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The best man / Gore Vidal.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, author.
- Series:
- L.A. Theatre Works Collection, Volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ex-presidents--Drama.
- Ex-presidents.
- Statesmen--Drama.
- Statesmen.
- Legislators--Drama.
- Legislators.
- Genre:
- Live sound recordings.
- Radio plays.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (138 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Venice, California] : L.A. Theatre Works, 2003.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- audio file
- Summary:
- This darkly satirical drama by Gore Vidal finds two Presidential contenders seeking the endorsement of an aging ex-president, and explores how personal agendas can change the course of a nation's destiny. A co-production with The Smithsonian Associates and Voice of America. Directed by Nick Olcott. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance.
- Participant:
- Terrence Currier (Ex-President Hockstader), Johnny Holliday (Dr. Artinian/Reporter), Naomi Jacobson (Mabel Cantwell), Timmy Ray James (Senator Carlin/Reporter), Michael Kramer (Sheldon Marcus), Marsha Mason (Alice Russell), Paul Morella (Senator Joe Cantwell), Kevin Murray (Dick Jensen), Judy Simmons (Mrs. Gamadge), Gary Sloan (Don Blades), Senator Fred Thompson (William Russell).
- Notes:
- Recorded before a live audience at Voice of America, Washington, D.C., in May of 2002.
- Title from cover image (viewed March 21, 2022).
- Streaming audio files.
- OCLC:
- 857312004
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5202567/rdr2
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