Arms and the Man
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina's hand-wringing parents. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast (in order of speaking):
Narrator: Availle
Catherine Petkoff: Karen Savage
Raina Petkoff: Elizabeth Klett
Louka: Arielle Lipshaw
Captain Bluntschli: mb
Officer: David Lawrence
Nicola: Barry Eads
Major Petkoff: Robert Keiper
Sergius Saranoff: Mark F. Smith
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
Genre(s): Comedy
Language: English
Mrs. Warren's Profession
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
The story centers on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren, a rich woman, described by the author as "on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman" and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs Warren is a middle-aged woman whose Cambridge-educated daughter, Vivie, is horrified to discover the sinister way her mother acquired her fortune. (Summary by Wikipedia and Arielle Lipshaw)
Cast:
Vivie: Arielle Lipshaw
Praed: Bruce Pirie
Mrs. Warren: Elizabeth Klett
Crofts: Dale Burgess
Frank: Matthew Reece
Reverend Samuel Gardner: Algy Pug
Narrator: Availle
Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw
Genre(s): Plays
Language: English
Major Barbara
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara focuses on the family of aristocratic Lady Britomart Undershaft and her estranged husband Andrew, a millionaire armaments manufacturer. Their daughters Sarah and Barbara are both engaged to be married, and Lady Britomart decides to ask Andrew for monetary support. Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army, and agrees to let her father visit the mission in the East End of London where she works. In exchange, she agrees to visit his munitions factory. The conflict between Barbara's philanthropic idealism and her father's hard-headed capitalism clash when he decides he wants to fund the Salvation Army. Shaw's comedy, as always, delves into political and social issues of the period, and provides a roster of finely- and humorously-drawn characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast
Stephen Undershaft: Chuck Williamson
Lady Britomart Undershaft: Amy L. Gramour
Sarah Undershaft: Arielle Lipshaw
Barbara Undershaft/Rummy Mitchens: Elizabeth Klett
Charles Lomax: mb
Adolphus Cusins: Chris Marcellus
Morrison/Bilton: Todd
Andrew Undershaft: Bruce Pirie
Snobby Price: Joshua Tesch
Jenny Hill: Grace Garrett
Peter Shirley: Ken Garrett
Bill Walker: Algy Pug
Mrs. Baines: Margaret Espaillat
Narrator: David Lawrence
Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Genre(s): Comedy
Language: English
Heartbreak House
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye’s infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father’s a bumbling prig, and she’s actually in love with Hector, Hesione’s husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast
Nurse Guinness: Bev J. Stevens
Ellie Dunn: Arielle Lipshaw
Captain Shotover: Bruce Pirie
Lady Ariadne Utterword: Caprisha Page
Hesione Hushabye: Elizabeth Klett
Mazzini Dunn: Leonard Wilson
Hector Hushabye: Bob Neufeld
Boss Mangan: Delmar H. Dolbier
Randall Utterword: mb
The Burglar: Todd
Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Genre(s): Comedy
Language: English
Caesar and Cleopatra
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Caesar and Cleopatra, a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, was first staged in 1901 and first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in his 1901 collection, Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed at Newcastle upon Tyne on March 15, 1899. London production was at the Savoy Theatre in 1907. Shaw wants to prove that it was not love but politics that drew Cleopatra to Julius Caesar. He sees the Roman occupation of ancient Egypt as similar to the British occupation that was occurring during his time. Caesar understands the importance of good government, and values these things above art and love. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast list:
Belzanor/First Auxilliary: ScottMolson
The Persian/Second Auxilliary: ChuckW
The Sentinel/Soldier/Roman Soldiers: silverquill
Voice/The Newcomer - Bel Affris/First Porter: Rick Rodstrom
The Guardsmen/Second Porter: Algy Pug
The Women/A Woman/Charmian: gloriana
Ftatateeta: CaprishaPage
The Nubian Sentinel/Third Porter/Musician: LibbyG
The Man - Caesar: neustar
The Girl - Cleopatra: JoFriday21
Pothinus: professorrct
Theodotus/The Official: AmateurOzmologist
Achillas/Fourth Porter/The Second Official: beeber
Rufio: jondalar1988
Britannus: gmprzywara
The Bolder Courtiers/All the courtiers/Major-domo: Algy Pug
Lucius/Boatman: engineerdst
A Centurion: Gman
Nubian/Nubian Sentinel/Apollodorus: ToddHW
Ptolemy: Vper
Iras: DrDawnDuncan
Narrator: DSayers
Edited By: ToddHW
Coordinated By: Algy Pug
Genre(s): Drama
Language: English
The Doctor's Dilemma
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
The Doctor's Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of a miraculous new treatment he developed for tuberculosis. As his friends arrive to congratulate him on his success, he is visited by two figures who present him with a difficult decision. He has room for one more patient in his clinic; should he give it to Louis Dubedat, a brilliant but absolutely immoral artist, or Dr. Blenkinsop, a poor and rather ordinary physician who is a truly good person? Dr. Ridgeon's dilemma is heightened when he falls for Jennifer Dubedat, the artist's wife, who is innocent of her husband's profligacy. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast:
Redpenny: DerekP
Emmy: Amallen
Dr. Ridgeon: Bruce Pirie
Dr. Schutzmacher: John Steigerwald
Sir Patrick Cullen: Algy Pug
Cutler Walpole: Elizabeth Klett
Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington: Phil Chenevert
Dr. Blenkinsop: mb
Jennifer Dubedat: Arielle Lipshaw
Louis Dubedat: Anthony
The Maid: rashada
The Newspaper Man: David Lawrence
The Secretary: Peter Bishop
Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Comedy
Language: English
Candida
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. The play questions Victorian notions of love and marriage, asking what a woman really desires from her husband. The cleric is a Fabian Socialist, allowing Shaw—himself a Fabian—to weave political issues, current at the time, into the story. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Cast:
Proserpine Garnett: Elizabeth Klett
James Morell: Peter Bishop
Alexander "Lexy" Mill: Martin Geeson
Burgess: Algy Pug
Candida: Arielle Lipshaw
Eugene Marchbanks: mb
Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Genre(s): Comedy
Language: English
The Devil's Disciple
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Set during the American Revolution. Richard Dudgeon, put off by the dour religious ferocity of his mother and many of his neighbors, declares himself to be the devil's disciple, befriends the town's disreputable characters, repulses minister Anthony Anderson's dutiful attempts to save his soul, and takes a certain grim satisfaction in the shocked disapproval of his neighbors, including Anderson's young wife Judith. But when the British Army under General Burgoyne approaches, seeking prominent rebels, of whom to make examples, Richard, Anthony, and Judith are faced with a crisis that knocks them all loose from their comfortable roles. Rudeness, repartee, role reversal, irony, heroics, and excessive authorial commentary abound. - Summary by Joanna Michal Hoyt
Cast List:
Anne Dudgeon: WendyKatzHiller
Essie: Michele Eaton
Christy Dudgeon: ToddHW
Rev. Anthony Anderson: Mike Manolakes
Judith Anderson: Jenn Broda
Uncle William Dudgeon: Alan Mapstone
Uncle Titus Dudgeon: James R. Hedrick
Lawyer Hawkins: Wayne Cooke
Richard Dudgeon: Joanna Michal Hoyt
Sergeant: James R. Hedrick
General Burgoyne: Alan Mapstone
Major Swindon: Andrew Kennedy
Chaplain Brudenell: Michael MacTaggert
Stage Directions: Larry Wilson
Genre(s): Plays
Language: English