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Albany Civic Theater - "The Farnsworth Invention"

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published May 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM EDT

Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as well as Golden Globe and Oscar winning writer for The Social Network is also the author of the play, The Farnsworth Invention, which details the invention of television. The Albany Civic Theatre is producing the play and we speak with director, Aaron Holbritter and by the actor playing the title character, Philo T. Farnsworth, Tom Templeton.

Aired 5/2/2012
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