Performance Details: The League Of Youth
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Stensgaard, a solicitor, is an ambitious young man hoping for a political career in a small Norwegian town. On the 17th of May, Constitution Day, he makes a flaming political speech attacking the owner of the local iron-works, Chamberlain Bratsberg. Stensgaard announces that he intends to start a new, radical party, the League of Youth. Bratsberg believes that the attacks in the speech are directed against his rival and opponent, Monsen, a landowner. So to begin with, Stensgaard is a welcome guest in Bratsberg's home. Stensgaard has been courting Monsen's daughter Ragna, but now decides he would like to marry Bratsberg's daughter Thora instead. He offers Bratsberg a handsome public apology, but the latter is outraged and shows him the door. When Stensgaard finds out that Bratsberg's son Erik has forged a paper with his father's signature in order to obtain money for some risky business enterprises with Monsen, he pays renewed attention to Ragna, planning to propose to her. But as Monsen also risks being involved in the scandal surrounding these enterprises, Stensgaard proposes to a rich widow, Madame Rundholmen, to be on the safe side. It turns out, however, that only Monsen, and not Bratsberg, has been involved in the forgery, so Stensgaard again turns his attention to Thora and plans to propose to her. But she has lost interest in him, and Madame Rundholmen, on account of a mislaid loveletter, has chosen to become engaged to Monsen's son, Bastian. The result is that Stensgaard is left without any prospective partner in marriage, and he leaves the town. Everything is now back where it was, except that the town is now blessed with several newly-engaged, happy couples.
Chronology: Performed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, November 27, 1992 through December 3, 1992 (Damian's senior year), as part of the Barbican Centre's Scandinavian festival entitled Tender Is The North.
Principal Cast & Crew: Annamaria Adams as _____; David Axel as Daniel Hejre; Anna Barkan as Mrs. Rundholmen; Adam Barker as Bratsberg; Joseph Blythe as _____; Nicholas Boulton as Aslaksen; Alan Brooke as Bastian Monsen; Judy Browne as _____; Stuart Bunce as Erik Bratsberg; Charlotte Crerar as _____; Joseph Fiennes as _____; Rohit Gokani as Monsen; Carmen Hanlon as Selma; Sophie Hayball as _____; Miranda Legge as Ragna Monsen; Damian Lewis as Stensgaard; Rachel Lumberg as _____; Imogen Munt as _____; Pandora Ormsby Gore as Maid; Oscar Pearce as Dr. Fjeldbo; Andrew Rajan as Helle; Louise Richards as Karen; David Roylance as Ringdal; Philip Rushworth as _____; Aidan Tierney as Lundestad; Caroline Trowbridge as Thora Bratsberg; Noel White as Waiter; Tom Wu as _____; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Adapted by Eivor Martinus; Directed by Derek Martinus.
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Performance Details: Life
Project type: Television series
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, who has a checkered past.
Chronology: Pilot episode (Merit Badge) produced in February and March 2007. Series selected by NBC in May 2007 for development and broadcasting; reports of that outcome reached the media on May 11, 2007; NBC made official announcement on May 14, 2007. Production resumed in July 2007. TF1 network in France announced series pickup on August 30, 2007, for presentation in the 2007-8 season (although the series has yet to be presented there). Premiered on NBC television in the US on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at 10 pm (ET); shown with same schedule on Global Television in Canada; first six episodes also shown weekly on the USA Network at midnight from Sunday (early Monday), September 30, 2007, through Sunday, November 4, 2007. Premiered on TEN network in Australia on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Production shut down and forced into hiatus on November 16, 2007, due to WGA strike. Presentation placed on hiatus on TEN network in Australia following episode 8 (Farthingale) on November 21, 2007. NBC picked up series for full first season (ordering "back nine" episodes to be produced post-strike) on November 26, 2007. AXN television in Spain (a pay-television network) announced series premiere date of January 21, 2008, on November 26, 2007. Due to prolonged strike, season one truncated following presentation of episode 11 (Fill It Up), in the US and Canada on December 5, 2007. NBC had planned to begin presenting replays of previous episodes beginning January 19, 2008; this plan was later revoked. TV 3 network in New Zealand announced premiere date of January 21, 2008, in January 2008 shortly after announcing series pickup on January 7, 2008. Telecinco network in Spain (a broadcast network) announced series pickup on January 21, 2008 for presentation in 2008 (premiere date not announced at that time). ITV 3 network in the UK announced series pickup in late 2007/early 2008 for presentation in 2008. Premiered on Star World network in the Philippines on February 12, 2008. WGA strike ended on February 12, 2008; NBC announced pickup of Life for season two (2008-9 season) on February 13, 2008, with presentation to begin in autumn 2008. Premiered on JOI network in Italy on February 20, 2008. Premiered on RTL 5 network in the Netherlands on March 4, 2008. Premiered on M-NET network in South Africa on March 27, 2008. Presented on Showcase network in Canada beginning April 2, 2008. Presented on Star World in Hong Kong, India and Malaysia beginning April 8, 2008. Presented on Telecinco network in Spain beginning July 14, 2008 (first 9 episodes only). Presented on TSR 1 network in Switzerland, with two back-to-back episodes weekly, beginning July 16, 2008. Replays of first season presented on AXN television in Spain beginning July 22, 2008. Season one presented on the Record network in Brazil beginning August 11, 2008. Season one presented on VT4 network in Belgium beginning August 31, 2008. Season one presented on AXN Latin America television network beginning September 3, 2008. Presentation of season one resumed on the TEN television network in Australia beginning September 24, 2008 (final 3 episodes of season one) prior to premiere of season two on October 15, 2008. ITV 3 network in UK announced in spring 2008 that series to premiere in autumn 2008, and in autumn 2008 announced a season one premiere date of October 30, 2008. Production of second season began June 2, 2008, in Los Angeles and continued through March 25, 2009. Season one released on DVD in the US on September 2, 2008. Season two premiere on NBC television in the US on a special night, Monday, September 29, 2008, at 10 pm (ET) on NBC, with additional new episodes at 10 pm (ET) on Friday, October 3, 2008, and Monday, October 6, 2008, before settling at its new, regular time slot of 10 pm (ET) Fridays on October 10, 2008; moved to the new time slot of 9 pm (ET) Wednesdays as of November 5, 2008; received full-season pickup (i.e., received order for nine additional episodes beyond the initial 13 already ordered for the season) on November 7, 2008. Season two premiere on Global television in Canada on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 10 pm (ET), with additional new episodes at 8 pm (ET) on Friday, October 3, 2008, and 10 pm (ET) on Monday, October 6, 2008, before settling in at its new, regular time slot of 8 pm (ET) Fridays on October 10, 2008. Season two premiere on TEN network in Australia on October 15, 2008. Season one released on DVD in Australia on November 5, 2008. Season one presented on Pearl network in Hong Kong beginning November 24, 2008. Season 2 placed on hiatus on TEN network in Australia after presentation of the season's eighth episode on November 26, 2008; season 2 resumed on February 4, 2009. Season 2 placed on hiatus on NBC network in US after presentation of the season's 12th episode on December 17, 2008; season 2 resumed on February 4, 2009, but total episodes for season reduced from 22 to 21, with season finale presented on April 8, 2009. Season 2 placed on hiatus on Global network in Canada after presentation of the season's 12th episode on December 19, 2008; season 2 resumed on February 4, 2009. Season one presented on MTV 3 network in Finland beginning January 5, 2009. Season two presented on RTL 5 network in the Netherlands beginning January 8, 2009. Season two presented on AXN network in Spain beginning January 12, 2009. Season one released on DVD in the UK on February 2, 2009. Season two presented on AXN Latin America television network beginning February 4, 2009. Season one presented on FX television network in the UK beginning February 10, 2009. Presentation of season one resumed on the Telecinco television network in Spain beginning February 16, 2009 (final 2 episodes of season one) prior to premiere of season two on March 2, 2009. Season one presented on TF1 television network in France beginning March 4, 2009. Season one presented on Vox television network in Germany beginning March 11, 2009. Season one presented on ORF television network in Austria beginning March 11, 2009. Season two presented on RTL-TV1 television network in Belgium and Luxemburg beginning March 31, 2009. Season two presented on TF1 television network in France beginning April 1, 2009. Season two presented on M-NET television network in South Africa beginning April 17, 2009. Season two presented on Vox television network in Germany beginning May 20, 2009 (through episode 6, followed by replays of season one beginning July 1, 2009). Season two presented on SF Zwei television network in Switzerland beginning May 22, 2009. Season one released on DVD in France on June 2, 2009. Season two presented on the ITV 3 television network in the UK beginning June 3, 2009. Season two released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season one presented on Prima television network in the Czech Republic beginning September 15, 2009. Season two presented on Star World television network in Malaysia beginning October 16, 2009. Season two released on a DVD set in Australia on November 10, 2009. Season two presented on Prima television network in the Czech Republic beginning December 1, 2009. Season two released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. Season two presented on TV 3 television network in New Zealand beginning August 24, 2010.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths (season 1); Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews (character's name is Billy Crews in the original screenplay for the pilot); Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell (as of season 2); Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Robin Weigert as Lieutenant Karen Davis (season 1); Written by Rafael Alvarez (season 1, episode 7 (with Rand Ravich)), Laurie Arent (season 1, episode 9), Wendolyn Calhoun (season 2, episodes 8 (with Melissa Scrivner and Marjorie David), 17 (with Melissa Scrivner and Marjorie David)), R.J. Colleary (season 2, episode 15), Marjorie David (season 1, episode 6; season 2, episodes 5, 8 (with Wendolyn Calhoun and Melissa Scrivner) and 17 (with Wendolyn Calhoun and Melissa Scrivner)), Scott M. Gimple (season 2, episodes 4 and 6 (with Jonathan Shapiro)), Joe Hortua (season 2, episode 11), David Manson (season 2, episode 18), Glen Mazzara (season 1, episode 3), Rand Ravich (season 1, episodes 1-2, 5, 7 (with Rafael Alvarez), 8, 10-11; season 2, episodes 1-2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20 (with Far Shariat) and 21), Melissa Scrivner (season 2, episodes 8 (with Wendolyn Calhoun and Marjorie David) and 17 (with Wendolyn Calhoun and Marjorie David)), Jonathan Shapiro (season 1, episode 4; season 2, episodes 3, 6 (with Scott M. Gimple) and 19), Far Shariat (season 2, episodes 10, 13 and 20 (with Rand Ravich)); Directed by Adam Arkin (season 2, episodes 10 and 17), John Behring (season 2, episodes 13 and 20), John Dahl (season 1, episode 6), Holly Dale (season 2, episode 5), Tucker Gates (season 2, episode 6), Elodie Keene (season 2, episodes 3, 12 and 16), Fred Keller (season 2, episodes 14 and 21), Peter Markle (season 1, episode 8; season 2, episodes 4 and 18), Paul McCrane (season 2, episodes 11 and 19), Daniel Sackheim (season 1, episodes 2, 7, 10-11; season 2, episodes 1, 7 and 15), David Semel (season 1, episode1), Marcos Siega (season 1, episode 9), David Straiton (season 1, episode 4; season 2, episodes 2 and 8), Jay Torres (season 2, episode 9), Lawrence Trilling (season 1, episode 3), Tony Wharmby (season 1, episode 5).
