It's 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called "television." Separated by 2,000 miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th century -- the ruthless media mogul or the self-taught Idaho farm boy?
The answer comes to compelling life in "The Farnsworth Invention," the new play from Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing" and "The Social Network."
"Vintage Sorkin and crackling prime-time theater...breezy and shrewd, smart-alecky and idealistic." -- Newsday
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This show contains strong language.
The Cast:
Tom Valentine: David Sarnoff
Sam Smith: Philo Farnsworth
Don Yost: Jim Harbord / Mr. Gardner and others
Barry LeBeau: Edward Wachtel / Vladimir Zworykin and others
Kristin Kellar: Lizette Sarnoff / Mary Pickford and others
Michael Pangburn: William Crocker / Howard and others
Rodd Bauck: George Everson / Doctor and others
Adam Lichty: Leslie Gorrell / Lennox and others
Dan Siebersma: Justin Tolman / Wilkins / Joseph Schenk and others
Aaron Siebersma: Donald Lippincott / Atkins / Douglas Fairbanks and others
Kayla Saxe: Pem Farnsworth and others
Kelli Anderson: Agnes Farnsworth / Mrs. Gardner and others
Louis Mehlhaff: Cliff Gardner / Ridley and others
Israel Kanz: Stan Willis / young Sarnoff and others
Andy Klitzke: Harlan Honn / Edward Simms and others
Paul Swedlund: Walter Gifford / Russian officer and others
Julie Niles: Betty Jordan / Mina Edison and others
Kristjan Nixon: young Farnsworth
Emily Nielson: very young Sarnoff