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The best man / Gore Vidal.

Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection, Volume II Available online

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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, author.
Contributor:
Olcott, Nick, director.
Loewenberg, Susan Albert, producer.
Mason, Marsha, actor.
Thompson, Fred, 1942-2015, actor.
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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