Parson’s Nose Radio Theater

Charles Dickens wrote a series of humorous sketches about young couples. Here we have one we have all encountered. Adapted and performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis. 12 minutes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Anton Chekhov's incisive one-act comedy. A Cossack soldier. A country widow. A debt. "I'll bring her down like a chicken!". Starring Parson's Nose Company members Christina Carlisi, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Adapted by Lance Davis. Music by Thomas Peters. Sound engineering by Dave Bennett. 32 minutes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

O Henry's lyrical, 1906 New York story of the innocent and hopeful Miss Leeson, who takes the magical Skylight Room in Mrs. Parker's boarding house. Adapted for radio by Lance Davis. Starring Jill Rogosheske as Mrs. Parker and Marisa Chandler as Ellie. Sound by David Bennett. 15 minutes. Do listen to all 56 episodes of Parson's Nose Radio Theater at www.parsonsnose.org, where you can find out more about our coming season! Tax deductible donations greatly appreciated at https://www.parsonsnose.com/donations --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Anton Chekhov, Russia's finest playwright, who gave us "The Seagull", "The Cherry Orchard" and "Uncle Vanya", also had a gift for comedy. Will Natalya and Lomov at last find true love? And for how long? Starring James Calvert, Marisa Chandler, and Lance Davis. Adapted by Lance Davis. Sound by Lance Davis and Dave Bennett. 22 minutes. For more Parson's Nose Radio Theater please go to www.parsonsnose.com. Please consider subscribing, and/or making a tax-deductible contribution. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

American Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's chilling "correspondence" of two German art dealers, one in San Francisco and one in Munich, during the rise of Hitler. A remarkably prescient observation of the creeping engulfment of fascism. Starring Parson's Nose Company members, Tony nominee Barry Gordon and Paul Perri. Adapted by Lance Davis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

John Galsworthy, the Nobel Prize winning playwright and novelist who gave us "The Forsyte Saga", tells the story of immigrant bootmakers in 19th Century London. Performed by PNT company member John Rafter Lee (Ken Follett audiobooks) Adaptation by Lance Davis. (20 min.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Parson's Nose Radio Theater presents the most popular work of Charles Dickens, the most popular writer of Victorian England. At PNT we emphasize the wonderful descriptive language - the bits you skipped over in high school - now brilliantly brought to life by narrators Barry Gordon and Mary Chalon and the PNT Players. Recorded remotely under Covid restrictions. Adapted by Lance Davis. Sound by Dave Bennett and Lance Davis. We especially thank our sponsors, Dr. Mario and Therese Molina. Running time 1 hour 20 minutes. For more about us go to www.parsonsnose .org where your donations are most welcome. Please consider subscribing to our podcasts, signing up for our Noseletter, and liking us on Facebook. We wish you the merriest of holidays. Let us know what you think: lance@parsonsnose.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

A delightful poem by Eugene Field (1850-1895), a nationally known Saint Louis/Chicago columnist, and also The Poet Laureate of Children for his work including "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", "The Duel" and "Little Boy Blue", written for his eight children. Performed by Peter Kovner. For more about us, for more podcasts, and / or to make a tax deductible donation, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Hans Christian Andersen's funny and touching story of a little fir tree who forgot to live in the moment. A perfect story for the holidays - a time to reflect on how fortunate we are. Adapted by Lance Davis. Starring Taylor Hawthorne as the Fir Tree, featuring Mary Chalon and Lance Davis. Sound by Dave Bennett and Lance Davis. (15 minutes) For more about us, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Tax deductible donations greatly appreciated at www.parsonsnose.org/donate For more about the amazing Hans Christian Andersen, please go to our "About Hans Christian Andersen" podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Moliere's comic 17th Century masterpiece. Stingy, old Harpagon marries off his children, Elise and Cleante, to save money, and arranges his own marriage to poor young Mariane. Can they team up with matchmaker Frosine and trusty servants LaFletch and Valere to overcome his wicked plans? Featuring PNT Players Mary Chalon, James Calvert, Gary Lamb, Heather Taylor, Mo Beatty, John Harnagel, Sean York and Lance Davis. Translation/adaptation by Lance Davis. Music by Tom Peters. Running time 1:08. For more podcasts, information, or to make a much needed, tax deductible donation to Parson's Nose Theater, please click here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

