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  Theodora's Locket

  Jason Markiewitz

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  Theodora's Locket is a full-cast, faith-based, family-friendly audio drama inspired by the 1909 story "Christmas at Red Butte" by L.M. Montgomery.  In this adaptation, an 11-person international cast brings you a rendition of this tale in a way it hasn't been told before.  Fresh new dialogue, scenes that will pull at your heart strings, amazing soundscapes, and beautiful music bring you inside the story.  Our production remains true to the original story and demonstrates how a selfless act, indeed a true sacrifice of something so dear, can lead to a Christmas miracle. 
  Cast: 
  Christiana Thomas as Theodora Prentice 
  Sarah Kramer as Elizabeth Martin 
  David Hilder as Jimmy Martin 
  Brian Jeffords as Mr. Porter 
  Mike Pelletier as Mr. Benson 
  William Chad Newsom as Mr. Lurgan 
  Jonathan Cooke as Donald Prentice 
  Molly Thomas as Alice Martin 
  Sarah Newsom as Maud Martin 
  Shelly Raffle as Ms. Abernathy 
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  Jason Markiewitz as the Narrator 
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  Cover Art by Jon Markiewitz 
  Musical Score Composed by Douglas Grunwald 
  Written/Sound Designed/Directed by Jason Markiewitz 
  Copyright (C) 2025 by Jason Markiewitz

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  The Tenderness of Silent Minds -...

  Martha C. Nussbaum

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  The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way. In The Tenderness of Silent Minds, Martha C. Nussbaum, a leading thinker on emotion, morality, and justice, conducts a pioneering study of Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the tender male body amidst the brutality of war, and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions. 
   
   
   
  Offering a reading of Britten's views about the value and beauty of the body that situates these in the context of his thirty-nine year partnership with his lover, the singer Peter Pears, and also surveying pacifist themes in works written both before and after War Requiem, Nussbaum presents a compelling framework for critically assessing Britten's oeuvre. Nussbaum engages with a remarkably wide range of Britten's works, examining his treatment of aggression and its roots in his collaborations with the poet W. H. Auden, offering readings of the value placed on the body in early partnerships with Britten's beloved and singer Peter Pears, and surveying pacifist themes in Britten's earlier works. The analysis throughout is enriched with perspectives from Britten's personal letters and thoughtful study of the social and political backdrop of fear and homophobic disgust in mid-twentieth century Britain.

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  Golden Shield

  Anchuli Felicia King

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  American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language?
   
  
   
  This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
   
  
   
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2024.
   
  
   
  Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
   
  
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full cast production, starring:
   
  Seamus Dever as Larry Murdoch
   
  Fang Du as The Translator
   
  Greg Germann as Richard Warren
   
  Belinda Gosbee as Amanda Carlson
   
  Angela Lin as Julie Chen
   
  Mardy Ma as Deputy Minister Gao Shengwei
   
  Eon Song as Huang Mei
   
  Josh Stamberg as Marshall McLaren
   
  Zhan Wang as Li Dao
   
  Joanne Whalley as Jane Bollman
   
  Jenapher Zheng as Eva Chen
   
  
   
  Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Production Supervision: Mark Holden
   
  Recorded by Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
   
  Edited by Neil Wogensen
   
  Designer: Charles Carroll
   
  Foley Artist: Mark Holden
   
  Studio Intern and Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster
   
  Mixed by Charles Carroll
   
  Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

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  How Documentaries Went...

  Nora Stone

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  Since the 1960s, documentary films have moved closer to the mainstream, thanks to the popularity of rockumentaries, association with the independent film movement, support from public and cable television, and the rise of streaming video services. Documentary films have become reliable earners at the US box office and ubiquitous on streaming platforms, while historically they existed on the margins of mainstream media. 
   
   
   
  The growing commercialization of documentary film has not gone unnoticed, but it has not been sufficiently explained. Streaming and the growing interest in reality TV are usually offered as explanations whenever a documentary enters the cultural conversation or breaks a box-office record, but neither of those causes grapple with the overlapping causal mechanisms that commercialized documentary film. How Documentaries Went Mainstream provides a more comprehensive and meaningful periodization of the commercialization of documentary film. Although the commercial ascension of documentary films might seem meteoric, it is the culmination of decades-long efforts that have developed and fortified the audience for documentary features. Author Nora Stone refines rough explanations of these efforts through a robust history of the market for documentary films, using knowledge of film economics and the norms of industry discourse to tell a richer story.

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  Creating Art with Alcohol Ink -...

  Laurie Williams, Sheryl Williams

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  Whether you're a seasoned artist or are about to paint your first brush stroke, Alcohol Ink Guide will show you how to paint with alcohol ink! In this complete, step-by-step painting book, you'll discover 12 different painting techniques – from pouring, dripping, and blowing to blending, masking, brush painting, and more – so you can practice and master them all! Also included are detailed opening overviews on the basics of alcohol inks, surfaces, color theory, and other essential topics to know. Eventually, stunning alcohol ink painting projects are included for you to recreate beautiful birch trees, tropical scenes, seascapes, mountain landscapes, and even home décor items such as tile coasters, ornaments, and jewelry pendants! With so many easy-to-follow technique tutorials and inspiring projects to try, Alcohol Ink Guide is an absolute must-have art resource for anyone on any skill level!

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  It’s Only Forever - Labyrinth

  Jes Battis

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  In the 40 years since Labyrinth’s release, Jim Henson’s cult classic starring a menagerie of goblin puppets, the conversation about it has only grown louder. Fans are still holding viewing parties and masquerade balls, and creating memes inspired by David Bowie’s sardonic and sexy goblin king, numerous Etsy crafts, and even a Japanese video game. But what makes the film so enduring, beyond its technical mastery and clever script, is how it presents childhood as something dangerous, heroic, and even queer. 
  		 
  It's Only Forever explores Labyrinth as an ’80s time capsule that both reflects and challenges its era, offering its young audience an alternative to conservatism and soulless economics, at a time when U.S. president Ronald Reagan ignored the HIV/AIDS crisis, pushing queerness further into the shadows. As Sarah, played by a teenaged Jennifer Connelly, faces down the king and his destructive whims, she exclaims, “You have no power over me,” and in that moment she is everyone who has ever felt marginalized, who has instead turned to the goblins over social and political toxicity every single time. 
  		 
  From the costuming to the twisting plot, this classic example of 1980s fantasy shows us that the magic and comfort of childhood never need to be discarded as we are forced to enter a world that may very well seek to destroy us. Instead, Labyrinth reveals a universal and beautiful truth: that our strength comes from what we have always known ourselves to be — beastly, loving, and wildly joyful.

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