Before Guglielmo Marconi came along, there was no practical way to transmit telegraphic messages without wires. But when he harnessed the power of radio waves to send signals over long distances, what had once seemed impossible became a world-changing reality.

In this original L.A. Theatre Works commission, we’ll get a firsthand, intimate view of the precocious Italian inventor, and what he had to overcome in his quest to revolutionize the way we communicate.

Can You Hear Me is available as part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in April, 2024.

Directed by Rosalind Ayres

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

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

Lucy DeVito as Degna Marconi

Martin Jarvis as Mr. Preece, King Edward, Captain Smith

Kurt Kanazawa as Alfonso Marconi, George Parkin

Henri Lubatti as Giuseppe Marconi, Teddy Roosevelt

Moira Quirk as Annie Jameson

Darren Richardson as George Kemp, Jack Phillips

André Sogliuzzo as Guglielmo Marconi and Older Marconi

Mark Jude Sullivan as Luigi Solari, Harold Bride, Pagent

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden

Recorded and edited by Neil Wogenson

Designed by Neil Wogenson, Charles Carroll and Mark Holden, and mixed by Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.

Technical Advisor and Morse Code Performer: Mark Holden.

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

Antique Morse Code and radio equipment provided by Ken Holden