Snakebit

By: David Marshall Grant

Narrated by: Talia Balsam, John Benjamin Hickey, Harry Hutchinson, D.W. Moffett

Jennifer and Jonathan, a showbiz couple, leave their ailing daughter in New York City to come to Hollywood, so Jonathan can audition for a film. And when Jennifer stays with her old friend Michael, a dancer turned social worker, past sins shed new light on the present in the age of AIDS.

This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ “Chicago Theaters on the Air” series, produced in conjunction with Remains Theatre.

Recorded before a live audience at Chicago’s Guest Quarters Suite Hotel in February 1993.

Theatrical Direction by Campbell Scott

Directed for Radio by Mary McAuliffe

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Talia Balsam as Jennifer

John Benjamin Hickey as Michael

Harry Hutchinson as the Man

D.W. Moffett as Jonathan

Radio Producer: Robert Newhouse

Recording Engineer: Larry Rock

Production Stager Manager: Jan Watson

Live Sound Effects: Kim Soren Watson

©1993 David Marshall Grant (P)1993 L.A. Theatre Works

Funny and Sad at once

I enjoyed the actor’s performances and the writing of this a lot. It’s interesting and funny and sad. No one is free of guilt which makes it even more interesting. Reminds us of how just 30 years ago, AIDS was such a different creature than it is now.