Moving Bodies

A chronicle of the brilliant life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman. From his role in the development of the atomic bomb to his controversial testimony at the investigation of the Challenger disaster, Feynman casts a long shadow across the worlds of physics and mathematics. Through playwright Arthur Giron's eyes, we see how Feynman became one of the most important scientists of our time. Includes an interview with Dr. Brian Greene, Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Columbia University, and author/presenter of NOVA's 'The Elegant Universe.'Moving Bodies is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. Recorded at Voicebox Studios in June 2007.Director: Rosalind AyresProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Emily Bergl as Arlene GreenbaumJessica Chastain as Sally/Cal Tech GroupJill Gascoine as GwynethMatt Gaydos as Franky/Reporter/Cal Tech GroupHarry Groener as Julius LowenthalArye Gross as Rabbi/Members of CommissionKathryn Hahn as Joan FeynmanMark Harelik as Melville FeynmanKatharine Leonard as Doris/Cal Tech GroupMary McGowan as Young JoanAlec Medlock as Young Richard FeynmanAlfred Molina as Richard 'Dick' FeynmanJenny O'Hara as Lucille FeynmanRaphael Sbarge as Robert OppenheimerJoe Spano as Mr. GrahamJohn Vickery as Chairman of the Challenger Inquiry CommissionRecording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor:Mark Holden for Voicebox StudiosOriginal music performed by Eric Sokol on the bongos and Adam Chevitz on piano.