‘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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Susan wants Ethan, and Chris wants Susan.

Drawn to Ethan and intrigued by Chris, Susan Miller finds herself caught between identical twin brothers at her school. When both of them start wooing her at the same time, she only has to take her pick. Right? Wrong! Ethan is reluctant to kiss her, and Chris wants her for the completely wrong reasons.

Nothing like his obliging and sweet brother, Chris Donovan has trouble written all over him. He changes girls like other guys change t-shirts, and the next trophy on his little list is Susan. That’s the last thing she wants, yet she finds herself responding to all the goodnight texts and other cheeky messages Chris sends. The guy has a way of getting under her skin like no one ever has before.

How long will it be until Susan falls for his smooth charm and gets herself into more trouble than she can possibly handle? And where does that leave Ethan?

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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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The embarrassment of being the only unkissed girl in high school is something Sandy Cardington refuses to accept. The first kiss project is her foolproof plan to finally get rid of the status at her 17th birthday party, while her parents are out of town.

With several kissable boys on her guest list, this should be a walk in the park. But she didn’t count on her older brother returning from college and throwing a wrench into her plans. To make matters even more complicated, he has a friend in tow, and the cute hockey player stirs unexpected butterflies in her stomach every time their paths cross.

While Sandy moves heaven and earth to make her party and project come true, it looks as if Thane Griffyn has his own plans to teach her the real meaning of a first kiss…

If one is in the mood for a feel-good escape that leaves a smile on the face and a sigh in the heart, “Seventeen Butterflies” is the perfect indulgence! ~ InD’Tale Magazine

Super cute read! Seventeen Butterflies is the perfect blend of witty banter, swoony romance, and heart. ~ Kelly Oram

A compelling, sweet high school romance, perfect for fans of L A Cotton, Cassie Mae, and Erin Watt

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Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery

Presented by The Online Stage

Marilla “Rilla” Blythe, the youngest daughter of Gilbert and Anne Blythe, is nearly 15 when the First World War begins making news. Seemingly overnight, the men of the town are being called up to enlist. Rilla, who had long yearned for adulthood, finds new responsibilities as the war wages on.

Cast:

• Narrator – Erin Grassie
• Susan Baker – Sara Sheckells
• Anne Shirley Blythe – Amanda Friday
• Gilbert Blythe – Ted Wenskus
• Rilla Blythe – Sydnee Fullmer
• Gertrude Oliver – Jennie VanderLugt
• Walter – Andy Harrington
• Jem – Josh Innerst
• Cousin Sophia – Trisha Rose
• Kenneth Ford – Lance Rasmussen
• Baby Jims – Isabelle Friday
• Allan Daly – Jeff Moon
• Mr. Pryor – Marty Krz
• Rev. Meredith – Ken Foster
• Irene Howard – Shaina Summerville
• Mary Vance – Grace Keller Scotch
• Faith Meredith – Anna Grace
• Miss Cornelia – Liz Blackett

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Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie

Presented by The Online Stage

Join Peter Pan, Wendy, John, and Michael Darling along with the forever young Lost Boys of Neverland in their fight against Captain James Hook and his dastardly pirate crew! Will the children defeat Hook or will that pesky tick-tocking of the crocodile catch up with him first?

Making this full-cast production unique is including children in appropriate roles which only adds to the authenticity of this beloved classic tale about the Boy Who Refused to Grow Up.

Cast:

Narrator – Ben Lindsey-Clark

Peter Pan – Amber Hegarty

Wendy Darling – Amanda Friday

John Darling – Andy Harrington

Michael Darling – Isabelle Friday

Mrs. Darling – Elizabeth Klett

Mr. Darling – Max Gallo

Liza – Jennie VanderLugt

Tinkerbell – Sydnee Fullmer

Tootles – Miranda Hodges

Nibs – Mark Crowle-Groves

Slightly – Boone VanderLugt

Curly – Jonah VanderLugt

Twins – Tyler Hyrchuk

Captain Hook – Rob Goll

Smee – Josh Innerst

Starkey – Lance Rasmussen

Noodler- Nik Sliwerski

Mullins – Jeff Moon

Jane – Shaina Summerville

The Voice – Anna Grace  

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One chance meeting. A single act of kindness. Can young soul mates find each other in adulthood, or will hidden truths tear them apart?

The year 1904. Twelve-year-old Luci Quick never forgot the boy who saved her life that fateful Christmas Eve. But when he disappeared without a word after bringing her food, she was forced to focus on raising her baby sister when her mother suddenly died. Now six years later and struggling to make ends meet with an alcoholic and gambling-addicted father, the poverty-stricken woman can’t believe her hero has returned…and he’s all grown up.

Wesley Ford’s world changed after helping the girl who still haunts his dreams. When he was whisked away to boarding school at 14, he feared he’d never see her again. But now free to come back following his father’s death, the wealthy heir is shocked to discover Luci and her sibling never escaped their rundown shack.

With fate dealing her another opportunity for happiness, Luci seizes the day when an offer of help turns into an unexpected proposal. But before they can settle into their future, Wesley must face painful family secrets that could tear them apart forever.

Can a Yuletide miracle make a wish for love come true?

Come Tomorrow is the first book in the uplifting Castaway Christmas historical romance holiday series. If you like feel-good tear-jerkers, engaging characters, and sweet magical realism, then you’ll adore Tess Thompson’s Edwardian rags-to-riches story.

