Act Two, Part One
1980 · Capitol SABB-12020 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
- Title
- Act Two, Part One
- Release
- The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
- Year
- 1980
- Label
- Capitol # SABB-12020
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Spoken Word
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — 1968 Chicago Seven / Eight Songs
Theatrical re-enactment of the trial, created by Ron Sossi and Frank Condon, first staged at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1979. It was a double LP, the front of the LP said: "a theatrical arrangement of the original trial transcripts performed and recorded live by the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble". The LP said on the back that "it was recorded in performance at Capitol Records Studio 'A', Hollywood on 2-3 October 1979". Released on Capitol Records # SABB-12020. Narrator: John Stewart. Producer: Nikolas K. Venet.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Los Angeles theatre company founded in 1969 by Ron Sossi, known for experimental and political productions. Based in Los Angeles, California. [Source: Wikipedia / company site]
Themes
Anti-War · Demonstration · Chicago Seven · Civil Rights · Bobby Seale