The Yellow Wallpaper, Mark Redfield
The Yellow Wallpaper, Mark Redfield
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The Yellow Wallpaper
An Audio Drama Adaptation

Author: Mark Redfield

Narrator: Mara Neimanis, Mark Redfield, Susan Stroupe, Chris Pfingsten

Unabridged: 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 08/15/2019

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Madness or ghosts? In this audio drama adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s famous tale of a woman’s decent into madness while submitting to her doctor-husband’s “rest cure”, the themes emerge vibrantly that caused the original short story to be rediscovered and embraced by feminists and humanists alike in the 1970s. It’s powerful message retains its clearness and strength to this day. Recorded before a live audience at Baltimore Theatre Project on Halloween night, 2013.

CREDITS:
Adapted and directed by Mark Redfield from the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Starring Mara Neimanis as The Wife, Mark Redfield as John. With Susan Stroupe as Jennie and Chris Pfingsten as Robert. Sound design: David Crandall. Audio Engineer: Bill Dickson. Live Sound FX and Foley by Mike Moran and Rebecca Eastman. Original Music and arrangements by Jennifer Rouse. 

About The Author

Mark Redfield is an American actor, author and artist. An accomplished voice actor, he is the imagineer behind Redfield Arts Audio.  "The Yellow Wallpaper" is based on a story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (3 July 1860-17 August 1935) was an American humanist, novelist, poet, and short story writer. “The Yellow Wallpaper” was published in 1892.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on March 08, 2024

”If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression---a slight hysterical tendency---what is one to do?” Well, one must quit being a silly goose and get better. The baby is fine; thank......more

Goodreads review by Federico on September 10, 2023

Well, looky here! Ailing woman narrator takes a break from the city and settles on a rental country house to rest and recover her health after childbirth. Her physician husband taking exhaustive vigilance on her well being. The new accommodations are wonderful, ample space, a beautiful garden, and......more

Goodreads review by Federico on November 18, 2024

Delightful. A collection of short stories by renowned Charlotte Perkins Gilman. She’s good, she’s REALLY good. This may be one of the best collections I’ve ever read. Clearly an exception to the mixed bag rule, nearly all of the stories being good or better, noting “The Good” ones may even feel ex......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on October 18, 2024

The Yellow Wallpaper is a short novella from 1892, which has become a classic of the genre. It is a claustrophobic depiction of what would then be described as a woman's descent into madness, but now sounds more like severe post-natal depression. The story consists of passages from a secret journal,......more