Nan and the Lower Body

Nan takes a prestigious research position working for Dr. George Papanicolaou, the inventor of the Pap smear. The doctor worries Nan's new husband might distract from their important work, but Nan has a secret that could upend everyone's plans for her.

Includes an interview with playwright Jessica Dickey.

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 November 2023.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Shannon Cochran as Mache Papanicolaou
Josh Dallas as Ted Day
Jessica Dickey as Herself
Ginnifer Goodwin as Nan Day
Richard Schiff as Dr. George Papanicoloaou

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Prepared for audio by Mark Holden
Recorded, edited, designed, and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Nan and the Lower Body was originally produced by TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA. Tim Bond, Artistic Director, and Phil Santora, Managing Director

Nan and the Lower Body was commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director, Barry Grove, Executive Producer, with funds provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Nan and the Lower Body was developed at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley as part of their New Works Festival.