PILATE'S WIFE
Pontius Pilate and his wife, Claudia Procula, look back at their encounters with Jesus.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enFebruary 14, 2024
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.
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Episodes (28)
BELLS
Two poems for Christmas & the New Year: Christmas Bells by H. W. Longfellow & Ring Out, Wild Bells by A. L. Tennyson
SHAM, a comedy by Frank Gerow Tompkins
In this comedy, a discriminating thief exposes the sham of a pretentious couple.
THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry
A story about love and sacrifice with a typical O. Henry surprise ending.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enSeptember 06, 2023
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.
A Salute to Brevity 1: Ain't I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth
A Salute to Brevity 2: Eulogy for the Dog by George Graham Vest
A Salute to Brevity 3: Call for a Last Council of the Tribal Chiefs by Chief Plenty Coups
A Salute to Brevity 4: If by Whiskey by Noah Sweat
A Salute to Brevity 5: Sermon to the Birds by Saint Francis of Assisi
A Salute to Brevity 6: Address to Her Troops by Queen Elizabeth I
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
NAILS by Charles Wharton Stork
Three Roman soldiers speak to Jesus as they nail him to the cross.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enFebruary 14, 2023
WAR PRAYER by Mark Twain
Twain's condemnation of the celebration and glorification of war and his revealing of the true consequences of praying for victory in war.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enFebruary 14, 2023
THE NATIVITY MONOLOGUES
A series of brief monologues spoken by persons and animals associated with the birth of Jesus. Compiled from works by several authors, including Dorothy L. Sayers and Madeleine L'Engle
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enDecember 01, 2022
THE CHRISTMAS GHOST by Stephen Leacock
A comedy in which a ghost, whom no one is afraid of any longer, shares his woes with a writer on Christmas Eve.
UNWANTED MIRACLES by Edgar Lee Masters
Not everyone was happy about the miracles of Jesus. Edgar Lee Masters imagines what the reactions of three people in the Gospel might have been to the miracles.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enOctober 17, 2022
THE RECKONING by Percival Wilde
"The wheels of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small." - H W Longfellow. A barber chair is the location for the dispensing of justice.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enAugust 23, 2022
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde
A fairy tale about a statue and a bird and about giving and self sacrifice.
EIGHT VOICES: THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF JESUS
A series of monologues spoken by people associated with the arrest and trial of Christ.
Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination
enApril 04, 2022