Several years ago Genesius Guild founder Don Wooten recorded a number of long-form play introductions as a podcast. Two of those podcasts were about shows that we are producing this summer: Romeo & Juliet and Electra.As a teaser for our upcomi

Dell: King Arthur's Socks + Poetry

Mar 1st, 2022 1h 4m

CREDITSFloyd Dell, King Arthur's SocksGwen (Guenevere Robinson) - Chelsea WardVivian (Vivian Smith) - Liz SagerMary - Anna SchneiderLancelot (Lancelot Jones) - Mischa HookerNarrator - John TurnerPoetry ReadingJohn Turner read poems by

Genesius Guild 2021 Christmas Special

Dec 18th, 2021 1h 5m

Welcome to our second holiday special! We give you first a touching family Christmas story, "Christmas at Red Butte," by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. Next, a Christmas meditation by Charles Dickens, entitled "A Chri

Stephen Leacock - Oroastus: A Greek Tragedy

Oct 29th, 2021 40m 19s

Stephen Leacock's "Oroastus: A Greek Tragedy" is a satirical essay by the early 20th-century Canadian humorist (who lived 1869-1944) on contemporary perceptions and performances of Greek tragedy in a college setting. "Oroastus" was published in

Tennyson: The Cup

Oct 2nd, 2021 1h

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is best known as one of the most popular 19th century British poets, the author of famous pieces such as "Ulysses," "Crossing the Bar," and his multi-part treatment of Arthurian legend, "The Idylls of the King." Like many

FOG (O'Neill) and ENEMIES (Hapgood / Boyce)

Aug 19th, 2021 1h 1m

In 1915, two Davenport, Iowa, natives, Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook, started a theater group in Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, which turned out to have a profound influence on American drama forever. This visionary new company,

How He Lied to Her Husband (Shaw)

May 25th, 2021 1h 4m

George Bernard Shaw is a universally acknowledged classic playwright in the modern British theatre, known equally for his great wit and his theatrical influence. Genesius Guild has repeatedly staged two favorites over the years, "The Dark Lady

Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Shakespeare & Lamb)

Apr 19th, 2021 59m 19s

Hamlet, prince of Denmark. Shakespeare's play was last presented on the Genesius Guild stage in Lincoln Park in the summer of 2019. For today's presentation, you will hear the story of the play along with excerpts from the play.Tales from Shak

"Hamlet and His Problems" - T.S. Eliot

Apr 5th, 2021 12m 48s

Join us for a reading of T.S. Eliot's classic essay "Hamlet and His Problems" from The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism.Read by Mischa Hooker.

Suppressed Desires and The Game

Mar 15th, 2021 1h

Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell and George Cram CookCastNarrator: Kitty IsraelHenrietta: Mattie GelaudeStephen: Andrew BruningMabel: Jo VasquezDirector / Organizer / Sound Editor: Mischa HookerSound effects: Mischa Hooker and Caroli

Don Wooten discusses Antigone

Feb 18th, 2021 14m 21s

Join us as we listen to Don Wooten discuss the first play ever performed by the Genesius Guild: Sophocles' Antigone. Wooten discusses the show, describes the plot, and explores the play's themes - including questions of the separation of religi

Philoctetes (by Sophocles)

Feb 5th, 2021 1h 1m

Sophocles’ Philoctetes. Although less well known than his Oedipus Rex and Antigone, this play has especially received notice lately in Seamus Heaney’s adaptation entitled “The Cure at Troy” – with the evocative words spoken by the chorus: “Hist

A Christmas Carol

Feb 5th, 2021 1h 34m

Enjoy this radio theater production of A Christmas Carol by the Genesius Guild in Rock Island, IL!CreditsNarrator - Susan Perrin-SallakScrooge - Mike CarronFred (Scrooge's Nephew) - Phil TunnicliffGentleman - Scott TunnicliffBob Cratchit

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