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Season 1, Pilot Episode (09/26/07) - Merit Badge: Charlie has recently been paroled from prison after being exonerated for a crime he didn't commit. He returns to the force following his 12-year imprisonment, and is the butt of many jokes within the precinct. His newly assigned partner, Dani Reese, is far from thrilled at being partnered with him. As his supervisor, she is responsible for his on-the-job actions. And she has her own struggles, as she is a recovering former drug addict.
This expository episode -- packed with drama, suspense, and a sizable dose of humor -- offers many revelations about Charlie, his experiences in prison and the status of relationships (or lack thereof) with family, friends and colleagues. Along the way, there is the case of a murdered boy to solve. Charlie exhibits remarkably deft detective skills, even to the amazement of his partner. His newly learned Zen-like approach to his work and life (he's still reading about it and studying it, probably mostly as a way to help him cope with all that's happened to him and get on with his life), although unconventional within the precinct and the local culture, are very effective. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by David Semel.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Pilot Episode (09/26/07) - Merit Badge: Dave Michael Beaudrie as Cadet; Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; Tonita Castro as Housekeeper; Antonio D. Charity as Cop; Kendall Clement as Prison Doctor; B.J. Clinkscales as Crackhead; Michael Cudlitz as Mark Rawls; Monique 'Moe' Daniels as Female Cop Mid 30s; Julie Garibaldi as Carla; Rosemary Garris as Detective; Matt Gerald as Officer Krebbs; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Olivia Hardt as Very Pretty Girl; Hollis Hill as Prison Guard #4; DeLon Howell as Corrections Officer #1; David Kagen as Tins' Lawyer; Braeden Lemasters as Tyler Hawley; Chad Lindberg as Lonnie Garth (character's name is Lonnie Grace in the original screenplay for the pilot); Michelle Marsh as Juror #4; Anne Moore as Female Cop Mid 20s; Larry Poindexter as Warren Gibney (character's name is Wayne Gibney in the original screenplay for the pilot); Bob Rusch as Correctional officer #2; Cali and Noelle Sheldon as Darcy Gibney; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Jon Sklaroff as Arthur Tins (character's name is Charlie Tims in the original screenplay for the pilot); Brady Smith as Man; Brynn Thayer as Tyler's Grandmother; Linara Washington as Young Female Cop; John Westernoff as Bartender; Cheryl White as Alyssa Gibney (character's name is Alice Gibney in the original screenplay for the pilot); Reno Wilson as Officer Zerco; Michele Wolff as Female Cop Mid 20s.
(The original pilot featured Claudia Black as Jennifer Conover and Melissa Sagemiller as Constance Griffiths. These roles were recast and their scenes re-filmed prior to broadcast.)
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Season 1, Episode 2 (10/03/07) - Tear Asunder: Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese search for the killer of a newlywed bride. The bride's husband is the number-one suspect. However, despite the evidence stacking up against the husband, Crews has a gut feeling the husband is innocent. As a result, Crews is determined to do everything he can in order to keep an innocent man from going to prison for a crime he did not commit. Crews also revisits the scene of the crime which landed him in prison and makes a remarkable discovery. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 2 (10/03/07) - Tear Asunder: Don Abernathy as Hotel Guest; Ed Ackerman as Mason; Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Stephanie; Joshuin Barker as Married Man; Dave Michael Beaudrie as Cadet; Emerson Brooks as Forensic Tech; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Stephen Burleigh as Alex Turner; Natalie Dreyfuss as Tiffany Sloan; Nicole Fitzgerald as Stunning Young Woman; Max Greenfield as Bradley Sloan; Christina Hendricks as Olivia Canton; Leena Huff as Tina; Sharon D. Johnson as Detective; Ryan Locke as Jake Silvers; Caroline Macey as Molly; Norma Michaels as Elderly Passenger; Liz Montgomery as Elena Silvers; Amanda Musso as Pretty Woman; Tony Napoli as Tom Seybolt; Weston I. Nathanson as Mr. Andrews; Patricia Place as Mrs. Andrews; Shawn Reaves as Eddie; Sonia Rockwell as Gina; Meredith Salenger as Leslie Stark; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Leigh Taylor-Young as Doreen Turner; Michael Vaysman as 11 Year Old Boy.
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Season 1, Episode 3 (10/10/07) - Let Her Go: Crews and Reese investigate a standard carjacking homicide involving a husband and wife. The case seems like a slam-dunk until they ask the husband to ID the suspected killer. The husband refuses to ID the suspect allowing him to walk free. Confused by this, Crews and Reese work to figure out what the husband is hiding. And, despite counsel from his lawyer Constance Griffiths, Crews pays a visit to the detective who oversaw his murder investigation. Written by Glen Mazzara. Directed by Lawrence Trilling.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled Trickster.)
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 3 (10/10/07) - Let Her Go: Tony Alameda as Maldito's Mechanic; Meggan Anderson as Herself; Mike Batayeh as El Repetito; Shane Brewer as Bartender; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Thomas Fahrner as Defense Attorney; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Sharon D. Johnson as Detective; Robert LaSardo as Buscando Maldito; Norma Michaels as Elderly Bus Passenger; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Tyler Tuione as Manny Umaga; Tom Virtue as Fire Chief; Charles Malik Whitfield as Peter Stylman; The Greg Wilson as Lee.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled Trickster.)
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Season 1, Episode 4 (10/17/07) - What They Saw: When one man ends up dead in his own home, the hunt is on to find his killer. Crews and Reese interview each of the neighbors who all have their own theories as to who the killer is. Crews then stumbles upon a homeless man who had several of the dead mans personal belongings on him. The homeless man, who swears he's innocent, is taken into custody as a precaution and Crews and Reese continue to search. They go round and round in circles until finally they realize the neighbors are conspiring together to cover up the murder. After Crews asks Constance Griffiths to drop a client she's just started working with, she confronts Crews about the feelings they have for each other. Written by Jonathan Shapiro. Directed by David Straiton.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled In And Out.)
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 4 (10/17/07) - What They Saw: Richard Augustine as Bud Smith; Jackie Debatin as Stephanie Borns; Beau Dremann as Cop #3; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Nick Hoffa as Sheriff; Leena Huff as Tina; Anil Kumar as James White; John Livingston as Drew Borns; Sonia Rockwell as Gina; Rodney Rowland as Neil Cudahy; William Sanderson as Holt Easley; Mario Sellitti as Hotel Guest/Inmate; _____ as Len Sands.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled In And Out.)
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Season 1, Episode 5 (10/24/07) - The Fallen Woman: When a woman wearing angel wings falls to her death Detective Charlie Crews and Dani Reese must figure out if she was pushed or if she jumped. After interviewing a long line of witnesses about the fallen angel, they come across Jasper Williams who claims to be the angels wife. Jasper reveals his wife was part of a Russian scam targeting American men who marry Russian brides. Crews and Reese find themselves trying to track down the Russian ringleader of this scam, a man who appears to be untouchable. Crews also learns Constance Griffiths was involved in a physical altercation with one of her clients. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Tony Wharmby.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 5 (10/24/07) - The Fallen Woman: Michael Alperin as Oliver Sanderson; James Moses Black as SWAT Leader; Michael David Cheng as Denny's Manager; Chris A. Conrad as SWAT Cop; Jillian Difusco as Hooters Girl 2007; Garret Dillahunt as Roman Nevikov; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Leonard Kelly-Young as Sweet Married Man; Natalina Maggio as Lena; Christian J. Meoli as Ron; Chris J. Nelson as Devil Boy 1; Jessica Paré as Julia; Adam Pilver as Hotel Manager; Steven M. Porter as Jasper Williams; DJ Rabiola as Stan; Robin Pearson Rose as Sweet Married Woman; Rodney Rowland as Neil Cudahy; Dave Stann as Skater Punk #2; Christopher Symonds as '3:16' Twin; Michael Symonds as 'John' Twin; Jai Thangkeaw as Dirty Girl Angel; Brett L. Tinnes as Skater Punk #1; David Trice as Black Suit / White Shirt Man; James Harvey Ward as Devil Boy #2; Holly Weber as Natasha's Girl; Jennifer Lee Wiggins as Bethany.
