Michele Eaton – Spoken Realms https://spokenrealms.com Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:32:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/spokenrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-logo-purple-black-white-outline.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Michele Eaton – Spoken Realms https://spokenrealms.com 32 32 136118765 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall https://spokenrealms.com/2018/08/30/the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2018/08/30/the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-theonlinestage/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:30:17 +0000 https://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=9321 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte. Presented by The Online Stage.
A young widow arrives at Wildfell Hall with her son, Arthur. Clouded in mystery, Helen Graham soon becomes the object of much scandalous gossip. Refusing to believe any of it, Gilbert Markham eventually discovers her dark past.
Cast:
Gilbert Markham – Ben Lindsey-Clark
Helen Graham – Amanda Friday
Arthur Huntingdon – Craig Franklin
Also featuring the voices of Rick Andrews, Sara Morsey, KG Cross, Andy Harrington, Libby Stephenson, Ron Altman, Elizabeth Chambers, Becca Maggie, Sarah Hulslander, John Burlinson, Linda Barrans, Noel Badrian, Elizabeth Klett, Leanne Yau, David Prickett, Ben Stevens, Jeff Moon, Michele Eaton, Joseph Tabler, Denis Daly, Peter Tucker, Chris Marcellus, Russell Gold, Arielle Lipshaw, Nancy German, Jennifer Fournier, Alan Weyman, and Andew Coleman.
Audio edited by Denis Daly.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2018/08/30/the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 9321 Hamlet https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/10/hamlet-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/10/hamlet-theonlinestage/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.com/?p=7804 The Online Stage presents Shakespeare’s most famous and most quoted play, a revenge drama that explores the inevitable conflict between conscience and justice, between morality and obligation. The tragedy arises, not from an obvious weakness in the character of Hamlet, but rather from his inability to deal with an apparently insoluble moral dilemma.

The role of Hamlet is the longest (1,569 lines) and, according to many, the most demanding in the Shakespearean canon.

Cast:
The Ghost, First Player, Player, Captain, Sailor, Ambassador – Ron Altman
Hamlet – Ben Lindsey-Clark
Queen Gertrude – Michele Eaton
King Claudius – Alan Weyman
Ophelia – Libby Stephenson
Laertes, Lucianus – Andy Harrington
Polonius, Gravedigger – Peter Tucker
Barnardo, Reynaldo, Prologue, Lord – Andrew Coleman
Horatio – Ed Humpal
Francisco, Voltemand, Player King, Messenger – Daniel Vimont
Cornelius, Player Queen, Osric – Joseph Tabler
Rosencrantz – K.G. Cross
Guildenstern, Doctor – Marty Kris
Marcellus, Gentleman, Fortinbras – Brett Downey
Stage directions read by Denis Daly. Audio editing by Denis Daly. The script for this recording was kindly provided by PlayShakespeare.com.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/12/10/hamlet-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 7804 I’m Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/30/im-dreaming-of-a-tropical-christmas-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/30/im-dreaming-of-a-tropical-christmas-theonlinestage/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:06:11 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=6149 Climate change has at last caught up with the North Pole: an extended unseasonable burst of hot weather has brought toy production to a halt. Unscrupulous entrepreneur Milt Landon has taken advantage of the new climatic conditions and is trying to turn the North Pole into a tourist trap. Will Santa be able to return his home to its native state and deliver the toys in time for Christmas?

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/30/im-dreaming-of-a-tropical-christmas-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 6149 How Melvin Saved Christmas https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/04/how-melvin-saved-christmas-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/04/how-melvin-saved-christmas-theonlinestage/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:09:42 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=6259 Santa’s Christmas schedule has run into a major problem – all his reindeer, even the heroic Rudolph, are too ill to fly. However, a promising solution to Santa’s dilemma is offered from an unlikely source – the eccentric elf Melvin.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/11/04/how-melvin-saved-christmas-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 6259 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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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/03/18/a-protegee-of-the-mistress-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 6253 The Circle https://spokenrealms.com/2017/01/12/the-circle-daly/ https://spokenrealms.com/2017/01/12/the-circle-daly/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:52:25 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=5884 61gqigvtbsl-_sl300_A comedy in three acts by William Somerset Maugham

Presented by the Online Stage

After many years living abroad with her longtime lover, Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney visits her former marital home, now occupied by her son, Arnold, and his wife, Elizabeth. Also present is her estranged husband, Clive, who lives in a cottage on the estate. Elizabeth has become dissatisfied with the life she leads with her wealthy husband, who is very occupied with his political career, and she encourages the advances of a dashing but impecunious suitor, Teddy Luton. Will Elizabeth follow in the steps of her mother-in-law and abandon her marriage?

