Full-cast production of a classic now on Audible!

I'm always happy to be part of a full-cast production as a member of  Voices of Today.  

It's a Family Affair, the first play by Alexander Ostrovsky was written in 1849, but 10 years elapsed before permission was given for it to be staged.

As with many of Ostrovsky's plays, the target of the author's satire is the merchant class and the inevitable corruption associated with mercantile endeavors. In Ostrovsky's bitterly realistic world, all personal encounters end in transactions, some humourous and some tragic.

Cast

Samson Silych Bolshov - John Burlinson

Agrafena Kondratyevna - Kristina Rothe

Olimpiada Samsonovna (Lipochka) - Joan DuKore

Lazar Elizarych Podkhalyuzin - Marty Krz

Tiska - Joan DuKore

Ustinya Naumovna - Amy Soakes

Sysoy Psoich Rispolozhensky - Denis Daly

Fominishna - Lee Ann Howlett 

To  listen to the sample and/or purchase the recording, head to Audible here. 

My first role with The Online Stage

I was thrilled to be invited by Denis Daly, the director of The Online Stage, to become a part of the company a few months ago.  Today my first performance with TOS went live on Audible.  This is a short piece by Russian author Alexander Ostrovsky and is basically a comedy.  I play Serafima Karpovna.


Incompatibility of Temper: Three Pictures of Moscow Life by Alexander Ostrovsky
Translated by Ethel Voynich
Presented by the Online Stage
Alexander Ostrovsky was the premier Russian dramatist before Chekov, and a true master of realistic satire. His Incompatibility of Temper consists of three sections or "Pictures of Moscow life."
Despite its patina of humor, the work is a merciless exposé of the commercial middle class dishonesty, and the convenient immorality hiding behind social conventions, which are characteristic of a developing urban society. The most noble character, Serafima, is a compelling mixture of naïveté, whimsicality, sentimentality, and obstinate practicality - one of the finest character portraits in Russian drama.

I was very happy to work with a full cast in this production.  If live theater is your thing, please check out the sample and/or purchase the play here.