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Season 1, Episode 6 (10/31/07) - Powerless: While attending one of her AA meetings, Dani Reese thinks she hears a fellow attendee confess to rape. Unable to let go of this information, and despite Crews' advice to drop it, Reese becomes preoccupied with getting this individual to confess. Her persistence puts her face to face with a very dangerous man in a life threatening standoff. And, while on a stake out with Lt. Davis, Crews learns his former partner, Bobby Stark, lied to him about his involvement in an infamous Los Angeles bank robbery years earlier. Written by Marjorie David. Directed by John Dahl.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 6 (10/31/07) - Powerless: Jamie Anderson as Stacey; Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; James Moses Black as SWAT Leader; Rob Brownstein as Winston; Dale Dickey as The Stickler; Jesse Escochea as Trainer; Kent Faulcon as Computer Lab Tech; Julia Flint as Jane; James Howell as Fryman; Harry Karp as Bud the Cameraman; Doug McKeon as Lou; William Ngo as AA Member; Siriwan Phuaphukham (a.k.a. Visa May) as Detective; Jeffrey Pierce as Richard "Rick" Larson; Julie Sanford as Mary Wiscinski; Jeff Staron as 19 Year Old Salesman; Deborah Ann Woll as Nancy.
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Season 1, Episode 7 (11/07/07) - A Civil War: When two Iranian-Americans are killed and a third is kidnapped, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese believe they have a hate crime on their hands. They race to meet the kidnappers' demands before it's too late. What unfolds is a complicated scheme involving drugs, money and ultimately, a young man's desperate attempt to win his mother's affection. Meanwhile, Crews' dream about solar panels prompts him to want to buy a solar farm. But Crews' roommate and financial advisor, Ted Earley, questions his impulsive nature. Written by Rafael Alvarez and Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 7 (11/07/07) - A Civil War: Sarah Clarke as Mary Ann Farmer; Oren Dayan as Amir Darvashi; Marita de Lara as Bank Teller; Trent Ford as Jeffrey Farmer; Matt Gerald as Officer Krebbs; Christina Hendricks as Olivia Canton; Michael Kostroff as McAllister; Melonie Mack as Uniformed Cop #2; Rosie Malek-Yonan as Roya Darvashi; Scott Michael Morgan as Howard Ruth; Siobhan Parisi as Daria Ovesi; Brayden Pierce as Rashne Talebi; Jaret Sacrey as White Male; Steven Saucedo as Uniformed Cop #1; Sheila Vand as Shahnaz Darvashi; Kincaid Walker as Techie #2; Theo Wilson as Techie #1.
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Season 1, Episode 8 (11/14/07) - Farthingale: When a gas explosion vaporizes half a man's torso, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese work to figure out if the explosion was an accident or arson. Their investigation reveals the man was an IRS agent living a complex life complete with two careers and two wives. Could this IRS agents' quest to become a hero have gotten him killed? Meanwhile Detective Carl Ames, who oversaw Crews' murder investigation, is found dead in the parking lot of the police station. Once again, Crews finds himself at the center of a murder investigation. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Peter Markle.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 8 (11/14/07) - Farthingale: Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Beau Dremann as Uniformed cop #2; Michael Harney as John Garrity; Phyllis Lyons as Judith Raitt; Lorin McCraley as Leonard Slatz; Ralph Meyering Jr. as Priest; Judith Moreland as Ms. Watkins; Aaron Norvell as Uniformed cop #1; Diana Parks as Elena Farthing; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Lori Rom as Marissa Gale.
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Season 1, Episode 9 (11/28/07) - Serious Control Issues: When a runaway girl is found dead underneath a freeway overpass, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese are struck by the death scene. The girl is discovered sitting upright, clutching a guitar with her throat slit. Crews and Reese are able to figure out the girl used to play her guitar outside a grocery store nearby. After interviewing one of the grocery store employees, along with his son, they become highly suspicious of their behavior. Just when they think they are close to capturing the killer, they realize they've stumbled upon another significant crime -- a kidnapping from 12 years earlier. Meanwhile, Crews decides to take action towards the murder investigation mounting against him. Written by Laurie Arent. Directed by Marcos Siega.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 9 (11/28/07) - Serious Control Issues: Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; Molly Burnett as Josie; Chris Foreman as FBI Agent; Soren Fulton as Nate / Steven; Michael J. X. Gladis as Dean Gill; Michael Harney as John Garrity; Lynn A. Henderson as Police Tech (as Lynn Alicia Henderson); Phyllis Lyons as Judith Raitt; Julia Max as Rosie; Aris Mendoza as Stella; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Virginia Schneider as _____; Joseph Lyle Taylor as Ray; Larry Udy as Landlord.
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Season 1, Episode 10 (12/03/07) - Dig A Hole: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior. After interviewing the Zen Master's former students, Crews and Reese find out this Zen Master's life was anything but tranquil. Could one of his former students be responsible for his death? Meanwhile, Crews uncovers incriminating evidence that Dani's father, Jack Reese, may have been involved in the murders Crews was imprisoned for. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 10 (12/03/07) - Dig A Hole: Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; Percy "Spitfire" Brown as Black Belt instructor #2; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Jude Ciccolella as Prof. Luke Dujardin; Meredith Giangrande as Sherri; Todd Giebenhain as Ryan; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Brandon Ng as Alec Dujardin; Brian Klugman as Sean; Matthew Leonard as Large Bouncer; Fay Masterson as Amy Dujardin; Chandler Adrian Parker as Eric Molina; Kavita Patil as SID Tech; Morann Peri as Pretty Orange Belt; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Erin Ross as Ginger; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Andrew Thacher as Site Foreman; Hillary Tuck as Computer Tech.
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Season 1, Episode 11 (12/05/07) - Fill It Up: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese arrive on the scene shortly after a wife has shot and killed her husband. A search of their apartment reveals an ample amount of illegal narcotics but no murder weapon. Amidst the search, Crews asks Reese to cover for him saying he has something he needs to deal with. Before Reese can answer, Crews' former partner, Bobby Stark , chimes in to say of course they will cover for him. Crew is then off to track the man he thinks is responsible for the murders he was imprisoned for. What he ends up uncovering is something much bigger than anything he could have imagined. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 11 (12/05/07) - Fill It Up: Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; J. J. Boone as Admitting Nurse; Celestin Cornielle as Cop #2; Michael Cudlitz as Mark Rawls; Eben Ham as Sheriff; Carla Harvey as VW Bug Driver; Jelly Howie as Pretty Girl Passenger; DeLon Howell as Crooked Cop #1; Fawn Irish as Dead Man's Wife; Karen James as Animal Control Officer; Jordan Marder as Cop #1; Ron Ransen as Hard Ass in Leathers; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Bob Rusch as Crooked Cop #2; Jessy Schram as The Girl (Rachael Seybolt / Hollis / Parker); Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Brian Silverman as Paramedic; Titus Welliver as Kyle Hollis (aka Rev. Orson Parker).
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Season 2, Episode 1 (09/29/08) - Find Your Happy Place: In the season two premiere, detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese are on the hunt for a serial killer when three numbered trunks containing suffocated bodies are found scattered across Los Angeles. With their new boss New York transfer Captain Tidwell pressuring them to get answers, Crews and Reese race to find a connection between the murders before the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, Ted and Crews attempt to track down the daughter, the lone survivor, of the family Crews was wrongly convicted of killing. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 1 (09/29/08) - Find Your Happy Place: Allen Alvarado as 11-Year-Old Boy; Izumi Alvarado as Girl #5; Josh Breeding as Dutch Hippie Dude; Matthew Currie Holmes as Bartender; Lucky Davis as Seven-Year-Old Boy; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Kenpo Fighter; Kim Director as Cheryl Price; Noel Fisher as John Armstrong; Pamela Guest as Armstrong's Mother; Nana Hill as Pretty Black Girl; Roy Jackson as Bouncer #1; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths; Ami Martin as Girl #3; Shannon McLemore as Pretty Receptionist; Rachel Montez Collins as Ginger; Anya Monzikova as Lex; Lou Mulford as Crying Mother; Ami Nagano as Girl #4; Berenice Noriega as Very Pretty Mom; Fred Ochs as Oscar Tollander; Booth-Ong as Girl #1; Angelica Ng as Girl #2; Kelly Parver as Young Woman; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez as Correctional Officer; Taysia Scarano as Brandee Hughes; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Robert Smith as German Guy; Erica N. Tazel as Mom at Park; Franco Vega as Ice Cream Guy's Partner; Connie Ventress as Customer; Titus Welliver as Kyle Hollis (aka Rev. Orson Parker); Marc Worden as Ice Cream Guy.
