The Ruby Sunrise

Hailed by The Boston Globe as "a gem," The Ruby Sunrise begins when a 1920s tomboy feverishly works to develop her latest invention—a little something called "television." Twenty-five years later, her daughter will stop at nothing to bring her mother's incredible story to life during TV's Golden Age. But will it get the truth it deserves? "A finely tuned portrait of television's early days. [Groff] has managed to skillfully blend past and present." — Providence Journal

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

Asher Book as Henry/Paul Benjamin

Katharine Leonard as Suzie Tyrone

Kate McGregor-Stewart as Lois/Ethel Reed

Elisabeth Moss as Ruby Sunrise/Elizabeth Hunter

Jason Ritter as Tad Rose

Kate Steele as Lulu

Henry Winkler as Martin Marcus

Includes a piece on Philo T. Farnsworth, one of the early unsung inventors of television, with historian Karen Herman and documentarian Phil Savaneck.

Directed by Brendon Fox. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in March of 2007.

The Ruby Sunrise is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.