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By Lance Davis

Parson’s Nose is a professional, nonprofit theater in its 24th season introducing classic plays and stories in accessible, professional, short form presentations. Please subscribe if you can, and go to www.parsonsnose.org. for more about us. Your donations are very much appreciated in these times.
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Chapter Two - Introducing Mr. Toad

Parson’s Nose Radio TheaterApr 03, 2021

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The Boor, by Anton Chekhov

The Boor, by Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov's incisive one-act comedy. A Cossack soldier. A country widow. A debt. "I'll bring her down like a chicken!". Starring Parson's Nose Company members Christina Carlisi, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Adapted by Lance Davis. Music by Thomas Peters. Sound engineering by Dave Bennett. 32 minutes.

Feb 03, 202435:41
The Skylight Room

The Skylight Room

O Henry's lyrical, 1906 New York story of the innocent and hopeful Miss Leeson, who takes the magical Skylight Room in Mrs. Parker's boarding house. Adapted for radio by Lance Davis. Starring Jill Rogosheske as Mrs. Parker and Marisa Chandler as Ellie. Sound by David Bennett. 15 minutes. 

Do listen to all 56 episodes of Parson's Nose Radio Theater at www.parsonsnose.org, where you can find out more about our coming season! Tax deductible donations greatly appreciated at https://www.parsonsnose.com/donations

Jan 27, 202415:37
The Marriage Proposal, by Anton Chekhov
Jan 21, 202423:08
Address Unknown, by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

Address Unknown, by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

American Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's chilling "correspondence" of two German art dealers, one in San Francisco and one in Munich, during the rise of Hitler. A remarkably prescient observation of the creeping engulfment of fascism. Starring Parson's Nose Company members, Tony nominee Barry Gordon and Paul Perri. Adapted by Lance Davis.

Jan 03, 202447:52
"Quality" by John Galsworthy

"Quality" by John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy, the Nobel Prize winning playwright and novelist who gave us "The Forsyte Saga", tells the story of immigrant bootmakers in 19th Century London. Performed by PNT company member John Rafter Lee (Ken Follett audiobooks) Adaptation by Lance Davis. (20 min.)

Dec 24, 202319:04
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Dec 10, 202301:21:02
'Jes Fore Christmas

'Jes Fore Christmas

A delightful poem by Eugene Field (1850-1895), a nationally known Saint Louis/Chicago columnist, and also The Poet Laureate of Children for his work including "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", "The Duel" and "Little Boy Blue", written for his eight children. Performed by Peter Kovner. For more about us, for more podcasts, and / or to make a tax deductible donation, please go to www.parsonsnose.org.

Dec 01, 202304:37
"The Little Fir Tree" by Hans Christian Andersen
Nov 25, 202315:40
The Miser!
Apr 25, 202301:09:14
The Visit

The Visit

By Hoyt Hilsman. Was it a miscarriage? A short one-act play, part of an ongoing collection by Mr. Hilsman, "Political Rights and Wrongs" which also includes "The Librarian" and "The Subsitute". First presented in the "Parson's Nose New Play Series" in the Fall of 2022. Starring Mary Chalon and Heather Taylor. Produced and directed by Lance Davis. For more PNT Radio Theater podcasts, please go to iTunes, Spotify, or www.parsonsnose.org, where your tax-deductible donations are always welcome. Please send your feedback to lance@parsonsnose.org. And please spread the word.

Mar 30, 202313:08
The Librarian
Mar 13, 202310:32
The Substitute

The Substitute

By PNT Resident Playwright Hoyt Hilsman. Premiering in the Parson's Nose "New Play Series" in November 2022. One of an ongoing series of "Political Plays" by Mr. Hilsman. Performed by PNT Players Jill Rogosheske and Paul Perri. Directed and produced by Lance Davis. 11 minutes. Brief adult language. For more podcasts, and more about Parson's Nose, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Tax free donations are always greatly appreciated.

Mar 06, 202311:55
The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

How rarely we listen to the most audacious (and treasonous!) response to oppression in American History! 56 men met in cramped quarters in the hot, muggy, Philadelphia June of 1776. The windows were nailed shut lest spies report on their discussions.  They argued about taxation, slavery, big states vs. small states. The one mission that became clear was the need for independence from English tyranny. They signed a document declaring to all that a new nation had been founded. They  sparked the fire that lit the world. #audiodrama @PNTheater #podcast

Jan 29, 202322:19
Our American Cousin

Our American Cousin

Tom Taylor's popular comic-melodrama, previously overshadowed by its connection to the assassination of America's beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, now "recalled to life" by the Parson's Nose Players: James Calvert, Christina Carlisi, Mary Chalon, Marisa Chandler, Paul Perri, John Harnagel, Jill Rogosheske, Heather Taylor, Barry Gordon and Lance Davis. Running time: 80 minutes. Pause whenever you wish and pick up again. Tell your friends, and please consider subscribing to our "Parson's Nose Radio Theater" podcasts "wherever you get your podcasts". For more about Parson's Nose Theater, and for all our episodes, please go to www.parsonsnose.org where you can also make a tax-deductible donation!