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Season 2, Episode 2 (10/03/08) - Everything... All The Time: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese investigate the death of a family man who is found beaten and bound to a chair at the bottom of an empty pool. Captain Tidwell is convinced the murder was an act of gang violence and sends the detectives on assignment. After interviewing the victim’s daughters and two gang members, Crews and Reese’s only clues are an underground party circuit, a bottle of steroids, and a myth about a man only known as Monster. Meanwhile, Ted gets an unexpected visit from Dani’s father who is determined to find out what information Crews has on him and consequently has a request of Ted. Crews also enlists the help of his ex-wife Jennifer to reach out to Rachel, the lone survivor of the murdered family Crews was wrongly convicted of killing. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by David Straiton.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 2 (10/03/08) - Everything... All The Time: Ronnie Alvarez as Gang Banger #1; Eileen April Boylan as Carla Horta; Max Gail as Dr. Jackson Bridger; Jack Guzman as Gang Banger #2; Stacy Haiduk as Dr. Lana James; Adam Hendershott as Benny Bankley; McKenna Jones as Annabelle Shore (The Daughter); Wendle Josepher as Medical Examiner; Matt Lanter as Patrick Bridger; Daniel Lujan as _____; Rizwan Manji as Young Doctor; Patricia Rae as Stella Horta; Nick Rey Angelus as Gang Narc; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Jeff Soskin as Marty Jennings; Cecelia Specht as Annabelle Shore, Senior (The Mother); Joelle ten Damme as Erica; Lily Tinoco as Elsa Horta.
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Season 2, Episode 3 (10/06/08) - The Business Of Miracles: The body of a cancer research scientist is discovered literally frozen solid, baffling Crews and Reese. The crime scene suggests that an animal rights group took revenge on the doctor by switching out his oxygen tank with pure liquid nitrogen. As the detectives delve into the victim’s tangled private life, they become increasingly skeptical about the identity of the murderer. Meanwhile, Crews is determined to prove Jack Reese was involved in his incarceration, and Ted asks Crews to act as a reference for a business school interview. Written by Jonathan Shapiro. Directed by Elodie Keene.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 3 (10/06/08) - The Business Of Miracles: Hector Luis Bustamante as Abel Bustamonte; Tilda Del Toro as Woman In Suit (Bustamonte's Ex-Wife); Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Jeremy Guskin as Billy Smelko; Doug Hale as Dean Hal Orton; David Kagen as Betsy's Lawyer; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths; Marguerite Moreau as Betsy Borns (a.k.a. Deborah Leigh); Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Todd Stashwick as James Brenford; Marsha Thomason as Jill Abraham; Michael Shamus Wiles as Jack Reese's Passenger.
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Season 2, Episode 4 (10/10/08) - Not For Nothing: A university’s prison experiment goes horribly wrong when one of the students acting as a corrections officer ends up dead. Crews and Reese are in a race against the clock to find the killer. As they interview both prisoners and guards, the detectives discover the social experiment may have done more damage than good. Meanwhile, determined to figure out Jack Reese’s connection to his case, Crews obsesses over a recording he obtained from a wiretap he placed on Reese. Written by Scott M. Gimple. Directed by Peter Markle.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 4 (10/10/08) - Not For Nothing: Tony Aaron II as Pizza Delivery Guy; Jake Abel as Tate Baker; Teria Birlon as Michelle; Sarah Buehler as Glenda; Scott Michael Campbell as Detective Henry Villanon; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Guard; Beau Dremann as Uniformed Cop; Erik Eidem as Will; Jarod S. Einsohn as Frat Boy; Curtiss Frisle as Wayne; Jesse James as Perry; Henri Lubatti as Professor Gerald Halliday; Josephine Rene as Student; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Samantha Simon as Janis; Alex Solowitz as "Destro" a.k.a. Ryan Sagel; Robin Weigert as Detective Karen Davis; Michael Shamus Wiles as Jack Reese's Passenger.
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Season 2, Episode 5 (10/17/08) - Crushed: When a college student is found crushed to death at a wrecking yard, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese pay a visit to the victims fiancée and discover the young man was involved in a complex online love triangle in which everyone is hiding behind a fantasy identity. Meanwhile, Crews continues his investigation of Jack Reese by searching for the four cops found in his latest clue -- an old photograph of a slain police officer. Written by Marjorie David. Directed by Holly Dale.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 5 (10/17/08) - Crushed: Deborah Baker, Jr. as Female Student; Jonathan Banks as Nathan Grey; Ryan Churchill as Ed; Abby Cooper as Arielle; John D. Crawford as Barco; Michael Crider as Rob Dow's Lawyer; Gloria Garayua as Rosa Velasquez; Jennifer Jalene as Maya; Katie Lang Johnson as Bethany Grey; Paul Messinger as Fire Chief; Maeve Quinlan as Lynn Grey; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Sheila Shaw as Widow Dunn; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Alex Sol as Rob Dow; Kelly Stables as Marielle; Tyson Turrou as Fleer; Omi Vaidya as Vairam; Michael Shamus Wiles as Jack Reese's Passenger; Anna Zielinski as Nathan's Pretty Assistant.
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Season 2, Episode 6 (10/24/08) - Did You Feel That?: An earthquake hits Los Angeles, and the city is a mess. In the middle of all the havoc, Crews and Reese must track down an escaped criminal and killer they put behind bars a year ago. At first, the detectives want to find him in order to prevent him from being killed, but it becomes clear that the escapee is far from a victim. Meanwhile, Ted suffers an inconvenient injury from the earthquake and makes a call for help. Written by Jonathan Shapiro and Scott M. Gimple. Directed by Tucker Gates.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 6 (10/24/08) - Did You Feel That?: Joshua Alba as Correctional Officer McShane; Jennifer Birmingham as Pretty Girl; Michael G. Canaan as Chip Lanter; Michael Cline as Mr. Brimmer; Michael Cudlitz as Mark Rawls; Emma Degerstedt as Carly Brimmer; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Hostage; Maxwell Glick as Hipster With Laptop; Christina Hendricks as Olivia Canton; Rebecca Lowman as Adele Ehrlich (aka Adele Tins); Daniel Polo as Simon Brimmer; Chris Riddell as Hipster; Tahmus Rounds as Carl Rossbarrow; Richard Schimmelpfenneg as Detective; Jon Sklaroff as Arthur Tins; Stacey Travis as June Brimmer; Brett Wagner as Leonard "Crete" Debs.
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Season 2, Episode 7 (11/05/08) - Jackpot: A woman is found in a pool of blood sitting at a table with a romantic dinner set for two. The investigation leads Crews and Reese to a support group for lottery winners full of eccentric characters. The detectives soon discover lottery winners often suffer broken psyches after suddenly becoming richer than they ever could have imagined. Meanwhile, Rachel refuses to tell Crews anything about her family’s murder or about Jack Reese; however, the two unexpectedly realize they share a common bond. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 7 (11/05/08) - Jackpot: Stephen Bogardus as Tom Buckner; Matthew Borlenghi as Lenny; Eugene Byrd as Ben Mosby; Brandon Brocato as Sweatsuited Dude; Erik Estrada as himself; Vince Green as Uniformed Officer; Connor Merkovich as Neighborhood Kid; Amy Kathleen Murray (a.k.a. Kitty Kreidler) as Woman With Sexy Voice; Paul Raci as Scruffy Man; Mike Randleman as Ronald; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jonathan Slavin as Dale Houseman.
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Season 2, Episode 8 (11/12/08) - Black Friday: When a murder takes place in a mall on the biggest shopping day of the year, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese end up searching for more than just the killer. In a moment of confusion, the body disappears. Crews and Reese are then faced with the task of tracking down both the body and the killer in one of the largest malls in America on one if the busiest shopping days of the year. Meanwhile, Crews gets an unexpected visit from an FBI agent. Teleplay by Wendolyn Calhoun and Melissa Scrivner. Story by Marjorie David. Directed by David Straiton.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 8 (11/12/08) - Black Friday: Emily Rae Argenti as Kid #1; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Bill Lee Brown as Man At Podium (a.k.a. Mayor of Los Angeles); James Mitchel Clyde as Mitchell; Steven Crowley as Clay; Brianne Davis as Erika Hutton; Kyle Gallner as Zak Sutter; Marcus Giamatti as Dave Harris; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Bonnie Hellman as Nadine; Monica Lee as Mother; Piper Moretti as Aunt; Mary Matilyn Mouser as Carin Sutter; Kai Schmoll as Counter Clerk; Jennifer Siebel Newsom as Jennifer Conover; Justin Wren as Kid #2.
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Season 2, Episode 9 (11/19/08) - Badge Bunny: When a drug dealer and an elementary school teacher are found dead in a bad part of town, it looks like the typical drug deal gone bad. The investigation takes a turn when Crews and Reese discover the dead teacher was a “badge bunny,” a term used amongst police officers for women who only date cops. The detectives soon realize the killer could be one of their own. Meanwhile, Crews and Jennifer address their complicated relationship, and Ted has trouble retaining students in his business class. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Jay Torres. [This is NBC's official episode description; however, the broadcast episode did not include any scenes in which "Crews and Jennifer address their complicated relationship".]
