#Marty Krz

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Tik Tok of Oz

Betsy Bobbin and her mule Hank find themselves on the shores of Oz after a storm. While trying to find their way home, they wander into the Rose Kingdom and are held prisoner by the Royal Gardener. Just in the nick of time, Shaggy Man falls through the roof of the greenhouse and tries to convince the Gardener to let the pair go, using his powerful Love Magnet. Unable to convince them, the trio is…

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The Patchwork Girl of Oz

Ojo and Unc Nunkie live in the land of Oz in Munchkin Country. Their neighbor, Dr. Pipt, has been devotedly working on the Powder of Life for many years. This magical powder will turn inanimate objects into living things. While demonstrating its power on a stuffed doll made of patchwork, Dr. Pipt accidentally turns his wife and Unc Nunkie to stone. It is up to Ojo to collect the necessary…

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The Little Women Collection

The Little Women Collection by Louisa May Alcott presented by The Online Stage. This collection includes the remastered Online Stage productions of Little Women, Little Men, Jo’s Boys as well as Comic Tragedies by Jo & Meg. Little Women is the story of four sisters growing up against the background of the American Civil War. Alcott wrote the book at the urging of the publisher, Thomas Niles,…

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The Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage Despite Dorothy’s many tales of her adventures in Oz, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry never quite believe her stories. Upon finding out the tornado that destroyed their farmhouse in book 1 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) is the cause of her Uncle Henry’s horrible debt, Dorothy is determined to help her family. She makes plans with Ozma…

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Freckles

By Gene Stratton-Porter Presented by Voices of Today Featuring the voices of Susan Iannucci, David Shears, Sarah Bacaller, Ben Stevens, Linda Barrans, Graham Scott, Marty Krz, John Burlinson, Trisha Rose and Lee Ann Howlett Freckles is primarily set in the Limberlost Swamp of Indiana, U.S.A., with brief scenes set in Chicago.  Freckles is the only name he has ever known. His right hand is…

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The Road to Oz

The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage. While playing outside on the farm in Kansas, Dorothy, and Toto happen upon the Shaggy Man, who asks for directions to Butterfield. The pair is happy to show him the way, but the road splits into seven different paths and Dorothy is unsure which is the correct choice. After some debate, the group decides to take the seventh path where…

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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Dorothy and The Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage. Dorothy and Uncle Henry go to California to visit family at Hugson’s Ranch where Dorothy is introduced to her second cousin, Zeb. While Dorothy, Zeb, and Dorothy’s cat, Eureka, are enjoying a horse-drawn buggy ride one afternoon, an earthquake hits, creating an enormous crack in the ground beneath their buggy. They all…

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Ozma of Oz

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum presented by The Online Stage. While traveling to Australia with Uncle Henry, Dorothy is swept overboard. She is able to save herself by means of a floating chicken coop, complete with a Yellow Hen inside, who she names Billina. Dorothy and her new friend explore their surroundings and meet a mechanical man named Tik Tok who joins their adventure. Back in Oz, Princess…

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A Gene Stratton-Porter Collection

A Gene Stratton Porter Collection Freckles and A Girl of the Limberlost are two of Gene Stratton Porter’s most famous novels. Set primarily in the Limberlost Swamp of Indiana, USA, Freckles follows the story of Freckles, a lame orphan whose innate character rises above his circumstances. A Girl of the Limberlost is the story of Elnora, blamed for her father’s death by her mother, who…

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The Iliad and The Odyssey

The Online Stage presents The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer. The Iliad, set 9 years into the Trojan War, tells the story of the wrath of Achilles. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus as he wearily travels home from the war. The two epics provide the basis of Greek education and culture in the classical age. They have long remained among the most significant poems of European tradition.…

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Poe in Prose

The Online Stage presents Poe in Prose by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe in Prose is a collection of short stories from one of the original kings of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. One of America’s first practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, Poe is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone. Ten classic tales of…

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Moby Dick

Moby Dick Or The Whale By Herman Melville Presented by Voices of Today Moby Dick, which has been considered the great American novel, was first published in 1851. For material, Melville drew on his experience on whaling ships between 1841 and 1844, the sinking of the whaling vessel Essex in 1820, and extensive perusal of literature on whaling and many other subjects. The narrator, Ishmael,…

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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek Translated by Paul Selver and Nigel Playfair R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is a science-fiction drama that was first presented in the original Czech version in January 1921. It introduced the term “robot”, which is derived from a Czech word meaning “worker,” to international vocabulary. The action opens in a factory that has successfully…

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, presented by The Online Stage. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a well-known classic that never seems to lose its magic. Dorothy Gale and her trusty little dog Toto are swept away when a cyclone hits the family farm. Along with her new friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman, and The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road in search of The…

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Rilla of Ingleside

Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery Presented by The Online Stage Marilla “Rilla” Blythe, the youngest daughter of Gilbert and Anne Blythe, is nearly 15 when the First World War begins making news. Seemingly overnight, the men of the town are being called up to enlist. Rilla, who had long yearned for adulthood, finds new responsibilities as the war wages on. Cast: Narrator – Erin…

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The Green Cockatoo

The Online Stage presents The Green Cockatoo by Arthur Schnitzler. The Green Cockatoo is a short play set in a busy tavern on the night of the storming of the Bastille. Rich Parisian nobles come to watch some actors play at being rogues, thieves, and other criminals, but they quickly find reality and fantasy blending together in the most alarming of ways. Cast: Stage Directions – Linda…