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The Online Stage presents North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

North and South follows the young Margaret Hale as she is caught in the middle of the brutal world between employers and local workers following the Industrial Revolution. She finds herself at odds from the very start with John Thornton, a local factory owner, and self-made man, as she believes him to be unfeeling and callous about the poverty and suffering of the workers while John sees Margaret as haughty and entitled. Further conflicts arise when the workers strike and Margaret feels compelled to intervene with no regard for her own safety. Written in 1854, North and South is one of Gaskell’s best-known novels and has been adapted for the screen three times.

Cast:

• Narrator – Trisha Rose
• Margaret Hale – Amanda Friday
• John Thornton – Rob Goll
• Richard Hale – David Stifel
• Maria Hale – Elizabeth Klett
• Hannah Thornton – Sarah Mitchell
• Nicholas Higgins – Jeff Moon
• Bessy Higgins – Shaina Summerville
• Dixon – Lillian Rachel
• Frederick Hale – Mark Crowle-Groves
• Mr. Bell – Graham Scott
• Fanny Thornton – Tiffany Halla Colonna
• Edith – Anna Grace
• Henry Lennox – Andy Harrington
• Captain Lennox – Craig Franklin
• Charlotte – Michelle Marie
• Mr. Lowe – Denis Daly
• Mrs. Shaw – Sara Morsey
• Mr. Colthurst – Ted Wenskus

Audio edited by Rob Goll

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Back to Methuselah by George Bernard Shaw

Presented by The Online Stage

George Bernard Shaw embraced the concept of what he called creative evolution, which he saw as development generated by a perception of need, rather than evolution by the operation of the blind forces of natural selection.

In 1982, after having witnessed the horrors of the First World War, Shaw started work on Back to Methuselah, a large-scale presentation of the story of human development, starting from the Garden of Eden and extended far into the future. The first performance was held in New York in 1922. 

The five plays included are “In the Beginning”, “The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabus”, “The Thing Happens”, “Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman”, and “As Far as Thought Can Reach”.

Cast:

Jennie VanderLugt
Andy Harrington
Leanne Yau
Anna Grace
Tyler Hyrchuk
Huw Brentnall
Lance Rasmussen
Sydnee Fullmer
Graham Scott
Shaina Summerville
John Burlinson
Denis Daly
Sara Morsey
Blythe Melin

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A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, daughter of a rich English officer stationed in India, who is sent to Miss Minchin’s boarding school in London. Despite her wealth and privilege, Sara is kind and generous, befriending everyone from school outcast Ermengarde and motherless toddler Lottie to the teenage scullery maid Becky. When Sara’s status is abruptly changed, her resolve to behave like a princess no matter her circumstances is put to the test. Frances Hodgson Burnet’s children’s classic is performed by a full cast and will be loved by listeners of all ages.

Cast:

Narrator – Elizabeth Klett

Sara Crewe – Amanda Friday

Captain Crewe/Mr. Carmichael – Jeff Moon

Miss Minchin – Lillian Rachel

Miss Amelia – Sarah Mitchell

Lavinia/Janet – Shaina Summerville

Jessie/Nora – Anna Grace

Ermengarde/Donald – Sarah Bacaller

Lottie – Miranda Hodges

Becky/Anne – Amber Hegarty

Ram Dass – Ben Stevens

Mr. Carrisford – Rob Goll

Mrs. Carmichael/Cook – Trisha Rose

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

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The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Presented by The Online Stage.

Set in early 20th century New York, Edith Wharton’s classic novel follows the changing fortunes of the beautiful Lily Bart, an impoverished socialite who relies on the kindness of rich friends to move in glamorous society. Lily and all her friends know that she must make a rich marriage to achieve financial security, but she is drawn to kindred spirit Lawrence Selden, a charming but decidedly middle-class lawyer. Will Lily survive in a world of predatory financiers and their ruthless wives?

Cast:

Narrator: Elizabeth Klett

Lily Bart: Amanda Friday

Lawrence Selden: Ted Wenskus

Sim Rosedale: Andy Harrington

Gerty Farish: Shaina Summerville

Mrs. Peniston: Sara Morsey

Carry Fisher: Arielle Lipshaw

Jack Stepney: Russell Gold

Ned Van Alstyne: Marty Krz

Bertha Dorset: P. J. Morgan

Mrs. Bart: Lee Ann Howlett

Judy Trenor: Jennifer Fournier

George Dorset: Jeff Moon

Gus Trenor: David Stifel

Gwen Stepney: Susan Iannucci

Grace Stepney: Grace Keller Scotch

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

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Pride and Prejudice: A Play by Jane Austen and Mrs. Steele MacKaye

Originally published in 1906, Pride and Prejudice: A Play, based on Jane Austen’s novel written in 1813, brings a new way to experience a much-loved story and characters.

Follow the Bennet family through their daily lives as new people move into the neighborhood, romance blossoms, hearts are broken, scandals are had, and, of course, love prevails. This classic story is brought to life while keeping true to the spirit and wit of Ms. Austen herself!

Cast:

Mr. Darcy – Ben Lindsey-Clark

Elizabeth – Amanda Friday

Mrs. Bennet – Elizabeth Klett

Mr. Bingley – Lance Rasmussen

Jane – Anna Grace

Mr. Bennet – Rob Goll

Mr. Collins/Martin – Jeff Moon

Mr. Wickham – Tyler Hyrchuk

Lydia Bennet – Shaina Summerville

Colonel Fitzwilliam/Mr. Denny – Andy Harrington

Colonel Forster – Blythe Melin

Lady Lucas – Sara Sheckells

Sir William Lucas – Denis Daly

Charlotte Lucas – Jennie VanderLugt

Miss Bingley – Senn Annis

Lady Catherine De Bourg – Lillian Rachel

Narrator – Maureen Boutilier

Harris – Ron Altman

Hill – Sara Sheckells

Martha – Leanne Yau

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