SEASON THREE
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Season 3, Episode 1 A WORN PATH by EUDORA WELTY Mississippi, Christmas Day: Never get in the way of a grandparent. Old Phoenix Jackson makes her way through the woods, in search of medicine for her grandson. On her familiar journey, she faces new obstacles, friends and foes, and an ever-changing world. Cast (in speaking order): COREY HAWKINS as The Narrator PHYLICIA RASHAD as Old Phoenix SAM ROBARDS as The Hunter MEGAN BEARD as The Woman on the Street KATHLEEN MULLIGAN as The Attendant KITTY SWINK as The Nurse with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 3, Episode 2 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 Season 3, Episode 3 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 Season 3, Episode 4 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 MUNIZ 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 |
Season 3, Episode 5 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 Season 3, Episode 6 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 Season 3, Episode 7 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 Season 3, Episode 8 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 Season 3, Episode 9 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 |