Moving Bodies

Written by Arthur Giron

Narrated by Alfred Molina and Full Cast

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 Ayres Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Emily Bergl as Arlene Greenbaum Jessica Chastain as Sally/Cal Tech Group Jill Gascoine as Gwyneth Matt Gaydos as Franky/Reporter/Cal Tech Group Harry Groener as Julius Lowenthal Arye Gross as Rabbi/Members of Commission Kathryn Hahn as Joan Feynman Mark Harelik as Melville Feynman Katharine Leonard as Doris/Cal Tech Group Mary McGowan as Young Joan Alec Medlock as Young Richard Feynman Alfred Molina as Richard “Dick” Feynman Jenny O’Hara as Lucille Feynman Raphael Sbarge as Robert Oppenheimer Joe Spano as Mr. Graham John Vickery as Chairman of the Challenger Inquiry Commission Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for Voicebox Studios Original music performed by Eric Sokol on the bongos and Adam Chevitz on piano.

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Feb 1, 2008
• ISBN: 9781580815383

Reviews for Moving Bodies

[vladimiro sousa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting play about Richard Feynman life. Its a spotlight in some of his more personal moments in life and his relationship with his parents, his first wife and some of his mentors. And interesting audiobook, no doubts.

[quantum_flapdoodle · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A play about Richard Feynman that is as non-linear as Feynman himself, moving back and forth through time and space, demonstrating the irreverence of the great physicist for everything but truth and knowledge. Feynman cracks jokes, flirts with girls, and explains bits and pieces of quantum electrodynamics (QED)., but not much of the physics. The play focuses on his work on the Challenger disaster, but takes a detour through his childhood to introduce us to this eccentric character. A decent job; the playwright doesn't make the mistake of thinking he's more clever than Feynman, and uses a lot of Feynman's own words to allow him to speak for himself.

[devil_llama · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A play about Richard Feynman that is as non-linear as Feynman himself, moving back and forth through time and space, demonstrating the irreverence of the great physicist for everything but truth and knowledge. Feynman cracks jokes, flirts with girls, and explains bits and pieces of quantum electrodynamics (QED)., but not much of the physics. The play focuses on his work on the Challenger disaster, but takes a detour through his childhood to introduce us to this eccentric character. A decent job; the playwright doesn't make the mistake of thinking he's more clever than Feynman, and uses a lot of Feynman's own words to allow him to speak for himself.