Author: Vern Thiessen
Narrator: JD Cullum
Unabridged: 1 hr 11 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 11/30/2018
Genre: Drama - American
After Vladimir Lenins death, Stalin orders two Jewish scientists to preserve Lenins body for all time. If they succeed, the rewards will be considerable. If not, its the gulag or worse. Based on real events, Vern Theissens nimble dark comedy exposes the absurdities of Soviet life under Stalin. Lenins Embalmers is part of L.A. Theatre Works Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays.Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. Starring, in alphabetical order: JD Cullum as Vlad; Gregory Harrison as Lenin; Simon Helberg as Boris; 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. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Recording Engineer and Editor, Erick Cifuentes. Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden for the Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Directed by Martin Jarvis.
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