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Radio Play Revival

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Radio Play Revival features great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both established and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, Radio Play Revival pays homage to the golden age of radio, in the now-second golden age of audio.

 

Radio Play Revival has an ensemble repertory cast of performers featuring Christopher Walken, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, Anderson Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Jefferson Mays, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Williams and many more.

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Season 1 Episode Credits
EP. 1: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI BY O. HENRY
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 2: AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE BY AMBROSE BIERCE
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Original Music by: Harris Owens
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 3: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER BY CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 4: THE CALIFORNIAN’S TALE BY MARK TWAIN
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Original Music by: The Downhill Strugglers
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 5: THE RED COAT & LET US GO OUT INTO THE STARRY NIGHT BOTH BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 6: XINGU BY EDITH WHARTON
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Dan Gerhard & Ellen Fitton
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Classical piano excerpts performed by: Joseph Thalken
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 7: TITEE  BY ALICE MOORE DUNBAR-NELSON
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Ragtime and Blues music composed by: Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Tom Brown, & Frank Warshauer, respectively.
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR

 
 EP. 8: BACHELOR HOLIDAY BY ALAN BALL
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Season 2 Episode Credits

 

EP. 1: CHRISTMAS OR, THE GOOD FAIRY by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ellen Fitton
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 2: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
Operatic pieces performed by: James de Balliol-Cavendish, Baron of Buittle
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 3: THE COMET by W.E.B. Du Bois
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 4: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 5: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? by Joyce Carol Oates
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 6: THE LAST TASTE OF BARRY GROWLER by Jonathan Mastro
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 7: BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR

 
EP. 8: THE BEE PLAY (Live from St. Louis, MO) by Elizabeth Savage
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
Production Credits
JOSH JOHNSTON, Creator, is an actor and writer, and now producer. He has toured onstage with The Acting Company and worked on the small and big screen as an actor. He developed the idea of Radio Play Revival through his love of literature and figuring out a way to stay creative while at home during the pandemic. He got a B+ in American Literature in college, which was a generous grade at the time.
PATTI LuPONE, Executive Producer, is an actor and singer best known for her work on Broadway. She has won two Grammy Awards, three Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.
STACI LEVINE, Executive Producer, is President of Groundswell Theatricals Inc, a NYC-based producing and general management company, specializing in theatrical, concert, and now podcast productions. She has produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across North America, London’s West End, and tours around the globe. Current productions include the concert tours for Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, and a new production starring Lisa Lampanelli.
Season 1 Episode Credits
EP. 1: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI BY O. HENRY
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 2: AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE BY AMBROSE BIERCE
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Original Music by: Harris Owens
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 3: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER BY CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 4: THE CALIFORNIAN’S TALE BY MARK TWAIN
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Original Music by: The Downhill Strugglers
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 5: THE RED COAT & LET US GO OUT INTO THE STARRY NIGHT BOTH BY JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 6: XINGU BY EDITH WHARTON
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Dan Gerhard & Ellen Fitton
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Classical piano excerpts performed by: Joseph Thalken
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 7: TITEE  BY ALICE MOORE DUNBAR-NELSON
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Ragtime and Blues music composed by: Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Tom Brown, & Frank Warshauer, respectively.
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 8: BACHELOR HOLIDAY BY ALAN BALL
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Casting by: David Caparelliotis
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Literary Manager: Victoria Ungvarsky
Executive Producers: Staci Levine and David Caparelliotis
Season 2 Episode Credits
EP. 1: CHRISTMAS OR, THE GOOD FAIRY by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ellen Fitton
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 2: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
Operatic pieces performed by: James de Balliol-Cavendish, Baron of Buittle
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 3: THE COMET by W.E.B. Du Bois
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 4: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
EP. 5: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? by Joyce Carol Oates
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 6: THE LAST TASTE OF BARRY GROWLER by Jonathan Mastro
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 7: BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
 
