Martha Plimpton

Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet imagines a future where a genetic engineering accident has wiped out much of the earth’s plant life. When a few blades of grass appear on a remote island, a scientist goes to investigate. Martha Plimpton reads the story. With production by John Delore.

Craving a KitchenAid; answering to “ma’am;” getting turned down for space camp – Martha Plimpton reads epiphanies on growing up from members of our live audience.

Martha Plimpton may be the hardest working woman in show business, appearing in two television series after finishing a run on Broadway and selling out a cabaret show at Lincoln Center a few months ago. She’s been on stage since she was eight years old, and she shares with Kurt her thoughts on how that […]

Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet imagines a future where a genetic engineering accident has wiped out much of the earth’s plant life. When a few blades of grass appear on a remote island, a scientist goes to investigate. Martha Plimpton reads the story. With production by John Delore.

Studio 360 commissioned the author Lydia Millet to write a short story inspired by the LHC’s “grand opening.” What happens if the worst happens? Millet’s acclaimed 2005 novel Oh Pure and Radiant Heart was about the physicists who created the atom bomb. Actor Martha Plimpton (nominated for a Tony for her role in “Top Girls” on Broadway) reads “Telford.”