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 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.