Radio Play Revival

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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 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

Two actors, two plays, one playwright. In the first: The Bronx, present night: Outside of a party, the moon and a street light shine down upon two teenagers on the brink of discovery. In the second: A cafe, present day: She longs for meaningful connection with the man across the room. He longs to leave agony behind and find joy. She may be able to help. Cast (in speaking order): SAM TSOUTSOUVAS reading Stage Directions JHARREL JEROME as John/Man MARILYN CASERTA as Mary/Woman with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country, summertime: Physician John thinks the fresh air will help his ailing wife. He tells her not to write, so, naturally she documents everything about the estate: the garden, the house's history, her husband... and the bedroom wallpaper. Cast (in speaking order): JESSICA CHASTAIN as The Narrator MICHAEL URIE as John ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York City, Christmas Eve: Della has less than two dollars with which to buy her husband Jim a Christmas present. In a story known the world over, listen to the lengths a husband and wife will go to show their love for each other. Cast​ (in speaking order): KEITH DAVID as The Narrator SAMUEL L. JACKSON as Jim LaTANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON as Della KATHRYN ALLISON as Madame Sofronie with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices