Radio Play Revival

Minnesota, The Roaring ‘20s: Popularity is everything to teenagers, and some will stop at nothing to keep their place at the top of the food chain, in this “Mean Girls of The Jazz Age”. Cast (in speaking order): LAURA BENANTI as The Narrator TAISSA FARMIGA as Marjorie Harvey VINCENT RODRIGUEZ III as Warren McIntyre REMY GERMINARIO as Otis Ormonde MICHAEL KUSHNER as G. Reece Stoddard DeLANNA STUDI as Bernice HARRIET HARRIS as Aunt Josephine BUCKLEY HUFFSTETLER as Charley Paulson with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago, recently: In defiance of his grim diagnosis, a beloved wine shop owner throws an epic party, opening his rarest bottles for his favorite customers. But none of them are fully prepared for the complexity, body, and depth of what is about to pour forth. Cast (in speaking order): BOBBY CANNAVALE as The Narrator TIA DeSHAZOR as Heather JOE MANTEGNA as Barry JEFF STILL as Mitch ANDERSON COOPER as Raymond ANDY COHEN as Ned GIA MANTEGNA as Tara TYLER HANSEN as Matthew PATTI LuPONE as Myra with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America, 1966: Connie is fifteen- so the only two things in the world she cares about are her friends and flirting with boys. Her summer vacation passes by in a haze of those boys, those friends, and the ever-present music... until she meets a stranger named Friend. Cast (in speaking order): PATTI LuPONE as The Narrator KATHLEEN MULLIGAN as Connie's Mother KATHRYN GALLAGHER as Connie CLAYBOURNE ELDER as Arnold Friend MEGAN BEARD as Betty JOHN SKELLEY as Ellie Oscar with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italy, The Carnival Season: A man can only take so much. When Fortunato insults Montresor, Montresor concocts a plan to ensure Fortunato never insults again. Far away from the sounds of celebration on the streets, the two men descend into the dampness of the catacombs below, in search of a rare vintage of wine.​ Cast (in speaking order): MICHAEL STUHLBARG as Montresor KEITH DAVID as Fortunato ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York City, 1920: With the exciting news of the comet passing so close to earth, everyone in Manhattan steps outside to observe its passing overhead… and that, it turns out, would be the last thing they all would ever do. Cast (in speaking order): LAURENCE FISHBURNE as The Narrator DULE' HILL as Jim ALEX AQUILINO as The Junior Clerk HANNAH ROSE HONORE' as Passerby / Jim's Wife SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as The Bank President / Julia's Father LENA HALL as Julia COLEMAN HEMSATH as Fred with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Caribbean Sea, 1924: After falling off a yacht while en-route to South America, big game hunter Sanger Rainsford swims to a nearby island, where he is met and cared for by another big game hunter… only this man hunts a different type of big game. Cast (in speaking order): LUKE WISE as Whitney MICHAEL URIE as Sanger Rainsford JEFFERSON MAYS as The Narrator CHRISTOPHER WALKEN as General Zaroff ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR ​Operatic pieces performed by JAMES DE BALLIOL-CAVENDISH, BARON OF BUITTLE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anywhere, Christmastime: Well-off Ellen Stuart frets about what presents to get her family and friends for Christmas that they don’t already have or won’t just throw away. Her Aunt’s wise words open Ellen’s eyes to the world around her, and how others as close as across the street may not have the same luxuries as she does. A short story nearly 200 years old, a message that is timeless. Cast​ (in speaking order): ZOE LISTER JONES as Ellen Stuart RANDY RAINBOW as The Narrator BLAIR BROWN as Ellen's Aunt ROB NAGLE as Cousin Tom SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as Will with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York City, the 1990s: A mouse, caught in a glue trap, causes three roommates to discuss the meaning of life, death, yuppiedom, karma, and the harsh reality of their place on the food chain. Cast (in speaking order): BOYD GAINES reading Stage Directions VINCENT RODRIGUEZ III as Ford BRANDON MICHEAL HALL as Norris JOSH JOHNSTON as Hunter with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Orleans, 1895: Titee is a brilliant young boy, but his mind isn't on school or home. His mother, teacher, and friends wonder what goes on in Titee's mind, but when Titee gets caught out in a storm, his family must find him and uncover his secret. Cast (in speaking order): LaTANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON as The Narrator YOUNG DYLAN as Titee HANNAH ROSE HONORÉ as Mother ASHTON MUÑIZ as Edgar LONNIE CHAVIS as Older Brother with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Ragtime and Blues music composed by: Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Tom Brown, & Frank Warshauer, respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hillbridge, 1916: The ladies of the local lunch club have invited the celebrated novelist of their latest read to be their guest. However, their own internal competition and inferiority complexes send the meticulously planned afternoon of literary discussion wildly off the rails. Cast(in speaking order): HARRIET HARRISas The Narrator ANNA DEAVERE SMITHas Miss Van Vluyck MICHELLE WILLIAMSas Fanny Roby BLAIR BROWNas Mrs. Plinth CHARLES BUSCHas Mrs. Ballinger BRIDGET EVERETTas Mrs. Leveret KATHRYN GRODYas Laura Glyde EVA MARIE SAINTas Osric Dane withSAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Piano excerptsperformed byJOSEPH THALKEN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices