“The Queen, the Duchess, the Dormouse, and the Mad Hatter. Award-winning voice actor Barbara Rosenblat leads an able cast in giving proper nineteenth-century accents and voices to all our favorite iconic characters from one of the most beloved children’s classics in the English language. Energetic newcomer Georgia Lee Schultz provides Alice with an updated and nicely understandable American accent and is especially good with the many whispered asides that stitch this adapted version together. For many, Alice in Wonderland is a special cultural touchstone, even with all the commercials, videos, and pop songs that refer to it, so it is always refreshing to hear the language and intended story of the original.” AudioFile on Alice in Wonderland
A Special Holiday Collection
George Zarr, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll...(+more)
11-03-15
3hrs 2min
This is the perfect stocking stuffer for the audiobook lovers on your list. This special holiday collection features three entertaining and delightful stories for the entire family to enjoy.
The Spirit of Christmas Day (The First Noelle Productions) by George Zarr is an uplifting and humorous story filled with an inspirational message of hope. John, a stressed-out working father, embarks on a journey of reconnection with the true meaning of today’s Christmas. This is a new holiday tradition featuring a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects. Also includes The Week After It’s Christmas Day.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the classic tale of a miserly man who comes to realize the true spirit of Christmas. This recording features virtuoso performances from the entire cast, riveting sound effects, and original music.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll comes to life again in this dramatized version of the timeless classic, with stellar performances by Georgia Lee Schultz as Alice, and multi-award-winning Barbara Rosenblat as the Mouse, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen. This version features a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects.
Credits:
The Spirit of Christmas Day / The Week After It’s Christmas Day
FEATURING KEITH BURNETT AS THE DAD
Cast: Denise Benoit, Sarah Buchanan, Keith Burnett, Bill Craven, Georgia Craven, Sam Craven, Will Craven, Celeste Dupuis, Noelle Dupuis, Emma McDonald, Georgia Lee Schultz, and Laura Van Veen
Written, directed, and music composed by George Zarr
Executive producer: Noelle Dupuis
Recording engineer: David Farquhar
A Christmas Carol
FEATURING MICHAEL DICK AS EBENEZER SCROOGE
MICHAEL DICK: Ebenezer Scrooge BOB TELFER: Narrator, Fezziwig and Businessman BILL TYE: Marley’s Ghost and Businessman NORM MCLEOD: First Spirit JAN HOLT: Second Spirit, Charwomen and Party Guest OLIVER GEORGIOU: Young Scrooge and Nephew Fred NOELLE DUPUIS: Mrs. Cratchit KEITH BURNETT: Bob Cratchit and Old Joe ALEX TOMASZEWSKI: Charity Seeker Poole and Peter Cratchit LAURA VAN VEEN: Martha, Belle and Third Spirit ALEXANDRAPOOLE: Kate PAT GOUGH: Mrs. Dilber HOPE O’BRIEN: Fan and Party Guest SHANESSA HARRIS: Peggy, Buck and Street Kid BURKE BECHARD: Belinda and Boy Caroler CELESTE DUPUIS: Tiny Tim DAVID FARQUHAR: Party Guest GEORGE ZARR: Businessman
Directed by George Zarr and Noelle Dupuis
Executive Producer/Recording Engineer/Post Production: David Farquhar
Recording/Mastering: Brett Sansom
Alice in Wonderland
FEATURING GEORGIA LEE SCHULTZ AS ALICE
AND
BARBARA ROSENBLAT AS THE MOUSE, DUCHESS, CHESHIRE CAT, AND THE QUEEN
Along with
ALEXANDRA POOLE: Sister, MICHAEL DICK: Rabbit and March Hare, BOB TELFER: Dodo, Pat, Fish and Mad Hatter, BRADY VAN VAERENBERGH: Parrot and Caterpillar, ALAINA WALKER: Duck and Two, BILL TYE: Bill, Mock Turtle and Five, KEITH BURNETT: Dormouse, NORM MCLEOD: Seven, DAVID FARQUHAR: Knave, GREG SHEEN: King
Adapted for Audio by Diane Vanden Hoven
Codirected by Pat Gough and Laura Van Veen
Executive producer: David Farquhar
Recording engineer/sound design/mixing: David Farquhar
‘My Garden Back Home’ music and lyrics by George Zarr, performed by Georgia Lee Schultz, used by permission
“The Queen, the Duchess, the Dormouse, and the Mad Hatter. Award-winning voice actor Barbara Rosenblat leads an able cast in giving proper nineteenth-century accents and voices to all our favorite iconic characters from one of the most beloved children’s classics in the English language. Energetic newcomer Georgia Lee Schultz provides Alice with an updated and nicely understandable American accent and is especially good with the many whispered asides that stitch this adapted version together. For many, Alice in Wonderland is a special cultural touchstone, even with all the commercials, videos, and pop songs that refer to it, so it is always refreshing to hear the language and intended story of the original.” AudioFile on Alice in Wonderland
“A Christmas Carol has been adopted into radio drama by many people over the years, but few better than Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre from Canada.” Fred Greenhalgh, host of Radio Drama Revival podcast, on A Christmas Carol
“The zaniness of Carroll’s kaleidoscopic story of Alice is realized through music tied to action (particularly shrinking and growing), the voice work of Barbara Rosenblat playing (among others) both the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts and enhancing background sounds, such as ocean waves and bird calls when Alice’s tears become a sea.” Library Journal on Alice in Wonderland
“A unique adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic.” TheLondoner.ca
“Perfect from the first sentence to the very last.” WKAR on A Christmas Carol
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Release Date | November 3, 2015 |
| Release Date Machine | 1446508800 |
| Imprint | Design Sound Productions |
| Provider | Design Sound Productions |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Classics, Holidays, Evergreen Classics, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
George Zarr is an award-winning audio dramatist currently based in Chicago. He is the producer, writer, director, and composer of the Hans Christian Andersen musical The Bell, the four-part comedy Hurry! Hurry! It’s Almost Christmas, the mystery collection Dark of the Moon Inn, and the Western comedy musical serial Hoofbeats in My Heart, all four available from Blackstone Publishing.