By Hoyt Hilsman. Was it a miscarriage? A short one-act play, part of an ongoing collection by Mr. Hilsman, "Political Rights and Wrongs" which also includes "The Librarian" and "The Subsitute". First presented in the "Parson's Nose New Play Series" in the Fall of 2022. Starring Mary Chalon and Heather Taylor. Produced and directed by Lance Davis. For more PNT Radio Theater podcasts, please go to iTunes, Spotify, or www.parsonsnose.org, where your tax-deductible donations are always welcome. Please send your feedback to lance@parsonsnose.org. And please spread the word. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Another episode of Hoyt Hilsman's collection "Political Rights and Wrongs". which premiered in Parson's Nose Theater's New Play Series in Fall 2022. Now in podcast form. A librarian is summoned before her school board to explain her decisions. Performed by PNT Company members Jill Rogosheske and Paul Perri. Directed and produced by Lance Davis. 10 minutes. For more about Parson's Nose, its podcasts, or to make a tax-deductible donation, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

By PNT Resident Playwright Hoyt Hilsman. Premiering in the Parson's Nose "New Play Series" in November 2022. One of an ongoing series of "Political Plays" by Mr. Hilsman. Performed by PNT Players Jill Rogosheske and Paul Perri. Directed and produced by Lance Davis. 11 minutes. Brief adult language. For more podcasts, and more about Parson's Nose, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Tax free donations are always greatly appreciated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

How rarely we listen to the most audacious (and treasonous!) response to oppression in American History! 56 men met in cramped quarters in the hot, muggy, Philadelphia June of 1776. The windows were nailed shut lest spies report on their discussions. They argued about taxation, slavery, big states vs. small states. The one mission that became clear was the need for independence from English tyranny. They signed a document declaring to all that a new nation had been founded. They sparked the fire that lit the world. #audiodrama @PNTheater #podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Tom Taylor's popular comic-melodrama, previously overshadowed by its connection to the assassination of America's beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, now "recalled to life" by the Parson's Nose Players: James Calvert, Christina Carlisi, Mary Chalon, Marisa Chandler, Paul Perri, John Harnagel, Jill Rogosheske, Heather Taylor, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Running time: 80 minutes. Pause whenever you wish and pick up again. Tell your friends, and please consider subscribing to our "Parson's Nose Radio Theater" podcasts "wherever you get your podcasts". For more about Parson's Nose Theater, and for all our episodes, please go to www.parsonsnose.org where you can also make a tax-deductible donation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Jean Giraudoux's modern fairy tale, written in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944. Speculators threaten to destroy the neighborhood, and all Paris, by drilling below for oil. Can the fanciful "little people" save their beloved Chaillot? A beautiful story of empowerment and hope. Starring the Parson's Nose Players, Mary Chalon as Countess Aurelia, Jill Rogosheske, Marisa Chandler, Heather Taylor, John Lee, John Harnagel, Gary Lamb, James Calvert, Barry Gordon, Paul Perri, Ronny King and Lance Davis. Original score by Tom Peters. Adapted by Lance Davis. Running Time: two glasses of wine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

Henry G. Lee was a poet, a South Pasadena High graduate, and a soldier in World War 2. He was captured while defending the Bataan Peninsula and spent the war in a POW concentration camp. His poetry, found wrapped in canvas and buried beneath his tent, expresses the reality, the despair and the longing experienced by his men. He died in a Japanese "Hell Ship", bombed by American planes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

For Black History Month. "You are a man, and so am I." In 1848, former slave Frederick Douglass published at letter to Thomas Auld, his former slave master, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his escape. The eloquence, power and dignity of this self-taught man proclaims his rightful place in the pantheon of American heroes. Parson's Nose believes it is our privilege and joy to know these great works. Performed by acclaimed American actor/director Gregg T. Daniel. Produced by Lance Davis. Running time 26 minutes. For more about us and for all of our Radio Theater podcasts, please go to parsonsnose.org where you can sign up for our NoseLetter. We are also on Facebook, and Instagram. You can subscribe to our podcasts on Spotify and iTunes. "Alexa, play Parson's Nose Radio Theater"! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

All those Irish beggar children. What's to be done? If you have a better solution, let's hear it. Jonathan Swift, Trinity College Dean, presents "a Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents and Country." Adapted and recorded by Lance Davis for Parson's Nose Radio Theater. 17 minutes. Also available at www.parsonsnose.org. It's rough sailing for small theater groups.Please consider subscribing. Donations much appreciated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support

We're so fortunate to have long time friends who coincidentally happen to be wonderful artists. Such is the case with Mr. Warren C. Bowles, a compatriot from University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota, Angers France, and a founding member of the Mixed Blood Theater, actor, director, and teacher, in arts-vibrant Minneapolis. "Bowles" stopped by for a PNT reunion last week while visiting LA, and we harassed him into giving us a bit of his favorite Shakespeare, The Tempest. Two bits, actually. Caliban's plea to escape his enslavement, and Prospero's plea to the audience to free him to go back to Naples. Two short speeches that once again display the imaginative genius of the boy from Stratford. Who else would put poetry into the mouth of a half human/ half beast. Who else would ask the audience' breath to fill his sails back to his homeland. So effortless. (5 minutes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pntradio/support