In the Heat of the Night - L.A. Theatre Works

Classic American Thriller - Take a trip back in time as L.A. Theatre Works delights its audience with a unique "live-in-performance radio drama?. The show features a first-rate cast of TV and film actors, complete with live sound effects, and a connection to the audience rarely felt in a traditional dramatic play. The company transforms classic and contemporary stage works, like In the Heat of the Night, into an intimate, compelling and sound-rich ?live radio-theater? style performance. While John Ball?s 1965 novel, In the Heat of the Night, takes place in Alabama, much of the country grappled with integration and an evolving acceptance of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1967, Sidney Poitier played Virgil Tibbs in the film In the Heat of the Night which won five Academy Awards and spawned a hugely popular television series.