Darren Richardson has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 9 authors. The most-rated is Pressure.
Jefferson's Garden
Summary
You say you want a Revolution? The story of this country's struggle for independence is told with a fresh slant and theatrical inventiveness. As Thomas Jefferson struggles to find the right words to frame a nation, a young Quaker must weigh his desire to participate in the struggle against his pacifist beliefs. Recorded before an audience at UCLA's James Bridges Theater in March 2017. Directed by Martin Jarvis Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg Rosalind Ayres as Martha/Nelly Rose Nate Corddry as Christian Ellis Greer as Betty Gregory Harrison as Carl/Thomas Jefferson Lovensky Jean-Baptiste as James Hemmings Ifan Meredith as Harry/Jim Madison Darren Richardson as Daniel/George Mason/M. Perrault Emily Swallow as Louisa/Imogen Inger Tudor as Susannah/Sally Additional chorus roles performed by the cast 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, Jonathan Kells Phillips. Production Manager, Katie Friesen. Editor, Mitchell Lindskoog.
©2015 Timberlake Wertenbaker (P)2017 L.A. Theatre Works
The Misanthrope
Summary
This timeless comedy of manners is considered one of Molière's most probing and mature works. While it's still an exemplar of 17th century farce, Molière went beyond his usual comic inventiveness to create a world of rich, complex characters, especially in the cynical title character Alceste, played here by the Tony Award-winning actor Brian Bedford. Includes an interview with Larry F. Norman author of The Public Mirror: Molière and the Social Commerce of Depiction. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2012. Lead funding for this production was made possible with support by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation. Directed by Rosalind Ayres Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Brian Bedford as Alceste JD Cullum as Clitandre Sarah Drew as Eliante Martin Jarvis as Philinte Darren Richardson as Basque, Du Bois Susan Sullivan as Arsinoe Nick Toren as Oronte Matt Wolf as Acaste, Guard Bellamy Young as Celimene Associate Producer: Christina Montaño. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Stage Manager, Michael Rhea.
©2013 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2013 L.A. Theatre Works
Photograph 51
Summary
Rosalind Franklin was a gifted research scientist who was part of the race to uncover the secrets of DNA in the 1950’s. Her more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure – yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life”. Includes an interview with Brenda Maddox, the world's foremost biographer of Rosalind Franklin and author of Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA. Also includes and interview with Dr Pamela Björkman, the Max Delbruck Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology, and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Miriam Margolyes as Rosalind Matthew Arkin as Caspar Maxwell Caulfield as Wilkins Jon Matthews as Watson Darren Richardson as Gosling Nick Toren as Crick Directed by Michael Hackett. Recorded at the Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Photograph 51 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 to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world."
©2011 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2011 L.A. Theatre Works
Spill
Summary
In April of 2010, British Petroleum gave orders to speed up production on its colossal drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon. Despite the objections of many on the rig, safety measures were ignored or overlooked. On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon exploded. Eleven men paid the ultimate price and countless thousands who call the Gulf Coast home found their lives irrevocably altered. Spill is part of our Relativity Series, presented with major funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. Directed by Martin Jarvis. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring: Elisa Bocanegra as Arleen Weise, Andrea Fleytas Gilbert Glenn Brown as Obama, Jorey Danos, Christopher Pleasant Nicholas Hormann as Bob Bea, Pat O'Bryan, Gary Bartholemy, Wyman Wheeler Travis Johns as Keith Jones, Steve Bertone, Jonathan Henderson Jane Kaczmarek as Narrator, Lillian Miller James Morrison as Bill Anderson, Randy Ezell, Billy Nungesser Darren Richardson as Tony Hayward, Jimmy Harrell, Gordon Jones, Don Vidrine Kate Steele as Shelley Anderson, Jolene Danos Mark Jude Sullivan as Jason Anderson, Mike Williams Production Manager, Nikki Hyde. Music Supervisor, Ronn Lipkin. Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Editor, Julian Nicholson. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
©2018 Leigh Fondakowski (P)2018 L.A. Theatre Works
The Bungler
Summary
In 17th-century Sicily, a clever valet named Mascarille tries to help his boss, Lélie, win the girl of his dreams – only to find that Lélie is a monumental dunce who ruins every one of his intricate schemes. Undaunted, Mascarille invents progressively wilder plots, only to see his best-laid plans go very awry in Molière’s The Bungler, translated by Richard Wilbur. This is an L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance starring Richard Easton as Mascarille, Adam Godley as Lelie, Alan Mandell as Trufaldin, Dakin Matthews as Ergaste, Christopher Neame as Pandolphe, Paula Jane Newman as Celie, Darren Richardson as Andres, John Sloan as Léandre, Norman Snow as Anselme, and Kate Steele as Hippolyte. This recording contains an interview with Mechele Leon, Associate Professor of Classical and Contemporary French Theatre at the University of Kansas.
