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Seven Bonus: Interview with Playwrights Paula Cizmar and Susan Yankowitz Apr 03, 2024

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

Hear our conversation with playwrights Paula Cizmar and Susan Yankowitz.

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Seven Bonus: Interview with Activist Marina Pisklakova-Parker Apr 03, 2024

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

Hear our interview with Russian activist Marina Pisklakova-Parker.

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Seven (Part 3) Apr 03, 2024

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

Seven women give voice to the voiceless. Seven is a documentary play created with the support of Vital Voices Global Partnership and is a collaboration between the playwrights and seven female activists from around the globe, telling inspiring stories of overcoming adversity to effect real change and improve the lives of women.

Written by: Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz.

Directed by Judyann Elder

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Shannon Holt as Marina Pisklakova-Parker

Jossara Jinaro as Laura Alonso

Alex Kingston as Inez McCormack

Emily Kuroda as Mu Sochua

Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Hafsat Abiola

Annet Mahendru as Farida Azizi

Sarah Shahi as Mukhtar Mai

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Seven (Part 2) Apr 03, 2024

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

Written by: Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz.

Directed by Judyann Elder

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Shannon Holt as Marina Pisklakova-Parker

Jossara Jinaro as Laura Alonso

Alex Kingston as Inez McCormack

Emily Kuroda as Mu Sochua

Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Hafsat Abiola

Annet Mahendru as Farida Azizi

Sarah Shahi as Mukhtar Mai

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Seven (Part 1) Apr 03, 2024

Show notes

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

Written by: Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz.

Directed by Judyann Elder

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Shannon Holt as Marina Pisklakova-Parker

Jossara Jinaro as Laura Alonso

Alex Kingston as Inez McCormack

Emily Kuroda as Mu Sochua

Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Hafsat Abiola

Annet Mahendru as Farida Azizi

Sarah Shahi as Mukhtar Mai

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Chavez Ravine (Part 3) Mar 25, 2024

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

The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.

Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Richard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/Others

Ric Salinas as Henry Ruiz/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Manazar/Others

Zilah Mendoza as Maria/Others

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Chavez Ravine (Part 2) Mar 25, 2024

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

Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Richard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/Others

Ric Salinas as Henry Ruiz/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Manazar/Others

Zilah Mendoza as Maria/Others

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Chavez Ravine (Part 1) Mar 25, 2024

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

Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Richard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/Others

Ric Salinas as Henry Ruiz/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Manazar/Others

Zilah Mendoza as Maria/Others

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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting Bonus: Al Downing Interview Mar 21, 2024

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

Hear our conversation with former MLB pitcher Al Downing, talking about Jackie Robinson's impact on baseball.

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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting (Part 4) Mar 21, 2024

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

Playwright Ed Schmidt imagines a spring day in 1947, when Branch Rickey, the powerful general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he chooses Jackie Robinson to be Major League Baseball’s first black player. But a power struggle ensues when the group raises questions about Rickey’s motivations to integrate baseball.

Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Suites, Santa Monica in May 1996.

Directed by Sheldon Epps

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Edward Asner as Branch Rickey

David Downing as Clancy Hope (Elder)

Tommy Hicks as Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson

Carl Lumbly as Paul Robeson

Sterling Macer as Jackie Robinson

Charlie Robinson as Joe Louis

Rugg Williams as Clancy Hope

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