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This is Our Youth

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:58:00

Mark Ruffalo stars in Kenneth Lonergan's long-running stage hit. Read the full description.

This_is_our_youth_artwork_small The show's original cast - Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager - reunited for this exclusive L.A. Theatre Works performance of This is Our Youth. In 1982, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, three pot-smoking teenagers are resoundingly rejecting the 1960’s ideals of their affluent parents. In hilarious and bittersweet detail, This is Our Youth follows forty-eight turbulent hours in the lives of three very lost souls at the dawn of the Reagan Era. The show includes an interview with the cast, director, and playwright.

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Piece Description

The show's original cast - Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager - reunited for this exclusive L.A. Theatre Works performance of This is Our Youth. In 1982, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, three pot-smoking teenagers are resoundingly rejecting the 1960’s ideals of their affluent parents. In hilarious and bittersweet detail, This is Our Youth follows forty-eight turbulent hours in the lives of three very lost souls at the dawn of the Reagan Era. The show includes an interview with the cast, director, and playwright.

Timing and Cues

All credits are attached to the program and must be aired with the program unless otherwise noted on attached show log. Please reference show log document in "Attachments" for timings.

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