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A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau
As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations! Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752–December 18, 1832) was a notable American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain, and newspaper editor, sometimes called the “Poet of the American Revolution.” This half-hour historical drama was adapted into play form by Joe Bevilacqua, in association with W. John Bauer, English Professor, Kean University. It was first toured on stage with grants from the Monmouth County Historical Society and the New Jersey Historical Commission. The play details Freneau’s fascinating life alongside the leaders of the Revolution, from George Washington to Ben Franklin, and features a fine cast, including Joe Bevilacqua as Philip Freneau, with William Melillo, Alison Nead, Rick Ramos, Leslie Spital, and Cathi Tully.
Joe Bevilacqua, Philip Freneau (Author), A Full Cast, Alison Nead, Cathleen Tully, Joe Bevilacqua, Leslie Spital, Rick Ramos, William Melillo (Narrator)
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The extraordinary true story of Abe, a man the playwright met at his synagogue. Abe was a fellow of great humor and heart who not only survived three years at Auschwitz—certainly the worst place on earth—but fell in love there. Abe’s life speaks to the resilience of the human spirit, renewal and hope, even when there seems to be none. Includes an interview with playwright Stephen Tobolowsky and LATW Producing Director Susan Loewenberg. Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Alan Mandell as Abe Stephen Tobolowsky as himself Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for Audio by: Mark Holden Recording Engineer: Neil Wogensen Sound Design by: Mark Holden and Charles Carroll Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Editors: Neil Wogensen and Charles Carroll
Stephen Tobolowsky (Author), Alan Mandell, Stephen Tobolowsky (Narrator)
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Though it's a morbid crowd sensation, it breeds art and education. Yes, there will be gunplay for this one playwright. Shakespeare no doubt would be delighted, we're so glad you were invited, to a good house for a killing, tonight!
Marvin Kaplan (Author), John Rafter Lee, Linda Henning (Narrator)
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An adaptation of the prose & poetry of author Raymond Carver and his wife Tess Gallagher. The story chronicles the final year of Carver’s life when he was struggling to finish his final book. This two-person play is a co-production with Chicago’s City Lit Theater.
Raymond Carver (Author), John Mahoney, Kelly Nespor (Narrator)
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In his brilliantly imagined, Obie Award-winning show, Roger Guenveur Smith explores the life of the controversial Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton through a series of improvisations based on his own words and writings. Biography, satire, and socio-political commentary blend within a landscape of fantastic sound design to create a provocative, surreal and always surprising portrait of the complex times in which he lived. An L.A. Theatre Works performance featuring Roger Guenveur Smith.
Roger Guenveur Smith (Author), Marc Anthony Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith (Narrator)
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Based on Ernest J. Gaines’ National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying is set in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late 1940’s. Jefferson, a young illiterate black man, is falsely convicted of murder and is sentenced to death. Grant Wiggins, the plantation schoolteacher, agrees to talk with the condemned man. The disheartened Wiggins had once harbored dreams of escaping from his impoverished youth, yet he returned to his home town after university, to teach children whose lives seemed as unpromising as Jefferson’s. The two men forge a bond as they come to understand what it means to resist and defy one’s own fate. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Rick Foucheux as Paul Bonin Keith Glover as Grant Wiggins Jamahl Marsh as Jefferson Linda Powell as Vivian Baptiste Jefferson A. Russell as Reverend Moses Ambrose Jerry Whiddon as Sam Guidry Beatrice Winde as Emma Glenn Directed by Nick Olcott. Recorded at Voice of America in Washington DC.
Romulus Linney (Author), Various Performers, Various Readers (Narrator)
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A Lover's Complaint & The Phoenix and the Turtle
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ‘In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine, For thou art all, and all things else are thine.’ Two of Shakespeare’s most revered and elegiac poems. In The Phoenix and the Turtle, the mythical phoenix consumes itself in fire, from the ashes of which another phoenix is born. In Shakespeare's poem, the phoenix is female and the turtle (that is, a turtledove) is male. In A Lover’s Complaint, originally published with the sonnets, a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer. All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. The full cast includes: Joan Hart and William Squire.
William Shakespeare (Author), Full Cast, Joan Hart, William Squire (Narrator)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream must be one of the most enduringly popular of Shakespeare's plays, and it is not difficult to see why: the work blends several kinds of comedy with a powerful atmosphere of magic and mystery and a satisfying set of contrasts - between city and country, reason and imagination, love and infatuation.
William Shakespeare (Author), Michael Maloney, Sarah Woodward, Warren Mitchell (Narrator)
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"How shall we beguile the lazy time,if not with some delight?" An introductory essay by Harvard scholar Harold Bloom accompanies the CD.
William Shakespeare (Author), Harold Bloom (Narrator)
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An abbreviated version of Shakespeare's comedy featuring the clowns and the fairies, without most of the love stories. Run amok with the rustics, as played by CART's finest.
William Shakespeare (Author), Joseph Marcell, Samantha Eggar (Narrator)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in mythical Athens. The theme of the story is that love has no laws and is blind and unpredictable. William Shakespeare wrote many great comedies and tragedies. This story, an entertaining fantasy, takes the reader through a romantic farce on a midsummer's eve, during a time of great rejoicing amongst the elves and fairies who live in the woods. Puck, Oberon, Theseus, Hermia, Demetrius, Helena, Bottom, and Lysander are just a few of the characters in this timeless, world-famous comedy.
William Shakespeare (Author), Saddleback Educational Publishing (Narrator)
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Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in mythical Athens. The theme of the story is that love has no laws and is blind and unpredictable. William Shakespeare wrote many great comedies and tragedies. This story, an entertaining fantasy, takes the reader through a romantic farce on a midsummer's eve, during a time of great rejoicing amongst the elves and fairies who live in the woods. Puck, Oberon, Theseus, Hermia and Demetrius are just a few of the characters in this timeless, world-famous comedy.
William Shakespeare (Author), Saddleback Educational Publishing (Narrator)
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