The Hard Problem by Tom Stoppard at LA Theatre Works
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- In "The Hard Problem," by acclaimed Tony Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard, Hilary believes fervently that consciousness is more than the sum of our biology. When she receives a position at a prestigious think tank, she develops a novel experiment to prove that humans are intrinsically altruistic, but the results are something she never anticipated.. L.A. Theatre Works presents the Los Angeles premiere of The Hard Problem by Tom Stoppard Nov. 15 through Nov. 17 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater.

Each of the four performances will be recorded live in front of an audience for future radio broadcast, distribution on CD, digital download and online streaming. L.A. Theatre Works' syndicated radio theater series broadcasts weekly on public radio stations across the U.S. (locally, in Southern California, on KPFK 90.7 FM); can be heard daily in China and around the world at Radio Beijing; can be downloaded as a podcast via iTunes and NPR One; and can be streamed on demand.

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Rosalind Ayres directs Eddie Cahill (CSI: NY, Friends), Rosie Fellner (BBC's The Trip), Adhir Kalyan (Rules of Engagement), Julian Morris (Pretty Little Liars, Hand of God) and Moira Quirk (LATW's The Hound of the Baskervilles).

Performances of The Hard Problem take place on Friday, Nov, 15 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. The James Bridges Theater is located at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, 235 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Tickets range from $15-$65. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (310) 827-0889 or go to www.latw.org.