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 9 (11/19/08) - Badge Bunny: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Jordan Olivia Bell as School Girl; Alex Carter as Sergeant Alex Lauer; Brea Cola as Kristie; Aja Evans as Heidi Lynch; Mitchell Fink as Sergeant Sean Graham; Jamie Harris as Justin Tapp; Christina Hendricks as Olivia Canton; Jennifer Jalene as Maya; Marvin Jordan as Steve; Tyler Kain as Marie; Chelsea MacDougall as Cathy Stark; Karina Michel as Kendall Shay; Matt Nolan as Off-Duty Cop #1; Victoria Pratt as Diane Graham; Bradley Snedeker as Off-Duty Cop #2; Joel Stoffer as Bartender.
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Season 2, Episode 10 (12/03/08) - Evil ... And His Brother Ziggy: When a sheriff’s deputy is found murdered on an Indian reservation, Crews and Reese find themselves in the middle of a turf war between Tribal police and the county sheriff’s department. The detectives learn the victim was not well-liked on the reservation and the opening of a new profitable casino may have led to the deputy’s demise. Meanwhile, Crews attends a fundraiser thrown by Mickey Rayborn, one of the individuals Crews believes was involved in the conspiracy against him. Written by Far Shariat. Directed by Adam Arkin.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 10 (12/03/08) - Evil ... And His Brother Ziggy: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Leandro Cano as Driver; Rick Cramer as Sheriff's Deputy Smith; Clayne Crawford as as Eval Vadas; Peter D. Greene as Sheriff's Deputy John Hawes; Andre M. Johnson as Stuart; Sal Lopez as Loomis Lakelin; Ted Mattison as Sheriff's Deputy Clark; Mandell Maughan as Ziggy Vadas; Zahn McClarnon as Tomas Shasta; Diane Mercer as Elena Vadas; David Pearl as Precision Driver; Malaya Rivera Drew as Anna Lakelin; Timilee Romolini as Captain Amanda Whitehat; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; _____ as Officer Ramierez.
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Season 2, Episode 11 (12/10/08) - Canyon Flowers: A food bank deliveryman is found buried, up to his neck, in the backyard of a suburban home. What’s even more bizarre than the way in which he was buried is the fact that flower petals were placed around his head and from a distance the victim looks like a large flower. The unusual circumstances of his death lead Crews and Reese to believe the murder may be connected to a cult from the 70s. Meanwhile, Crews defies the FBI’s warning and confronts Mickey Rayborn about his role in the conspiracy that put Crews in jail. Written by Joe Hortua. Directed by Paul McCrane.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 11 (12/10/08) - Canyon Flowers: Marshall Allman as Clifton Garber Hazlit; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Sarah Belgrad as On-Air Reporter; Troy Bishop as Cop #1; Tim deZarn as Flint Garber Hazlit; Jessica Dunphy as Mindy; Mary Gross as Maude Paxton Hazlit; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Andre M. Johnson as Stuart; Joseph Kim as Uniform Cop; Rachel Miner as Squeaky Urhy; Geoff Pierson as Charles Crews, Sr. (voice); Michael Raymond-James as Tex Uhry; Krista Ryan as Detective #3; Michael J. Silver as 2nd Uniform Cop; Moira Squier as Reporter #1; Craig K. Tsuyumine as Male Reporter; Mark Weiler as Cop #2.
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Season 2, Episode 12 (12/17/08) - Trapdoor: When three Russians, including an engineer, are found dead the investigation leads Crews and Reese to Russian mobster Roman Nevikov who Crews believes is somehow linked to his own case. Meanwhile, Crews shoots an intruder who turns out to be someone he knows very well and Reese falls back into old habits. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Elodie Keene.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 12 (12/17/08) - Trapdoor: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Kevin Indio Copeland as Hard Case #2; Ed Corbin as Huge Man; Garret Dillahunt as Roman Nevikov; Mark Casimir Dyniewicz as Prisoner; Edin Gali as Pavel Rozhdestvensky; Ondrej Habinak as Club Security Guard; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Ellina Khan as Roman's Girl; Geoffrey Pierson as Charles Crews, Sr.; Aria Pullman as Pretty Bartender; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jon Skarloff as Arthur Tins; Tessa Thompson as Liza Harmon; David Ury as Hard Case #1.
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Season 2, Episode 13 (02/04/09) - Re-Entry: When a retired NASA pilot is shot to death mid-flight, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese work to narrow down the list of suspects who include the dead pilots son and his current business partner. They must also take into consideration the pilot was about to pay the Russians 35 million dollars to take him back into space. Meanwhile, Tidwell tries to get Crews to remember who shot him. Written by Far Shariat. Directed by John Behring.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 13 (02/04/09) - Re-Entry: Jesse Bean as Hazmat Officer; Kayren Butler as Mrs. Tucker; John Brantley Cole, Jr., as Model Geek #2; Kevin Indio Copeland as Hard Case #2; Ed Corbin as Huge Man; Mark Casimir Dyniewicz as Prisoner; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Rajni Kareer as Doctor; Jessica Lu as Riceburner Girlfriend; J. Patrick McCormack as Mick Breem; J.R. Nutt as Model Geek #1; Josh Randall as Evan Tucker; Alisha Snider as Model Geek Girl; Richard Speight, Jr., as Dean Ellis; David Ury as Hard Case #1.
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Season 2, Episode 14 (02/11/09) - Mirror Ball: When the lead singer of a heavy metal cover band is suffocated to death, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese are on the hunt to find the killer. Crews and Reese question the remaining band members and learn that the previous front man had a bone to pick with the now dead singer after he was kicked out of the band. They track down the former front man who seems to have a legitimate alibi and their lead goes cold. The investigation then takes an interesting turn when the detectives stumble across a homeless man who appears to be a groupie. Could this groupie have been responsible for the murder? Meanwhile, Crews learns his father's wedding to Olivia has been called off. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Fred Keller.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 14 (02/11/09) - Mirror Ball: Kate Connor as Emma Wagner; Josh Drennen as Erik; Patrick Fabian as Dr. Rob Stanton; Dan Frank as Federal Guard; John Gloria as Hal; Angela Goethals as Patty York; Jelly Howie as Clara McElroy / The Girl; Wayne Lopez as Foreman; Geoffrey Pierson as Charles Crews, Sr.; Rick D. Wasserman as Tyler Sims / Jude Hays; Kendyl Joi Watson as Receptionist; Jim Cody Williams as Al / Jude Hays.
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Season 2, Episode 15 (02/18/09) - I Heart Mom: A man is found beaten and shot dead with a mouth full of money in a house with no roof. Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money. While interviewing the duped customers, they meet an eccentric man with a violent streak and the intimidating son of an old woman with a long rap sheet. The detectives work to figure out if either of these men could be the murderer. Meanwhile, Crews has a confrontation with Mickey Rayborn which sheds some light on the conspiracy against him. Written by R.J. Colleary. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 15 (02/18/09) - I Heart Mom: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Tamara Feldman as Sascha Turner; Dave Florek as Wayne Hall; Amanda Fuller as Ann Earley; M.C. Gainey as William Ford; Jeremiah Hu as Andy West; Ian Reed Kesler as Ian Ryker; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Wayne Pére as Red Pesca; Charlotte Rae as Mary Ford; Shawn Ryan as Rory West.
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Season 2, Episode 16 (02/25/09) - Hit Me Baby: When Reese is asked to be part of a joint organized crime task force for the FBI, Crews and Stark must investigate the murder of a financial advisor who had a fondness for women and pigeons. The investigation leads Crews and Stark into a world of extreme corporate and political power. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Elodie Keane.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 16 (02/25/09) - Hit Me Baby: Erick Avari as Edward Zakaria; April Ann Eden as Trish; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Alison McAtee as Claudia / Alexa; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Sarayu Rao as June / Deepa; Peter James Smith as CSI Tech; Symba Smith as Brenda Trill; Michelle Van Der Water as Harper; Traci Ann Wolfe as Veronica; Casey Zeman as Mitch Pollan; Jeremy Zeman as Ronnie Pollan.
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Season 2, Episode 17 (03/11/09) - Shelf Life: Crews and Stark investigate the death of a soldier who was stabbed in the chest while on leave in Los Angeles. Their quest for the killer leads them into a world of extreme corporate and political power. Meanwhile, Crews makes a shocking discovery with the help of the late Mickey Rayborn’s security specialist Amanda Puryer. Teleplay by Marjorie David and Melissa Scrivner. Story by Wendolyn Calhoun. Directed by Adam Arkin.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 17 (03/11/09) - Shelf Life: Summer Altice as Young Woman; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Brent Bailey as Andy Dillar; Jon Braver as Quentin Norse; Melinda Dahl as Pretty Guitar Player; Kelly Frye as Air Hostess; Tim Guinee as Gus Wilvern; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Donovan Knowles as Rasta #1; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Valarie Rae Miller as Erin Cordette; Marc D. Wilson as Dixon Simms; Adam Wylie as Pete Magnus.
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Season 2, Episode 18 (03/18/09) - 3 Women: With Reese still on loan to the FBI, Crews is assigned a new partner, Detective Jane Seever. Seever, the exact opposite of Reese, is an over achiever with a 15-year plan to one day become mayor. Crews and Seever get right to work on the murder of a court reporter who was clubbed to death with a three iron. The reporter turns up dead after becoming pen pals with a convict who was imprisoned for a jewelry heist. Written by David Manson. Directed by Peter Markle.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 18 (03/18/09) - 3 Women: Jason Beghe as John Flowers; Larry Clarke as Sam; John Colton as Talk Show Host; Maurice Compte as Len Lyle Hix; David Haley as Man In Chair; Michele Hicks as Nina Fiske; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Alexandra Nowak as Sally Murdoch; Julie Remala as Amy McDonough; Michael Rose as Ken Lankford / Papa Bear; Katelynn Tilley as Honey Pot; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever.
