Golden Shield

American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language? 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 July 2024. Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full cast production, starring: Seamus Dever as Larry Murdoch Fang Du as The Translator Greg Germann as Richard Warren Belinda Gosbee as Amanda Carlson Angela Lin as Julie Chen Mardy Ma as Deputy Minister Gao Shengwei Eon Song as Huang Mei Josh Stamberg as Marshall McLaren Zhan Wang as Li Dao Joanne Whalley as Jane Bollman Jenapher Zheng as Eva Chen Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Production Supervision: Mark Holden Recorded by Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Edited by Neil Wogensen Designer: Charles Carroll Foley Artist: Mark Holden Studio Intern and Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster Mixed by Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin