The Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

This collection features all 14 original Oz books written by L. Frank Baum. You will catch up with old friends and meet new ones throughout the entire land of Oz and beyond. With a consistent cast throughout, this collection will delight and excite all ages!

Featuring the voices of Erin Grassie, Amanda Friday, Anna Grace, Andy Harrington, Tyler Hyrchuk, Josh Innerst, Lance Rasmussen, Russell Gold, Sara Sheckells, Tim Sailer, Marty Krz, Rosie O’Toole, and Isabelle Friday.

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When Mr. Lepel and his friend Mr. Rothsay return from travels abroad, a half-forgotten play witnessed in Italy lingers uneasily in their memories. A subsequent visit to a quiet country estate draws Mr. Lepel into the lives of those around him, as a young woman at the gate becomes the unknowing centre of rival affections. As illness, friendship, and good intentions begin to intersect, events unfold that will test loyalty and conscience, and lead toward consequences no one has foreseen.

Little Novels, published in 1887, is a collection of fourteen short stories by Wilkie Collins. Revised by the author, these stories had appeared in various British and American periodicals over the previous ten years, very often with different titles. They are stand-alone stories dealing with a variety of subjects: love, marriage, the supernatural, class, money, and murder; most of them contain a mystery or twist to the tale which is bound to delight fans of Collins’ best-known novels, The Woman in White and The Moonstone.

“Mr. Lepel and the Housekeeper” is the eighth story in the collection. It was originally published as “The Girl at the Gate” in The Spirit of the Times in 1884 and in the English Illustrated Magazine in 1885.

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‘Glinda of Oz’ by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

In order to prevent a war between two neighboring groups, Ozma and Dorothy travel to a remote corner of Oz to lend their wisdom and their aid. Despite their good intentions, the Skeezers and the Flatheads are determined to have their war and imprison the two girls in an enclosed underwater city. The only person able to rescue them, Queen Coo-ee-oh, gets transformed into a swan, forgetting all her magical powers. Is Glinda’s magic powerful enough to raise the submerged city and rescue the girls?

This is the fourteenth book in the original Oz series written by L. Frank Baum.

Cast:

Narrator – Andy Harrington

Ozma – Rosie O’Toole

Dorothy – Amanda Friday

Goldfish – Erin Grassie

Bronzefish – Sara Sheckells

Scarecrow – Tyler Hyrchuk

Wizard – Marty Krz

Glinda – Anna Grace

Button Bright – Isabelle Friday

Frogman – Tim Sailer

Shaggy Man – Josh Innerst

Tin Man – Lance Rasmussen

Spider – Russell Gold

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Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse presented by The Online Stage.

Bertie and Jeeves are back in their third adventure! This time, Bertie tries his hand at some Jeeves-like schemes to help his chums Tuppy and Gussie find love. Of course, Bertie isn’t as capable as Jeeves, and misunderstandings and shenanigans ensue, but Jeeves comes through as always and puts everything to rights.

Cast:

Bertie Wooster – Rob Goll

Jeeves – Graham Scott

Aunt Dahlia – Sarah Mitchell

Gussie Fink-Nottle – Jeff Moon

Tuppy Glossop – Andy Harrington

Madeline Bassett – Amanda Friday

Angela Travers – Anna Grace

Seppings – David Stifel

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‘Wives and Daughters’ by Elizabeth Gaskell presented by The Online Stage.

‘Wives and Daughters’ follows the daily life of a widowed county doctor, Mr. Gibson, and his daughter, Molly. During our time with the Gibsons, Mr. Gibson decides to marry a woman who has a daughter near Molly’s age, Cynthia. Molly and Cynthia grow up together, fall in love, and spend their days with the many characters in Hollingford.

Cast:

Narrator – Sybil Johnson

Mr. Gibson – Rob Goll

Molly Gibson – Anna Grace

Mrs. Kirkpatrick – Elizabeth Klett

Cynthia – Amanda Friday

Squire Hamley – Jeff Moon

Mrs. Hamley – Sara Sheckells

Roger Hamley – Tyler Hyrchuk

Osborne Hamley – Lance Rasmussen

Lord Cumnor – Graham Scott

Lady Cumnor – Lillian Rachel

Lady Cuxhaven – Shaina Summerville

Lady Agnes – Grace Keller Scotch

Lady Harriet – Leanne Yau

Lord Hollingford – Kyle Alan

Mr. Preston – Andy Harrington

Mrs. Goodenough – Sara Morsey

Miss Phoebe – Trisha Rose

Mrs. Parkes – Sarah Mitchell

Old Silas – Josh Innerst

Aimee – Tiffany Halla Colonna

Grandchild – Isabelle Friday

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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray presented by The Online Stage.

