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Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination

Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P.
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

THE INTERLOPERS by Saki

Two enemies meet is a disputed forest on a cold windy night and realize too late the importance of reconciliation.

Feb 21, 202515 minEp. 34

MY UNCLE SOSTHENES by Guy De Maupassant

Audio comedy from a humorous story by 19th century French writer, Guy Da Maupasant. Freemasons,Jesuits, and a joke that backfires.

Sep 12, 202414 minEp. 31

THREE ITALIAN FOLK TALES

Three Italian folk tales that affirm the Italian values of hospitality and the circumstances needed for happiness.

May 15, 202417 minEp. 30

JUDAS, MY SON

Judas and his mother tell their stories. From Jesus, Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran.

Mar 24, 202410 minEp. 29

PILATE'S WIFE

Pontius Pilate and his wife, Claudia Procula, look back at their encounters with Jesus.

Feb 14, 202411 minEp. 28

BELLS

Two poems for Christmas & the New Year: Christmas Bells by H. W. Longfellow & Ring Out, Wild Bells by A. L. Tennyson

Dec 01, 20236 minEp. 27

THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry

A story about love and sacrifice with a typical O. Henry surprise ending.

Sep 06, 202314 minEp. 25

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.

Feb 14, 202313 minEp. 15

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

Dec 01, 202223 minEp. 14

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.

Oct 17, 202210 minEp. 12

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.

Aug 23, 202217 minEp. 11

The Wise Rabbi: Jewish Folktales

The Wise Rabbi is a series of short Jewish folktales, both humorous and serious, which reflect the wisdom of the traditional rabbi and his place of respect in the Jewish community. The tales were gleaned from various Eastern European Jewish collections.

Jan 10, 202221 minEp. 7
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