Charlotte Duckett – Spoken Realms https://spokenrealms.com Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:31:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/spokenrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-logo-purple-black-white-outline.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Charlotte Duckett – Spoken Realms https://spokenrealms.com 32 32 136118765 A Christmas Carol https://spokenrealms.com/2020/12/21/a-christmas-carol-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2020/12/21/a-christmas-carol-theonlinestage/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:46:38 +0000 https://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=15247

Charles Dickens’ classic Yuletide tale is one of the most popular tales of personal redemption in world literature, and has been adapted many times for presentation on film and on stage.

This dramatic reading features the voices of the Online Stage. All proceeds from the sale of this audiobook will be donated to Concerns of Police Survivors, a non-profit organization which provides support for the families of police officers who lose their lives in the line of duty.

The cast of narrators includes Bob Neufeld, Ron Altman, Ed Humpal, Alan Weyman, Elizabeth Klett, Chyanne Donnell, K. G. Cross, Evie Maria, Denis Daly, John Burlinson, Beth Thomas, Charlotte Duckett, Jeff Moon, Amanda Friday, Marty Krzywonos, Becca Maggie, Jennifer Fournier, and Brett Downey.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2020/12/21/a-christmas-carol-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 15247 Hangman https://spokenrealms.com/2018/12/31/hangman-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2018/12/31/hangman-theonlinestage/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2018 18:41:51 +0000 https://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=10752 Grieving for a loved one can be a dangerous business, especially when the Devil offers to help soothe the pain. In this quirky radio drama, the Prince of Darkness gives his hapless victim rather more than he wants.

Cast:

John Burlinson as Mr Scratch; Ed Humpal as Cunningham; additional voices supplied by Charlotte Duckett, Eileen Tipping, and Denis Daly

Music and Sound Design by Ed Humpal and Eileen Tipping

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2018/12/31/hangman-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 10752 Pandora’s Box https://spokenrealms.com/2018/07/04/pandoras-box-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2018/07/04/pandoras-box-theonlinestage/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:42:16 +0000 https://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=9046 “Pandora’s Box: A Tragedy in Three Acts” by Frank Wedekind.

Play translated by Samuel A. Eliot Jnr. Prologue translated by Leanne Yau and Alan Weyman and rendered into verse by Charlotte Duckett. Presented by The Online Stage.

This play is the sequel to “Earth Spirit”, in which the adventurous and manipulative Lulu marries and rids herself of three husbands, only to be arrested for the murder of the third. In “Pandora’s Box”, Lulu escapes from prison only to be forced into the life of a courtesan. Reduced to desperate poverty, she meets her end at the hands of a murderous customer in London. In Wedekind’s sordid morality tale, all Lulu’s main associates suffer premature and unnatural deaths, except for the degenerate Schigolch, who is one of the most unpleasant characters in the European drama. In Wedekind’s dark world, virtue is a practical improbability and vice, although often punished, continues to thrive. In the prologue, which has been specially translated for this production, Wedekind pillories the forces of censorship and critical approval, against which he contended almost continuously throughout his writing career.

The full cast of narrators includes:

The Enterprising Publisher – John Burlinson
The Ordinary Reader – K.G.Cross
The Bashful Author – Joseph Tabler
The Attorney General – Alan Weyman
Play Rodrigo Quast – Ron Altman
Lulu – Charlotte Duckett
Countess Geschwitz – Leanne Yau Schigolch
Marty Kryz Alva Schön – Brett Downey
Count Casti Piani – John Burlinson
Detective and Jack – Garrison Moore
Heilmann and Dr. Hilti – Joseph
Tabler Puntschu and Kungu Poti- Alan Weyman
Alfred Hugenberg and Kadidia – Chyanne Donnell
Bianetta and Magelone – K.G.Cross
Ludmilla Steinherz and Bob – P.J. Morgan
Stage directions read by Denis Daly. Audio edited by Denis Daly. Copyright for the verse version of the Prologue is held by Charlotte Duckett.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2018/07/04/pandoras-box-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 9046 Earth Spirit https://spokenrealms.com/2018/06/08/earth-spirit-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2018/06/08/earth-spirit-theonlinestage/#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:25:59 +0000 https://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=8606 Earth Spirit: A Tragedy in Four Acts by Frank Wedekind
Translated by Samuel A. Eliot

Presented by the Online Stage

Frank Wedekind (1864-1918) was the most controversial dramatist of his age. Most of his work focuses on the ubiquity and inevitably corrupting influence of sexual attraction. His most famous plays are the two that depict the rise, fall, and eventual gruesome death of the vampish Lulu, who, in Wedekind’s presentation, became a ghastly parody of Goethe’s “Eternal Feminine”.

