Condition: New. CHECK your CD player manual BEFORE ordering. Your player must be able to play MP3 files on CD or these CDs will not play. Thank you. Audio Source : Librivox, Public Domain Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill ? a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine) Cast list: Narrator ? Kirsten Ferreri Mary Anderson The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill ? Susie G. The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill ? Gesine A Bystander ? Peter Yearsley Freddy Eynsford Hill ? ianish The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle ? Kristin Hughes A Gentleman / Captain Pickering ? Martin Clifton The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins ? Alex Foster A Sarcastic Bystander ? Peter Yearsley Mrs Pearce ? Christiane Levesque Alfred Doolittle ? David Barnes Mrs Higgins ? Larysa Jaworski Parlour-Maid ? Linda Wilcox Director/File editor ? David Lawrence Genre(s): Humorous Fiction Language: English Arms and the Man George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina's hand-wringing parents. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast (in order of speaking): Narrator: Availle Catherine Petkoff: Karen Savage Raina Petkoff: Elizabeth Klett Louka: Arielle Lipshaw Captain Bluntschli: mb Officer: David Lawrence Nicola: Barry Eads Major Petkoff: Robert Keiper Sergius Saranoff: Mark F. Smith Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett Genre(s): Comedy Language: English Mrs. Warren's Profession George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) The story centers on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren, a rich woman, described by the author as "on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman" and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs Warren is a middle-aged woman whose Cambridge-educated daughter, Vivie, is horrified to discover the sinister way her mother acquired her fortune. (Summary by Wikipedia and Arielle Lipshaw) Cast: Vivie: Arielle Lipshaw Praed: Bruce Pirie Mrs. Warren: Elizabeth Klett Crofts: Dale Burgess Frank: Matthew Reece Reverend Samuel Gardner: Algy Pug Narrator: Availle Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw Genre(s): Plays Language: English Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara focuses on the family of aristocratic Lady Britomart Undershaft and her estranged husband Andrew, a millionaire armaments manufacturer. Their daughters Sarah and Barbara are both engaged to be married, and Lady Britomart decides to ask Andrew for monetary support. Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army, and agrees to let her father visit the mission in the East End of London where she works. In exchange, she agrees to visit his munitions factory. The conflict between Barbara's philanthropic idealism and her father's hard-headed capitalism clash when he decides he wants to fund the Salvation Army. Shaw's comedy, as always, delves into political and social issues of the period, and provides a roster of finely- and humorously-drawn characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Stephen Undershaft: Chuck Williamson Lady Britomart Undershaft: Amy L. Gramour Sarah Undershaft: Arielle Lipshaw Barbara Undershaft/Rummy Mitchens: Elizabeth Klett Charles Lomax: mb Adolphus Cusins: Chris Marcellus Morrison/Bilton: Todd Andrew Undershaft: Bruce Pirie Snobby Price: Joshua Tesch Jenny Hill: Grace Garrett Peter Shirley: Ken Garrett Bill Walker: Algy Pug Mrs. Baines: Margaret Espaillat Narrator: David Lawrence Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett Genre(s): Comedy Language: English Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiance are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye?s infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiance is a scoundrel, her father?s a bumbling prig, and she?s actually in love with Hector, Hesione?s husband. This bold mix of farce and tragedy lampoons British society as it blithely sinks towards disaster. