Spoon River Anthology

Spoon River Anthology

Charles Aidman, Edgar Lee Masters, Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn

Spoon River Anthology

Spoon River Anthology

Charles Aidman, Edgar Lee Masters, Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn

Overview

Via musical interludes, we are introduced in a cemetery to the ghosts of those who were inhabitants of this town, and whose secrets have gone with them to the grave. There are sixty-odd characterizations and vignettes in this constantly interesting entertainment offering an amazingly varied array of roles and impersonations, from young lovers and preachers and teachers to the funny chronicle of the poor mixed-up Jew who ends up in the wrong cemetery. Both the solid and humorous sides of life are portrayed with fetching ballads and the free-verse form of Masters.

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  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature)
  • Time Period: Not Applicable
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble cast, Expandable casting, Flexible cast size
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman is a down-to-earth American actor who brought his 'everyman' personality to such realistic war films as Pork Chop Hill (1959) and War Hunt (1962). He has since been cast in roles of quiet unstressed authority in films like Countdown (1967), Twilight's Last Glea ...
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Edgar Lee Masters

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Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn

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