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Los Angeles, California – L.A. Theatre Works heads into the recording studio on January 9 to produce a digital recording of Headstrong, the new play by Patrick Link that examines the impact of concussions in football. The three-day session with actors Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (HBO’s Treme, NBC’s Heroes), Deidrie Henry (Beautiful Boy, Ebony Repertory’s A Raisin in the Sun), Ernie Hudson (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Ghostbusters) and Scott Wolf (Party of Five) will be directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Headstrong will air on public radio stations nationwide, and will also be available for live streaming and digital download at www.latw.org as part of Relativity, L.A. Theatre Works’ ongoing science series created with major funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.
Headstrong is inspired by the ongoing struggles of professional athletes with head-related injuries, including, among others, Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, who suffered from amnesia, dementia
