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The Woman Who Laughed

Written by: Joyce Carol Oates
Narrated by: Edward Asner, Lindsay Crouse, Ethan Glazer, Harold Gould, Kaitlin Hopkins, Gary Kroeger, Jarrett Lennon, Lana McKissack, Marian Mercer, Tom Virtue
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Publisher's Summary

Nell Ryder is a sardonic and urbane school teacher transplanted to small-town Michigan in Joyce Carol Oates’ play. But when she gets into a dispute with an aggrieved parent, Nell finds herself accused of impropriety with one of her adolescent charges. 

A BBC co-production.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Edward Asner as Towers, Lindsay Crouse as Madge, Ethan Glazer as Joey Eaton, Harold Gould as Pitts, Kaitlin Hopkins as Nell, Gary Kroeger as Gil, Jarrett Lennon as Billy, Lana McKissack as Darlene, Marian Mercer as Mrs. Eaton, Tom Virtue as Tuttle.

Directed by Gordon House. Recorded before a live audience at the KCRW Studios, Santa Monica in September of 1994.

©1994 Joyce Carol Oates (P)1994 L.A. Theatre Works

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