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This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Based on Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poems, The Alliance Theatre’s production of Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi’s Civil War history. Trethewey’s work was the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. This recording was produced with the generous support of The Poetry Foundation.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2018.Directed by Rosalind AyresProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergNeal A. Ghant as The Native GuardJanuary LaVoy as The PoetNicole Banks Long as VocalistTyrone Jackson as Keyboard/Composer/Music DirectorAssociate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse EriksonAssociate Producer, Studio Production Coordinator, and Mixing Engineer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinProduction Assistant: Amanda AllenRecording Engineer: Erick CifuentesSe

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Hear our conversation with Judge Bruce Einhorn, who served at the Justice Department supervising litigation against Nazi war criminals. Recorded at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015 after a performance of the play.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Abby Mann’s classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The UCLA James Bridges Theater in September 2015.Honorary Executive Producer: David Kavner. Special thanks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.Directed by Shannon CochranRyan Vincent Anderson as Captain Byers/Narrator/OthersMichael Canavan as Dr. Wickert/Dr. GeuterJake Green as Judge Norris/Hoffstetter/Rudolph PetersonHarry Hamlin as Emil Hahn/General MerrinShannon Holt as Mrs. Halbestadt/Elsa LindowAlan Mandell as Judge Ives/Werner LammpeJames Morrison as Judge Dan HaywoodDavid Selby as Colonel ParkerKate Steele as Margarete Bertholt/MariaNick

Listen to our interview with actor and educator Alma Martinez, an original Zoot Suit cast member.Sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of 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.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrin

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrin

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrin

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrin

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrin

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. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.