Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination

Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination

Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination is a podcast that will produce short audio plays and monologues, both dramas & comedies, which reflect the dignity and spiritual nature of the human person. The actors are alumni of Providence College Theatre. Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P., associate professor emeritus of theatre, is the director.

THE CRIPPLED MAN AND SAINT ANTHONY: A MEXICAN FOLK TALE

A charming folk tale which illustrates the words of Jesus,"Pray always and do not lose hope."

04-01
09:36

THE INTERLOPERS by Saki

Two enemies meet is a disputed forest on a cold windy night and realize too late the importance of reconciliation.

02-21
15:29

POEMS AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

Six poems and four carols to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

12-01
20:50

THE BRIDE OF CANA by Kahlil Gibran

The Bride of Cana speaks about her encounter with Jesus.

10-26
08:36

MY UNCLE SOSTHENES by Guy De Maupassant

Audio comedy from a humorous story by 19th century French writer, Guy Da Maupasant. Freemasons,Jesuits, and a joke that backfires.

09-12
13:48

THREE ITALIAN FOLK TALES

Three Italian folk tales that affirm  the Italian values of hospitality and the circumstances needed for happiness.

05-15
16:38

JUDAS, MY SON

Judas and his mother tell their stories. From Jesus, Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran.

03-24
09:44

PILATE'S WIFE

Pontius Pilate and his wife, Claudia Procula, look back at their encounters with Jesus.

02-14
10:47

BELLS

Two poems for Christmas & the New Year: Christmas Bells by H. W.  Longfellow & Ring Out, Wild Bells by A. L. Tennyson

12-01
06:16

SHAM, a comedy by Frank Gerow Tompkins

In this comedy, a discriminating thief exposes the sham of a pretentious couple.

10-31
21:50

THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry

A story about love and sacrifice with a typical O. Henry surprise ending.

09-06
13:32

A MATE FOR THE CREATURE from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Creature asks Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate for him. An episode from the novel by Mary Shelley.

07-12
19:00

THE ONION & OTHER TALES - TOLD BY THREE GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS

"The Onion" from "Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, "The Little Demon and the Crust of Bread" by Leo Tolstoy and "On the Day of the Crucifixion" by Leonid Andreyev

04-12
17:57

NAILS by Charles Wharton Stork

Three Roman soldiers speak to Jesus as they nail him to the cross.

02-14
05:50

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