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1. | | The Crucible by Arthur Miller Available on: Audio DownloadIn the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. |
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2. | | The Mercury Theatre on the Air by Orson Welles Available on: Audio Download | Online AudioThe finest radio drama of the 1930’s was The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a show featuring the acclaimed New York drama company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. |
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3. | | Oedipus the King by Sophocles Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($14.38) | Audio CassetteIn the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference... |
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4. | | King Lear by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio DownloadKing Lear is widely held as the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies; to some, it is the greatest play ever written. |
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5. | | The Tempest by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio DownloadSpeak the Speech makes free Shakespearean performance more widely accessible than ever, in the style of radio theater! |
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6. | | Hamlet by William Shakespeare Unabridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD ($28.98) | Audio CassetteIn writing this extraordinary play Shakespeare effectively re-invented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years - you would have to go back to the Greek dramatists of 5th century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity. |
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7. | | Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($16.18)There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. |
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8. | | As You Like It by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio DownloadSpeak the Speech makes free Shakespearean performance more widely accessible than ever, in the style of radio theater! |
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9. | | Macbeth by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($15.98) | Audio CassetteBy the time Shakespeare came to write Macbeth - almost certainly in 1605/1606 - he had already completed three of the great tragedies with which modern audiences are so familiar... |
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10. | | Othello by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38)Shakespeare's legendary tragedy is revisited in this spirited and entertaining production that ran in London from November 2007 to February 2008. The flawless, talented cast features Ewan McGregor as the conniving Iago, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Othello (whose performance won him the Olivier Award as best actor) and Kelly Reilly as Desdemona. |
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11. | | Voices of Black America by Booker T. Washington Available on: Audio Download ($12.78) | Audio CD ($12.78) | Audio CassetteThis unique collection, compiled especially for Naxos AudioBooks, features original recordings from 1908-1946 of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Address, the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes… |
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12. | | Ancient Greek Drama by Peter Meineck Available on: Audio DownloadIn this lecture professor Peter Meineck introduces Ancient Greek drama and explains why he feels it is still so popular and powerful today. |
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13. | | Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio DownloadSpeak the Speech makes free Shakespearean performance more widely accessible than ever, in the style of radio theater! |
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14. | | Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Unabridged Edition Available on: Audio Download | Audio CD ($22.50) | Audio CassetteIn Julius Caesar, there are no heroes, only heroic words spoken by men of ambition, arrogance, and jealousy. |
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15. | | A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Unabridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($22.98) | Audio CassetteThis classic Shakespearean comedy is presented here in a colorful full-cast dramatization, drawn from the complete text... |
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16. | | Speak the Speech: Universal Shakespeare Broadcasting Podcast by William Shakespeare Available on: PodcastSpeak the Speech makes free Shakespearean performance more widely accessible than ever, in the style of radio theater! |
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17. | | King Richard III by William Shakespeare Unabridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38) | Audio CassetteWritten in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays... |
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18. | | Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio CassettePygmalion remains one of the most popular stories, but mainly in the medium of the musical; the evergreen My Fair Lady.... |
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19. | | Hamlet AudioLearn Available on: Audio Download ($15.99)From the symbolism of Yorick’s skull to the mystery of death, AudioLearn is your complete audio study guide to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. |
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20. | | Shakespeare: The Seven Major Tragedies by Harold Bloom Available on: Audio Download ($34.95)Shakespeare's seven great tragedies contain unmistakable elements that set them apart from any other plays ever written. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare embodied in the character of Juliet the world's most impressive representation ever of a woman in love. |
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21. | | Othello by William Shakespeare Available on: Audio Download | Audio Cassette ($16.20)Speak of one that loved not wisely but too well. This moving tragedy tells the story of Othello... |
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22. | | The History of Theatre by David Timson Available on: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD | Audio CassetteHere is a diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre, from the first tragedies and comedies of Ancient Greece to the high-tech mega-musicals of the late 20th century... |
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23. | | L.A. Theatre Works Podcast by Arthur Miller Available on: PodcastListeners across the country are discovering L.A. Theatre Works National Broadcast Series which brings you contemporary, edgy and significant radio drama by acclaimed playwrights starring top name talent. |
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24. | | Seven Classic Plays by Various Artists Available on: Audio Download ($19.95) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette | MP3 CDHere in one volume are seven great plays: Medea, The Tempest, The Imaginary Invalid, Camille, An Enemy of the People, Arms and the Man, and Uncle Vany. |
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25. | | Julius Caesar AudioLearn Available on: Audio Download ($15.99)From the Brutus to Octavius, AudioLearn is your complete audio study guide to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. |