LA Theatre Works

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life. This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. Directed by Stuart K. Robinso...

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life. This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. Directed by Stuart K. Robinso...

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor.  Bordertown  is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life. This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. Directed by Stuar...

Hear our conversation with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, author of  Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology. This piece 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Hear our interview with Charly Evon Simpson, Behind the Sheet's playwright. This piece 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Hear our piece about Philo T. Farnsworth, one of the early unsung inventors of television, with historian Karen Herman and documentarian Phil Savaneck. This piece 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. See Privacy Policy at http...

Listen to our interview with Dan Rockmore, the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and a Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. He spoke with us about issues raised in the play, in particular the "Traveling Salesman Problem." Recorded in 2012. This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by t...

Hear our conversation about Richard Feynman with Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, recorded in 2009. This piece 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Hear our interview with Dr. Neil Wenger, the Director of the Healthcare Ethics Center at UCLA. He spoke with us about the fundamentals of good health care and the physician's responsibility to his patients. This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging scienc...

Hear our interview with Steven Strogatz, a professor at the Cornell University School of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics, helping us to understand chaos theory and how it figures in "Arcadia." This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the...

Hear our conversation with Ira Nadel, author of "Tom Stoppard: A Life" recorded in 2009. This piece 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

A conversation with Dr. Stanley Nelson about the scientific ideas in Relativity. Dr. Nelson is Professor and Vice Chair of Human Genetics and Professor of Psychiatry within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This conversation is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Series  featuring science-themed plays. Lead   funding for the  Relativity Series  is provided b...

At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research.  Original mu...

At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research.  Original mu...

At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research.  Original mu...

At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research. Original music co...

During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government's orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country's betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America's triumphs - and a confront...

During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government's orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country's betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America's triumphs - and a confront...

We spoke with playwright and actor Jeanne Sakata about "Hold These Truths." Sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Program from the California State Library. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

No-No Boy is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Program from the California State Library. Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the U.S. government's incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II, and the resettlement of Japanese Americans to the West Coast. In the play, Ichiro return...

No-No Boy  is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Program from the California State Library. Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the U.S. government's incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II, and the resettlement of Japanese Americans to the West Coast. In th...

In For Us All, a team of legal experts used a creative strategy to overturn the conviction of Fred Korematsu, unjustly sentenced for resisting the WWII mass incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast. Now, meet the real-life attorneys from that landmark case: Lori Bannai, Peter Irons, Dale Minami and Don Tamaki, in conversation with playwright Jeanne Sakata. For Us All  is spon...

A team of lawyers uses a little-known legal writ to fight and overturn the conviction of Fred Korematsu, unjustly sentenced for resisting the WWII mass incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast. For Us All is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. The play draws much inspiration fro...

A team of lawyers uses a little-known legal writ to fight and overturn the conviction of Fred Korematsu, unjustly sentenced for resisting the WWII mass incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast. For Us All  is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. The play draws much inspirati...

A sheet of ice sits in the desert of New Mexico. A mad eco-terrorist plants a bomb in order to save humankind. A beleaguered film crew tries to get in one last shot before losing the light. Storytelling and science collide with hilarious and devastating consequences. "Continuity" is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is pro...