Nan takes a prestigious research position working for Dr. George Papanicolaou, the inventor of the Pap smear. The doctor worries Nan's new husband might distract from their important work, but Nan has a secret that could upend everyone's plans for her. Includes an interview with playwright Jessica Dickey.
This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of 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 November 2023.
Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson; Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
Shannon Cochran as Mache Papanicolaou Josh Dallas as Ted Day Jessica Dickey as Herself Ginnifer Goodwin as Nan Day Richard Schiff as Dr. George Papanicoloaou
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for audio by Mark Holden Recorded, edited, designed, and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner
Leading a fine ensemble cast, acting stalwart Richard Schiff brings easy kindness, humor, and a delightful Eastern European accent to the brilliant and eccentric Dr. George Papanicolaou, inventor of the Pap smear. It's 1959, and hiring an intelligent young woman as an assistant seems like a no-brainer. But Nan, played with an energetic goodness by Ginnifer Goodwin, has more than research on her mi
