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Title details for The Hard Problem by Tom Stoppard - Available

The Hard Problem

by Tom Stoppard
Eddie Cahill
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Hilary believes fervently that consciousness is more than the sum of our biology. When she receives a position at a prestigious think tank, she develops a novel experiment to prove that humans are intrinsically altruistic, but the results are something she never anticipated.

Includes a post-show discussion with Mark Tramo, a neuroscientist, neurologist, and musician who is a professor in the UCLA Schools of Medicine, Music, and Letters & Science.

Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in November 2019.

Director: Rosalind Ayres

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Eddie Cahill as Jerry

Rosie Fellner as Julia

Adhir Kalyan as Amal

Julian Morris as Spike

Hannah Murray as Hilary

Desirée Mee Jung as Bo

Moira Quirk as Cathy, Ursula

Alex Wyndham as Leo

Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Brian DeShazor

Production Manager: Erica R. Christensen

Editor: Mitchell Lindskoog.

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  • Release date

    April 28, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781682661062
      • File size: 51795 KB
      • Duration: 01:47:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Where do ethics and consciousness come from? Do they really exist? Playing a neuropsychologist and her billionaire think-tank-owning boss, television stalwarts Hannah Murray ("Game of Thrones") and Eddie Cahill ("CSI: NY") lead a fine LA Theatre Works cast in this spirited live staged reading of Tom Stoppard's 2015 satirical examination of how scientists do science. Mixing big philosophical ideas with an experiment that might be too good to be true and a heartbreaking plot twist, Stoppard's trademark smart, rapid-fire dialogue ensures that the hard questions will be answered with humor, insight, and a large dose of humanity. A post-show discussion about neurology, language, and music with UCLA neuroscientist Mark Tramo rounds out this entertaining and thought-provoking program. B.P. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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