Parson’s Nose Radio Theater

Katherine Speer's parody of Dr. Seuss. The Whos wake up to take back their country. Performed by Lance Davis. Sound by Dave Bennett. 6 minutes.

Note:An independent work of political satire. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

Not affiliated with the White House, either.

Chapter One - Moley meets the Riverbankers. (13 Minutes)

Adaptation by Lance Davis. Performed by Lance Davis and Mary Chalon. Sound by David Bennett.

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A narcissistic ruler surrounded by enablers. And a little girl saves the day.

The classic 19th Century story by a Danish "National Treasure", Hans Christian Andersen.

Adapted by Lance Davis. Performed by PNT Company members Mary Chalon, Jill Rogosheske, Barry Gordon, James Calvert and John Rafter Lee. Sound by Lance Davis and Dave Bennett, courtesy of Creative Commons.

Do you know anyone like the emperor?

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The Summoning of Every Man (40 min.)

"Death! Thou comest when I had thee least in mind!"

In the Middle Ages, life was spare and fleeting. Cautionary Christian lessons of Salvation, and stories of the glory of Eternal Life were taught to the illiterate, but intelligent populace, not only in sermons, but also in the comforting symbolism of liturgy, stained glass windows, and Morality and Mystery plays. When God summons the care-free Everyman, who will go with him to explain his life's actions? Friends? Family? Riches?

Everyman is a joyful and mysterious play, originally Flemish, adapted from the English "York Cycle" by Broadway, TV and film actor and Parson's Nose Artistic Director Lance Davis. Performed by Lance Davis. Introduced by Michael Faulkner. Music by Tom Peters. Image by Lance Davis: Saint Chapelle, Paris.

O Henry's romantic, 1906 New York story of the innocent and hopeful Miss Leeson, who takes the magical Skylight Room in Mrs. Parker's boarding house. Adapted for radio by Lance Davis. Starring Jill Rogosheske as Mrs. Parker and Marisa Chandler as Ellie. Sound by David Bennett. 15 minutes.

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Hans Christian Andersen's funny, poignant story of a little fir tree who forgot to live in the moment. A perfect story for the holidays - a time to reflect on how fortunate we are.

Adapted by Lance Davis. Starring Taylor Hawthorne as the Fir Tree, featuring Mary Chalon and Lance Davis. Sound by David Bennett and Lance Davis. (15 minutes) For more about us, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Tax deductible donations greatly appreciated at https://www.parsonsnose.org/donate/

For more about the amazing Hans Christian Andersen, please go to our "About Hans Christian Andersen"podcast.

The legendary battle between the Devil and Daniel Webster, America's greatest jurist before a jury from...you know where. Story by Stephen Vincent Benet. Adapted by Lance Davis. Performed by PNT Company members Paul Perri, John Rafter Lee, James Calvert,Barry Gordon and John Harnagel. Sound by David Bennett. For more about us - and if you enjoy our work a sponsorship or donation would be greatly appreciated - go to https://www.parsonsnose.com/donations, and thank you. (30 min.)

Charles Dickens wrote a series of humorous sketches about young couples. Here we have one we have all encountered. Adapted and performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis. 14 minutes.

Anton Chekhov's incisive one-act comedy. A Cossack soldier. A country widow. A debt. "I'll bring her down like a chicken!". Starring Parson's Nose Company members Christina Carlisi, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Adapted by Lance Davis. Music by Thomas Peters. Sound engineering by Dave Bennett. 32 minutes.

Anton Chekhov, Russia's finest playwright, who gave us "The Seagull", "The Cherry Orchard" and "Uncle Vanya", also had a remarkable gift for comedy, as we hear in this one-act.

Will Natalya and Lomov at last find true love? And for how long?

Starring James Calvert, Marisa Chandler, and Lance Davis. Adapted by Lance Davis. Sound by Lance Davis and Dave Bennett. 22 minutes. For more Parson's Nose Radio Theater please go to https://www.parsonsnose.com/. Please consider subscribing, and/or making a tax-deductible contribution.

American Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's chilling "correspondence" of two German art dealers, one in San Francisco and one in Munich, during the rise of Hitler. A remarkably prescient observation of the creeping engulfment of fascism. Starring Parson's Nose Company members, Tony nominee Barry Gordon and Paul Perri. Adapted by Lance Davis.