Vanity Fair centers on the young Becky Sharp and her dear friend Amelia Sedley during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Rebecca Sharp is the daughter of an art teacher and a French dancer, being ambitious, intelligent, and strong-willed in order to get what she wants out of society. She is often touted as amoral and an anti-heroine. Alternately, her friend Amelia is kind, good-natured, and born into wealth. The interwoven fortunes of the two women play out among a backdrop of social skirmishes and human afflictions of pride and ego.

The novel is presented as a multiplot puppet play at a never-ending fair, using both a preface and a coda to bookend the story. The narrator character also interjects themselves into the story with gossip and opinions about the action occurring in certain scenes. Published as a serial in 19 monthly installments, it is a satire of 19th-century Britain, highlighting hypocrisy and opportunism. After initial release, it was published in full in 1848 with the subtitle of A Novel Without a Hero, a nod to Thackeray’s feelings about heroism in literature.

Cast:

Narrator – Lillian Rachel

Rebecca Sharp – Amanda Friday

Amelia Sedley – Anna Grace

Rawdon Crawley – Jon Bolitho-Jones

George Osbourne – Andy Harrington

William Dobbin – Tyler Hyrchuk

Joseph Sedley – Tim Sailer

Sir Pitt Crawley – Graham Scott

Matilda Crawley – Sarah Mitchell

Pitt Crawley – Rob Goll

Rose Crawley – Merete Mohs

Peggy O’Dowd – P. J. Morgan

Major O’Dowd – David Stifel

Jane Sheepshanks – Ella Lynch

Lady Steyne – Danielle Cohen

Lord Steyne – Jeff Moon

Captain Grigg – Caleb Summers

Miss Pinkerton – Sybil Johnson

Little Girl – Isabelle Friday

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The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

A Munchkin named Bini Aru discovers a way to transform people and objects by speaking the magic word “pyrzqxgl.” When Ozma proclaimed that no one was allowed to practice magic in Oz except for Glinda and The Wizard, Bini hid his notes in his laboratory. When his son Kiki finds these notes, he transforms himself into a hawk and sets off on an adventure. Landing in Ev, he runs into Ruggedo, the former Nome King who was exiled and now sees his opportunity for revenge through Kiki’s power. Transforming himself and Ruggedo into birds, they fly into Oz, escaping detection, and begin to build an animal army. Meanwhile, Ozma’s birthday is fast approaching. Dorothy enlists the help of all of her friends to present Ozma with the perfect birthday gift. This is the thirteenth book in the Oz series, published one month after the death of L. Frank Baum.

Cast:

Narrator—Erin Grassie

Dorothy—Amanda Friday

Kiki Aru—Tyler Hyrchuk

The Wizard—Marty Krz

Trot—Anna Grace

Ruggedo—Russell Gold

Tin Man—Lance Rasmussen

Cowardly Lion—Josh Innerst

Ozma—Rosie O’Toole

King Gugu—Tim Sailer

Sparrow—Sara Sheckells

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The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

A young boy named Woot encounters The Tin Woodman and The Scarecrow, who are sharing stories of the past. Woot inquires how the Tin Woodman came to be made of tin. The Tin Woodman, known as Nick Chopper, was in love with a girl named Nimmie Amee, who also happened to be the Wicked Witch of the East’s ward. The Witch enchanted the Tin Woodman’s axe, which caused him to chop off all his limbs. Each limb was replaced by Ku-Klip, a tinsmith. Figuring he could no longer love the girl without his heart, Nick Chopper left her. Soon after these events, Dorothy and the Scarecrow encounter him on the road to Oz. Woot suggests that perhaps he should find Nimmie Amee now that his heart was restored by The Wizard, and the trio sets off on a quest to track her down. This is the twelfth book in the Oz series.

