The Fever Syndrome

Professor Richard Myers, now in his 70s and suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease, is about to receive a lifetime achievement award for his work in the development of in-vitro fertilization. That calls for a family reunion, and given this high-functioning, dysfunctional family, there’s bound to be trouble ahead. As they gather, old resentments erupt as they fight over Richard’s legacy while facing another family member’s serious illness.

Incudes a conversation with playwright Alexis Zegerman.

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 December 2023.

Directed by Sarah Drew

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast recording, starring:

Hugo Armstrong as Professor Richard Myers

Seamus Dever as Thomas Myers

Sarah Drew as the voice of Karen

Patrick Heusinger as Anthony Myers

Kelly McCreary as Dot Myers-Cooper

Monica McSwain as Lily Cooper and Young Dot

Matthew Floyd Miller as Nate Cooper

Desean K. Terry as Phillip Tennyson

Joanne Whalley as Megan Myers

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden

Recorded, designed, and mixed by Charles Carroll, and edited by Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.

Piano music and musical characters adapted and performed by Rusty Tinder, recorded by Charles Carroll, and Directed by Mark Holden.

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez