Following excerpts of letters and other written material from physicist Richard Feynman, his wife, and a few other major scientists, this full-cast production of Vandenbroucke's 1997 play, set in 1943 New Mexico, paints a compelling landscape of the personal lives and public considerations of those scientists involved in the creation of the atomic bomb. The performances by actors Larry Cox, Jeannie Elias, Robin Gammell, Jon Matthews, Philip Mershon, Danny Mora, Wolf Muser, Lisa Jane Persky, John Vickery, Tom Virtue, and Ron West are by turns funny, charming, and even morose, though some of the transitions can be hard to follow. While enjoyable and moving, the production as a whole lacks a substantive growing tension and is really more of a collection of vignettes than a fully fleshed-out narrative. Recommended for those who enjoy audio dramas, history, and science.—Lance Eaton, Peabody, MA
Atomic Bombers
In 1943, something strange is going on in the New Mexican desert. By night, the starkly beautiful canyons of Los Alamos fill with the sound of exploding graphite - and by day, the crackle of scientific brainpower. Fifty years after Hiroshima, Atomic Bombers takes us into those secretive canyons to meet the cadre of brilliant scientists who worked there. With wisecracking physicist Dr. Richard Feynman as our guide, the race to the atom bomb comes alive as a very human endeavor, filled with humor, playfulness and dread.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Larry Cox, Jeannie Elias, Robin Gammell, Jon Matthews, Phillip Mershon, Danny Mora, Wolf Muser, Lisa Jane Persky, John Vickery, Tom Virtue and Ron West.
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An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Larry Cox, Jeannie Elias, Robin Gammell, Jon Matthews, Phillip Mershon, Danny Mora, Wolf Muser, Lisa Jane Persky, John Vickery, Tom Virtue and Ron West.
Atomic Bombers
In 1943, something strange is going on in the New Mexican desert. By night, the starkly beautiful canyons of Los Alamos fill with the sound of exploding graphite - and by day, the crackle of scientific brainpower. Fifty years after Hiroshima, Atomic Bombers takes us into those secretive canyons to meet the cadre of brilliant scientists who worked there. With wisecracking physicist Dr. Richard Feynman as our guide, the race to the atom bomb comes alive as a very human endeavor, filled with humor, playfulness and dread.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Larry Cox, Jeannie Elias, Robin Gammell, Jon Matthews, Phillip Mershon, Danny Mora, Wolf Muser, Lisa Jane Persky, John Vickery, Tom Virtue and Ron West.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Larry Cox, Jeannie Elias, Robin Gammell, Jon Matthews, Phillip Mershon, Danny Mora, Wolf Muser, Lisa Jane Persky, John Vickery, Tom Virtue and Ron West.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940172085079 |
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| Publisher: | L.A. Theatre Works |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2010 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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