L.A. Theatre Works On the Air:

Jill Clayburgh, Hamish Linklater and Luke MacFarlane in

“The Busy World is Hushed”

L.A. Theatre Works’ Radio Theatre Series will air The Busy World is Hushed, written by Keith Bunin, directed by JoBeth Williams and featuring Jill Clayburgh, Hamish Linklater and Luke MacFarlane. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Sunday, December 23 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.

A renowned Episcopalian cleric befriends a young writer who she hopes will finish her latest book. But when her wayward son returns home, he raises haunting questions about faith and forgiveness. The broadcast includes a conversation about faith with religious scholar Elaine Pagels of Princeton University.