American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government's internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language?
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 July 2024.
Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast production, starring:
Seamus Dever as Larry Murdoch
Fang Du as The Translator
Greg Germann as Richard Warren
Belinda Gosbee as Amanda Carlson
Angela Lin as Julie Chen
Mardy Ma as Deputy Minister Gao Shengwei
Eon Song as Huang Mei
Josh Stamberg as Marshall McLaren
Zhan Wang as Li Dao
Joanne Whalley as Jane Bollman
Jenapher Zheng as Eva Chen
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Production Supervision: Mark Holden
Recorded by Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
Edited by Neil Wogensen
Designer: Charles Carroll
Foley Artist: Mark Holden
Studio Intern and Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster
Mixed by Charles Carroll
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
