Organization History Founded in 1974, the organization was originally called “Artists in Prison ,” and used theatre as a means to provide a voice to incarcerated men and women who were traditionally unheard and underserved. In 1980, they changed their name to L.A. Theatre Works, and, in 1985, they came to the realization that recorded plays could be both a valuable teaching tool and a way to promote civic engagement by diverse constituents. They became a “virtual” theatre company— lifting theatre from its earthbound roots to new media platforms as well as terrestrial and satellite airwaves—as we began producing and recording audio plays. This has enabled them to exponentially widen our outreach to audiences County and nationwide. Susan Albert Loewenberg is the Producing Director of this company. Organization Mission The mission of L.A. Theatre Works is to strengthen our cultural community through the use of innovative technologies to produce and preserve significant works of dramatic literature, and to assure the widest public access to these great works. Summary of Overall Organization L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) currently operates six primary programs. Through The Play’s the Thing, our live, in-performance radio theatre series at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, LATW records 10 – 14 new productions each year featuring leading actors in state-of-the-art audio productions of classic and cutting-edge theatre. All productions become part of both our national Radio Broadcast Series and our extensive Audio Theatre Publishing Division that includes more than 400 titles—the largest library of its kind in the world—distributed both digitally and conventionally to the public, schools, and libraries nationwide. LATW’s much lauded Audio Theatre Collection is currently available in over 8,000 schools and libraries, and it has received awards from the Audio Publishers Association, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Guild of America, American Library Association, the Grammy Awards, and many others. Through our National Outreach Programs, Alive and Aloud and Library Access, more than 4,000 schools and community libraries nationwide receive selections from our Audio Theatre Collection and accompanying educational materials free of charge each year. Since its inception in 2005, our National Touring Program has brought the experience of a live, in-performance radio drama to audiences in over 125 cities across the country. Our newest initiative, The Play’s the Thing for Higher Education, will provide colleges and universities with a collection of 300 digitized plays within a searchable database for use by scholars, instructors, and students nationwide. Artist Advisory Council Their Artist Advisory Council consists of the following people: Edward Asner, Rosalind Ayres, Ed Begley, Jr., Hector Elizondo, Glenne Headly, Martin Jarvis, Stacy Keach, Shirley Knight, Marsha Mason, Richard Masur, Alfred Molina, Charles Robinson, David Selby, Eric Stoltz, JoBeth Williams and Charlayne Woodard.

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Organization History

Founded in 1974, the organization was originally called “Artists in Prison ,” and used theatre as a means to provide a voice to incarcerated men and women who were traditionally unheard and underserved. In 1980, they changed their name to L.A. Theatre Works, and, in 1985, they came to the realization that recorded plays could be both a valuable teaching tool and a way to promote civic engagement by diverse constituents. They became a “virtual” theatre company— lifting theatre from its earthbound roots to new media platforms as well as terrestrial and satellite airwaves—as we began producing and recording audio plays. This has enabled them to exponentially widen our outreach to audiences County and nationwide. Susan Albert Loewenberg is the Producing Director of this company.



Organization Mission

The mission of L.A. Theatre Works is to strengthen our cultural community through the use of innovative technologies to produce and preserve significant works of dramatic literature, and to assure the widest public access to these great works.



Summary of Overall Organization

L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) currently operates six primary programs. Through The Play’s the Thing, our live, in-performance radio theatre series at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, LATW records 10 – 14 new productions each year featuring leading actors in state-of-the-art audio productions of classic and cutting-edge theatre. All productions become part of both our national Radio Broadcast Series and our extensive Audio Theatre Publishing Division that includes more than 400 titles—the largest library of its kind in the world—distributed both digitally and conventionally to the public, schools, and libraries nationwide. LATW’s much lauded Audio Theatre Collection is currently available in over 8,000 schools and libraries, and it has received awards from the Audio Publishers Association, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Guild of America, American Library Association, the Grammy Awards, and many others. Through our National Outreach Programs, Alive and Aloud and Library Access, more than 4,000 schools and community libraries nationwide receive selections from our Audio Theatre Collection and accompanying educational materials free of charge each year. Since its inception in 2005, our National Touring Program has brought the experience of a live, in-performance radio drama to audiences in over 125 cities across the country. Our newest initiative, The Play’s the Thing for Higher Education, will provide colleges and universities with a collection of 300 digitized plays within a searchable database for use by scholars, instructors, and students nationwide.

Artist Advisory Council

Their Artist Advisory Council consists of the following people: Edward Asner, Rosalind Ayres, Ed Begley, Jr., Hector Elizondo, Glenne Headly, Martin Jarvis, Stacy Keach, Shirley Knight, Marsha Mason, Richard Masur, Alfred Molina, Charles Robinson, David Selby, Eric Stoltz, JoBeth Williams and Charlayne Woodard.