The Autumn Garden, Lillian Hellman
The Autumn Garden, Lillian Hellman
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The Autumn Garden

Author: Lillian Hellman

Narrator: Eric Stoltz, Julie Harris, Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/25/2009


Synopsis

A Chekhovian comedy from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lillian Hellman about the sad and funny frailties of human existence. As the summer of 1949 draws to a close, a group of middle-aged friends are gathering for their annual retreat at a genteel Southern resort. An acquaintance from the past thrusts himself into the yearly gathering, forcing them to re-examine their mundane yet seemingly idyllic existence, the opportunities they’ve lost, and the lives that have passed them by.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Glenne Headly as Rose Griggs
Julie Harris as Mrs. Mary Ellis
David Clennon as General Benjamin Griggs
Eric Stoltz as Edward Crossman
Scott Wolf as Frederick Ellis
Roxanne Hart as Carrie Ellis
Tracy Middendorf as Sophie Tuckerman
Jeronimo Spinx as Leon
Gates McFadden as Constance Tuckerman
David Selby as Nicholas Denery
Mary Steenburgen as Nina Denery
Lynne Marta as Hilda

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joanne

I really love plays and haven't read, seen, and listened to enough of them. I've listened to some on Audible and find them to have excellent casts which helps me enjoy them more. Lillian Hellman was such a great writer, and a hero for not giving out names during the McCarthy trials. I read that this......more