The first of the plays is Earth Spirit, in which Lulu marries and survives three husbands, only to face prosecution for the shooting of the third. Lulu’s later adventures are described in the following play, Pandora’s Box. The two plays were later bundled with Death and the Devil and Castle Wetterstein to form a tetralogy that was published as Tragedies of Sex.

Cast
Ringmaster/Rodrigo – Ron Altman
Lulu – Charlotte Duckett
Countess Geschwitz – Leanne Yau
Schigolch – Marty Krz
Alva Schön – Brett Downey
Dr. Schön – John Burlinson
Schwartz – Garrison Moore
Prince Escerny and Ferdinand – Joseph Tabler
Dr. Goll and Escherich – Alan Weyman
Alfred Hugenberg and Henriette – Chyanne Donnell

Stage directions read by Denis Daly
Audio edited by Denis Daly

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2018/06/08/earth-spirit-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 8606 The Story of the Amulet https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/14/the-story-of-the-amulet-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/14/the-story-of-the-amulet-theonlinestage/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:49:38 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=7825 The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit
Presented by the Online Stage
Narrated by Cate Barratt
This is the final installment in Edith Nesbit’s classic trilogy of time-traveling adventures by four enterprising children. The other volumes are Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet, both of which have also been recorded by The Online Stage. Cast: Jane – Charlotte Duckett., Anthea – Libby Stephenson, Cyril – Amanda Friday, Robert – Becca Maggie, The Psammead – John Burlinson. Additional roles performed by Jeff Moon, Carol Box, K.G.Cross, Leanne Yau, Elizabeth Chambers, Jennifer Fournier, Michele Eaton, Miranda Hodges. Ron Altman, Alan Weyman, tovarisch, David Prickett, Brett Downey, Chris Marcellus, Denis Daly, and Peter Tucker.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/14/the-story-of-the-amulet-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 7825 The Phoenix and the Carpet https://spokenrealms.com/2017/09/15/the-phoenix-and-the-carpet-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/09/15/the-phoenix-and-the-carpet-theonlinestage/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:51:32 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=7036 The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit, presented by the Online Stage, narrated by Cate Barratt.
In The Phoenix and the Carpet, five adventurous children are given a carpet that, unknown by their parents, contains a magic egg that hatches into a phoenix. A series of escapades ensues, some amusing, others dangerous, and all of which are entertaining.
Cast
Jane – Charlotte Duckett
Anthea – Libby Stephenson
Cyril – Amanda Friday
Robert – Becca Maggie
The Phoenix – Ben Lindsey-Clark
Mother – Elizabeth Klett
Father – Peter Tucker
The Lamb and Henri – Ollie and Izzy Lindsey-Clark
Cook, French Lady, and Crowd Voice – Jennifer Fournier
Eliza, Miss Peasmarsh, and Crowd Voice – Leanne Yau
Indian Queen and Miss Amelia – K. G. Cross
Mrs Biddle – Linda Barrans
Miss Selina – Carol Box
Burglar and Porter – David Prickett
Rev. Blenkinsop and Clerk – Alan Weyman
Urb, Carpet Seller, Curate, and Theatre Attendant – Brett Downey
Ike, Islander, Indian, Uncle Reginald, and Crowd Voice – John Burlinson
This text was published in 1904 and is in the public domain.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/09/15/the-phoenix-and-the-carpet-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 7036 Five Children and It https://spokenrealms.com/2017/08/18/five-children-and-it-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/08/18/five-children-and-it-theonlinestage/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:21:43 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=6837 While exploring the beach, four adventurous children make the acquaintance of a very odd creature: a sand fairy. When they have adapted to the brusque and forthright demeanor of the fairy, they discover that he has unusual powers, which he can be persuaded to demonstrate. As a result, the children enjoy many bizarre adventures, some of which are dangerous, but all of which are entertaining.
Five Children and It is the first volume of a trilogy. The later escapades of the children are described in the succeeding volumes, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.
Narrated by Cate Barratt.
Cast
Jane – Charlotte Duckett
Anthea – Libby Stephenson
Cyril – Amanda Friday
Robert – Becca Maggie
Psammead – John Burlinson
Martha – K. G.Cross
The Lamb – Amanda Friday
Cook – Jennifer Fournier
Rebecca – Cate Barratt
Mother – Elizabeth Klett
Amelia – Maureen Boutillier
Jessie – Leanne Yau
Little Girl – Miranda Hodges
Mr. Beale – Denis Daly
Mr. Crispin – Tovarisch
Mr. Peasmarsh – Alan Weyman
Beale the Gamekeeper – David Prickett
Pharaoh – Brett Downey
Levi – Brian Mansi
Audio edited by Michele Eaton.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/08/18/five-children-and-it-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 6837 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland https://spokenrealms.com/2017/05/31/alice-in-wonderland-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/05/31/alice-in-wonderland-theonlinestage/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=6433 Join seven-year-old Alice as she tumbles down the rabbit hole to have an adventure in Wonderland, in Lewis Carroll’s classic novel beloved by children and adults alike. Alice encounters many strange and curious creatures in Wonderland, including the anxious White Rabbit, the rather unhelpful Caterpillar, the disappearing Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and his guests at their tea party, and the horrible Queen of Hearts.

