Headstrong

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Dramatized sports and medical play

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Patrick Link

Bart DeLorenzo

L.A. Theatre Works

Category:

Dramatized sports and medical play

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Fully binge-ready

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Run time:

0h 59m

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Show synopsis

In the wake of increasing concern over brain trauma in professional athletes, Patrick Link has crafted a story about a retired NFL linebacker who must deal with a family tragedy and his own suffering because of the violence of his chosen sport.

Includes a conversation about brain injuries and sports with Dr. Robert Cantu, the Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck, and Spine Committee.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in January of 2013. Headstrong is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring 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.

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Submitter notes

Plated by Ernie Hudson, Scott Wolf, Deidrie Henry and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine.

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