Radio Play Revival

Groundswell Theatricals & Josh Johnston
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Radio Play Revival

Radio Play Revival features great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both established and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, Radio Play Revival pays homage to the golden age of radio, in the now-second golden age of audio. Radio Play Revival has an ensemble repertory cast of performers featuring Christopher Walken, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, Anderson Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Jefferson Mays, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Williams and many more.

  1. 02/19/2024

    Cathedral by Raymond Carver

    Connecticut, 1983: In a strained marriage, a narrow-minded, prejudiced man- and his wife- host the wife’s former coworker for the night. Their guest is a blind man, and that’s the last person in the world this man wants to host... until the blind man opens the sighted man’s eyes for the first time in his life. Cast (in speaking order): BRYAN CRANSTON as The Narrator STEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON as Robert AUBREY PLAZA as The Narrator's Wife ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min

  2. 02/12/2024

    A Bush League Hero by Edna Ferber

    The Midwest, 1912: Ivy Keller is on summer vacation and bored limp. Until her father takes her to a baseball game. What ensues is a love triangle between Ivy’s father wanting the best for her, the star baseball pitcher and Ivy, and Ivy’s love of the game.​ Cast (in speaking order): ALLISON JANNEY as The Narrator ED O'NEILL as Pa Keller TAYLOR MISIAK as Ivy Keller KATHRYN GRODY as Ma Keller JOHN SKELLEY as Rudy Schlachweiler PAUL URCIOLI as The Proprietor with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  3. 02/05/2024

    The Swimmer by John Cheever

    The Suburbs, 1964: Neddy Merrill is lounging poolside at a friend’s party, gin in hand, when a genius thought materializes in his mind. He’s going to swim home! His ensuing pilgrimage across the familiar neighborhood swimming pools- a symbol of everything right in his life- leads him back to his own house, where everything has gone so wrong.​ Cast (in speaking order): PATRICK PAGE as The Narrator NATHAN MALIN as Donald Westerhazy / The Lifeguards KELLY FAIRBROTHER as Lucinda Merrill / Shirley Abbott GIA MANTEGNA as Helen Westerhazy / Enid Bunker REBECCA KUZNICK as Mrs. Graham JOSH JOHNSTON as Neddy Merrill KITTY SWINK as Mrs. Halloran LASHETTE SHOWERS as Helen Halloran TIA DeSHAZOR as Grace Biswanger with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min

  4. 01/29/2024

    Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville

    New York City, 1853: An elderly lawyer reflects on an employee he had thirty years prior, and the havoc that his passive resistance inflicted upon everyone around him.​ Cast (in speaking order): SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as Every Character with JOSH JOHNSTON, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  5. 01/22/2024

    Bodies in the Moonlight by Langston Hughes

    The West African Coast, 1927: With their ship stuck in port for over a month, half the crew sick with fever, and food running low, two best friends fall for the same woman.​ Cast (in speaking order): JON HAMM as The Narrator TYLER HANSEN as The Chief Mate / The Second Cook NATHAN MALIN as The Young Swede DAVID ZAYAS as Porto Rico KATHRYN ALLISON as Nunuma JOHN SKELLEY as The Jamaican Baker / Wireless Man with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min

  6. 01/15/2024

    The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather

    Nebraska, 1909: Six friends enjoy the final night of their final summer together under the stars and the moon, in this coming-of-age tale about friendship, innocence, and adventure.​ Cast (in speaking order): NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as The Narrator ASHTON MUÑIZ as Otto Hassler COLEMAN HEMSATH as Percy Pound DARREN CRISS as Tip Smith AARON ALCARAZ as Arthur Adams YOUNG DYLAN as Fritz Hassler ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  7. 01/08/2024

    Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway

    Spain, 1927: While waiting for a train, a young couple passes the time with drinks and observations, discussing everything they can think of before they must finally have the conversation they’ve been dreading. Cast (in speaking order): JESSICA LANGE as The Narrator SAMI GAYLE as The Girl JOSH JOHNSTON as The MAN MARILYN CASERTA as The Waitress with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 min

  8. 01/01/2024

    Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    New England, 1834: Mr. Higginbotham was murdered last night in Kimballton. Or was it the night before last? Two travelers on the road tell our protagonist, Dominicus Pike, differing stories of Mr. Higginbotham’s murder. But everyone else Dominicus meets on his journey to Kimballton says they’ve seen Old Man Higginbotham alive today. Can you solve the mystery before the end of this horror-comedy? Cast (in speaking order): JEFFERSON MAYS as The Narrator CLAYBOURNE ELDER as Dominicus Pike LUKE WISE as The Traveler ARMIN SHIMERMAN as The Farmer AARON ALCARAZ as The Ethiopian PAUL URCIOLI as The Lawyer LASHETTE SHOWERS as Mr. Higginbotham's Niece ROB NAGLE as The Toll Gatherer ​with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min
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    4.8
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    About

    Radio Play Revival features great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both established and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, Radio Play Revival pays homage to the golden age of radio, in the now-second golden age of audio. Radio Play Revival has an ensemble repertory cast of performers featuring Christopher Walken, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, Anderson Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Jefferson Mays, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Williams and many more.

    Information

    • Creator
      Groundswell Theatricals & Josh Johnston
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2024
    • Episodes
      25
    • Rating
      Explicit
    • Copyright
      © 2022 Radio Play Revival
    • Show Website
      Radio Play Revival

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