Audiobooks by Lisa Monde

Songs About Fairytales: A Musical Audio Play

"This full-cast musical audio play is based on Lisa Monde’s original musical of the same name, which in 2009 received a prestigious International Award “Musical Heart of Theatre” in the nomination “Creation of the Best Musical for Children”.  In 2025, the talented cast of performers from New York present this new audiobook, which is musical, educational, and fun for children of all ages and grown-ups who are ready to experience the fairy tale magic once again! The mother of a boy who dislikes reading books buys a tour from a magical travel agency, which organizes tours to the Land of Fairy Tales...  Once there, the Boy learns the conditions for returning home: he must guess the names of all the fairy tales he encounters along the way. His guide through the Fairy Tale Land, Jack, and his other helpers, Owletta the owl and the sweet monster – Butler Oaken, will support him, but much will depend on him. Will the Boy have enough wits, courage, and endurance to return home?  He will make 13 stops. Each stop is a new Fairy Tale, which greets the guests with a song. The characters tell their stories. Some come from famous Fairy Tales, which even the Boy knows… while others are little known. Here, he simply needs hints. But the Fairy Tale characters cannot help him—that's the rule. The Boy is completely immersed in the fairytale world and yearns for real interaction with its inhabitants. He falls in love with Cinderella, empathizes with the Little Mermaid, and wants to help Thumbelina... But it is against the rules: he can only be a spectator, while the characters from the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and other children's writers sing and dance in fairytale settings. The adventure, full of surprises, ends happily: the Boy returns to his mother. But most importantly, he starts to read fairy tales! To thoroughly prepare for his next journey to the Fairy Tale Land."

Lisa Monde (Author), Clare McMahon, Dyllan Vallier, Jeanathan Lei, Lisa Monde, Ron Barba, Scott Lilly (Narrator)

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Dracula: Finding of a Shadow. A play

"A new play by Lisa Monde, inspired by the original novel by Bram Stoker, as well as the prequel, Dracul, and the sequel Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of the Irish writer and creator of the literary character of Dracula.  Count Dracula, who leads a secluded life in his castle and suffers from the loss of his beloved, is concerned with the possibility of recovering such human privilege as having a shadow.  The shadow that separated from Dracula when he turned into a vampire – Alucard, also dwelling in the castle, does not like his master’s idea… Acting each in their own interests, the inhabitants of the castle and members of the vampire community support Dracula in his endeavors: Armand, Flameout, and the three vampiresses.  They come up with a plan to prevent Dracula’s reunion with his reincarnated beloved – Mina Murray.  Alucard creates many obstacles on Dracula’s way to acquiring a new shadow. His wiles lead to Dracula’s demise... However, the death of the Master of Darkness doesn’t bring Alucard the long-awaited freedom… What is written in the mysterious will that Dracula left behind? Will destiny bring Mina and Dracula together or keep them apart for all eternity?  Winner of the Broadway World Awards 2023, Best New Play; Finalist of the American Fiction Book Awards 2024; Winner of The BookFest Awards 2024; Finalist of the American Writing Awards 2024; Winner of the International Impact Book Awards 2024.   Dracula: Finding of a Shadow, Lisa Monde’s third published play, appears in the Anthology of the same name which was released in 2024 and is available on all major platforms. The play had several productions Off-Broadway. Many members of the original cast of the show participated in the recording of this audio drama."

Lisa Monde (Author), Caroline Vettie, Drew Bondy, Hannah McNew, Lisa Monde, Luke Edward Smith, Mark Simmons, Ron Barba, Scott Lilly, Steven J Harris, Yair Ben-Dor (Narrator)

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Teach Me How to Die: A novella

"The novella Teach Me How to Die tells a story of six people – five men and a woman, who have made a decision to commit suicide, but do not know how they should write their final suicide notes properly.  In such a way that it would shed some light on who they were and explain why they have severed all ties with life…  They attend the master class, conducted by a Professor of Philology – Scott Mirrormord, who specializes in epitaph writing. How did the classes affect the students? Did their perception of life and each other change?  Did they realize their plans to part with life? You will find answers in this novella, where the tragic and comic elements are beautifully intertwined. "

Lisa Monde (Author), Samuel Shurtleff (Narrator)

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