The Paris Letter February 24, 2008

Ron Rifkin, John Glover, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor and Patricia Wettig are set to reprise their roles in Jon Robin Baitz's modern tragedy "The Paris Letter" for L.A. Theatre Works. LATW records five performances February 20-24 at the Skirball Cultural Center to air on its nationally-syndicated radio theater series, "The Play's The Thing" which broadcasts weekly on public and satellite radio.

In "The Paris Letter," Baitz, known as one of America's foremost playwrights on themes of conscience, writes about power and money - and the ruinous effects they can have on friendship, love, marriage, and ultimately oneself. Wall Street powerhouse Sandy Sonenberg finds his personal and professional life threatened by the unraveling secrets of his past. After burying his true sexual identity, a lethal affair with a young male associate forces Sonenberg to confront a lifetime of unrequited love and betrayal.

Variety wrote, " 'The Paris Letter' has potential to rank beside works of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Baitz writes vibrant, stingingly literate dialogue."

For three decades, L.A. Theatre Works has been the leading radio theater company in the United States, committed to using innovative technologies to preserve and promote significant works of dramatic literature and bringing live theater into the homes of millions. LATW's radio theater series, The Play's The Thing, airs weekly on 89.3 FM KPCC in Southern California; 89.7 WGBH in Boston; 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago; 94.9 KUOW in Seattle; 93.5 FM KRTS "Marfa Public Radio" in Texas; 90.5 FM KUT in Austin;88.9 FM KUNM in Albuquerque; 94.1 KPFA in Northern California; 91.1 FM KRCB in Sonoma County; 89.1 KUOR in Redlands; as well as on many other public radio stations nationwide and XM Satellite Radio. Selected programs from LATW are also heard internationally over BBC World Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Telefis Eirann (Ireland), Radio Hong Kong, and Radio New Zealand. The L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection is available in bookstores, libraries, through their catalog, digitally on itunes, overdrive.com, audible.com, and on the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org. Plays in the Relativity science-themed series are broadcast on the first Saturday of the month, and . Each play in the Relativity series is available for podcasting at www.kpcc.org for three months following the broadcast.

Performances of The Paris Letter take place on Wednesday, February 20 at 8 pm; Thursday, February 21 at 8 pm; Friday, February 22 at 8 pm; Saturday, February 23 at 3 pm; and Sunday, February 24 at 2 pm. Tickets range from $20.00 to $47.00. The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, off the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains (exit Skirball Center Drive). For tickets and information, call the L.A. Theatre Works box office at (310) 827-0889 or go to www.latw.org.

Official Website: http://www.latw.org