Lenin’s Embalmers

After Vladimir Lenin's death; Stalin orders two Jewish scientists to preserve Lenin's body for all time. If they succeed; the rewards will be considerable. If not; it's the gulag – or worse. Based on real events; Vern Thiessen's nimble dark comedy exposes the absurdities of Soviet life under Stalin.

Lenin's Embalmers is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios; West Hollywood in July 2018.

Director: Martin Jarvis

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

JD Cullum as Vlad

Simon Helberg as Boris

Gregory Harrison as Lenin

Jon Matthews as Krasin

Rufus Sewell as Stalin

John Sloan as Agent 2

Mark Jude Sullivan as Agent 1

Jocelyn Towne as Nadia

Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson.

Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios; West Hollywood.

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin.

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner.

Recording Engineer and Editor: Erick Cifuentes.