In Michael Hollinger’s look at the discordant backstage world of classical music, The Lazara Quartet has just fired one of its members, and his replacement is wary of the group’s reputation for personal, violent quarrels. And as they prepare for a command performance at the White House, they’re haunted by their former colleague’s sudden disappearance.
This recording also includes an interview with playwright Michael Hollinger as well as an interview with arts consultant Drew McManus.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Jonathan Adams as Dorian
Jere Burns as Elliot
Kevin Chamberlin as Carl
Steven Culp as Alan
Jon Matthews as Nigel, Voice and President
Liza Weil as Grace
Directed by Brendon Fox. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in May 2012.
In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named “Lonesome George”, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.
This play 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, to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.
This recording also includes an interview with playwright Michael Hollinger as well as an interview with Carol Ann Bassett, the author of “Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution”.
Jaime Alvarez as Pedro, Chico
Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega
Daniel Chacon as Park Official, Tour Guide, Alberto
Richard Gallegos as Tito, Bernardo
Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes
Justin Huen as Jorge, Manuel
Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza
W. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm Geary
Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala
Cynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky. Original Music by Mark Holden and Wes Dewberry. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in July 2012.
Tooth and Claw 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 to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.