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Season 2, Episode 19 (03/25/09) - 5 Quarts: When a Los Angeles Coroner is found murdered, his co-workers become prime suspects. Crews and Seever are under pressure to quickly solve the case because if the killer is another coroner, countless murder cases could be compromised and guilty people set free. Meanwhile, Ted attempts to reconcile with his daughter. Written by Jonathan Shapiro. Directed by Paul McCrane.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 19 (03/25/09) - 5 Quarts: Amanda Fuller as Ann Earley; Ian Gomez as Assistant Coroner Tom Santos; Googy Gress as Jmmy Ellison; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Halla as Hot Goth Girl; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Omar Leyva as Hector; Josh Novak as Shane Banks; Linda Park as Dr. Debbie Kuo; Colleen Porch as Kathy White; Lily Rains as Waitress; Gena Shaw as Fiera Schwartz; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever; _____ as Errol Brand; _____ as Dr. Jonah Grant.
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Season 2, Episode 20 (04/01/09) - Initiative 38: Crews and Seever investigate the death of a California State Representative who is shot and killed in her home. The detectives discover the representative was the force behind a political initiative that would put a comprehensive ban on handguns and cost a gun manufacturing company millions in profit. Crews and Seever work to prove that the representative’s political ambitions may have gotten her killed. Meanwhile, Crews questions what Reese might be doing with the FBI. Written by Rand Ravich and Far Shariat. Directed by John Behring.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 20 (04/01/09) - Initiative 38: Reg Basco Hernandez as P&K Assistant; Jack J. Bennett as Short Fat Man; Lauren Cohan as Jackie; Tracy Dali as Police Officer; Beau Dremann as Officer Dispenza; Robert Hooven as Howard's Assistant #2; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Paul Jay Jones as Special Agent Paul Jones; Kevin Kilner as Howard Amis; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Marisol Nichols as Whitney "Plum" Paxman; Adrian Rice as Howard's Assistant #1; Darby Stanchfield as Ella Holden; Craig K. Tsuyumine as Reporter; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever; Steve Upton as Uniformed Officer.
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Season 2, Episode 21 (04/08/09) - One: In the season two finale episode, Crews must locate his partner Reese who has gone missing while on loan to the F.B.I. Her disappearance is directly tied to Crews and he will do whatever it takes to get her back. In the events that transpire, shocking details about the conspiracy against Crews will be revealed. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Fred Keller.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 21 (04/08/09) - One: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; James Moses Black as SWAT Officer; Brandon Dean as Very Young Cop; Garret Dillahunt as Roman Nevikov; Alla Greene as Russian Call Girl; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Paul Jay Jones as Special Agent Paul Jones; Ellina Khan as Roman's Girl; Chase Kim as Tech; Victor McCay as Dr. Engler; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Patricia Melone as Junior Detective; F.J. Rio as Deputy Chief; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever.
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RETURN TO DAMIAN'S DOMINION: PERFORMANCE GUIDE
Performance Details: Life Force
Project type: Television series
Synopsis: It is 25 years in the future, and global warming has melted the polar ice caps, flooding the planet. The country is ruled by a new federal government which operates a ruthless enforcement agency known as The Commission. Scientists have been blamed for causing floods -- they tried to stop the catastrophe, but failed -- and must now work in hiding, as science has been outlawed. With much of Britain under water and the population dwindling, two scientists, Richard and Amy Webber, on the tiny Black Combe Island (previously the Cumbrian Mountains), set up a secret school for the next generation of physicists. The school's young pupils include the Webbers' own children, Greg and Karen, as well as special pupils Ashok and Mai Li who as "senders" have genetically engineered telepathic and telekinetic powers. Senders can use these powers in various ways, such as manipulating objects, transmitting thoughts and seeing through another person's eyes. Their eyes glow when they use their powers. The aim is to develop Ashok and Mai Li's telepathic skills enough to aid secret international environmental group Greenwatch. Together, they hope to build a new future and stay one step ahead of The Commission. The mission is jeopardized when Kurt Glemser, an agent for The Commission and also a "sender", raids the school and arrests the Webber parents. The children are forced to run away and fend for themselves until help comes from Greenwatch campaigner and former scientist Goodman. Because two of the children's psychic powers, the four are pursued by Glemser, who uses his special powers to spy on the scientific community.
Chronology: In production in 1999, probably in the autumn. UK television premiere on ITV 1 on January 10, 2000, with 13 episodes airing weekly through April 9, 2000. This series was considered quite innovative by viewers and received rave reviews. But apparently, some disturbing imagery in the program (including a young boy sticking a pencil through his hand) ultimately led to the show being discontinued after it's first 13-episode season.
Principal Cast & Crew: David Bellas as Steve Fellside (episode 4); Tam Dean Burn as Retro (episode 7); Simon Chandler as Professor Petersen (episode 11); Pablo Duarte as Ashok (episodes 1-13); Paul Fox as Greg Webber (episodes 1-13); Samia Ghadie as Marianne (episode 11); Glyn Grain as Harry Fellside (episode 4); Helen Griffin as Gwyneth (unknown episode(s)); Oliver Hamilton as Sam (unknown episode(s)); Julia Haworth as Karen Webber (episodes 1-13); Matt Hickey as Skylar (episode 12); Natasha Hodgson as Gemma (episode 5); Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung (episodes 1-13); Will Hough as Luke (episode 12); Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber (episodes 1-3, 13); Larissa Zaznetsara as Dr. Galian (episode 8); Sarah Lam as Sally Cheung (unknown episode(s)); Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser (episodes 1-4, 13); David MacCreedy as Sergeant (unknown episode(s)); David Mallinson as Goodman (episodes 2, 4, 5, 7-10, 12-13); Lewis McKensie as Joshua (episode 8); Pauline McLynn as Polly Phemus (episode 6); Valentine Pelka as Richard Webber (episodes 1-2); Tara Pendergast as Lindsay (episode 2); Jemima Rooper as Siren (episode 9); Amanda Walker as Hepzibah McKinley (episode 10); Written by Peter Tabern (episodes 1-2, 4-5, 10, 13), Greg McQueen (episodes 8, 11-12), Rik Carmichael (episodes 3, 6, 9) and John Hay (episode 7); Directed by Peter Tabern (episodes 6, 9, 12), Lorne Magory (episodes 4-5, 7, 11, 13) and Justin Chadwick (episodes 1-3, 8, 10).
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Episode 1 (01/10/00) - The Girl Who Flipped: After global warming floods the Earth, survivors Richard and Amy Webber begin teaching a new generation of scientists, including their own two children, how to restore the damaged planet.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 1 (01/10/00) - The Girl Who Flipped: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser; Valentine Pelka as Richard Webber; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Justin Chadwick.
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Episode 2 (01/17/00) - Greenwatch: The Webbers are arrested, leaving their children and the two senders to fend for themselves. Finding help from Goodman, a one-time scientist and friend of the Webbers, they are taken to his secret laboratory in a derelict mill. But when Goodman falls ill, the children must venture back to the school to look for medicine.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 2 (01/17/00) - Greenwatch: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser; David Mallinson as Goodman; Valentine Pelka as Richard Webber; Tara Pendergast as Lindsay; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Justin Chadwick.
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Episode 3 (01/24/00) - On The Run: The evil Kurt Glemser interrogates the childrens' mother, Amy, at the Commission's HQ in an attempt to find the whereabouts of the 'sender' children. Amy tries to send a warning message to Mai Li, one of the children, via telekinesis.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 3 (01/24/00) - On The Run: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser; Written by Rik Carmichael; Directed by Justin Chadwick.
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Episode 4 (01/31/00) - Greenhouse Effect: Disease breaks out on a farm where a ruthless farmer is using Climate Refugees as slave labour.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 4 (01/31/00) - Greenhouse Effect: David Bellas as Steve Fellside; Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Glyn Grain as Harry Fellside; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser; David Mallinson as Goodman; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Lorne Magory.
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Episode 5 (02/13/00) - The Village That Dreamed Itself To Death: The children are out sailing when they receive a distress call from Loppergarth Island. Upon investigation they discover that all the people have disappeared from the village on the island, except for a ten-year-old girl called Gemma who is in shock and afraid to go to sleep.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 5 (02/13/00) - The Village That Dreamed Itself To Death: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Natasha Hodgson as Gemma; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; David Mallinson as Goodman; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Lorne Magory.
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Episode 6 (02/20/00) - Yesterday Island: The children run out of fuel while out in a boat and are forced to land on the nearest island, where they encounter Polly Phemus, a strange old woman looking after a museum dedicated to the time before the Drowning.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 6 (02/20/00) - Yesterday Island: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Pauline McLynn as Polly Phemus; Written by Rik Carmichael; Directed by Peter Tabern.
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Episode 7 (02/27/00) - Beware Of The Dog: Goodman's elderly generator breaks down, so Ash and Greg are dispatched to the Cartmel Scrap Market in search of a fuel pump. However, when the owner demands too high a price, the two boys are forced to try their luck at the old haunted scrapyard on Devil's Island.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 7 (02/27/00) - Beware Of The Dog: Tam Dean Burn as Retro; Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; David Mallinson as Goodman; Written by John Hay; Directed by Lorne Magory.
