Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

In the mid-1950's, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama—compiled from actual transcripts of the hearings—reveals how decent people were persuaded to name names, and the steep price paid by those who refused. Written by Eric Bentley. A BBC and KCRW co-production.

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

Edward Asner as Chairman

René Auberjonois as Edward Dmytryk

Bonnie Bedelia as Judy Garland/Lillian Hellman

Jack Coleman as Committee Member

Bud Cort as Ring Lardner Jr./Martin Berkeley

Richard Dreyfuss as Arthur Rankin/Witness

Hector Elizondo as Abe Burrows

Robert Foxworth as Larry Parks/Director of The American Legion Willand

Harry Hamlin as Gregory Peck/Sterling Hayden

James Earl Jones as Paul Robeson

Richard Masur as Sam G. Wood/Louis Mandel/Arthur Miller

Franklyn Seales as Jerome Robbins

Joe Spano as Richard Milhous Nixon/Elia Kazan

James Whitmore as Investigator

Michael York as Narrator

Harris Yulin as Lionel Stander

Directed by Martin Jenkins. Recorded before a live audience at The Culver Studios, Culver City in March of 1988.