In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life
nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing
work on the real-life giant tortoise named “Lonesome George” and the efforts to
preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on
the Galàpagos Islands.
This play is part of LA Theatre Works’ Relativity
Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity
Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to enhance public
understanding of science and technology in the modern world. This recording
also includes an interview with playwright Michael Hollinger as well as an
interview with Carol Ann Bassett, the author of Galápagos at the
Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s
Cradle of Evolution.
The cast includes Jaime Alvarez as Pedro; Chico
Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega; Daniel Chacon as Park Official, Tour Guide, and Alberto; Richard Gallegos as Tito and Bernardo; Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes; Justin
Huen as Jorge and Manuel; Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza; W. Morgan Sheppard as
Malcolm Geary; Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala; and Cynthia Watros as Schuyler
Baines.
Recorded by LA Theatre Works before a live audience at the James
Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television in July 2012.
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