{"product_id":"2940170335626","title":"The Tug of War","description":"The judgment of an untested president is all that stands between us and WWIII. As Soviet nuclear missiles move ever closer to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy must chart a course between conflicting counsel and unparalleled emotional stakes to prevent nuclear annihilation. The newly-minted U.S. President is put to the ultimate test in this riveting original commission from playwright David Rambo (Empire, C.S.I.) Includes panel discussions about the Cuban Missile Crisis with playwright David Rambo; Bob Stern, the past president of the LA-based Center on Governmental Studies; Richard Anderson, a Professor of Political Science at UCLA and former CIA analyst; and Geoff Cowan, a University Professor at USC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring:\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Arkin as Llewellyn Thompson, First Reporter\u003cbr\u003eHugo Armstrong as Lyndon Johnson, Anatoly Dobrynin\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Dever as Robert McNamara\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Floyd Miller as Robert F. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003eJames Morrison as John McCone, TV Floor Manager\u003cbr\u003eDavid Selby as Dean Rusk\u003cbr\u003eRich Sommer as McGeorge Bundy\u003cbr\u003eJosh Stamberg as John F. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003eNick Toren as Ted Sorenson, Second Reporter, General Curtis LeMay\u003cbr\u003eJohn Vickery as Nikita Khrushchev, General Taylor\u003cbr\u003eJules Willcox as Jackie Kennedy, Mrs. Lincoln, Third Reporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Brian Kite and recorded live in performance at UCLA¿s James Bridges Theater in May 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSound Effects Artist, Aaron Lyons. Production Manager, Katie Friesen. Music Supervisor, Ronn Lipkin. Assistant to the Director, Michelle Gong. Historical Research, Nick Fanego. Associate Producer, Anna Lyse Erikson. Editor, Mitchell Lindskoog. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.","brand":"L.A. Theatre Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160772591856,"sku":"2940170335626","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170335626_p0.jpg?v=1763708332","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170335626","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}