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Orson's Shadow
Written by Austin Pendleton
Narrated by Martin Jarvis and Full Cast
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Sir Laurence Olivier. Orson Welles. Vivien Leigh. Joan Plowright. Kenneth Tynan. When these champions of the theatre get together to rehearse Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, mere mortals best step aside. With lightning wit and scathing insight into the true nature of genius, Austin Pendleton’s play opens the private worlds of these very public people, exposing their warmth, their egos, and their glittering madness.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Caroline Goodall as Joan Plowright Glenne Headly as Vivien Leigh Martin Jarvis as Laurence Olivier Robert Machray as Orson Welles Orlando Seale as Sean Simon Templeman as Kenneth Tynan Associate Producer: Susan Raab Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: David Kelly for Voice Box Studios Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in February 2003.
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