Cast
Clive Champion-Cheney – Denis Daly
Arnold Champion-Cheney, MP – Joseph Tabler
Lord Porteous – John Burlinson
Edward Luton (Teddy) – David Prickett
Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney – Michele Eaton
Elizabeth – Amanda Friday
Mrs. Anna Shenstone – K. G.Cross
Butler/Footman – Tovarisch
Narrator – Marty Krz

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2017/01/12/the-circle-daly/feed/ 0 5884 Moop Saves Christmas https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/25/moop-saves-christmas-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/25/moop-saves-christmas-theonlinestage/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2016 20:44:35 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=5812 Santa is in trouble – he catches a cold at the most inconvenient time of the year. As he rests in bed, he ponders anxiously: Who will deliver the presents this year?

Cast:
Narrator – Jennifer Fournier
Santa – Ron Altman
Edna – Michele Eaton
Doctor – Joseph Tabler
Moop – Jeff Moon
Blitzen – Peter Tucker
Mama Moop – Maureen Boutilier

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/25/moop-saves-christmas-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 5812 Four Short Plays https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/22/four-short-plays-burlinson/ https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/22/four-short-plays-burlinson/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:44:26 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=5800 Four Plays

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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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2016/12/22/four-short-plays-burlinson/feed/ 0 5800 Rosmersholm https://spokenrealms.com/2016/11/17/rosmersholm-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2016/11/17/rosmersholm-theonlinestage/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.spokenrealms.net/?p=5671 Rosmersholm

By Henrik Ibsen

Translated by Charles Archer

Presented by the Online Stage

Rosmersholm is a play surrounding the deep and intense political and cultural change in Norway in the middle of the 1880s, a period during which the traditional ruling class was forced to relinquish their right to impose their ideals on the rest of society. We follow Johannes Rosmer, a pastor who has resigned from his position; Rebecca West, a woman who sees Rosmer’s potential and believes she can help him to realize his dream of creating a world of “happy, noble people”; and Headmaster Kroll, Rosmer’s former best friend, who takes it upon himself to deliver some home truths to the other two. Rosmer’s view of life is seriously challenged by his interactions with Rebecca, which leads to a shattering conclusion.

This production is part of a project by The Online Stage to record all 26 plays by Ibsen.

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]]> https://spokenrealms.com/2016/11/17/rosmersholm-theonlinestage/feed/ 0 5671 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus https://spokenrealms.com/2016/01/10/the-tragical-history-of-doctor-faustus-theonlinestage/ https://spokenrealms.com/2016/01/10/the-tragical-history-of-doctor-faustus-theonlinestage/#respond Sun, 10 Jan 2016 13:24:31 +0000 http://spokenrealms.net/?p=5237&supersonic=wp-admin 518ub2TB3RL._SL300_For this recording of Christopher Marlowe’s ground-breaking drama about death and damnation, a special version of the text, which is a selective conflation of the folios of 1604 and 1616, has been used.
Performed by members of the Online Stage.
Cast
Chorus – Elizabeth Klett
Faustus – Peter Tucker
Mephistophilis – Ron Altman
Wagner and Lust – Libby Stephenson
Good Angel and the Duchess of Vanholt – Carol Box
Evil Angel – Lucy Perry
Valdes, Pride, the Cardinal of Lorrain and the Third Scholar – Bob Neufeld
Cornelius, Beelzebub, First Friar and Old Man – Alan Weyman
First Scholar, Covertousness and Ralph – Cate Barratt
Second Scholar, Envy and Emperor Charles V – Marty Kris
Clown, Sloth and Robin – Michele Eaton
Lucifer, Second Friar and the Duke of Vanholt – Joseph Tabler
Wrath, the Pope and Vintner – Phil Benson
Beth Thomas as Gluttony, Third Friar and a Knight
Stage directions read by Denis Daly

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