The Explorers Club
written by Nell Benjamin; directed by Kate McAll; produced by Susan Loewenberg; performed by Jack Cutmore-Scott, Carson Elrod, David Furr, John Getz, 1946-, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, David Krumholtz, 1978-, Lorenzo Pisoni, Jennifer Westfeldt and Matthew Wolf (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2014), 1 hour 57 mins
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- It's London, 1879, and the hapless members of the Explorers Club must confront their most lethal threat yet: the admission of a woman into their hermetically-sealed ranks. But the intrepid Phyllida Spotte-Hume turns out to be the least of their troubles, in this hilarious farce starring members of the original Broadway cast.An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:Jack Cutmore-Scott as Bebee/Irish AssassinCarson Elrod as LuigiDavid Furr as Harry PercyJohn Getz as Professor SloaneMartin Jarvis as Sir Bernard HumphriesDavid Krumholtz as Professor WallingLorenzo Pisoni as Lucius FretwayJennifer Westfeldt as Phylladia/CountessMatthew Wolf as Professor CopeOriginal music composed and orchestrated by Laurence O'Keefe. Recordings produced by Mike Croiter and Laurence O'Keefe at Yellow Sound Lab.Includes a conversation with essayist, novelist, and cultural critic Eileen Pollack.Directed by Kate McAll. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in February of 2014.The Explorers Club is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
- Field of Interest
- Theatre
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2014 L.A. Theatre Works
- Director
- Kate McAll
- Content Type
- Spoken word recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 57 mins
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Drama, Farce, Comedy
- Label
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Performer
- Jack Cutmore-Scott, Carson Elrod, David Furr, John Getz, 1946-, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, David Krumholtz, 1978-, Lorenzo Pisoni, Jennifer Westfeldt, Matthew Wolf
- Playwright
- Nell Benjamin
- Producer
- Susan Loewenberg
- Publisher
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Place Published / Released
- Los Angeles, CA
- Date Recorded
- 2014-02-10
- Release Date
- 2014
- Setting
- London, 1879
- Subject
- Theatre, Drama, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, American Theater, Comedy, Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano, Comédia, Comedia, Bebee, Irish Assassin, Luigi, Harry Percy, Professor Sloane, Sir Bernard Humphries, Professor Walling, Lucius Fretway, Phylladia, Countess, Professor Cope
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano, Comédia, Comedia