John Ball's In the Heat of the Night

Name: John Ball's In the Heat of the Night
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Matt Pelfrey
ISBN: 9781580819732

Author: Matt Pelfrey

Narrator: Ryan Vincent Anderson, Michael Hammond, Darren Richardson, James Morrison, Kalen Harriman, Tom Virtue, Travis Johns

Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works

Published: 02/15/2015

Categories: Fiction, Drama

Synopsis

Based on John Ball’s novel which inspired the Oscar-winning film and the Emmy-winning television series, In the Heat of the Night pits a visiting black detective from California against a small Alabama town simmering with anger over desegregation. A fitting reflection of America in the 1960s, this Off-Broadway hit is provocative, timely, and uncomfortably relevant.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring Ryan Vincent Anderson, Michael Hammond, Kalen Harriman, Travis Johns, James Morrison, Darren Richardson, and Tom Virtue.

Directed by Brian Kite. Recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill

In the Heat of the Night is an adaptation for the stage by Matt Pelfrey of the novel by John Dudley Ball. This was the first in a series of books featuring African American police detective, Virgil Tibbs. The book was turned into an award winning movie and also an award winning TV series. I've tried......more

Goodreads review by Ricki

LA Theatre Works always does a great job with their radio plays. There were a few spots, though, where I could not figure out how Tibbs's deductions led to the denouement.......more

Goodreads review by Asho

This was my first time listening to an LA Theatre Works play, but now that I know they exist I will seek out more of them because this was an enjoyable listen. And a quick one, too! One day of commuting and one jog and it was over, sooner than I wanted it to be. I'll confess that I've never read Joh......more