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. read less
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JUDAS, MY SON
Mar 24 2024
JUDAS, MY SON
Judas and his mother tell their stories. From Jesus, Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran.

Episodes

JUDAS, MY SON
Mar 24 2024
JUDAS, MY SON
Judas and his mother tell their stories. From Jesus, Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran.
PILATE'S WIFE
Feb 14 2024
PILATE'S WIFE
Pontius Pilate and his wife, Claudia Procula, look back at their encounters with Jesus.
BELLS
Dec 1 2023
BELLS
Two poems for Christmas & the New Year: Christmas Bells by H. W.  Longfellow & Ring Out, Wild Bells by A. L. Tennyson
SHAM, a comedy by Frank Gerow Tompkins
Oct 31 2023
SHAM, a comedy by Frank Gerow Tompkins
In this comedy, a discriminating thief exposes the sham of a pretentious couple.
THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry
Sep 6 2023
THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry
A story about love and sacrifice with a typical O. Henry surprise ending.
A MATE FOR THE CREATURE from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Jul 12 2023
A MATE FOR THE CREATURE from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Creature asks Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate for him. An episode from the novel by Mary Shelley.
A Salute to Brevity 1: Ain't I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 1: Ain't I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth
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A Salute to Brevity 2: Eulogy for the Dog by George Graham Vest
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 2: Eulogy for the Dog by George Graham Vest
Episode description not available.
A Salute to Brevity 3: Call for a Last Council of the Tribal Chiefs by Chief Plenty Coups
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 3: Call for a Last Council of the Tribal Chiefs by Chief Plenty Coups
Episode description not available.
A Salute to Brevity 4: If by Whiskey by Noah Sweat
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 4: If by Whiskey by Noah Sweat
Episode description not available.
A Salute to Brevity 5: Sermon to the Birds by Saint Francis of Assisi
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 5: Sermon to the Birds by Saint Francis of Assisi
Episode description not available.
A Salute to Brevity 6: Address to Her Troops by Queen Elizabeth I
May 14 2023
A Salute to Brevity 6: Address to Her Troops by Queen Elizabeth I
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THE ONION & OTHER TALES - TOLD BY THREE GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS
Apr 12 2023
THE ONION & OTHER TALES - TOLD BY THREE GREAT RUSSIAN WRITERS
"The Onion" from "Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, "The Little Demon and the Crust of Bread" by Leo Tolstoy and "On the Day of the Crucifixion" by Leonid Andreyev
NAILS by Charles Wharton Stork
Feb 14 2023
NAILS by Charles Wharton Stork
Three Roman soldiers speak to Jesus as they nail him to the cross.
WAR PRAYER by Mark Twain
Feb 14 2023
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.
THE NATIVITY MONOLOGUES
Dec 1 2022
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
THE CHRISTMAS GHOST by Stephen Leacock
Dec 1 2022
THE CHRISTMAS GHOST by Stephen Leacock
A comedy in which a ghost, whom no one is afraid of any longer, shares his woes with a writer on Christmas Eve.
UNWANTED MIRACLES by Edgar Lee Masters
Oct 17 2022
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.
THE RECKONING by Percival Wilde
Aug 23 2022
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.
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde
Jul 11 2022
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde
A fairy tale about a statue and a bird and about giving and self sacrifice.