USA is an epic saga following a group of characters through the opening decades of the 20th century, in a grand sweep that takes us from post-war boom to Great Depression bust.

It has modernist flair, a sharp social eye, and a profound humanity. We follow key individuals, drawn from all walks of life, as their paths cross to creating a complex and moving tapestry of American society.

One by one, we are introduced to the players, and we learn about each in depth from infancy to maturity. We see them growing up, negotiating adolescence, looking for love and finding their place in the world, meeting each other as fortune dictates, and following their destiny to success or failure.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks from John Dos Passos's USA trilogy: The 42nd Parallel, 1919 and The Big Money.

Episode Three: Margo Dowling, Charley Anderson, Richard Savage.
Margo Dowling is a would-be actress, Charley Anderson is a working-man turned war hero, and Richard Savage is now Moorehouse’s right-hand man on Madison Avenue. The Twenties are beginning to roar, as the fates of all the characters we have met are resolved for good or ill.

Cast:
John Ward Moorehouse ..... Tom Bateman
Eveline Hutchins ..... Hannah Genesius
Janey Williams ..... Sheila Atim
Richard Savage ..... Luke Thallon
Margo Dowling ..... Genevieve Gaunt
Charley Anderson ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Agnes ..... Laurel Lefkow
Frank / Doctor .... Eric Meyers
Tony Garrido ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Sam Margolies/ Jerry ..... Will Howard
Mo Askew..... Christopher Ragland
Tad Whittlesea..... Gabriel Freilich
Nat Benton ..... Calam Lynch
Doc Bingham ..... Robert G.Slade
Myra Bingham ..... Lily Lefkow-Green
Althea Bingham ..... Georgia Brown

Other parts played by members of the company.

Producer / Director - Fiona McAlpine
Sound Design & Music Arrangement - Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Manager - Lucy Barter
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