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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

In Peter Sagal’s contest of intellect and wills, Abby Gersten, a tenacious civil liberties attorney, defends a right-wing Holocaust denier, arguing her case against a young, committed Jewish federal prosecutor. But Abby may have to sacrifice everything to prove that Truth and Justice do not always go hand in hand.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.

Directed by Jenny Sullivan

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

David Clennon as Bernard Cooper

Tim DeKay as Ryberg

Harold Gould as Gomrowitz

John Randolph as Nathan

Kimberly Scott as Stefanie

Stephanie Zimbalist as Abigail Gersten  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

In Peter Sagal’s contest of intellect and wills, Abby Gersten, a tenacious civil liberties attorney, defends a right-wing Holocaust denier, arguing her case against a young, committed Jewish federal prosecutor. But Abby may have to sacrifice everything to prove that Truth and Justice do not always go hand in hand.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.

Directed by Jenny Sullivan

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

David Clennon as Bernard Cooper

Tim DeKay as Ryberg

Harold Gould as Gomrowitz

John Randolph as Nathan

Kimberly Scott as Stefanie

Stephanie Zimbalist as Abigail Gersten  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax.

Original music includes excerpts from “Letting Go” and “Lamentation,” written by Chelsea Marie Davis and Ana Sanchez and performed by Chelsea Marie Davis.

Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2015.

Directed by Judyann Elder

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Aaron Jennings as John

Charlie Robinson as Simon

Mark Jude Sullivan as Caleb  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax.

Original music includes excerpts from “Letting Go” and “Lamentation,” written by Chelsea Marie Davis and Ana Sanchez and performed by Chelsea Marie Davis.

Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2015.

Directed by Judyann Elder

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Aaron Jennings as John

Charlie Robinson as Simon

Mark Jude Sullivan as Caleb  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts and interviews with the plaintiffs, as their stories are brought to life before a live audience.

Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles in March of 2012.

Sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact.

Directed by Rob Reiner

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Brad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn Walker

George Clooney as David Boies

Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson

Kevin Bacon as Charles Cooper

Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier

Christine Lahti as Kris Perry

John C. Reilly as David Blankenhorn

Jane Lynch as Maggie Gallagher

Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan Meyer

Matthew Morrison as Paul Katami

Chris Colfer as Ryan Kendall

Yeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy Cott

Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo

George Takei as Dr. William Tam

Rory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory Herek

Cleve Jones as Evan Wolfson

James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary Segura

Jansen Panettiere as Elliott Perry

Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry

Vanessa Garcia as Clerk

Campbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts and interviews with the plaintiffs, as their stories are brought to life before a live audience.

Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles in March of 2012.

Sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact.

Directed by Rob Reiner

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Brad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn Walker

George Clooney as David Boies

Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson

Kevin Bacon as Charles Cooper

Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier

Christine Lahti as Kris Perry

John C. Reilly as David Blankenhorn

Jane Lynch as Maggie Gallagher

Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan Meyer

Matthew Morrison as Paul Katami

Chris Colfer as Ryan Kendall

Yeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy Cott

Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo

George Takei as Dr. William Tam

Rory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory Herek

Cleve Jones as Evan Wolfson

James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary Segura

Jansen Panettiere as Elliott Perry

Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry

Vanessa Garcia as Clerk

Campbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist  

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in October 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:

Keiko Agena as Kiyoko Zenimura

Derrick Kemp as Willy, Doctor

John Miyasaki as Hiro Tanaka

Rob Nagle as Coach Hanley R. Slagle (Coach Hank)

Michael Sun Lee as Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni)

Thomas Winter as Harvey Zenimura

Additional voices by:

Tristan Chung

CJ Cruz

Genki Hall

Rosie Narasaki

Tristan Pravong

Paul Yen

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

Special thanks to Bill Staples, Jr., and the Nisei Baseball Research Project for sharing their research and expertise to inspire and accurately depict the historical events of this project.

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This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in October 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:

Keiko Agena as Kiyoko Zenimura

Derrick Kemp as Willy, Doctor

John Miyasaki as Hiro Tanaka

Rob Nagle as Coach Hanley R. Slagle (Coach Hank)

Michael Sun Lee as Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni)

Thomas Winter as Harvey Zenimura

Additional voices by:

Tristan Chung

CJ Cruz

Genki Hall

Rosie Narasaki

Tristan Pravong

Paul Yen

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

Special thanks to Bill Staples, Jr., and the Nisei Baseball Research Project for sharing their research and expertise to inspire and accurately depict the historical events of this project.

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Hear our interview with playwright Jessica Dickey, who also stars in the play.

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The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2025.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Jessica Dickey as Writer

Ginnifer Goodwin as Daughter

Gregory Harrison as Galileo

Moira Quirk as Audio Tour Voice, Front Desk Lady, Librarian, and others

Nick Toren as Friar Martine, Charles Ellis, Scientist, and others

Adapted for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Sound Design: Melissa Rimza, with assistance from Mark Holden

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER premiered at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Developed and directed by Marti Lyons, Artistic Director, Margaret McCloskey, Executive Director  

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