Featuring the voices of Noel Badrian, Miranda Hodges, Joseph Tabler, Leanne Yau, Susan Iannucci, Chyanne Donnell, Andrew Coleman, Ben Stevens, Lee Ann Howlett, Anastasia Durning, Richard Andrews, Caprisha Page, Jennifer Fournier, Linda Barrans, Denis Daly, Erin Louttit, Brett Downey, Elizabeth Klett, Charlotte Duckett, PJ Morgan, Garrison Moore, Amanda Friday, K.G.Cross, Brett Downey, John Burlinson, Maureen Boutilier, Jeff Moon, Michele Eaton, Marty Kryz, Carol Box, Alan Weyman, and Bob Gonzalez.

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett.

Production copyright 2016 held by The Online Stage.

All proceeds from their sale of this audiobook will be donated to Charity Water, a non-profit organization which is dedicated to the building of sustainable, community-owned water projects around the world.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/05/31/alice-in-wonderland-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 6433 A Protégée of the Mistress https://spokenrealms.com/2017/03/18/a-protegee-of-the-mistress-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/03/18/a-protegee-of-the-mistress-theonlinestage/#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:30:18 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=6253 The premier Russian dramatist before Chekov, Alexander Ostrovsky was one of the first masters of realistic theatre. A typical example of his approach to drama, A Protégée of the Mistress is almost cinematic in its presentation. The action is represented by a series of vivid snapshots, in which Ostrovsky quickly and subtly illustrates the foibles and weaknesses of each character, and shows how they are forced into a hostile dependence on each other. A recurring theme of Ostrovsky’s plays is the uneasy balance between social utility and moral rectitude, which is encapsulated in this bitter comedy in the character of Madam Ulanbekov, wealthy landowner and relentless guardian of young wards, whom she forces into marriages of convenience as she sees fit.

Cast:

Madam Ulanbekov – Cate Barratt

Leonid – David Prickett

Vasalisa Peregrinovna – Michele Eaton

Potapych and Negligentov – John Burlinson

Nadya – Charlotte Duckett

Gavrilovna – Maureen Boutilier

Peasant girl and Grisha – Becca Maggie

Liza – Leanne Yau Stage directions read by Grace Garrett.

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by August Strindberg
Presented by the Online Stage
The Stronger Woman
Motherly Love
Pariah
Simoon

Although he achieved notable success as a novelist, poet, essayist, and painter, August Strindberg is best known today as one of the first and most significant masters of naturalist theatre. Among his many dramatic works are a number of one-act plays, four of which are presented in this recording. All of the plays feature a persistent theme in Strindberg’s works: the inevitable disillusion that results from intense involvement in relationships, whether they be familial, romantic, or circumstantial.

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Presented by the Online Stage

Magdalena desperately wants to have a child and will go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy her desire for fertility. The patriarchal Arkon offers his assistance at a cost, but his deceptive behavior has dramatic consequences for all involved.

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