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Episode 8 (03/05/00) - Return To Sender: A young boy, Joshua, goes missing while being escorted by the Commission. He turns out to be a 'sender' who has been programmed with a virus by Dr. Galina Renkova which is designed to make all senders destroy each other.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 8 (03/05/00) - Return To Sender: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Larissa Zaznetsara as Dr. Galian; David Mallinson as Goodman; Lewis McKensie as Joshua; Written by Greg McQueen; Directed by Justin Chadwick.
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Episode 9 (03/12/00) - Siren Song: While looking for ingredients to replenish their supply of sunblock, Greg meets a mysterious and beautiful brunette called Siren, and is in danger of being lured into a sinister cult who are determined to stop others interfering with nature.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 9 (03/12/00) - Siren Song: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; David Mallinson as Goodman; Jemima Rooper as Siren; Written by Rik Carmichael; Directed by Peter Tabern.
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Episode 10 (03/19/00) - Paradise Island: Greg takes Mai Li and Ash on a tour of the islands to escape being cooped up in the Greenwatch lab. When they pick up an old-fashioned morse code message they go to investigate on Paradise Island. There they discover old scientist, Hepzibah McKinley, who is convinced she has found the secret of cold fusion - the art of turning ordinary water into limitless fuel.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 10 (03/19/00) - Paradise Island: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; David Mallinson as Goodman; Amanda Walker as Hepzibah McKinley; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Justin Chadwick.
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Episode 11 (03/26/00) - Age Before Beauty: Greg and Mai Li find an empty dinghy drifting on the sea. The next thing that Greg is aware of is waking up in a strange room. A girl tells him that he was found by her father, Professor Petersen, floating alone in the sea. Unknown to Greg, Mai Li is being held elsewhere in the house and is to be sacrificed so that the young girl can be cured of a rapid aging disease.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 11 (03/26/00) - Age Before Beauty: Simon Chandler as Professor Petersen; Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Samia Ghadie as Marianne; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Written by Greg McQueen; Directed by Lorne Magory.
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Episode 12 (04/02/00) - No Quick Fix: When Goodman and Ash go to the Cartmel Scrap Market to find some video spares, Ash is lured by another sender called Luke and meets Skylar, a criminal who encourages young senders to steal for him. In return, Skylar gives them chemical strips called Tags which boost their special powers.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 12 (04/02/00) - No Quick Fix: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Matt Hickey as Skylar; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Will Hough as Luke; David Mallinson as Goodman; Written by Greg McQueen; Directed by Peter Tabern.
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Episode 13 (04/09/00) - The Thought Fish: Greg and Karen's mother, Amy, escapes from the Commission's HQ and arrives at the Greenwatch base to be reunited with her children. But all is not what it seems when Amy appears to be more concerned with the whereabouts of the two senders, Ash and Mai Li.
Principal Cast & Crew - Episode 13 (04/09/00) - The Thought Fish: Pablo Duarte as Ashok; Paul Fox as Greg Webber; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber; Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung; Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser; David Mallinson as Goodman; Written by Peter Tabern; Directed by Lorne Magory.
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1996-7
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work on "human responsibility", which he considers his vocation and the great work of his life. Rita feels rejected by her husband, and this results in outbursts of violent jealousy of both her son and Alfred's stepsister Asta, to whom he is strongly attached. The plot develops after Alfred's return from the mountains, where he has decided to give up his work on the treatise, and devote himself entirely to Eyolf's happiness and progress. An old woman, known as "the Rat-woman", arrives at the house and asks whether there is anything "gnawing" there. She offers to lure the rats with her to the fjord so that they drown, but no-one in the house thinks there is anything gnawing there and needing to be disposed of. But little Eyolf is fascinated by the sinister Rat-woman and follows her down to the water, where he drowns. The boy's death triggers off crises among those who are left behind. We realize that Alfred is in love with Asta, who in turn has discovered from some old letters left by her mother that Alfred and she are not related at all. She leaves with Borghejm, an engineer who wants to marry her. After heart-searching, Rita and Alfred decide to stay together in spite of everything, and to start a new life devoted to caring for the poor children of the district. A social conscience will emerge from their feelings of guilt, their sorrow and the void left by the loss of Eyolf.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from December 18, 1996 (Press Night), through August 23, 1997. (Previewed December 11, 1996.)
Principal Cast & Crew: Derbhle Crotty as Asta Allmers; Robert Glenister as Alfred Allmers; Ferdinand Kingsley as Eyolf (alt); Damian Lewis as Borghejm; Joanne Pearce as Rita; Damien Storey as Eyolf (alt); Bridget Turner as The Rat Wife; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Translation by Michael Meyer; Directed by Adrian Noble.
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| A video of this production, taped at the Swan Theatre in 1996, is available for viewing at the Shakespeare Centre Library, Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Appointments are recommended, and the video is available only for on-site viewing. It is not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit this link: http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/235/235 An audio recording of this production, taped at the Swan Theatre on December 18, 1996, is available for listening at the British Library Sound Archives, Euston Road, London. Appointments are recommended (and perhaps required), and the recording is available only for on-site listening. It is not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit the British Library Sound Archives site or search the catalog using the keywords "damian lewis". |
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1997
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work on "human responsibility", which he considers his vocation and the great work of his life. Rita feels rejected by her husband, and this results in outbursts of violent jealousy of both her son and Alfred's stepsister Asta, to whom he is strongly attached. The plot develops after Alfred's return from the mountains, where he has decided to give up his work on the treatise, and devote himself entirely to Eyolf's happiness and progress. An old woman, known as "the Rat-woman", arrives at the house and asks whether there is anything "gnawing" there. She offers to lure the rats with her to the fjord so that they drown, but no-one in the house thinks there is anything gnawing there and needing to be disposed of. But little Eyolf is fascinated by the sinister Rat-woman and follows her down to the water, where he drowns. The boy's death triggers off crises among those who are left behind. We realize that Alfred is in love with Asta, who in turn has discovered from some old letters left by her mother that Alfred and she are not related at all. She leaves with Borghejm, an engineer who wants to marry her. After heart-searching, Rita and Alfred decide to stay together in spite of everything, and to start a new life devoted to caring for the poor children of the district. A social conscience will emerge from their feelings of guilt, their sorrow and the void left by the loss of Eyolf.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Newcastle Playhouse (now called Northern Stage), Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, from September 25, 1997 (Press Night), through October 4, 1997.
Principal Cast & Crew: Derbhle Crotty as Asta Allmers; Robert Glenister as Alfred Allmers; Dominic Kraemer as Eyolf (alt); Damian Lewis as Borghejm; Joanne Pearce as Rita; Nicholas Robinson as Eyolf (alt); Bridget Turner as The Rat Wife; Directed by Adrian Noble; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Translation by Michael Meyer; Directed by Adrian Noble.
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
The Pavilions, Plymouth, 1997
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work on "human responsibility", which he considers his vocation and the great work of his life. Rita feels rejected by her husband, and this results in outbursts of violent jealousy of both her son and Alfred's stepsister Asta, to whom he is strongly attached. The plot develops after Alfred's return from the mountains, where he has decided to give up his work on the treatise, and devote himself entirely to Eyolf's happiness and progress. An old woman, known as "the Rat-woman", arrives at the house and asks whether there is anything "gnawing" there. She offers to lure the rats with her to the fjord so that they drown, but no-one in the house thinks there is anything gnawing there and needing to be disposed of. But little Eyolf is fascinated by the sinister Rat-woman and follows her down to the water, where he drowns. The boy's death triggers off crises among those who are left behind. We realize that Alfred is in love with Asta, who in turn has discovered from some old letters left by her mother that Alfred and she are not related at all. She leaves with Borghejm, an engineer who wants to marry her. After heart-searching, Rita and Alfred decide to stay together in spite of everything, and to start a new life devoted to caring for the poor children of the district. A social conscience will emerge from their feelings of guilt, their sorrow and the void left by the loss of Eyolf.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Pavilions, Plymouth, from November 11, 1997 (Press Night), through November 15, 1997.
Principal Cast & Crew: Derbhle Crotty as Asta Allmers; Robert Glenister as Alfred Allmers; Dominic Kraemer as Eyolf (alt); Damian Lewis as Borghejm; Joanne Pearce as Rita; Nicholas Robinson as Eyolf (alt); Bridget Turner as The Rat Wife; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Translation by Michael Meyer; Directed by Adrian Noble.
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
The Barbican Pit, London, 1997-8
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work on "human responsibility", which he considers his vocation and the great work of his life. Rita feels rejected by her husband, and this results in outbursts of violent jealousy of both her son and Alfred's stepsister Asta, to whom he is strongly attached. The plot develops after Alfred's return from the mountains, where he has decided to give up his work on the treatise, and devote himself entirely to Eyolf's happiness and progress. An old woman, known as "the Rat-woman", arrives at the house and asks whether there is anything "gnawing" there. She offers to lure the rats with her to the fjord so that they drown, but no-one in the house thinks there is anything gnawing there and needing to be disposed of. But little Eyolf is fascinated by the sinister Rat-woman and follows her down to the water, where he drowns. The boy's death triggers off crises among those who are left behind. We realize that Alfred is in love with Asta, who in turn has discovered from some old letters left by her mother that Alfred and she are not related at all. She leaves with Borghejm, an engineer who wants to marry her. After heart-searching, Rita and Alfred decide to stay together in spite of everything, and to start a new life devoted to caring for the poor children of the district. A social conscience will emerge from their feelings of guilt, their sorrow and the void left by the loss of Eyolf.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Barbican Pit, London, from December 15, 1997 (Press Night), through February 7, 1998. (Previewed December 10, 1997, and December 15, 1997.)