Oct 08, 202201:19:28
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

Jean Giraudoux's modern fairy tale, written in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944. Speculators threaten to destroy the neighborhood, and all Paris, by drilling below for oil. Can the fanciful "little people" save their beloved Chaillot? A beautiful story of empowerment and hope. Starring the Parson's Nose Players, Mary Chalon as Countess Aurelia, Jill Rogosheske, Marisa Chandler, Heather Taylor, John Lee, John Harnagel, Gary Lamb, James Calvert, Barry Gordon, Paul Perri, Ronny King and Lance Davis. Original score by Tom Peters. Adapted by Lance Davis. Running Time: two glasses of wine.

Aug 14, 202201:27:01
Group Four, by Henry G. Lee

Group Four, by Henry G. Lee

Henry G. Lee was a poet, a South Pasadena High graduate, and a soldier in World War 2.  He was captured while defending the Bataan Peninsula and spent the war in a POW concentration camp. His poetry, found wrapped in canvas and buried beneath his tent, expresses the reality, the despair and the longing experienced by his men. He died in a Japanese "Hell Ship", bombed by American planes. 

May 27, 202204:31
Frederick Douglass' Letter to Slave Master Thomas Auld
May 04, 202226:52
A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift

All those Irish beggar children. What's to be done? If you have a better solution, let's hear it. Jonathan Swift, Trinity College Dean, presents "a Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents and Country." Adapted and recorded by Lance Davis for Parson's Nose Radio Theater. 17 minutes. Also available at www.parsonsnose.org. It's rough sailing for small theater groups.Please consider subscribing. Donations much appreciated.


Mar 16, 202217:02
Warren C. Bowles: Just a Touch of The Tempest

Warren C. Bowles: Just a Touch of The Tempest

We're so fortunate to have long time friends who coincidentally happen to be wonderful artists. Such is the case with Mr. Warren C. Bowles, a compatriot from University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota, Angers France, and a founding member of the Mixed Blood Theater, actor, director, and teacher, in arts-vibrant Minneapolis. "Bowles" stopped by for a PNT reunion last week while visiting LA, and we harassed him into giving us a bit of his favorite Shakespeare, The Tempest. Two bits, actually. Caliban's plea to escape his enslavement, and Prospero's plea to the audience to free him to go back to Naples. Two short speeches that once again display the imaginative genius of the boy from Stratford. Who else would put poetry into the mouth of a half human/ half beast. Who else would ask the audience' breath to fill his sails back to his homeland. So effortless. (5 minutes)

Feb 26, 202205:05
About Hans Christian Andersen

About Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was one of the world's most creative authors of fairy and folk tales, popular with both young and old in the 19th Century. Born in the little town of Odense, in Denmark, he overcame much to become a "Danish Treasure". His works, filled with the whimsy and pathos of his own life, have been celebrated throughout the world.

Nov 16, 202104:57
The Shadow! The Ghost Walks Again!

The Shadow! The Ghost Walks Again!

A classic American ghost story by Walter B. Gibson. Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, uses his extraordinary powers - "soon to be available to all law enforcement agencies" - to bring evil-doers to justice. Introduction and adaptation by Lance Davis. Starring John Rafter Lee, Mary Chalon, Barry Gordon, Jill Rogosheske, James Calvert and Marisa Chandler. Sound by Dave Bennett. All 46 PNT podcasts are available 24/7 on Spotify, iTunes, or at www.parsonsnose.org. Please consider subscribing. For more about us, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. Your tax deductible donations at www.parsonsnose.org are greatly appreciated. Live "radio style" performances of The Shadow will take place in our "Bump in the Night" production at our theater. Details at www.parsonsnose.org "Live Events".

Oct 20, 202127:27
The Cask of Amontillado!

The Cask of Amontillado!

Another Parson's Nose Radio Theater classic! Edgar Allan Poe, writer, poet, American Gothic pioneer, creator of the "detective genre", gives us his tale of revenge and murder. Adapted by Lance Davis. Performed by Parson's Nose Company members Gary Lamb and John Harnagel. Sound by Lance Davis and Dave Bennett. (15 min.) Make your tax deductible donation at www.parsonsnose.org

Oct 20, 202116:00
The Devil and Daniel Webster!
Oct 20, 202133:25
Streets of Pasadena! A Melodrama
Sep 25, 202101:08:56
A Christian

A Christian

John Galsworthy's satirical discussion between himself and a college chum, now a repressed Church of England minister, on the puzzling definition of "Christian" marriage. If, in male-dominated Victorian society, God particularly rewards "suffering", in a "failed" marriage who is more deserving, the socially unconstrained husband or the narrowly restricted wife? And whose role is it, to judge?  Adapted by Lance Davis. Performed by PNT Company members John Rafter Lee (Ken Follett Audiobooks) and Lance Davis. Sound by Dave Bennett. (13 minutes)


Jun 12, 202113:32
Angela

Angela

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Parson's Nose Radio Theater. Tonight, our PNT New Plays Workshop presents "Angela", a one act play by PNT Resident Playwright  Hoyt Hilsman. A detective. A suspect. And at least one victim.