Tis a gift to be simple. John Galsworthy, the Nobel Prize winning playwright and novelist who gave us "The Forsyte Saga", tells the story of immigrant bootmakers in 19th Century London. Performed by PNT company member John Rafter Lee (Ken Follett audiobooks) Adaptation by Lance Davis. (20 min.)

Parson's Nose Radio Theater presents the most popular work of Charles Dickens, the most popular writer of Victorian England. At PNT we emphasize the wonderful descriptive language - the bits you skipped over in high school - now brilliantly brought to life by narrators Barry Gordon and Mary Chalon and the PNT Players. Adapted by Lance Davis. Sound by David Bennett and Lance Davis. We especially thank our sponsors, Dr. Mario and Therese Molina. Running time 1 hour 20 minutes. For more about us go to www.parsonsnose .org where your donations are most welcome. Please consider subscribing to our podcasts, signing up for our Noseletter, and liking us on Facebook. We wish you the merriest of holidays. Let us know what you think: lance@parsonsnose.com.

A delightful poem by Eugene Field (1850-1895), a nationally known Saint Louis/Chicago columnist, and also The Poet Laureate of Children for his work including "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", "The Duel" and "Little Boy Blue", written for his eight children. Performed by Peter Kovner. For more about us, for more podcasts, and / or to make a tax deductible donation, please go to www.parsonsnose.org.

Moliere's comic 17th Century masterpiece. Stingy, old Harpagon marries off his children, Elise and Cleante, to save money, and arranges his own marriage to poor young Mariane. Can they team up with matchmaker Frosine and trusty servants LaFletch and Valere to overcome his wicked plans? Featuring PNT Players Mary Chalon, James Calvert, Gary Lamb, Heather Taylor, Mo Beatty, John Harnagel, Sean York and Lance Davis. Translation/adaptation by Lance Davis. Music by Tom Peters. Running time 1:08. For more podcasts, information, or to make a much needed, tax deductible donation to Parson's Nose Theater, please click here.

By Hoyt Hilsman. Was it a miscarriage? A short one-act play, part of an ongoing collection by Mr. Hilsman, "Political Rights and Wrongs" which also includes "The Librarian" and "The Subsitute". First presented in the "Parson's Nose New Play Series" in the Fall of 2022. Starring Mary Chalon and Heather Taylor. Produced and directed by Lance Davis. For more PNT Radio Theater podcasts, please go to iTunes, Spotify, or www.parsonsnose.org, where your tax-deductible donations are always welcome. Please send your feedback to lance@parsonsnose.org. And please spread the word.

Another episode of Hoyt Hilsman's collection "Political Rights and Wrongs". which premiered in Parson's Nose Theater's New Play Series in Fall 2022. Now in podcast form. A librarian is summoned before her school board to explain her decisions. Performed by PNT Company members Jill Rogosheske and Paul Perri. Directed and produced by Lance Davis. 10 minutes. For more about Parson's Nose, its podcasts, or to make a tax-deductible donation, please go to www.parsonsnose.org.

By PNT Resident Playwright Hoyt Hilsman. Premiering in the Parson's Nose "New Play Series" in November 2022. One of an ongoing series of "Political Plays" by Mr. Hilsman. Performed by PNT Players Jill Rogosheske and Paul Perri. Directed and produced by Lance Davis. 11 minutes. Brief adult language. For more podcasts, and more about Parson's Nose, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Tax free donations are always greatly appreciated.

How rarely we listen to the most audacious (and treasonous!) response to oppression in American History! 56 men met in cramped quarters in the hot, muggy, Philadelphia June of 1776. The windows were nailed shut lest spies report on their discussions. They argued about taxation, slavery, big states vs. small states. The one mission that became clear was the need for independence from English tyranny. They signed a document declaring to all that a new nation had been founded. They sparked the fire that lit the world. #audiodrama @PNTheater #podcast

Tom Taylor's popular comic-melodrama, previously overshadowed by its connection to the assassination of America's beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, now "recalled to life" by the Parson's Nose Players: James Calvert, Christina Carlisi, Mary Chalon, Marisa Chandler, Paul Perri, John Harnagel, Jill Rogosheske, Heather Taylor, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Running time: 80 minutes. Pause whenever you wish and pick up again. Tell your friends, and please consider subscribing to our "Parson's Nose Radio Theater" podcasts "wherever you get your podcasts". For more about Parson's Nose Theater, and for all our episodes, please go to www.parsonsnose.org where you can also make a tax-deductible donation!