Principal Cast & Crew: Derbhle Crotty as Asta Allmers; Robert Glenister as Alfred Allmers; Dominic Kraemer as Eyolf (alt); Damian Lewis as Borghejm; Joanne Pearce as Rita; Nicholas Robinson as Eyolf (alt); Bridget Turner as The Rat Wife; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Translation by Michael Meyer; Directed by Adrian Noble.
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| An audio recording of this production, taped at the Barbican Pit on January 27, 1998, is available for listening at the British Library Sound Archives, Euston Road, London. Appointments are recommended (and perhaps required), and the recording is available only for on-site listening. It is not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit the British Library Sound Archives site or search the catalog using the keywords "damian lewis". |
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Performance Details: A Tribute To Look Back In Anger
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Jimmy, an outspoken young man, lives in an urban one-room flat in the Midlands with his upper crust wife, Alison, and his best friend, Cliff. Sexual tensions rise as the frustrations of daily life, plus a dead-end job, mount. Jimmy takes out his frustrations at English society on his long-suffering wife.
Chronology: This one-night-only tribute event, part of the Royal Court Theatre's year-long 50th anniversary celebration, was performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on May 8, 2006, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening night of the play Look Back In Anger at the Royal Court Theatre on May 8, 1956. This tribute event included: (1) a keynote speech ("I Have a Go, Lady, I Have a Go") by playwright Sir David Hare on playwright John Osborne; (2) an enactment, featuring Damian Lewis as playwright John Osborne, Nicholas le Prevost as Royal Court artistic director George Devine and Simon day as director Tony Richardson, detailing how Osborne's play came to be staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1956, including a reading of Observer theatre critic Kenneth Tynan's 1956 review of the play by Corin Redgrave; and (3) the performance of three extracts from the play by Helen McCrory, Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant and Steven Mc Nicoll. Other components of the evening's event included archive film, autobiography, reminiscence from Osborne's godson, Ben Walden, and from Anthony Page, who directed much of the playwright's work. The evening also celebrated the Royal Court's People's Choice vote in which Look Back In Anger was voted the second most popular Royal Court play from the last 50 years.
Awards & Nominations:
This production received the following nomination:
Principal Cast & Crew: Simon Day as Tony Richardson; Anne-Marie Duff as Alison Porter; Damian Lewis as John Osborne; Helen McCrory as Helena Charles; Steven McNicoll as Cliff Lewis; Nicholas le Prevost as George Devine; Corin Redgrave as Kenneth Tynan; David Tennant as Jimmy Porter; Written by John Osborne (Look Back In Anger); Directed by Ian Rickson.
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Performance Details: Lords Of Magic
Project type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: A look at Britsh Lords and aristocrats, and their attempts to perform magical experiments to invoke the dead and command terrifying spirits to their will. In this remarkable esoteric horror-thriller set in 1900, we journey into the arcane world of 'real magic' when famous writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells,and William Butler Yeats practiced magic in the occult as an art.
Chronology: Tentatively in production in 2012-13, filming in Belgium. Tentatively released in 2013.
Principal Cast & Crew: Alex Argenti as Lady Gregory; Matt Butcher as Arthur Conan Doyle (rumored); Matt Chase as Policeman #2; Adam Coleman as Policeman #3; Hazel D'Jan as Rose; Spiros Focás as Fakir; Marcus Gray as Martin; Scott Haney as Robert; Katarina Korbelova as Maid; Damian Lewis as Gerald Kelly (rumored); Jason Matthewson as Theo Hores; Patrick McBrearty as Victor; Malcolm McDowell as Lord Greyhall, Age 70; James Robinson as Alan Bennett (rumored); Jeff Stewart as Reverend Ayton; Nico Toffoli as Italian Officer; Gary Walker as Policeman #4; Matt Walker as Policeman #1; Mark Anthony Williams as Reporter; Written by Gary Van Haas; Directed by Rob Walker.
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At the funeral of Lester Rowley, an young newspaper reporter is told Rowley’s life story by his old friend, Lord Greyhall. Greyhall recounts Rowley’s mischievous childhood, coloured by regular beatings from his Priest father, and an increasing interest in the occult as a young man.
Rowley rises through the ranks at the ‘Order of the Golden Dawn’, an occultist order attracting many of the celebrities and creative talents of the period, including Arthur Conan Doyle and W B Yeats. But soon Rowley his friend Macgregor Dathers try to take the Order over toward a new and darker level. When the Order’s leaders pressure Rowley and Dathers to leave their cult, Dathers and Rowley go to Paris to form their own new Order. They are concerned with the art of invoking and summoning spirits and soon build up notoriety as occultists.
During his travels in France in the1920s, Rowley encounters many young budding artists and writers of the period, some who are fascinated by his occult work, and others fearful and disgusted by it, these include Somerset Maugham and Ernest Hemmingway.
While staying at Dathers’ plush mansion in Paris, he and Rowley ask spirit’s guidance on how to proceed with forming their new Order. Then Dathers is visited by a beautiful young man called Horus who claims to be a reincarnation of occultist legend Eliphas Levi. Rowley is sceptical of Horus and his wife’s claims, but Dathers takes their arrival as a sign sent from the spirit world, and invites them to move into his mansion with him. Rowley and Dathers argue about the couple and finally part ways.
Rowley returns to Scotland to his sprawling Estate Manor in the countryside, where he is visited by his old friend, an aristocrat and painter, Gerald Kelly, and his sister Rose. After dinner one night, Rowley is asked to demonstrate his abilities and invoke a spirit, which goes awry and ends up terrifying Rose, who becomes possessed by a demon. Rowley finally exorcizes the demon, and the experience marks the beginning of a romantic relationship with Rose that eventually leads to their marriage.
After marrying, on their honeymoon in Egypt, they spend a night inside the Cheops Pyramid where, under the effects of Opium, Rowley sees the spirit of Egyptian goddess Aiwass taking possession of Rose’s body. Rose as Aiwass in a trance beings to dictate to Rowley, ‘The Book of the Law’, an ancient text concerned with conjuring spirits, and how to live one’s life in grace.
Rowley returns to Paris and Dathers’ inspired, believing that his experience at Cheops marks the dawn of a new frame of thinking for mankind. However, Rowley finds Dathers in a foul mood, unwilling to put his faith in him after having just been conned by the young couple who he’s taken in earlier, stole all the jewels and money. He is also sceptical of Rowley’s revelations from ‘The Book of the Law,’ and jealous of his reputation, and ends his association with him. The friendship ends bitterly with Dathers and Rowley both unleashing curses and demonic attacks upon one another, until Dathers’ death.
Rowley becomes more and more eccentric as time passes, dabbling in drugs to help conjure spirits in his occult experiments. Rose is drawn into his hedonistic existence, and slowly becomes a full blown alcoholic. Rowley pushes on engaging in more and more daring and challenging pursuits, for example, climbing Mt. Everest. He climbs it with Lord Greyhall and at one point leaves Greyhall behind to continue his trek to the summit.
Rowley travels the world, running out of money, and ends up in Nepal in an opium den, when another old friend and accomplished writer, Alan Bennett, comes to the rescue. Alan gets Rowley back on his feet writing about the occult and his adventures, and a UK publisher buys his diaries. He uses the funds to set up his own cult in an old abandoned church abbey in Italy, where he proceeds to instruct students in the arts of spirit invocation involving the use of drugs and sexual freedom as aides. The abbey draws the attention of U.S. movies starlets, writers and celebrities from all over the world.
Rose by this time has been is confined to a sanatorium. He divorces her, favouring instead his new concubines in Italy.
Things finally go wrong at the abbey when a pair of young initiates attempt to invoke the Devil himself in the abbey’s basement. Rowley is forced to go down to their rescue and face his worst fears because the Devil knows his only weaknesses. But he must defeat the Devil to protect himself and the others in the cult. Rowley is nearly killed in the battle, but successfully banishes the gruesome spirit.
After rumours of sexual orgies and live sacrifices hit the Italian and American newspapers, Rowley is ordered to leave Italy by Mussolini, himself. His activities in Italy attract bad publicity and too much attention; he is branded as a ‘Satan Worshipper’ and sexual deviant.
He goes to America to write, but his publishers denounce him as a Devil Worshipper and he is once again destitute and broke, and now ravaged by the effects of drug addiction.
Rowley still possesses his powers but is unable to overcome the residual fear of his encounter with the Devil at the abbey. In New York, he meets his old friend Alan Bennett again, and he demonstrates walking down the street, that he still possesses his magical powers, but it is clear that he is under the control of heroin -- the one demon he never expected would possess him.
At the ending, Lord Greyhall is sitting by on a gravestone finishing his narration of Rowley’s remarkable story to the young newspaper reporter. Then Greyhall gets up and vanishes into the mist, but after he’s gone the young reporter notices Greyhall’s name on the tombstone he was sitting on, and then in shock, he realises that he has been conversing with a ghost!
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