Lenin's Embalmers

Written by Vern Thiessen

Narrated by JD Cullum, Gregory Harrison, Jocelyn Towne and 5 more

After Vladimir Lenin's death, Stalin orders two Jewish scientists to preserve Lenin's body for all time. If they succeed, the rewards will be considerable. If not, it's the gulag – or worse. Based on real events, Vern Thiessen's nimble dark comedy exposes the absurdities of Soviet life under Stalin.

Lenin's Embalmers is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring 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 The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2018.

Director: Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg JD Cullum as Vlad Simon Helberg as Boris Gregory Harrison as Lenin Jon Matthews as Krasin Rufus Sewell as Stalin John Sloan as Agent 2 Mark Jude Sullivan as Agent 1 Jocelyn Towne as Nadia Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson. Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner. Recording Engineer and Editor: Erick Cifuentes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Nov 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781682660829

Vern Thiessen

Vern Thiessen is one of Canada’s most produced playwrights. His plays have been translated into five languages and have been seen around the world. Vern is the recipient of the Dora Mavor Moore and Elizabeth Sterling Haynes awards for Outstanding New Play, the Carol Bolt Award, the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award, and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, Canada’s highest honour for a playwright. He has served as president of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and the Writers Guild of Alberta and was artistic director of Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre for six seasons. He is married to acclaimed screenwriter and novelist Susie Moloney.