Publisher Description
It’s Christmas 1980, and inside a sprawling Upper West Side apartment, Faye Bascov is about to throw an opulent Christmas dinner—a tradition for this secular, well-educated Jewish family. But any family gathering is an invitation for old resentments to boil over, as Faye’s sister-in-law Julie and the extended family have plenty to hash out. Flash-forward to 2000, and the apartment, now much shabbier, reflects how the family’s fortunes have changed, and the Bascovs now have to reckon with the legacy of their family discord.
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:
Matthew Arkin as Ben
Wilson Bethel as Scotty/Tim
Dana Delany as Julie
Seamus Dever as Jeff
Zoe Perry as Shelley/Timmy
Susan Sullivan as Faye
Peter Van Norden as Mort
with Justin Huen as the Voice of Hector
Directed by JoBeth Williams. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in November of 2016.
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About the Narrators
Peter Van Norden has been acting on stage, film, and television for over thirty years. He has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and with most of the regional reps across the country. His film and television credits include roles in Police Academy 2 and The Accused (opposite Jodie Foster), as well as the role of Ralph Brentner in Stephen King’s eight-hour miniseries The Stand. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Thérèse Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She has won eighteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings.
Seamus Dever is an award-winning
actor and star of ABC’s Castle as Homicide
Detective Kevin Ryan. His other television roles include Army Wives, General
Hospital, and Mad Men, and his
film credits include Hollywoodland. He
is well known to theater audiences for his acclaimed role of Alex in A Clockwork Orange. He is a graduate of
Carnegie-Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre. He and his wife Juliana
reside in Los Angeles with their two rescue dogs and are proud vegetarians active
in animal rights and environmental causes.
Zoë Perry, daughter
of actors Jeff Perry and Laurie Metcalf, has her own extensive acting career, having
appeared onstage in Pot Mom, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Peace in Our
Time, The Autumn Garden, End Days, Balm in Gilead, and Teen Girl. Film credits include Cotton,
Turkey Bowl, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, and Deception, and she has also appeared on television in Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Cold Case,
My Boys, Conviction, and Law &
Order: Criminal Intent. Zoë is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.