2010, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, John Randolph, 1915-2004, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, David Birney, 1939-, John de Lancie, 1948-, Kelsey Grammer, 1955-, JoBeth Williams, 1948- and Paul Winfield, 1939-2004 (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2006, originally published 1623), 2 hours 4 mins
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The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar of approaching doom. As conspiracy swirls through the city, Shakespeare explores the deep repercussions of political murder on the human heart. A classic tale of duplicity, betrayal, and murder, masterfully performed by an all-star, all-American cast in this BBC co-production.
Date Written / Recorded
1599
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Harold Gould, 1923-2010, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, John Randolph, 1915-2004, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, David Birney, 1939-, John de Lancie, 1948-, Kelsey Grammer, 1955-, JoBeth Williams, 1948-, Paul Winfield, 1939-2004
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, Harold Gould, 1923-2010, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, John Randolph, 1915-2004, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, David Birney, 1939-, John de Lancie, 1948-, Kelsey Grammer, 1955-, JoBeth Williams, 1948-, Paul Winfield, 1939-2004, William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
Date Published / Released
1623, 2006
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Cassius, Casca, Marullus, Octavius Caesar, Messala, Cinna, Caius Ligarius, Cinna the Poet, Soothsayer, Titinius, Young Cato, Clitus, Pindarus, Strato, Volumnius, Dardanius, Popilius, Calpurnia, Artemidorus, Metellus Cimber, Statilius, Claudio, Varrus, Flavius, Poet, Cicero, Decius Brutus, Flavius II, Gaius Lucilius, Trebonius, Lucius, Portia, Lepidus, Pub...
Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Cassius, Casca, Marullus, Octavius Caesar, Messala, Cinna, Caius Ligarius, Cinna the Poet, Soothsayer, Titinius, Young Cato, Clitus, Pindarus, Strato, Volumnius, Dardanius, Popilius, Calpurnia, Artemidorus, Metellus Cimber, Statilius, Claudio, Varrus, Flavius, Poet, Cicero, Decius Brutus, Flavius II, Gaius Lucilius, Trebonius, Lucius, Portia, Lepidus, Publius
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In the Name of Security
written by Peter Goodchild (1997); directed by John Theocharis, fl. 1962 and Martin Jenkins; performed by John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969- and John Rubinstein, 1946- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 3 hours 3 mins
The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 19...
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written by Peter Goodchild (1997); directed by John Theocharis, fl. 1962 and Martin Jenkins; performed by John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969- and John Rubinstein, 1946- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 3 hours 3 mins
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The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 1954: Alger Hiss, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Each hour-long program combines dramatic re-enactments based on or...
The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 1954: Alger Hiss, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Each hour-long program combines dramatic re-enactments based on original trial transcripts, archival material, new evidence, the latest assessments of American historians and scientists, and the commentaries of relatives and friends of the accused.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969-, John Rubinstein, 1946-
Author / Creator
John Theocharis, fl. 1962, Martin Jenkins, John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969-, John Rubinstein, 1946-, Peter Goodchild
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, Alger Hiss
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The Price
written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1968); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Harris Yulin, 1937- and Amy Irving, 1953- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour 49 mins
Arthur Miller's deeply moving drama reunites two long estranged middle-aged brothers. Nostalgia and recrimination erupt as they sell off an attic full of furniture, their last link to a family and a world that no longer exist. This 1968 classic is a wrenching saga of plaintive gestures and missed opportunities.
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written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1968); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Harris Yulin, 1937- and Amy Irving, 1953- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour 49 mins
Description
Arthur Miller's deeply moving drama reunites two long estranged middle-aged brothers. Nostalgia and recrimination erupt as they sell off an attic full of furniture, their last link to a family and a world that no longer exist. This 1968 classic is a wrenching saga of plaintive gestures and missed opportunities.
Date Written / Recorded
1968
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Amy Irving, 1953-
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Amy Irving, 1953-, Arthur Miller, 1915-2005
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Victor Franz, Esther Franz, Gregory Solomon, Walter Franz
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The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
written by Peter Goodchild (1993); directed by Martin Jenkins and John Theocharis, fl. 1962; performed by Tom Amandes, 1959-, George Murdock, 1930-, Mike Nussbaum, 1923-, David Schwimmer, 1966- and Ron West (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1993, originally published 1993), 1 hour 49 mins
Reality is stranger than fiction when seven 1960’s radicals refuse to behave in Judge Julius Hoffman’s courtroom. Based on actual trial transcripts and starring a cast of top Chicago actors, this play centers on events following the protests and riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
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written by Peter Goodchild (1993); directed by Martin Jenkins and John Theocharis, fl. 1962; performed by Tom Amandes, 1959-, George Murdock, 1930-, Mike Nussbaum, 1923-, David Schwimmer, 1966- and Ron West (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1993, originally published 1993), 1 hour 49 mins
Description
Reality is stranger than fiction when seven 1960’s radicals refuse to behave in Judge Julius Hoffman’s courtroom. Based on actual trial transcripts and starring a cast of top Chicago actors, this play centers on events following the protests and riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
Date Written / Recorded
1993
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Tom Amandes, 1959-, George Murdock, 1930-, Mike Nussbaum, 1923-, David Schwimmer, 1966-, Ron West
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, John Theocharis, fl. 1962, Tom Amandes, 1959-, George Murdock, 1930-, Mike Nussbaum, 1923-, David Schwimmer, 1966-, Ron West, Peter Goodchild
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Richard Schultz, Marshal, Narrator, Allen Ginsberg, Julius Hoffman, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, William Kunstler, Abbie Hoffman, Leonard Weinglass, Bobby Seale, David Foran, Robert Pierson, William Frapolly
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Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been
written by Eric Bentley, 1916- (1972); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Ed Asner, 1929-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, Bud Cort, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Robert Foxworth, 1941-, Harry Hamlin, 1951-, Richard Masur, 1948-, Joe Spano, 1946-, James Whitmore, 1921-2009 and Michael York, 1942- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1972, originally published 1972), 1 hour 29 mins
In the mid-1950’s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to “name names,” and the steep price paid by those who refused.
