Radio Play Revival

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S. 3, Ep. 9: Cathedral by Raymond Carver Feb 19, 2024

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Connecticut, 1983: In a strained marriage, a narrow-minded, prejudiced man- and his wife- host the wife’s former coworker for the night. Their guest is a blind man, and that’s the last person in the world this man wants to host... until the blind man opens the sighted man’s eyes for the first time in his life.

Cast (in speaking order):

BRYAN CRANSTON as The Narrator

STEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON as Robert

AUBREY PLAZA as The Narrator's Wife

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 8: A Bush League Hero by Edna Ferber Feb 12, 2024

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The Midwest, 1912: Ivy Keller is on summer vacation and bored limp. Until her father takes her to a baseball game. What ensues is a love triangle between Ivy’s father wanting the best for her, the star baseball pitcher and Ivy, and Ivy’s love of the game.

Cast (in speaking order):

ALLISON JANNEY as The Narrator

ED O'NEILL as Pa Keller

TAYLOR MISIAK as Ivy Keller

KATHRYN GRODY as Ma Keller

JOHN SKELLEY as Rudy Schlachweiler

PAUL URCIOLI as The Proprietor

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 7: The Swimmer by John Cheever Feb 05, 2024

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The Suburbs, 1964: Neddy Merrill is lounging poolside at a friend’s party, gin in hand, when a genius thought materializes in his mind. He’s going to swim home! His ensuing pilgrimage across the familiar neighborhood swimming pools- a symbol of everything right in his life- leads him back to his own house, where everything has gone so wrong.

Cast (in speaking order):

PATRICK PAGE as The Narrator

NATHAN MALIN as Donald Westerhazy / The Lifeguards

KELLY FAIRBROTHER as Lucinda Merrill / Shirley Abbott

GIA MANTEGNA as Helen Westerhazy / Enid Bunker

REBECCA KUZNICK as Mrs. Graham

JOSH JOHNSTON as Neddy Merrill

KITTY SWINK as Mrs. Halloran

LASHETTE SHOWERS as Helen Halloran

TIA DeSHAZOR as Grace Biswanger

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 6: Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville Jan 29, 2024

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New York City, 1853: An elderly lawyer reflects on an employee he had thirty years prior, and the havoc that his passive resistance inflicted upon everyone around him.

Cast (in speaking order):

SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as Every Character

with JOSH JOHNSTON, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 5: Bodies in the Moonlight by Langston Hughes Jan 22, 2024

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The West African Coast, 1927: With their ship stuck in port for over a month, half the crew sick with fever, and food running low, two best friends fall for the same woman.

Cast (in speaking order):

JON HAMM as The Narrator

TYLER HANSEN as The Chief Mate / The Second Cook

NATHAN MALIN as The Young Swede

DAVID ZAYAS as Porto Rico

KATHRYN ALLISON as Nunuma

JOHN SKELLEY as The Jamaican Baker / Wireless Man

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 4: The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather Jan 15, 2024

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Nebraska, 1909: Six friends enjoy the final night of their final summer together under the stars and the moon, in this coming-of-age tale about friendship, innocence, and adventure.

Cast (in speaking order):

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as The Narrator

ASHTON MUÑIZ as Otto Hassler

COLEMAN HEMSATH as Percy Pound

DARREN CRISS as Tip Smith

AARON ALCARAZ as Arthur Adams

YOUNG DYLAN as Fritz Hassler

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 3: Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway Jan 08, 2024

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Spain, 1927: While waiting for a train, a young couple passes the time with drinks and observations, discussing everything they can think of before they must finally have the conversation they’ve been dreading.

Cast (in speaking order):

JESSICA LANGE as The Narrator

SAMI GAYLE as The Girl

JOSH JOHNSTON as The MAN

MARILYN CASERTA as The Waitress

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 2: Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe by Nathaniel Hawthorne Jan 01, 2024

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New England, 1834: Mr. Higginbotham was murdered last night in Kimballton. Or was it the night before last? Two travelers on the road tell our protagonist, Dominicus Pike, differing stories of Mr. Higginbotham’s murder. But everyone else Dominicus meets on his journey to Kimballton says they’ve seen Old Man Higginbotham alive today. Can you solve the mystery before the end of this horror-comedy?

Cast (in speaking order):

JEFFERSON MAYS as The Narrator

CLAYBOURNE ELDER as Dominicus Pike

LUKE WISE as The Traveler

ARMIN SHIMERMAN as The Farmer

AARON ALCARAZ as The Ethiopian

PAUL URCIOLI as The Lawyer

LASHETTE SHOWERS as Mr. Higginbotham's Niece

ROB NAGLE as The Toll Gatherer

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 3, Ep. 1: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty Dec 25, 2023

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Mississippi, Christmas Day: Never get in the way of a grandparent. Old Phoenix Jackson makes her way through the woods, in search of medicine for her grandson. On her familiar journey, she faces new obstacles, friends and foes, and an ever-changing world.

Cast (in speaking order):

COREY HAWKINS as The Narrator

PHYLICIA RASHAD as Old Phoenix

SAM ROBARDS as The Hunter

MEGAN BEARD as The Woman on the Street

KATHLEEN MULLIGAN as The Attendant

KITTY SWINK as The Nurse

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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S. 2, Ep. 8: The Bee Play by Elizabeth Savage (Live from St. Louis, MO) Feb 12, 2023

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The Bronx, 2016. 18-year-old Carver Washington wrestles between going off to college and pursuing his dreams, and staying at home to take care of his kid sister Paris and his wheelchair-bound Grandmother, Ma’Dear.

Cast (in speaking order):

JOHN SKELLEY reading Stage Directions

MILES BRENTON as Carver Washington

RILEY CARTER ADAMS as Paris France Washington

MARGERY A. HANDY as Ma'Dear

ELLIE SCHWETYE as Devora

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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