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Adapted from the diaries of Richard Wagner, Beethoven’s music soars in the background as a poor young composer named Richard Wagner struggles toward Vienna to meet the composer he idealizes. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Allan Corduner, Arye Gross and Paul Mercier.

Richard Wagner (Author), Allan Corduner, Arye Gross, Ed Asner, Edward Asner, Paul Mercier (Narrator)

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Pinocchio

Translated by Carol Della Chiesa. Centuries ago there lived— “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry...

Carlo Collodi (Author), Mark F. Smith (Narrator)

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Pinocchio in Easy Italian

Pinocchio is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. He was created as a wooden puppet but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is notably characterized for his frequent tendency to lie, which causes his nose to grow. Pinocchio is a cultural icon. He is one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature. The origin of the name Pinocchio is uncertain; it may be related to the word pino (pine), as the puppet is made of wood, in the diminutive Tuscan form pinocchio (hence equivalent to 'little piney') – the author used Florentine dialect frequently in the book – and is also similar to Pino, a nickname for Giuseppe (the Italian form of Joseph), of which Geppetto (the name of Pinocchio's maker) is also a nickname (hence equivalent to 'little Joey').

Carlo Collodi, Jacopo Gorini (Author), Jacopo Gorini (Narrator)

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Pinocchio: In italiano facile

Il grande capolavoro di Carlo Collodi 'Le avventure di Pinocchio' in italiano semplice e moderno. L'audiolibro è la versione integrale del testo originale, scritto a Firenze nel 1881, in un italiano più attuale e adatto ai lettori contemporanei, anche ai più giovani. La musicalità e la bellezza del testo sono rimaste le stesse, come la totalità dei capitoli. Pinocchio è una storia sempre attuale, divertente ed intensa. È una lettura indispensabile per chi ama la cultura e la lingua italiana.

Carlo Collodi, Jacopo Gorini (Author), Jacopo Gorini (Narrator)

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Pipeline

Nya, a dedicated teacher at an inner-city school, is desperate to give her only son opportunities that her own public high school students will never have. When a controversial incident at his private school threatens to get Omari expelled, Nya must confront her own deepest fears to give her son a future. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in February 2022. Directed by Larry Powell Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring: Sophina Brown as Nya Eugene Byrd as Dun Demetrius Grosse as Xavier Sharon Lawrence as Laurie X Mayo as Jasmine Uyoata Udi as Omari Karen Malina White as P.A. Announcer Student Voices (Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas): Rabiatu Amadu, Calista Wanjiku, Damarion Green-Burk, William Kalihamwe, and Coach Jason Peete Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor and Mixer: Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Music by Jimmy Keys, AKA "J. Keys." Copyright ©2017 Dominique Morisseau. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Originally Produced by Lincoln Center Theater in 2017, New York City. Pipeline was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago; Martha Lavey, Artistic Director, David Hawkanson, Executive Director.

Dominique Morisseau (Author), Demetrius Grosse, Eugene Byrd, Karen Malina White, Sharon Lawrence, Sophina Brown, Uyoata Udi, X Mayo (Narrator)

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Planet Man, Volume 1

The Planet Man, a campy and low-budget graduate of the Space Patrol school of juvenile entertainment, serves up plenty of breezy not-to-be-taken-seriously adventure fun. It is the golly-gee-whillikers saga of Dantro, intergalactic troubleshooter for an organization known as the League of Planets. The League sends Dantro out into the celestial world to maintain law and order. Assisted by members of Earth's first rocket expedition, Dantro pursues evildoers like Marston, the ruler of Mars, who possesses an insatiable appetite for interplanetary domination, and a pair of dese-dem-and-dose space pirates named Slick and Blackie, who sound like refugees from a B-gangster movie. This collection offers the first half of the series. Chapters: #1 Let's Orbit the Moon #2 Dantro Explains the Use of the Cosmic Communicator #3 Marston of Mars is Planning an Attack on Earth #4 Dantro and Pat Discuss Slats and Marston #5 Marston Has Given a Kidnapping Order #6 Hurrying Thru the Tunnel to Aid Billy and Jane #7 Ho

Various (Author), An Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Planet Man, Volume 2

