L.A. Theatre Works On the Air:

Glenne Headly, Robert Machray and Martin Jarvis in

“Orson’s Shadow”

L.A. Theatre Works’ Radio Theatre Series will air Orson’s Shadow, written by Austin Pendleton, directed by Rosalind Ayres, and featuring Glenne Headly, Robert Machray and Martin Jarvis. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Sunday, July 15 from 8 -10 pm on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles (98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, 99.5 FM in Ridgecrest/China Lake and 93.7 FM in Rancho Bernardo/North San Diego), and can also be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.

Sir Laurence Olivier. Orson Welles. Vivien Leigh. Joan Plowright. Kenneth Tynan. When these champions of the theater 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. The broadcast includes a conversation with actor Robert Machray on the challenge of playing Orson Welles.