Extinction

by Hannie Rayson Narrated by Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Darren Richardson, Joanne Whalley

Overview

A zoologist in Australia gets funding to save an endangered species from the very company that threatens its existence. Will this deal with the devil allow her to save the species, or will it destroy her entire life's work?

Includes an interview with playwright Hannie Rayson and director Martin Jarvis.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in September 2020.

Extinction is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Seriesis provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Directed by Martin Jarvis
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Seamus Dever as Harry Jewell
Sarah Drew as Dr. Piper Ross
Darren Richardson as Andy Dixon
Joanne Whalley as Prof. Heather Dixon-Brown

Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Recording Engineer, Editor, Sound Designer: Neil Wogensen
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner
Mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Editorial Reviews

FEBRUARY 2021 - AudioFile

With bright-sounding innocence, Sarah Drew portrays an American zoologist working in Australia who makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds that the endangered carnivorous marsupial the tiger quoll may still exist in the wild. However, to save the species she may have to make a deal with the devil—a timber baron, portrayed by American actor Seamus Dever, who sports a fine Australian accent. The dialogue is quick and intimate, and the drama down-to-earth as science wrestles with industry, and the characters realize that battling climate change and saving the environment may end up being just as messy and personal as any other human endeavor. This is another engaging production of the best in contemporary theater from L.A. Theatre Works. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2021 - AudioFile

With bright-sounding innocence, Sarah Drew portrays an American zoologist working in Australia who makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds that the endangered carnivorous marsupial the tiger quoll may still exist in the wild. However, to save the species she may have to make a deal with the devil—a timber baron, portrayed by American actor Seamus Dever, who sports a fine Australian accent. The dialogue is quick and intimate, and the drama down-to-earth as science wrestles with industry, and the characters realize that battling climate change and saving the environment may end up being just as messy and personal as any other human endeavor. This is another engaging production of the best in contemporary theater from L.A. Theatre Works. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173272836
Publisher:	L.A. Theatre Works
Publication date:	03/15/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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