Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

In the mid-1950's, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama—compiled from actual transcripts of the hearings—reveals how decent people were persuaded to name names, and the steep price paid by those who refused. Written by Eric Bentley. A BBC and KCRW co-production.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Edward Asner as Chairman René Auberjonois as Edward Dmytryk Bonnie Bedelia as Judy Garland/Lillian Hellman Jack Coleman as Committee Member Bud Cort as Ring Lardner Jr./Martin Berkeley Richard Dreyfuss as Arthur Rankin/Witness Hector Elizondo as Abe Burrows Robert Foxworth as Larry Parks/Director of The American Legion Willand Harry Hamlin as Gregory Peck/Sterling Hayden James Earl Jones as Paul Robeson Richard Masur as Sam G. Wood/Louis Mandel/Arthur Miller Franklyn Seales as Jerome Robbins Joe Spano as Richard Milhous Nixon/Elia Kazan James Whitmore as Investigator Michael York as Narrator Harris Yulin as Lionel Stander

Directed by Martin Jenkins. Recorded before a live audience at The Culver Studios, Culver City in March of 1988.

© 2007 L.A. Theatre Works (Audiobook): 9781682660225

Release date

Audiobook: 30 April 2007