SEASON TWO
Premieres Dec 25th!
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Season 2, Episode 1 (premieres 12.25.22) CHRISTMAS, OR THE GOOD FAIRY by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE Anywhere, Christmastime: Well-off Ellen Stuart frets about what presents to get her family and friends for Christmas that they don’t already have or won’t just throw away. Her Aunt’s wise words open Ellen’s eyes to the world around her, and how others as close as across the street may not have the same luxuries as she does. A short story nearly 200 years old, a message that is timeless. Cast (in speaking order): ZOE LISTER JONES as Ellen Stuart RANDY RAINBOW as The Narrator BLAIR BROWN as Ellen's Aunt ROB NAGLE as Cousin Tom SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as Will with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 2, Episode 2 (premieres 1.1.23) THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by RICHARD CONNELL The Caribbean Sea, 1924: After falling off a yacht while en-route to South America, big game hunter Sanger Rainsford swims to a nearby island, where he is met and cared for by another big game hunter… only this man hunts a different type of big game. Cast (in speaking order): LUKE WISE as Whitney MICHAEL URIE as Sanger Rainsford JEFFERSON MAYS as The Narrator CHRISTOPHER WALKEN as General Zaroff with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Operatic pieces performed by James de Balliol-Cavendish, Baron of Buittle Season 2, Episode 3 (premieres 1.8.23) THE COMET by W.E.B. DU BOIS New York City, 1920: With the exciting news of the comet passing so close to earth, everyone in Manhattan steps outside to observe its passing overhead… and that, it turns out, would be the last thing they all would ever do. Cast (in speaking order): LAURENCE FISHBURNE as The Narrator DULE' HILL as Jim ALEX AQUILINO as The Junior Clerk HANNAH ROSE HONORE' as Passerby / Jim's Wife SAM TSOUTSOUVAS as The Bank President / Julia's Father LENA HALL as Julia COLEMAN HEMSATH as Fred with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 2, Episode 4 (premieres 1.15.23) THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by EDGAR ALLAN POE Italy, The Carnival Season: A man can only take so much. When Fortunato insults Montresor, Montresor concocts a plan to ensure Fortunato never insults again. Far away from the sounds of celebration on the streets, the two men descend into the dampness of the catacombs below, in search of a rare vintage of wine. Cast (in speaking order): MICHAEL STUHLBARG as Montresor KEITH DAVID as Fortunato with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR |
Season 2, Episode 5 (premieres 1.22.23) WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? by JOYCE CAROL OATES America, 1966: Connie is fifteen- so the only two things in the world she cares about are her friends and flirting with boys. Her summer vacation passes by in a haze of those boys, those friends, and the ever-present music... until she meets a stranger named Friend. Cast (in speaking order): PATTI LuPONE as The Narrator KATHLEEN MULLIGAN as Connie's Mother KATHRYN GALLAGHER as Connie CLAYBOURNE ELDER as Arnold Friend MEGAN BEARD as Betty JOHN SKELLEY as Ellie Oscar with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 2, Episode 6 (premieres 1.29.23) THE LAST TASTE OF BARRY GROWLER by JONATHAN MASTRO Chicago, recently: In defiance of his grim diagnosis, a beloved wine shop owner throws an epic party, opening his rarest bottles for his favorite customers. But none of them are fully prepared for the complexity, body, and depth of what is about to pour forth. Cast (in speaking order): BOBBY CANNAVALE as The Narrator TIA DeSHAZOR as Heather JOE MANTEGNA as Barry JEFF STILL as Mitch ANDERSON COOPER as Raymond ANDY COHEN as Ned GIA MANTEGNA as Tara TYLER HANSEN as Matthew PATTI LuPONE as Myra with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 2, Episode 7 (premieres 2.5.23) BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Minnesota, The Roaring ‘20s: Popularity is everything to teenagers, and some will stop at nothing to keep their place at the top of the food chain, in this “Mean Girls of The Jazz Age”. Cast (in speaking order): LAURA BENANTI as The Narrator TAISSA FARMIGA as Marjorie Harvey VINCENT RODRIGUEZ III as Warren McIntyre REMY GERMINARIO as Otis Ormonde MICHAEL KUSHNER as G. Reece Stoddard DeLANNA STUDI as Bernice HARRIET HARRIS as Aunt Josephine BUCKLEY HUFFSTETLER as Charley Paulson with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Season 2, Episode 8 (premieres 2.12.23) THE BEE PLAY (Live at The New Jewish Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri) by ELIZABETH SAVAGE The Bronx, Late Spring. 18-year-old Carver Washington wrestles between going off to college and pursuing his dreams, and staying at home to take care of his kid sister Paris and his wheelchair-bound Grandmother, Ma’Dear. Cast (in speaking order): JOHN SKELLEY reading Stage Directions MILES BRENTON as Carver Washington RILEY CARTER ADAMS as Paris France Washington MARGERY A. HANDY as Ma'Dear ELLIE SCHWETYE as Devora with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR |