James Lecesne

playwright and actor

Guest

Contact: Website

Writer and star of the play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey

James Lecesne on KCRW

Here’s the opening scene of a new play: A middle-aged New Jersey police detective is talking to the audience and he’s quoting Shakespeare. It’s a little weird.

'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey'

Here’s the opening scene of a new play: A middle-aged New Jersey police detective is talking to the audience and he’s quoting Shakespeare. It’s a little weird.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Jacqueline Chow loves bugs. Her poetry speaks to the true beauty of nature.

from Poetry Submissions

To prevent small businesses from being priced out of Boyle Heights, a nonprofit is buying commercial property and offering tenants a share in ownership.

from Greater LA

Before he co-created the FX comedy series “Reservation Dogs,” Sterlin Harjo directed three micro-budget films in his home state of Oklahoma.

from The Business

Disney reports that it has 8 million new subscribers to its streaming service. Investors are wondering how much money Disney+ subscribers will bring in the long run.

from Hollywood Breakdown

Not traditionally considered a part of health care, transportation plays an oversized role in the management of chronic disease.

from Second Opinion

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for May 17, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

August MacDonald finds peace in writing poems. She writes about brains and bodies and how humans are changing chameleons.

from Poetry Submissions

This past weekend, six mass shootings rocked communities across the U.S. What’s causing the rise in gun violence?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More celebrities and prominent figures are starting to donate money to the LA mayoral candidate of their choice. And some of them are willing to spend big.

from KCRW Features