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Local Playwright Tackles the Ego Behind Architecture in "The Monster-Builder"

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 (David Allen)

When a celebrity architect steals the product design of two industry up-and-comers they decide to get revenge. The play, “The Monster-Builder,” makes its Bay Area premiere at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. Award-winning playwright Amy Freed and actor Danny Scheie join us to talk about their collaboration on the satiric comedy.

Guests:

Amy Freed, playwright; professor at Stanford University; Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Freedomland"

Danny Scheie, actor

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