Between Riverside and Crazy

By: Stephen Adly Guirgis

Narrated by: Elisa Bocanegra, John Cothran, Seamus Dever, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Larry Powell, Emily Swallow

After his wife’s death, retired cop Walter "Pops" Washington has made a home for his ex-felon son in his sprawling, rent-controlled, Riverside Drive apartment. Will a long-simmering feud with the NYPD cause him to lose his home and the family he’s built there?

The play was the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring (in alphabetical order): Elisa Bocanegra as Church Lady; John Cothran as Pops; Seamus Dever as Lieutenant Carrow; James Martinez as Oswaldo; Ana Ortiz as Lulu; Larry Powell as Junior; and Emily Swallow as Detective Audrey O’Connor. Directed by Diane Rodriguez and recorded before an audience at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in November 2017.

©2014 Stephen Adly Guirgis (P)2018 L.A. Theatre Works

Brilliant play brilliant actors

This is an incredibly moving and brilliant play. The cast is great. brilliant performance by Ana Ortiz. It is very well produced.

Relevant material. Great performance by Cothran.

I really enjoyed the story and twist at the end. Cothran has a great voice that I like to listen to. Had some funny moments amidst the intensity of the story.

Great audio of a great play

I really appreciate this recording on Audible. The play is funny, real, moving and serious. The actors are phenomenal and the recording allows you to hear everything clearly as if you were there in person. Highly recommend.

Real street drama.

Solid performances deliver a first-rate drama of the streets with real characters and a message to ponder.

Hilarious dialogue

Excellent acting and some pretty hilarious dialogue. I didn’t find the ending very satisfying but it was definitely worth listening to.