An American Daughter

Pulitzer-Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await political appointees. As a respected health crusader and devoted wife and mother, Dr. Lyssa Hughes seems perfect for the role of U.S. Surgeon General, until a chance remark at a fashionable brunch sets off a media feeding frenzy.

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

David Birney as Walter Abrahmson

Anna Gunn as Quincy Quince

Jamie Hanes as Billy Robbins

Gregory Itzin as Timber Tucker

Michael Malone as Morrow McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy as Senator Alan Hughes

Mary McDonnell as Lyssa Dent Hughes

Claudette Nevins as Charlie 'Chubby' Hughes

Denise Nicholas as Judith B. Kaufman

Directed by Beth Miles. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in October of 1998.