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No-No Boy (Part 1) May 17, 2023

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No-No Boy is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Program from the California State Library.

Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the U.S. government's incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II, and the resettlement of Japanese Americans to the West Coast. In the play, Ichiro returns to Seattle, where he struggles to transition into post-war life.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Kurt Kanazawa as Taro

Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kanno, Mrs. Kumasaka

John Miyasaki as Freddie, Voice 3, Radio DJ

Ken Narasaki as Kenji, Kumasaka-san, Voice 1, Judge

Sharon Omi as Ma

Joy Osmanski as Emi, 2A

Sab Shimono as Pa

Greg Watanabe as Ichiro

Paul Yen as Eto, Jun, Cop, Voice 2, Drunk Guy

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

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

Sound Design by: Mark Holden and Neil Wogensen

Recording Engineers: Charles Carroll and Neil Wogensen

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

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Editor: Neil Wogensen

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For Us All Bonus Interview May 11, 2023

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In For Us All, a team of legal experts used a creative strategy to overturn the conviction of Fred Korematsu, unjustly sentenced for resisting the WWII mass incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

Now, meet the real-life attorneys from that landmark case: Lori Bannai, Peter Irons, Dale Minami and Don Tamaki, in conversation with playwright Jeanne Sakata.

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

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For Us All (Part 2) May 11, 2023

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A team of lawyers uses a little-known legal writ to fight and overturn the conviction of Fred Korematsu, unjustly sentenced for resisting the WWII mass incarceration of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

For Us All is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

The play draws much inspiration from Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and his Quest for Justice by Lorraine K. Bannai (University of Washington Press 2015) and Justice Delayed by Peter Irons (Wesleyan University Press 1989).

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Edward Asner as John J. McCloy

Brooke Ishibashi as Karen Korematsu, Clerk

Tess Lina as Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Times Analyst, Clerk

Mike McShane as Lt. General John L. DeWitt, CBS News Anchor, ABC News Anchor, NBC Reporter

Derek Mio as Dale Minami

Joy Osmanski as Lorraine (Lori) Bannai, Maya

Jeanne Sakata as Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

André Sogliuzzo as Edward Ennis, Victor Stone, NY Times Reporter

Josh Stamberg as Peter Irons

Greg Watanabe as Fred Korematsu, Eric Yamamoto

Paul Yen as Don Tamaki

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor: Neil Wogensen

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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For Us All (Part 1) May 11, 2023

Show notes

For Us All is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

The play draws much inspiration from Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and his Quest for Justice by Lorraine K. Bannai (University of Washington Press 2015) and Justice Delayed by Peter Irons (Wesleyan University Press 1989).

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Edward Asner as John J. McCloy

Brooke Ishibashi as Karen Korematsu, Clerk

Tess Lina as Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Times Analyst, Clerk

Mike McShane as Lt. General John L. DeWitt, CBS News Anchor, ABC News Anchor, NBC Reporter

Derek Mio as Dale Minami

Joy Osmanski as Lorraine (Lori) Bannai, Maya

Jeanne Sakata as Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

André Sogliuzzo as Edward Ennis, Victor Stone, NY Times Reporter

Josh Stamberg as Peter Irons

Greg Watanabe as Fred Korematsu, Eric Yamamoto

Paul Yen as Don Tamaki

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor: Neil Wogensen

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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The Relativity Series: Continuity (Part 4) Mar 30, 2023

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A sheet of ice sits in the desert of New Mexico. A mad eco-terrorist plants a bomb in order to save humankind. A beleaguered film crew tries to get in one last shot before losing the light. Storytelling and science collide with hilarious and devastating consequences.

"Continuity" 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 December 2022.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Johnny Berchtold as Jake/George

Seamus Dever as David Caxton

Sarah Drew as Eve/Nicole

Mark Holden as Sound Guy

Desirée Mee Jung as First AD

Kurt Kanazawa as The PA

Stacey Martinez as Second PA

Bukola Ogunmola as Dr. Anna Gerber/Lily

Devon Sorvari as Second AD/Camera Op

Stephen Tobolowsky as Larry

Liza Weil as Maria

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Audio Concept Design by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Sound Design: Mark Holden, David Wilson and Charles Carroll

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

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

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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The Relativity Series: Continuity (Part 3) Mar 30, 2023

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Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in December 2022.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Johnny Berchtold as Jake/George

Seamus Dever as David Caxton

Sarah Drew as Eve/Nicole

Mark Holden as Sound Guy

Desirée Mee Jung as First AD

Kurt Kanazawa as The PA

Stacey Martinez as Second PA

Bukola Ogunmola as Dr. Anna Gerber/Lily

Devon Sorvari as Second AD/Camera Op

Stephen Tobolowsky as Larry

Liza Weil as Maria

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Audio Concept Design by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Sound Design: Mark Holden, David Wilson and Charles Carroll

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

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

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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The Relativity Series: Continuity (Part 2) Mar 30, 2023

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Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in December 2022.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Johnny Berchtold as Jake/George

Seamus Dever as David Caxton

Sarah Drew as Eve/Nicole

Mark Holden as Sound Guy

Desirée Mee Jung as First AD

Kurt Kanazawa as The PA

Stacey Martinez as Second PA

Bukola Ogunmola as Dr. Anna Gerber/Lily

Devon Sorvari as Second AD/Camera Op

Stephen Tobolowsky as Larry

Liza Weil as Maria

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Audio Concept Design by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Sound Design: Mark Holden, David Wilson and Charles Carroll

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

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

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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The Relativity Series: Continuity (Part 1) Mar 30, 2023

Show notes

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in December 2022.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Johnny Berchtold as Jake/George

Seamus Dever as David Caxton

Sarah Drew as Eve/Nicole

Mark Holden as Sound Guy

Desirée Mee Jung as First AD

Kurt Kanazawa as The PA

Stacey Martinez as Second PA

Bukola Ogunmola as Dr. Anna Gerber/Lily

Devon Sorvari as Second AD/Camera Op

Stephen Tobolowsky as Larry

Liza Weil as Maria

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Audio Concept Design by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen

Sound Design: Mark Holden, David Wilson and Charles Carroll

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

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

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

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The Relativity Series Bonus: Dr. Daniela Schiller Interview for What You Are Now Mar 24, 2023

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Sam Chanse's play "What You Are Now" asks if there's a way to alter our traumatic memories. To help us gain insight into this idea, we spoke with Dr. Daniela Schiller, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. As director of the school’s laboratory of affective neuroscience, her research concerns the discovery of the neural mechanisms underlying emotional control and flexibility.

"What You Are Now" 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.

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The Relativity Series: What You Are Now (Part 4) Mar 24, 2023

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Pia is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on changing the way we process traumatic experiences. Will Pia’s emotionally distant mother - who survived the Khmer Rouge in 1970’s Cambodia – benefit from her daughter’s work? Or are some things just too terrible to remember?

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2022

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Carie Kawa as Pia

Tess Lina as Chantrea

Joe Ngo as Darany

Samantha Quan as Siobhan

Mark Jude Sullivan as Evan

Greg Watanabe as the Narrator

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

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