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast Nurse Guinness: Bev J. Stevens Ellie Dunn: Arielle Lipshaw Captain Shotover: Bruce Pirie Lady Ariadne Utterword: Caprisha Page Hesione Hushabye: Elizabeth Klett Mazzini Dunn: Leonard Wilson Hector Hushabye: Bob Neufeld Boss Mangan: Delmar H. Dolbier Randall Utterword: mb The Burglar: Todd Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett Genre(s): Comedy Language: English Caesar and Cleopatra George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Caesar and Cleopatra, a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, was first staged in 1901 and first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in his 1901 collection, Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed at Newcastle upon Tyne on March 15, 1899. London production was at the Savoy Theatre in 1907. Shaw wants to prove that it was not love but politics that drew Cleopatra to Julius Caesar. He sees the Roman occupation of ancient Egypt as similar to the British occupation that was occurring during his time. Caesar understands the importance of good government, and values these things above art and love. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast list: Belzanor/First Auxilliary: ScottMolson The Persian/Second Auxilliary: ChuckW The Sentinel/Soldier/Roman Soldiers: silverquill Voice/The Newcomer - Bel Affris/First Porter: Rick Rodstrom The Guardsmen/Second Porter: Algy Pug The Women/A Woman/Charmian: gloriana Ftatateeta: CaprishaPage The Nubian Sentinel/Third Porter/Musician: LibbyG The Man - Caesar: neustar The Girl - Cleopatra: JoFriday21 Pothinus: professorrct Theodotus/The Official: AmateurOzmologist Achillas/Fourth Porter/The Second Official: beeber Rufio: jondalar1988 Britannus: gmprzywara The Bolder Courtiers/All the courtiers/Major-domo: Algy Pug Lucius/Boatman: engineerdst A Centurion: Gman Nubian/Nubian Sentinel/Apollodorus: ToddHW Ptolemy: Vper Iras: DrDawnDuncan Narrator: DSayers Edited By: ToddHW Coordinated By: Algy Pug Genre(s): Drama Language: English The Doctor's Dilemma George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) The Doctor's Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of a miraculous new treatment he developed for tuberculosis. As his friends arrive to congratulate him on his success, he is visited by two figures who present him with a difficult decision. He has room for one more patient in his clinic; should he give it to Louis Dubedat, a brilliant but absolutely immoral artist, or Dr. Blenkinsop, a poor and rather ordinary physician who is a truly good person? Dr. Ridgeon's dilemma is heightened when he falls for Jennifer Dubedat, the artist's wife, who is innocent of her husband's profligacy. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Redpenny: DerekP Emmy: Amallen Dr. Ridgeon: Bruce Pirie Dr. Schutzmacher: John Steigerwald Sir Patrick Cullen: Algy Pug Cutler Walpole: Elizabeth Klett Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington: Phil Chenevert Dr. Blenkinsop: mb Jennifer Dubedat: Arielle Lipshaw Louis Dubedat: Anthony The Maid: rashada The Newspaper Man: David Lawrence The Secretary: Peter Bishop Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Comedy Language: English Candida George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. The play questions Victorian notions of love and marriage, asking what a woman really desires from her husband. The cleric is a Fabian Socialist, allowing Shaw?himself a Fabian?to weave political issues, current at the time, into the story. (Summary from Wikipedia) Cast: Proserpine Garnett: Elizabeth Klett James Morell: Peter Bishop Alexander "Lexy" Mill: Martin Geeson Burgess: Algy Pug Candida: Arielle Lipshaw Eugene Marchbanks: mb Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett Genre(s): Comedy Language: English The Devil's Disciple George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Set during the American Revolution. Richard Dudgeon, put off by the dour religious ferocity of his mother and many of his neighbors, declares himself to be the devil's disciple, befriends the town's disreputable characters, repulses minister Anthony Anderson's dutiful attempts to save his soul, and takes a certain grim satisfaction in the shocked disapproval of his neighbors, including Anderson's young wife Judith. But when the British Army under General Burgoyne approaches, seeking prominent rebels, of whom to make examples, Richard, Anthony, and Judith are faced with a crisis that knocks them all loose from their comfortable roles. Rudeness, repartee, role reversal, irony, heroics, and excessive authorial commentary abound. - Summary by Joanna Michal Hoyt Cast List: Anne Dudgeon: WendyKatzHiller Essie: Michele Eaton Christy Dudgeon: ToddHW Rev. Anthony Anderson: Mike Manolakes Judith Anderson: Jenn Broda Uncle William Dudgeon: Alan Mapstone Uncle Titus Dudgeon: James R. Hedrick Lawyer Hawkins: Wayne Cooke Richard Dudgeon: Joanna Michal Hoyt Sergeant: James R. Hedrick General Burgoyne: Alan Mapstone Major Swindon: Andrew Kennedy Chaplain Brudenell: Michael MacTaggert Stage Directions: Larry Wilson Genre(s): Plays Language: English