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written by Eric Bentley, 1916- (1972); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Ed Asner, 1929-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, Bud Cort, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Robert Foxworth, 1941-, Harry Hamlin, 1951-, Richard Masur, 1948-, Joe Spano, 1946-, James Whitmore, 1921-2009 and Michael York, 1942- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1972, originally published 1972), 1 hour 29 mins
Description
In the mid-1950’s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to “name names,” and the steep price paid by those who refused.
Date Written / Recorded
1972
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Ed Asner, 1929-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, Bud Cort, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Robert Foxworth, 1941-, Harry Hamlin, 1951-, Richard Masur, 1948-, Joe Spano, 1946-, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Michael York, 1942-
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Ed Asner, 1929-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Bonnie Bedelia, 1946-, Bud Cort, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Robert Foxworth, 1941-, Harry Hamlin, 1951-, Richard Masur, 1948-, Joe Spano, 1946-, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Michael York, 1942-, Eric Bentley, 1916-
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Abe Burrows, Edward Dmytryk, Elia Kazan, Elliot Sullivan, Frank Tuttle, Jerome Robbins, Larry Parks, Lionel Stander, Marc Lawrence, Martin Berkeley, Ring Lardner Jr., Sam G. Wood, Sterling Hayden, Tony Kraber
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Plaza Suite
written by Neil Simon, 1927-2018 (1968); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Ed Asner, 1929-, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Amy Irving, 1953-, Marsha Mason, 1942-, Alfred Molina, 1953-, Kerry Shale, 1958-, Joe Spano, 1946- and JoBeth Williams, 1948- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2001, originally published 1968), 1 hour 40 mins
Neil Simon's hilarious comedy follows three brief encounters in the same suite at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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written by Neil Simon, 1927-2018 (1968); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Ed Asner, 1929-, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Amy Irving, 1953-, Marsha Mason, 1942-, Alfred Molina, 1953-, Kerry Shale, 1958-, Joe Spano, 1946- and JoBeth Williams, 1948- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2001, originally published 1968), 1 hour 40 mins
Description
Neil Simon's hilarious comedy follows three brief encounters in the same suite at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Date Written / Recorded
1968, 1989-03-25
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ed Asner, 1929-, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Amy Irving, 1953-, Marsha Mason, 1942-, Alfred Molina, 1953-, Kerry Shale, 1958-, Joe Spano, 1946-, JoBeth Williams, 1948-
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, Ed Asner, 1929-, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Amy Irving, 1953-, Marsha Mason, 1942-, Alfred Molina, 1953-, Kerry Shale, 1958-, Joe Spano, 1946-, JoBeth Williams, 1948-, Neil Simon, 1927-2018
Date Published / Released
1968, 2001
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Sam Nash, Karen Nash, Waiter, Bellhop, Jean McCormack, Jesse Kiplinger, Muriel Tate, Roy Hubley, Norma Hubley, Mimsey Hubley, Borden Eisler
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The Crucible
written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1953); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by René Auberjonois, 1940-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, Irene Arranga, Bud Cort, 1948-, Judyann Elder, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Michael York, 1942-, Ed Begley, Jr., 1949- and Richard Dreyfuss, 1947- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2006, originally published 1954), 2 hours
In the rigid theocracy of Salem; Massachusetts; rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor; THE CRUCIBLE mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria in the 1950’s.
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written by Arthur Miller, 1915-2005 (1953); directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by René Auberjonois, 1940-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, Irene Arranga, Bud Cort, 1948-, Judyann Elder, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Michael York, 1942-, Ed Begley, Jr., 1949- and Richard Dreyfuss, 1947- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2006, originally published 1954), 2 hours
Description
In the rigid theocracy of Salem; Massachusetts; rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor; THE CRUCIBLE mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria in the 1950’s.
Date Written / Recorded
1953, 1994-03
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
René Auberjonois, 1940-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, Irene Arranga, Bud Cort, 1948-, Judyann Elder, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Michael York, 1942-, Ed Begley, Jr., 1949-, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-
Author / Creator
Martin Jenkins, René Auberjonois, 1940-, Harris Yulin, 1937-, Stacy Keach, 1941-, Irene Arranga, Bud Cort, 1948-, Judyann Elder, 1948-, Hector Elizondo, 1936-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Michael York, 1942-, Ed Begley, Jr., 1949-, Richard Dreyfuss, 1947-, Arthur Miller, 1915-2005
Date Published / Released
1954, 2006
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Betty Parris, Samuel Parris, Tituba, Abigail Williams, Susanna Walcott, Goodwife Ann Putnam, Thomas Putnam, Mercy Lewis, Goodwife Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, John Hale, Goodwife Elizabeth Proctor, Francis Nurse, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, Judge Hathorne, Deputy-Governor Danforth, Mary Warren, John Proctor
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