Cast:

Narrator – Erin Grassie

Woot – Andy Harrington

Tin Woodman – Lance Rasmussen

Scarecrow – Tyler Hyrchuk

Mrs. Yoop – Sara Sheckells

Polychrome – Anna Grace

Dorothy – Amanda Friday

Ozma – Rosie O’Toole

Tin Soldier – Tim Sailor

Chopfyt – Josh Innerst

Hippogyraf – Russell Gold

Jaguar – Marty Krz

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The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

Upon waking up in the Emerald City, Dorothy discovers that Princess Ozma is missing. In Quadling Country, Glinda finds that her magical Great Book of Records is also missing. She sends a message to the Wizard for help, but the Wizard cannot find his magic tools either. A search party is formed to track down the dear princess and all the missing magic. Over in Winkie Country, Cayke the Cookie Cook is missing her diamond-studded golden dishpan and enlists the Yips advisor, Frogman, to assist her in locating it. Where has all the magic gone and what will become of Princess Ozma? This is the eleventh book in the Oz series.

Cast:

Narrator – Andy Harrington

Betsy – Rosie O’Toole

Dorothy – Amanda Friday

Trot – Anna Grace

Wizard – Marty Krz

Button Bright – Isabelle Friday

Cayke – Erin Grassie

Frogman – Tim Sailer

Cowardly Lion – Josh Innerst

Lavender Bear – Tyler Hyrchuk

Pink Bear – Russell Gold

Ugu the Shoemaker – Lance Rasmussen

Nellary – Sara Sheckells

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The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford presented by The Online Stage.

What does it mean to be “just good people?” That is how the two couples—one British and one American—in this story are described. But what happens when you look deeper, peeling back the layers of politeness and civility? It is a tale of love, of disappointment, of miscommunication, and missed opportunities. The author wanted to call the tragedy of the Ashburnhams and their seemingly perfect marriage “The Saddest Story,” but his publishers asked for a “happier” title. The BBC has ranked it 13th on its list of the 100 greatest British novels.

Cast:

John Dowell – Jeff Moon

Leonora Ashburnham – Ariana Mertz

Edward Ashburnham – Ted Wenskus

Florence Dowell – Amanda Friday

Maisie Maidan – Christianne Lupher

Nancy Rufford – Alyssa Petrey

La Dolciquita – Maureen Boutilier

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Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage.

Prince Inga, aided by three magic pearls, is set to rule the island of Pingaree. King Rinkitink arrives with his talking goat, Bilbil, determined to take a vacation on Pingaree. Inga’s father, King Kitticut, is captured by Regos’ invaders along with all the rest of the people of Pingaree except for Rinkitink, Bilbil, and Inga himself. The trio sail to the island of Regos and easily overtake King Gos, who flees to the neighboring island of Coregos, ruled by the wicked Queen Cor. Tucking the pearls into his shoe for safe keeping, Inga and Rinkitink get some sleep at the palace but by morning, the shoes are gone. Back in Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard hear of these events and travel to the Nome Kingdom to offer help in restoring peace among all parties. This is the tenth book in the Oz series.

CAST:

Narrator – Erin Grassie

King Kitticut – Lance Rasmussen

Prince Inga – Tyler Hyrchuk

Rinkitink – Josh Innerst

Bilbil – Andy Harrington

White Pearl – Anna Grace

Queen Cor – Sara Sheckells

King Gos – Russell Gold

Kaliko – Tim Sailer

Dorothy – Amanda Friday

Ozma – Rosie O’Toole

Wizard – Marty Krz

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The Trojan Women by Euripides, translated by Ian Johnston, presented by The Online Stage.

Euripides’s play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and their remaining families taken away as slaves. It serves as an anti-war narrative as it highlights the suffering of the women left behind. The tragedy also calls attention to how women were treated as commodities in the past by showing how they were divided among the remaining men as spoils of war.

Cast:

Narrator – Jeff Moon

Hecuba – Sara Morsey

Chorus Leader – Sybil Johnson

Chorus / Athena- P. J. Morgan

Talthybius – Jon Bolitho-Jones

Poseidon / Menelaus – Rob Goll

Helen – Amanda Friday

Cassandra – Shaina Summerville

Andromache – Nichole James

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