DescriptionAs the '20s roared and the Harlem renaissance thrived, a young woman from rural Florida became the toast of literary New York. Jump At The Sun chronicles the passionate life of Zora Neale Hurston (author of Their Eyes Are Watching God ), who…
DescriptionThis dramatized version of Lewis Carroll's classic work was recorded live at the historic Cinegrill in Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. Buddy Rogers, the first actor to receive an Academy Award, acts as host. Roddy McDowall narrates as Lewis Carroll and also plays the March Hare. Along with McDowall, Alice in Wonderland features such stars as Samantha Eggar, John Astin, Jeanette Nolan, Norman Lloyd, and William Windom. It was adapted, directed, and produced by Peggy Webber, with music composed and performed by David Pinto.
DescriptionAn exhilarating epic featuring the award winning Antaeus Company (Los Angeles' Classical Theater Ensemble) with 16 actors portraying more than 50 characters. London in the 1830s, the most colorful and chaotic city in the world, and young journalist Charles Dickens is uncovering a dark conspiracy of arson and murder. A fanciful look at the man before he became the iconic author we know today.
DescriptionThis collection features three modern classics of drama: Six Degrees of Separation In a Fifth Avenue apartment high above Central Park, a weathy art dealer and his wife are trying to interest a moneyed friend in a $2 million investment when an…
DescriptionAs the Japanese battleship "Yamato" steams towards the island of Okinawa in the closing months of World War II, a naval officer on board makes an unexpected discovery among the stories of rice, leeks, and pickled radishes. A child had stowed away there, hoping to return to her mother in Okinawa. His reluctant decision to protect her prompts a voyage of inner discovery and stirs emotions as deep as the seas that threaten to swallow his "unsinkable" ship.
DescriptionIn 1947, witty, outspoken, irascible Dalton Trumbo (Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Roman Holiday and Spartacus ) went to prison for defying the House Committee on Un-American Activities and became one of the famed Hollywood Ten. Through his wildly funny and thought-provoking correspondence, Trumbo's son has created a touching portrait of an extraordinary man.
DescriptionIssues of inheritance have splintered a family for 20 years before an enterprising sister begins a crusade for change. Playwright Claudia Allen tells this universal story with characteristic warmth and eccentric humor. Performed by a full cast starring Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Tim Hendrickson, John Judd, Seana Kofoed, and Ned Schmidtke.
DescriptionLondon in the 1950s: a mysterious house, home to a family that has seen better days, will not yield its secrets, and a love affair turns to tragedy. Graham Greene, one of the foremost writers of the 20th century, based this play on his own passionate, doomed affairs and his conflicted view of Catholicism.
DescriptionThis collection features three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: The Heidi Chronicles This Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning play is the tale of a baby-boomer's long hard road from 1960s confusion to 1990s self-made woman...or so she hopes. The Young Man From Atlanta In 1950s Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in this 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Anna Christie The passion of a coal barge captain's daughter and a handsome sailor takes a tumultuous turn when secrets from her past are revealed. Nobel Laureate Eugene O'Neill won the second of his four Pulitzer Prizes for this heroic classic.
DescriptionThis collection features three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Lost in Yonkers Set in Yonkers in 1942, two boys, aged 13 and 16, must spend one year with their austere and demanding grandmother. While the war rages in Europe, Jay and Arty learn…
