The Assembled Parties

It’s Christmas 1980, and inside a sprawling Upper West Side apartment, Faye Bascov is about to throw an opulent Christmas dinner – a tradition for this secular, well-educated Jewish family. But any family gathering is an invitation for old resentments to boil over, as Faye’s sister-in-law Julie and the extended family have plenty to hash out. Flash-forward to 2000, and the apartment, now much shabbier, reflects how the family’s fortunes have changed, and the Bascovs now have to reckon with the legacy of their family discord. A 2013 Drama Desk Award-winner and recipient of three Tony nominations.

Recorded before an audience at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in November 2016.

Directed by JoBeth Williams
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Matthew Arkin as Ben
Wilson Bethel as Scotty and Tim
Dana Delany as Julie
Seamus Dever as Jeff
Justin Huen as the voice of Hector
Zoe Perry as Shelley and Timmy
Susan Sullivan as Faye
Peter Van Norden as Mort

Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist, Aaron Lyons. Production Manager, Megan McGrory. Rehearsal Stage Manager, Tori Burnett. Editor, Mitchell Lindskoog.