L.A. Theatre Works Airs MARVIN'S ROOM 1/30

This weekend, beginning Saturday, January 30, L.A. Theatre Works will air Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, starring Steven Weber, Mary Steenburgen, RoxAnne Hart and Jason Ritter. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10 pm to midnight on KPCC 89.3 FM, and can also be streamed on demand at http://www.latw.org/.

Good-hearted Bessie has been taking care of her ailing father for 20 years, but now she's the one who's sick, and she must reconcile with her estranged sister, Lee. A remarkably humorous and tender play, this critically acclaimed family drama was dubbed by The New York Times as "one of the funniest plays of the year, as well as one of the wisest and most moving." The broadcast includes interviews with Dr. Ira Byock (author, Dying Well) and Sean Collins (NPR series producer, The End of Life) about the emotional and psychological complexities of palliative and hospice care.

L.A. Theatre Works' radio theater series can also be heard on the following stations (check local listings for broadcast times): 89.7 WGBH, Boston, MA; 91.5 WBEZ, Chicago, IL; 94.9 KUOW, Seattle, WA; 90.1 WABE, Atlanta, GA; 94.1 KPFA, Berkeley, CA; 91.1 KRCB, North Bay (San Francisco, CA); 89.1 KVPR, Fresno, CA; 89.3 KPRX, Bakersfield, CA; and many other stations nationwide.

Major funding for L.A. Theatre Works' broadcast series is provided by the S. Mark Taper Foundation. Founded in 1989, the S. Mark Taper Foundation is a private family foundation dedicated to enhancing the quality of people's lives by supporting non-profit organizations and their work in the community.