"Angela"  is performed by PNT company members Mary Chalon as Angela, and Jill  Rogosheske as Detective Howe. Directed by Lance Davis, with sound by  Dave Bennett. Please note, "Angela" contains realistic dialogue, intended for mature audiences. (26 minutes)

For more about us, and all 41 of this season's episodes, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. We are available free to all, 24/7, on iTunes, Spotify, "wherever you get your podcasts". Donations and subscriptions are deeply appreciated. Please spread the word.

May 29, 202126:48
Box and Cox

Box and Cox

Deemed "the best farce of the 19th Century" by the New York Times. Before "Fawlty Towers" was "Box and Cox", an immensely popular one act play, written in 1848 by British playwright John Maddison Morton. A souffle of silly comedy performed by PNT Company Members Barry Gordon, Mary Chalon and Lance Davis, with sound engineering by David Bennett. 30 minutes.

May 02, 202134:08
The Happy Family
Apr 15, 202114:37
About Kenneth Grahaeme

About Kenneth Grahaeme

A bit of background about Kenneth Grahame and his sources for "Wind in the Willows."


Apr 03, 202103:08
Chapter One - Moley meets the Riverbankers
Apr 03, 202115:18
Chapter Two - Introducing Mr. Toad
Apr 03, 202123:28
Chapter Three - Moley Lost in The Wild Wood
Apr 03, 202109:21
Chapter Five - Home at Last
Apr 03, 202109:01
Chapter Four - Mr. Badger’s Bungalow
Apr 03, 202111:28
An Irish Celebration
Mar 16, 202139:06
Papa Always Knows What's Best

Papa Always Knows What's Best

Denmark's genius storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen, tells the tale of a Papa who goes to the fair. Adapted and performed by Parson's Nose Radio Theater Artistic Director Lance Davis, with sound by David Bennett. 12 minutes.

PNT is a 501c3 nonprofit theater, now in its 20th season "introducing the classics" in Pasadena, California. In this Covid environment we're bringing back the tradition of The Mercury Theater and old time radio. For more about Parson's Nose, and for all of our podcasts, please go to www.parsonsnose.org. And tell your friends! Tax deductible donations are more than welcome in these times.

Mar 06, 202112:05
The Musical Wit and Wisdom of Mr. Tom Lehrer

The Musical Wit and Wisdom of Mr. Tom Lehrer

A twenty minute tribute by Hoyt Hilsman to the irreverent wit and musical brilliance of Mr. Tom Lehrer.

"The Vatican Rag", "Werner von Braun", "New Math" and "The Elements" were just a few of his smart, sometimes wicked contributions to the 1950s coffeehouse scene of Dave Brubeck, Mort Sahl, Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Written by Hoyt Hilsman. Performed a bit by Lance Davis. Sound by Dave Bennett. Give a listen!

Feb 02, 202123:03
The Star Spangled Banner
Jan 20, 202104:40
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere!

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere!

 The classic adventure every school boy and girl should hear. Performed by PNT Company member Barry Gordon.

Jan 20, 202107:47
Sybil Luddington

Sybil Luddington

 A young girl does her part to create America. Performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis.

Jan 20, 202101:50
The Brave at Home

The Brave at Home

 The women at home also serve.

Performed by PNT Company member Jill Rogosheske.

Jan 20, 202102:18
The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

 by Julia Ward Howe. Performed by PNT Company member Paul Perri.

Jan 20, 202102:45
I Hear America Singing

I Hear America Singing

 The American Poet...

Jan 20, 202102:26
The New Colossus

The New Colossus

 The lady in the harbor. Performed by PNT Co-founder Mary Chalon.

Jan 20, 202102:25
An American in Europe

An American in Europe

 You must go away to appreciate home. Performed by PNT Cofounder Mary Chalon.

Jan 20, 202102:04
Let America Be America Again

Let America Be America Again

 Written by legendary American poet Langston Hughes. A call to America to live up to the promise Walt Whitman described. Performed by PNT Company member Taylor Hawthorne. 

Jan 20, 202107:33
I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting

 By Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Following in the footsteps of Langston Hughes. Performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis.

Jan 20, 202105:14
Ten Poems End Credits

Ten Poems End Credits

.Thank you for listening! Lift your glass to the greatest experiment in democracy the world has ever known.

Jan 20, 202100:55
Cliff Edwards: When You Wish...

Cliff Edwards: When You Wish...

Welcome to our Parson's Nose Radio Theater "New Works!" Series, with Hoyt Hilsman's tribute to actor/singer Cliff Edwards, whose career ran from vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood, "Ukelele Ike" performed classic tunes that swept America, from "Jada" to "When You Wish Upon a Star". Written by Hoyt Hilsman. Performed by Lance Davis and Mary Chalon. Sound by Dave Bennett (18 minutes)

Jan 08, 202118:04
About Edgar Allan Poe

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe. Icon of the American Gothic movement. Creator of the "detective" genre. Poet. Master of the "horror" genre. A tragic life lasting only 40 years.

Nov 15, 202007:52