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  Table Manners

  Alan Ayckbourn

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  England’s famous seducer of other men’s wives lays siege to his sister-in-law in the first “battle” of Ayckbourn’s celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests. In Table Manners, the action occurs in the dining room of Mother’s house, where a conventional middle-class family is attempting to have a pleasant country weekend. But they are no match for Norman, the bane of the family, who horrifies everyone by doing exactly as he likes.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Rosalind Ayres as SarahKenneth Danziger as RegMartin Jarvis as NormanJane Leeves as AnnieChristopher Neame as TomCarolyn Seymour as Ruth.

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  The Lion in Winter

  James Goldman

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  It's a typical family Christmas for the Plantagenets, complete with backstabbing, double-crossing, and rampant infidelity. James Goldman's brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought to life by Alfred Molina and Kathleen Chalfant.  
   
  
  
  Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in December 2001. 
   
  
  
  Director: Rosalind Ayres
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
  An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
  Lars Carlson as John
  Kathleen Chalfant as Eleanor of Aquitaine
  Kevin Daniels as Richard Coeur De Leon
  Spencer Garrett as Philip Capet
  Laurel Moglen as Alais Capet
  Alfred Molina as Henry Plantagenet
  Steven Sutcliffe as Geoffrey
  
  Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: David Kelly For Voicebox Studios, Los Angeles"

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  The Roman Goddess Ceres

  Barbette Stanley Spaeth

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  A thematic study of the Roman goddess of agriculture as represented in ancient culture from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire.Interest in goddess worship is growing in contemporary society, as women seek models for feminine spirituality and wholeness. New cults are developing around ancient goddesses from many cultures, although their modern adherents often envision and interpret the goddesses very differently than their original worshippers did.In this thematic study of the Roman goddess Ceres, Barbette Spaeth explores the rich complexity of meanings and functions that grew up around the goddess from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire. In particular, she examines two major concepts, fertility and liminality, and two social categories, the plebs and women, which were inextricably linked with Ceres in the Roman mind. Spaeth then analyzes an image of the goddess in a relief of the Ara Pacis, an important state monument of the Augustan period, showing how it incorporates all these varied roles and associations of Ceres. This interpretation represents a new contribution to art history. With its use of literary, epigraphical, numismatic, artistic, and archaeological evidence, The Roman Goddess Ceres presents a more encompassing view of the goddess than was previously available. It will be important reading for all students of Classics, as well as for a general audience interested in New Age, feminist, or pagan spirituality.

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  More News from Lake Wobegon: Faith

  Garrison Keillor

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  A thematic collection of Lake Wobegon monologues. Faith  contains “Rotten Apples”; “O Death”; “The Wise Men”; “A Trip to Grand Rapids.”

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  Fathers Knows Best & The Jack...

  Carl Amari, Various Authors

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  This week’s H360 features classic comedy, including the sitcom Father Knows Best and The Jack Benny Program. We’ll also hear The Line Up and Fort Laramie. Plus, The Weird Circle and Escape.

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  Christmas Eve - The Nativity...

  Designs Juicebox

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  Christmas Eve is the perfect time to create family traditions, and we've made it more meaningful by creating Christmas Eve. This hardbound volume shares the classic nativity story through verse, beautiful artwork, and music with accompanying lyrics. This is the book you and your family will reach for as you celebrate the reason for the season.

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