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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Author: Ed Schmidt
Narrator: Edward Asner
Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Published: 02/01/2008
Category: Drama - American
Synopsis
On a spring day in 1947, Mr. Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill Bojangles Robinson and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the Major Leagues first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson raises questions about Rickeys motivations to integrate white baseball.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, David Downing, Tommy Hicks, Carl Lumbly, Sterling Macer, Charlie Robinson and Rugg Williams.