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Inheritors, (1921) by American dramatist Susan Glaspell concerns the legacy of an idealistic farmer who wills his highly coveted midwest farmland to the establishment of a college (Act I.) Forty years later, when his granddaughter stands up for the rights of Hindu nationals to protest at the college her grandfather founded, she jeopardizes funding for the college itself and sets herself against her own uncle, president of the institution's trustees (Acts II & III.) Ultimately, she defies her family's wishes, and as a consequence is bound for prison herself (Act IV.) The play was a stirring defense of free speech and an individual's ability to stand for his or her own ideal during a time of aggressive anti-Communist politics in the US. Inheritors was first performed at Provincetown Playhouse in 1922, the last of Glaspell's plays presented there. It has been revived in New York City by Mirror Repertory in 1983 and Metropolitan Playhouse in 2005. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Smith: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7040">Chris Marcellus</a> Grandmother: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4064">Margaret Espaillat</a> Silas Morton, Emil Johnson: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5637">Anthony</a> Felix Fejevary the First: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7061">AllenJohns</a> Felix Fejevary the Second: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7314">Rick Cahill</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7247">Robert Hoffman</a> Senator Lewis, Ira Morton: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7122">Nathanial W.C. Higgins</a> Horace Fejevary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7079">Chuck Williamson</a> Doris: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> Fussie: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6489">Liz Bennington</a> Madeline Fejevary Morton: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Isabel Fejevary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5796">Linette Geisel</a> Harry: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7111">MichaelH-S</a> Holden: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6482">Delmar H. Dolbier</a> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a> Audio edited by Chuck Williamson

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Inheritors, (1921) by American dramatist Susan Glaspell concerns the legacy of an idealistic farmer who wills his highly coveted midwest farmland to the establishment of a college (Act I.) Forty years later, when his granddaughter stands up for the rights of Hindu nationals to protest at the college her grandfather founded, she jeopardizes funding for the college itself and sets herself against her own uncle, president of the institution's trustees (Acts II & III.) Ultimately, she defies her family's wishes, and as a consequence is bound for prison herself (Act IV.) The play was a stirring defense of free speech and an individual's ability to stand for his or her own ideal during a time of aggressive anti-Communist politics in the US. Inheritors was first performed at Provincetown Playhouse in 1922, the last of Glaspell's plays presented there. It has been revived in New York City by Mirror Repertory in 1983 and Metropolitan Playhouse in 2005. (Summary by Wikipedia)Cast:Smith: Chris MarcellusGrandmother: Margaret EspaillatSilas Morton, Emil Johnson: AnthonyFelix Fejevary the First: AllenJohnsFelix Fejevary the Second: Rick Cahill, Robert HoffmanSenator Lewis, Ira Morton: Nathanial W.C. HigginsHorace Fejevary: Chuck WilliamsonDoris: Elizabeth KlettFussie: Liz BenningtonMadeline Fejevary Morton: Arielle LipshawIsabel Fejevary: Linette GeiselHarry: MichaelH-SHolden: Delmar H. DolbierNarrator: Amanda FridayAudio edited by Chuck Williamson

Inheritors, (1921) by American dramatist Susan Glaspell concerns the legacy of an idealistic farmer who wills his highly coveted midwest farmland to the establishment of a college (Act I.) Forty years later, when his granddaughter stands up for the rights of Hindu nationals to protest at the college her grandfather founded, she jeopardizes funding for the college itself and sets herself against her own uncle, president of the institution's trustees (Acts II &amp; III.) Ultimately, she defies her family's wishes, and as a consequence is bound for prison herself (Act IV.) The play was a stirring defense of free speech and an individual's ability to stand for his or her own ideal during a time of aggressive anti-Communist politics in the US. Inheritors was first performed at Provincetown Playhouse in 1922, the last of Glaspell's plays presented there. It has been revived in New York City by Mirror Repertory in 1983 and Metropolitan Playhouse in 2005. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Smith: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7040" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Marcellus</a> Grandmother: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4064" rel="noopener noreferrer">Margaret Espaillat</a> Silas Morton, Emil Johnson: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5637" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthony</a> Felix Fejevary the First: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7061" rel="noopener noreferrer">AllenJohns</a> Felix Fejevary the Second: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7314" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rick Cahill</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7247" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robert Hoffman</a> Senator Lewis, Ira Morton: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7122" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nathanial W.C. Higgins</a> Horace Fejevary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7079" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chuck Williamson</a> Doris: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Fussie: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6489" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Bennington</a> Madeline Fejevary Morton: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Isabel Fejevary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5796" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linette Geisel</a> Harry: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7111" rel="noopener noreferrer">MichaelH-S</a> Holden: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6482" rel="noopener noreferrer">Delmar H. Dolbier</a> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6544" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amanda Friday</a> Audio edited by Chuck Williamson

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