MPL's Theater of the Mind

MPL's Theater of the Mind

Join staff from Madison Public Library of Madison Ohio as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic plays, literature, poems.

Episodes

January 15, 2022 43 mins

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested April 12, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was charged with violating a city order against public protest and was placed in solitary confinement. There he wrote a response to a statement published by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama, which challenged Dr. King’s nonviolent resistance. 

We give you this reading of one of Dr. King’s most famous pieces of writing because we believe it is ...

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Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.  Sound effects from www.freesound.org  "Boiling Water" by dersuperanton. Licensed under CC-BY 3.0. ...

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December 24, 2021 4 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore.

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December 20, 2021 48 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the seventh and final part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."  "Metal squeaking chair" by Razzvio. www.freesound.org. Licensed under C...

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December 17, 2021 56 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the sixth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."  "00809 Removing Snow 3" by RobinHood76. www.freesound.org Licensed under CC BY-NC 3...

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December 13, 2021 24 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the fifth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."   The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org  "Fidd...

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December 10, 2021 16 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the fourth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."

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December 6, 2021 17 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the third part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."  The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org  "Rattling Ch...

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December 3, 2021 13 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the second part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."  The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org  "Rattling C...

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December 1, 2021 15 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the first part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."


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October 31, 2021 14 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. Tonight's story is "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.

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October 30, 2021 22 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum."

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October 29, 2021 21 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum."

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October 28, 2021 17 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. Tonight is "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

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October 27, 2021 17 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This is the second and concluding day of "The Room in the Tower" by E.F. Benson.

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October 26, 2021 16 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of EF Benson's "The Room in the Tower."

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October 25, 2021 10 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Ambrose Bierce's "The Spook House."

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October 24, 2021 17 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."

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October 23, 2021 17 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

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October 22, 2021 15 mins

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the second part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

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