The Conquest of the South Pole

Translated by Ralph Remshardt, Caron Cadle, and Calvin MacLean

In a German industrial town, four unemployed and despondent men reenact Roald Amundsen's turn-of-the-century trek to the South Pole.
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Paul Dillon as Buscher
Philip E. Johnson as Slupianek
Tracy Letts as Seiffert
Rick Peeples as Rudi
Dan Rivkin as Braukmann
Elaine Rivkin as Braukmann's wife
Kirsten Sahs as Rosi
James Schneider as Frankie-Boy

Directed by Calvin MacLean. A co-production with Famous Door Theatre Company for Chicago Theaters on the Air. Recorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Chicago in May of 1994.