EP. 8: THE BEE PLAY (Live from St. Louis, MO) by Elizabeth Savage
Conceived and Directed by: Josh Johnston
Edited by: Ryan Schleifman
Theme music by: Joseph Thalken
Production Assistant: Zoë Cameron
Executive Producers: Patti LuPone & Staci Levine
With Sam Tsoutsouvas, the voice of RPR
Production Credits
JOSH JOHNSTON, Creator, is an actor and writer, and now producer. He has toured onstage with The Acting Company and worked on the small and big screen as an actor. He developed the idea of Radio Play Revival through his love of literature and figuring out a way to stay creative while at home during the pandemic. He got a B+ in American Literature in college, which was a generous grade at the time.
PATTI LuPONE, Executive Producer, is an actor and singer best known for her work on Broadway. She has won two Grammy Awards, three Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.
STACI LEVINE, Executive Producer, is President of Groundswell Theatricals Inc, a NYC-based producing and general management company, specializing in theatrical, concert, and now podcast productions. She has produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across North America, London’s West End, and tours around the globe. Current productions include the concert tours for Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, and a new production starring Lisa Lampanelli.

Episodes

S. 2, Ep. 8: The Bee Play by Elizabeth Savage (Live from St. Louis, MO)

S. 2, Ep. 8: The Bee Play by Elizabeth Savage (Live from St. Louis, MO)

The Bronx, 2016. 18-year-old Carver Washington wrestles between going off to college and pursuing his dreams, and staying at home to take care of his kid sister Paris and his wheelchair-bound Grandmother, Ma’Dear. Cast (in speaking order): JOHN SKELLEY reading Stage Directions MILES BRENTON as Carver Washington RILEY ...
S. 2, Ep. 7: Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald

S. 2, Ep. 7: Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Minnesota, The Roaring ‘20s: Popularity is everything to teenagers, and some will stop at nothing to keep their place at the top of the food chain, in this “Mean Girls of The Jazz Age”.  Cast (in speaking order): LAURA BENANTI as The Narrator TAISSA FARMIGA as Marjorie Harvey ...
S. 2, Ep. 6: The Last Taste of Barry Growler by Jonathan Mastro

S. 2, Ep. 6: The Last Taste of Barry Growler by Jonathan Mastro

Chicago, recently: In defiance of his grim diagnosis, a beloved wine shop owner throws an epic party, opening his rarest bottles for his favorite customers. But none of them are fully prepared for the complexity, body, and depth of what is about to pour forth. Cast (in speaking ...
S. 2, Ep. 5: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates

S. 2, Ep. 5: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates

America, 1966: Connie is fifteen- so the only two things in the world she cares about are her friends and flirting with boys. Her summer vacation passes by in a haze of those boys, those friends, and the ever-present music... until she meets a stranger named Friend. Cast ...
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S. 2, Ep. 4: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Italy, The Carnival Season: A man can only take so much. When Fortunato insults Montresor, Montresor concocts a plan to ensure Fortunato never insults again. Far away from the sounds of celebration on the streets, the two men descend into the dampness of the catacombs below, in search ...
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S. 2, Ep. 3: The Comet by W.E.B. Du Bois

New York City, 1920: With the exciting news of the comet passing so close to earth, everyone in Manhattan steps outside to observe its passing overhead… and that, it turns out, would be the last thing they all would ever do. Cast (in speaking order): LAURENCE FISHBURNE as ...
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S. 2, Ep. 2: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

The Caribbean Sea, 1924: After falling off a yacht while en-route to South America, big game hunter Sanger Rainsford swims to a nearby island, where he is met and cared for by another big game hunter… only this man hunts a different type of big game. Cast (in ...
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S. 2, Ep. 1: Christmas, or The Good Fairy by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Anywhere, Christmastime: Well-off Ellen Stuart frets about what presents to get her family and friends for Christmas that they don’t already have or won’t just throw away. Her Aunt’s wise words open Ellen’s eyes to the world around her, and how others as close as across the street ...
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S. 1, Ep. 8: Bachelor Holiday by Alan Ball

New York City, the 1990s: A mouse, caught in a glue trap, causes three roommates to discuss the meaning of life, death, yuppiedom, karma, and the harsh reality of their place on the food chain. Cast (in ...
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S. 1, Ep. 7: Titee by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

New Orleans, 1895: Titee is a brilliant young boy, but his mind isn't on school or home. His mother, teacher, and friends wonder what goes on in Titee's mind, but when Titee gets caught out in a storm, ...

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