The Planet Man, a campy and low-budget graduate of the Space Patrol school of juvenile entertainment, serves up plenty of breezy not-to-be-taken-seriously adventure fun. It is the golly-gee-whillikers saga of Dantro, intergalactic troubleshooter for an organization known as the League of Planets. The League sends Dantro out into the celestial world to maintain law and order. Assisted by members of Earth's first rocket expedition, Dantro pursues evildoers like Marston, the ruler of Mars, who possesses an insatiable appetite for interplanetary domination, and a pair of dese-dem-and-dose space pirates named Slick and Blackie, who sound like refugees from a B-gangster movie. This collection offers the second half of the series. Chapters: #1 Dantro and Slats in the Secret Council Chamber #2 A Firing Squad on Planeria Rex? #3 Gaza Uses a Force Screen to Save the Judge #4 Slats Overhears Gaza Talking to Marston #5 Transporting Dantro and Slats Back to Alpha #6 Going to the Aid of Barrow's Expedition #7

Various (Author), An Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Playland

Set in a South African traveling amusement park on New Year’s Eve, Athol Fugard’s “Playland” explores the possibilities for blacks and whites to find understanding in a racially divided world. A volatile dialogue begins when two men - a former soldier and a night watchman - delve into their sordid pasts. A Steppenwolf Theatre Company production. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring Lou Ferguson, Francis Guinan, and Paul Sandberg. Directed by Nan Withers-Wilson. Recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

Athol Fugard (Author), Francis Guinan, Lou Ferguson, Paul Sandberg (Narrator)

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Plays (Unabridged)

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Roswitha's groundbreaking plays, written in 10th-century Latin, explore themes of faith and virtue. Two plays ('Gallicanus' and 'Callimachus') depict the conversion journeys of non-Christians. Two others ('Abraham' and 'Paphnucius') showcase the path of repentance for sinners seeking redemption. The remaining two ('Dulcitus' and 'Sapientia') celebrate the unwavering faith and courageous martyrdom of young women. Roswitha's plays, inspired by Roman playwright Terence but imbued with Christian values, are noteworthy for their unique perspective and historical significance.

Roswitha Of Gandersheim (Author), Digital Voice Marcus G (Narrator)

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Plaza Suite

Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy follows three brief encounters in the same suite at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City. A BBC co-production An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, Hector Elizondo, Amy Irving, Marsha Mason, Alfred Molina, Kerry Shale, Joe Spano and JoBeth Williams.

Neil Simon (Author), Ed Asner, Edward Asner, Richard Dreyfuss, Various Readers (Narrator)

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Please Continue

Based on the true story of renowned social psychologist Stanley Milgram, "Please Continue" recounts the infamous obedience experiments at Yale in the 1960s. In that study, participants were asked to administer strong electric shocks to a subject who gave the wrong answer to a question, not knowing that the shocks were fake, and they were the real subject of the study. The play examines how the experiments gave insight into the nature of authoritarianism and individual morality. Includes an interview about science and ethics with Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a Professor of Education at the Rossier School of Education, a Professor of Psychology at the Brain and Creativity Institute, and a member of the Neuroscience Graduate Program Faculty at the University of Southern California. Please Continue is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Tara Lynne Barr as Margaret Hopson Will Brittain as James Sanders Jake Green as Saul Dashoff Taj Jegaraj as Harold Burden Rob Morrow as Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr. James Scully as Mitchell Halverson III Mark Jude Sullivan as Francis Dunleavy Matthew Wolf as Dr. Stanley Milgram Sound Effects Artist: Jeff Gardner. Script Supervisor, Nikki Hyde. Music Supervisor, Ronn Lipkin. Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Editor, Erick Cifuentes. Mixed by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.

Frank Basloe (Author), Jake Green, James Scully, Mark Jude Sullivan, Matthew Wolf, Rob Morrow, Taj Jegaraj, Tara Lynne Barr, Will Brittain (Narrator)

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Poemas de Amor

Pablo Neruda (Parral, 1904-Santiago de Chile, 1973) fue, en las palabras de Gabriel García Márquez, el "más grande poeta del siglo XX en cualquier idioma." Para Harold Bloom "no admite comparación con ningún otro poeta del hemisferio occidental." Para la mayoría de lectores, que lo han venido leyendo con devoción desde hace casi un siglo, Pablo Neruda es el gran poeta del amor. Esta compilación reúne algunos de sus poemas de amor más sensuales y desesperados. En su mayoría están dedicados a Matilde Urrutia, la que se convertiría en la gran mujer de su vida, cuando su relación todavía era clandestina, y se amaban secretamente en la evocadora isla de Capri, en donde Neruda recaló mientras sufría el destierro de Chile por motivos políticos.

Pablo Neruda (Author), Gerardo Prat (Narrator)

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