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The Conquest of the South Pole

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The Conquest of the South Pole

By: Manfred Karge, Calvin MacLean, Caron Cadle, Ralph Remshardt - translator
Narrated by: Paul Dillon, Philip E. Johnson, Tracy Letts, Rick Peeples, Dan Rivkin, Elaine Rivkin
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In a German industrial town, four unemployed and despondent men reenact Roald Amundsen's turn-of-the-century trek to the South Pole. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

  • Paul Dillon as Buscher
  • Philip E. Johnson as Slupianek
  • Tracy Letts as Seiffert
  • Rick Peeples as Rudi
  • Dan Rivkin as Braukmann
  • Elaine Rivkin as Braukmann's wife
  • Kirsten Sahs as Rosi
  • James Schneider as Frankie-Boy
  • Directed by Calvin MacLean

A co-production with Famous Door Theatre Company for Chicago Theaters on the Air. Recorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Chicago in May of 1994.

©1988 Manfred Karge (P)1994 L.A. Theatre Works Drama & Plays
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I have to admit that I enjoyed this play. I thought it was about the conquest of the south poll but found out it is more about a bunch of unemployed Germans playing at fantasy. It was strange that they would choose this story to show there desperation. maybe that is the point!

Strange, Strange, Strange

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