The Originalist, John Strand
The Originalist, John Strand
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The Originalist

Author: John Strand

Narrator: Edward Gero, Karry Warren, Harlan Work

Unabridged: 2 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2016


Synopsis

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia believed that the United States Constitution is the most reliable source for a fair interpretation of the law as it is applied today. He was, in other words, an “originalist.” But aren’t the laws written over 200 years ago subject to interpretation—or even guesswork? Edward Gero stars as the late Justice Scalia in John Strand’s insightful look at Scalia’s life and legal philosophy.

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

Edward Gero as Justice Antonin Scalia
Kerry Warren as Cat
Harlan Work as Brad

Sound designed by Jeff Gardner, based on an original design by Eric Shimelonis.

Includes a post-show discussion about Antonin Scalia with Nina Totenberg, NPR’s Legal Affairs Correspondent; Tara Kole, an entertainment attorney who clerked for Justice Scalia; John Bash, an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice; and Tom Goldstein, a Washington lawyer who’s argued 38 cases before the Supreme Court.

Directed by Molly Smith. Recorded before a live audience at the Arena Stage, Washington D.C. in June of 2016.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Realini

The Originalist by John Strand Another version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at: - [URL not allowed] and [URL not allowed] This fabulous play starts with opera. It is about the late Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia, who loved opera and used it......more

Goodreads review by Bay

Summary - A 90 minute play centered on Justice Antonin Scalia. - Explores his (fictionalized) intellectual relationship with liberal clerk Cat, a whip-smart black woman Scalia has hired despite their polar differences to “keep him sharp” and help him to hone his arguments. Apparently that was a common......more

Goodreads review by Ray

The "Originalist" is a 2015 play depicting what it might have been like if former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had hired a gay, black, liberal, female to be one of his law clerks.  This audiobook is a full cast theater recording of the play performed at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.   I......more