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children in a family continually plagued by debt. A legacy brought release from the nightmare of debtors’ prison and child labor and afforded him a few years of formal schooling. He worked as an attorney’s clerk and newspaper reporter until his early writings brought him the amazing success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. He was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and he remains popular, responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters.
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), English author, mathematician, and photographer. One of eleven children of a scholarly country parson, he studied mathematics at Oxford, obtained a university post, and then was ordained as a deacon but found true success with his masterpiece, Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, now known as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which originated as a story told to a young friend, Alice Liddell, during a boating trip on the Thames. Among his other works are Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, The Hunting of the Snark, and Jabberwocky.
Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre is made up of an eclectic group of professional, semiprofessional, and amateur talent that combines their skills to produce original and creative audio dramas for radio broadcast, podcasting, release on CD, and downloading. Their audio dramas have been featured on numerous radio stations, podcasts, and other media outlets.
Overview
This is the perfect stocking stuffer for the audiobook lovers on your list. This special holiday collection features three entertaining and delightful stories for the entire family to enjoy.
The Spirit of Christmas Day (The First Noelle Productions) by George Zarr is an uplifting and humorous story filled with an inspirational message of hope. John, a stressed-out working father, embarks on a journey of reconnection with the true meaning of today’s Christmas. This is a new holiday tradition featuring a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects. Also includes The Week After It’s Christmas Day.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the classic tale of a miserly man who comes to realize the true spirit of Christmas. This recording features virtuoso performances from the entire cast, riveting sound effects, and original music.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll comes to life again in this dramatized version of the timeless classic, with stellar performances by Georgia Lee Schultz as Alice, and multi-award-winning Barbara Rosenblat as the Mouse, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen. This version features a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects.
Credits:
The Spirit of Christmas Day / The Week After It’s Christmas Day
FEATURING KEITH BURNETT AS THE DAD
Cast: Denise Benoit, Sarah Buchanan, Keith Burnett, Bill Craven, Georgia Craven, Sam Craven, Will Craven, Celeste Dupuis, Noelle Dupuis, Emma McDonald, Georgia Lee Schultz, and Laura Van Veen
Written, directed, and music composed by George Zarr
Executive producer: Noelle Dupuis
Recording engineer: David Farquhar
A Christmas Carol
FEATURING MICHAEL DICK AS EBENEZER SCROOGE
MICHAEL DICK: Ebenezer Scrooge BOB TELFER: Narrator, Fezziwig and Businessman BILL TYE: Marley’s Ghost and Businessman NORM MCLEOD: First Spirit JAN HOLT: Second Spirit, Charwomen and Party Guest OLIVER GEORGIOU: Young Scrooge and Nephew Fred NOELLE DUPUIS: Mrs. Cratchit KEITH BURNETT: Bob Cratchit and Old Joe ALEX TOMASZEWSKI: Charity Seeker Poole and Peter Cratchit LAURA VAN VEEN: Martha, Belle and Third Spirit ALEXANDRAPOOLE: Kate PAT GOUGH: Mrs. Dilber HOPE O’BRIEN: Fan and Party Guest SHANESSA HARRIS: Peggy, Buck and Street Kid BURKE BECHARD: Belinda and Boy Caroler CELESTE DUPUIS: Tiny Tim DAVID FARQUHAR: Party Guest GEORGE ZARR: Businessman
Directed by George Zarr and Noelle Dupuis
Executive Producer/Recording Engineer/Post Production: David Farquhar
Recording/Mastering: Brett Sansom
Alice in Wonderland
FEATURING GEORGIA LEE SCHULTZ AS ALICE
AND
BARBARA ROSENBLAT AS THE MOUSE, DUCHESS, CHESHIRE CAT, AND THE QUEEN
Along with
ALEXANDRA POOLE: Sister, MICHAEL DICK: Rabbit and March Hare, BOB TELFER: Dodo, Pat, Fish and Mad Hatter, BRADY VAN VAERENBERGH: Parrot and Caterpillar, ALAINA WALKER: Duck and Two, BILL TYE: Bill, Mock Turtle and Five, KEITH BURNETT: Dormouse, NORM MCLEOD: Seven, DAVID FARQUHAR: Knave, GREG SHEEN: King
Adapted for Audio by Diane Vanden Hoven
Codirected by Pat Gough and Laura Van Veen
Executive producer: David Farquhar
Recording engineer/sound design/mixing: David Farquhar
‘My Garden Back Home’ music and lyrics by George Zarr, performed by Georgia Lee Schultz, used by permission