James Earl Jones Introduces a Special Pawling Shakespeare Club Original Program for Pawling Public Radio’s Theatre Hour
By PSC
James Earl Jones, an esteemed honorary member of the Pawling Shakespeare Club and long time Pawling resident, has lent his famous voice to a special program which has been underwritten and produced by the Pawling Shakespeare Club for Pawling Public Radio. Now in its 118th year of continuous operation, the Pawling Shakespeare Club commemorated the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death on April 23rd by recording at the Pawling Public Radio Studio at 26 East Main Street in Pawling, this special: The Wit, Wisdom, Wickedness and Woe of Shakespeare’s Women. The special, complete with Mr. Jones’ introduction, will air on WPWL’s Theatre Hour every Sunday at 6:00 p. m. premiering on April 3rd, and Friday at4:00 p.m. during the month of April. It then will become a permanent part of the Pawling Public Radio library of original, archived shows which will air periodically during the regular Theatre Hour time slot on Sundays.
The Wit, Wisdom, Wickedness and Woe of Shakespeare’s Women is a compilation of eleven soliloquies of some of Shakespeare’s most memorable female characters, joined together by original narration written by Shura Saul and recorded by Forbes Linkhorn, a long time Shakespeare Club member. This production was directed by Marie DiLorenzo, produced by Susan Stone, and recorded with the additional voices of Stephanie Rogers, Eleanor Guida-Gee, Carol-Lee Kantor, Ann Wagner, and Rita Schaffer.
WPWL’s Theatre Hour, a series that includes broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio, as well as originally produced plays and theatrical pieces written by local playwrights, may be heard every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and Friday at 4.m. Log onto www.pawlingpublicradio.org (click on ‘listen live’) or tune into 103.7 FM in Pawling.
Questions about this production of the Pawling Shakespeare Club or information about becoming a member may be directed to club president Rita Schaffer atpawlingshakespeare1898@aol.com
