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Head-strong / by Patrick Link.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Link, Patrick, author.
- Series:
- L.A. Theatre Works Collection, Volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Wounds and injuries--Drama.
- Brain.
- Linebackers (Football)--Drama.
- Linebackers (Football).
- Genre:
- Live sound recordings.
- Radio plays.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Headstrong
- Place of Publication:
- [Venice, California] : L.A. Theatre Works, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- audio file
- Summary:
- In the wake of increasing concern over brain trauma in professional athletes, Patrick Link has crafted a story about a retired NFL linebacker who must deal with a family tragedy and his own suffering because of the violence of his chosen sport. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance. Includes a conversation about brain injuries and sports with Dr. Robert Cantu, the Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck, and Spine Committee. Headstrong 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, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
- Participant:
- Deidrie Henry (Syliva Green), Ernie Hudson (Duncan Troy), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Dr. Moses Odame), Scott Wolf (Nick Merritt).
- Notes:
- Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in January of 2013.
- Title from cover image (viewed March 21, 2022).
- Streaming audio files.
- OCLC:
- 871043729
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5202606/rdr2
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