©2011 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2011 L.A. Theatre Works
A Room with a View (Dramatized)
Summary
In this original adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel, an encounter in Florence and an offer to exchange rooms brings George Emerson to the attention of Lucy Honeychurch. Their flirtation is cut short by Lucy’s chaperone, but when they meet again back home in England, Lucy must negotiate the demands of her station with the desires of her heart. Includes an interview with Julian Sands. Recorded before a live audience at UCLA's James Bridges Theater in March 2019. Adapted and Directed by Kate McAll Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Rosalind Ayres as Charlotte Bartlett Edita Brychta as Mrs. Honeychurch, Miss Lavish, Signora Alastair James Murden as Freddy Honeychurch, Guide, Italian Driver Moira Quirk as Miss Catherine Alan, Miss Teresa Alan, Maid Darren Richardson as Mr. Beebe and Sir Harry Julian Sands as Mr. Emerson Eugene Simon as George Emerson Eleanor Tomlinson as Lucy Honeychurch Matthew Wolf as Cecil Vyse, Shopkeeper, English Driver Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson. Sound Designer, Recording and Mixing Engineer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist: Brian Wallace. Production Manager: Jessie Vachiano. Editor: Julian Nicholson
©2019 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2019 L.A. Theatre Works
Daniel Deronda (Dramatized)
Summary
Scornful of men and the love they profess for her, Gwendolen Harleth is a beautiful but spoiled young woman, frustrated by her limited options in Victorian England. Daniel Deronda is an intelligent, handsome young man who has been raised by his guardian, Sir Hugo Mallinger, but knows nothing of his true origins. Deronda’s search leads him into the world of 19th-century Zionism, a discovery that will alter the course of his life. An original L.A. Theatre Works commission, adapted and directed by Kate McAll. Includes an audience talkback about George Eliot with Hilary Schor, Professor of English, Comparative Literature and Law at USC. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring: Edita Brychta as Mother, Madame von Langen and others Barry Creyton as Sir Hugo Mallinger and Lord Brackenshaw Ifan Meredith as Daniel Deronda Cerris Morgan-Moyer as Aunt Nancy and others Kimberley Nixon as Gwendolen Harleth Darren Richardson as Mordecai, Hans, and others Helen Sadler as Mirah Lapidoth Julian Sands as Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt André Sogliuzzo as Uncle Henry and others With Kate Burton as George Eliot/Narrator Recorded live in performance at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in March 2018.
©2018 Kate McAll (P)2018 L.A. Theatre Works
Oslo
Summary
1993. In this rollicking take on modern diplomacy, a Norwegian social scientist and his diplomat wife are determined to try a new tactic to break the long-standing deadlock of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A secret back channel in Norway leads to unexpected breakthroughs as negotiators find common ground. When the political becomes personal, relationships are forged that offer a chance to alter the course of history. Includes a conversation about the Oslo Accords with Steven Spiegel, director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA. Lead funding for Oslo is generously provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in April 2019. Directed by Brian Kite Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg Anthony Azizi as Ahmed Qurie (Abu Ala) Josh Bitton as Uri Savir and others Edita Brychta as Marianne Heiberg, Toril Grandal, Swedish Hostess, German Wife J. D. Cullum as Terje Rød-Larsen Matthew Floyd Miller as Johan Jorgen Holst, Joel Singer Darren Richardson as Jan Egeland, Ron Pundak, Trond Gunderson André Sogliuzzo as Yossi Beilin, Finn Grandal, Thor Bjornevog, American Diplomat, German Husband Devon Sorvari as Mona Juul Michel Wakim as Hassan Asfour and others Kevin Weisman as Yair Hirschfeld, Shimon Peres 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, Brian Wallace. Production Manager, Daniel Trostler. Editor, Julian Nicholson.
©2019 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2019 L.A. Theatre Works
Pressure
Summary
A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower that they can accurately predict the atmospheric conditions needed to launch the greatest amphibious assault in the history of mankind - the D-Day invasion. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in October 2019. Director: Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Jonathan Cake as Group Captain James Stagg Josh Cole as Lieutenant Andrew Carter Sarah Drew as Kay Summersby Mike McShane as Colonel Irving P. Krick James Morrison as General Dwight D. Eisenhower Darren Richardson as Electrician, Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Commander Franklin André Sogliuzzo as General “Tooey” Spaatz, Lieutenant Battersby Matthew Wolf as Admiral Bertram Ramsay, Hamilton Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Brian DeShazor Production Manager: Erica R. Christensen Editor: Mitchell Lindskoog
©2019 David Haig (P)2019 L.A. Theatre Works