Nan takes a prestigious research position working for Dr. George Papanicolaou, the inventor of the Pap smear. The doctor worries Nan's new husband might distract from their important work, but Nan has a secret that could upend everyone's plans for her.Includes an interview with playwright Jessica Dickey.This play 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 The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in November 2023.Directed by Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:Shannon Cochran as Mache PapanicolaouJosh Dallas as Ted DayJessica Dickey as HerselfGinnifer Goodwin as Nan DayRichard Schiff as Dr. George PapanicoloaouSenior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for audio by Mark Holden Recorded, edited, designed, and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff GardnerNan and the Lower Body was originally produced by TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA. Tim Bond, Artistic Director, and Phil Santora, Managing DirectorNan and the Lower Body was commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director, Barry Grove, Executive Producer, with funds provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.Nan and the Lower Body was developed at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley as part of their New Works Festival.
