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OdysseyStageA Letter to Three Wives - OdysseyStage on the Air, episode 3Three women friends go on a day-long boat trip shepherding a group of school children. A fourth female "friend" is conspicuously absent and the three find out why when a note from her discloses a shocking secret. Will their friendships survive? Will their marriages? Told in flashbacks, the stories of each marriage unfold as the isolated women agonize over "A Letter To Three Wives".CASTThe most recent show in OdysseyStage On The Air's series of radio plays is "A Letter To Three Wives", a drama of love, marriage, betrayal and redemption. The show was...2021-12-101h 14
OdysseyStageThe Day the Earth Stood Still - OdysseyStage On The Air, Episode 2A UFO lands in Washington, D.C. bearing a message – and an ultimatum. Klaatu and his people have watched, with increasing alarm, Cold War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth. A single mother and her young daughter help Klaatu understand the contradictions of this strangely virtuous yet violent planet.Director: Art JolinWriter: Art JolinCast:Klaatu…………………………...............................….Art JolinHelen Benson…….......………………..................….Danielle FentonSuzie Benson………………….…………….…..........…..Emily ChiolaTom Stevens/Prof. Barnhardt…......................JP MiddlesworthThe Narrator……………........…........................….Ryan McDanielNewscaster/General Cutler…........................…Dave McEwenMrs.Crockett, Hilda (Barnhardt's aide).......…….Cassie Ford2021-05-271h 06
OdysseyStageEpisode 5 - Domestic Dispute - The Suffragist ProjectAlison Hopkins was a suffragist whose husband, John Hopkins, had worked for Woodrow Wilson’s presidential campaign. After dinner with the President and his wife Edith, and hearing their disparaging comments about the Suffragists, Alison was motivated to join other Silent Sentinels protesting outside the White House. This led to her arrest and imprisonment, and an intense marital dispute over her actions.Director: Annie TaftWriter: Keith BurrageCast:Alison Hopkins…………………………. Sarianna GreggJohn Hopkins……………………………. Paul BaermanPresident Woodrow Wilson………. Michael ShannonEdith Wilson…………………………………. Maria Piskor2021-05-2412 min
OdysseyStageAfter the Thin Man - OdysseyStage On The Air, episode 1Our newest podcast series is inspired by the golden age of radio. Classic commercials from the period and the full arsenal of music and sound effects bring each show to life.Director/Producer: Art JolinCast:Nick Charles……………………………….Ryan McDanielNora Charles…….......………………….Kelly McDanielSelma………………….…………………....Michelle KaiserAunt Katherine/Lt. Abrams………..Danielle FentonRobert/Anthony/Phil………………….JP MiddlesworthDavid/Reporter/Butler/Slats………Dave McEwenDancer/Reporter/Fingers…………..Art JolinPolly/Drunk………………….…………….Cassie Ford2021-05-151h 04
OdysseyStageEpisode 4 - The Curious Mind of Ida Tarbell - The Suffragist ProjectInvestigative journalist Ida Tarbell was the "muckraker" whose reporting brought down John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly at the turn of the 20th century. Having shattered many a glass ceiling herself, she paradoxically opposed the Woman’s Suffrage movement. In this play she visits her suffragist mother at Christmas, 1916, a few months before the United States enters World War I and three years before ratification of the 19th Amendment.Director: Annie Taft Writer: Paul BaermanCast:Ida Tarbell……………………….... Abby Overton Ann Tarbell……………………..... Bee Holroyd2021-05-0314 min
OdysseyStageEpisode 3 - The New Woman - The Suffragist ProjectIn her time Inez Milholland was as famous as AOC. Known as the Face of the Women’s Suffrage movement, she was renowned for her beauty and exceptional oratory skills. Huge crowds turned out to get a glimpse of her whenever she went. And wherever Inez went reporters were sure to follow. They dubbed her the “New Woman” due to her progressive political beliefs and practice of free love.Director: Annie TaftWriter: Annie TaftCast:Inez Millholland……………………….... Tracey ReynoldsEugen Boissevain…………………….. Bruce Rosenbloom2021-03-3015 min
OdysseyStageEpisode 2 - Ida B. Wells - The Suffragist ProjectInvestigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was the first reporter to expose the evil of lynchings in America. She published a book, A Red Record, about her findings. In 1913 she founded the first black woman suffrage group, the Alpha Suffrage Club. She worked tirelessly for human rights and to ensure women had equal access to the ballot.In this episode, we follow Ida B. Wells, and her companions Virginia Brooks and Grace Trout, as they march on Washington DC. A bill is making its way through the Illinois state senate which would give partial suffrage to women.2021-03-1514 min
OdysseyStageEpisode 1 - More Than A Sentence - The Suffragist ProjectSusan B. Anthony was already nationally known by the time she broke the law in 1872. She led her sisters and others to cast ballots in Rochester, NY - and in this episode, the "arrest" is history.Director: John Paul MiddlesworthWriter: John Paul MiddlesworthCast (in order of appearance):Susan B. Anthony...............Mary RowlandMarshall Isaac Quimby........Charles MachalickyHarry Selden......................JP MiddlesworthJudge Hunt.........................Michael Shannon2021-03-0113 min
OdysseyStageThe Suffragist Project - trailerExcerpts from The Suffragist Project, launching March 1.2021-02-1601 min
OdysseyStageWelcome to OdysseyStage!A brief introduction to OdysseyStage and our podcast channel.2021-02-1501 min