Shakespeare!
This is one of his most rousing speeches, from King Henry V.
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Reading: St. Crispian Speech
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A Christmas Carol STAVE FIVE
The End of It
In which Scrooge wakes to a brand new day.
As I recorded this story, I could hear the echoes of performances from my childhood, at the Anacortes Community Theater: Grant Lorentzen as Charles Dickens the narrator; K. Nous Martin and my dad as Scrooge, each in their turn; my mom as Mrs. Cratchit; and the various roles I played. I remember the glowing feeling of going on stage; the excitement of dressing in period costume and finding blocky dress shoes that fit; and singing, at the end of the show, during curtain call, with the whole cast, the song “I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day.”
Reading: A Christmas Carol STAVE FOUR
The Last of the Three Spirits
Wherein Scrooge sees the end of his road.
Reading: A Christmas Carol, STAVE THREE
Wherein Scrooge revives a good dose of the Christmas spirit from the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Reading: A Christmas, STAVE TWO
The First of the Three Spirits
Here’s part two of the tale of Scrooge, wherein he takes a trip down memory lane and discovers what made him.
Reading: A Christmas Carol STAVE ONE
One of the first plays I every acted in was A Christmas Carol at the Anacortes Community Theater. I played Tiny Tim and I loved it. I was in the show several more times throughout the next six years, playing different roles as I grew up. (The last was playing Fred’s friend Topper.)
So I figured I’d read the book for Christmas time. Part one is below.
A Thanksgiving Reading
On this day of giving thanks and counting our blessings, I’m reminded of a scene from a Goethe play. You can watch me read it above. The speech is about how hard it can be to appreciate what you’ve got.
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