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3 Ratings

3.3

Duration
11H 31min
Language
English
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Lyric Poetry

Stacy Keach stars in this shocking tale of a Polk Street dentist and his wife in 1899 San Francisco. Frank Norris’ powerful insights into the depths of the human soul make this a story of compelling narrative force. This seminal novel about murder, obsession and the destructive effects of greed features an all-star cast.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Edward Asner as Zerkow/Frenna René Auberjonois as Narrator Christine Avila as Maria Ed Begley Jr. as Uncle Oelberman/Policeman Georgia Brown as Vaudeville Performer Jack Coleman as Narrator Bud Cort as Ticket Seller/Agent/Dentist/Vaudeville Performer/Crowd Judyann Elder as Narrator Hector Elizondo as Wild Game Peddler/Mr. Sieppe/Narrator Fionnula Flanagan as Narrator Teri Garr as Women/Crowd/Little Girl Katherine Helmond as Miss Baker Howard Hesseman as Heise/Cowboy/Foreman/Narrator Helen Hunt as Salina/Narrator Amy Irving as Mrs. Heise/Women/Crowd/German Woman #2/Narrator Carol Kane as Trina Stacy Keach as McTeague Nan Martin as Narrator Marsha Mason as Narrator Richard Masur as Cribbens/Waiter/Crowd/Narrator Rue McLanahan as Mrs. Sieppe/German Woman #1 Marian Mercer as Mrs. Reiser/Crowd/Vaudeville Performer/Narrator Judd Nelson as Narrator Holly Palance as Narrator Judge Reinhold as Auctioneer/Breakman Franklyn Seales as Narrator David Selby as Narrator Madolyn Smith as Narrator Joe Spano as Marcus/Vaudeville Performer B.J. Ward as August/Little Girl JoBeth Williams as Narrator Michael York as Old Grannis/Narrator/Doctor Harris Yulin as Narrator

Original music by Nathan Birnbaum.

Directed by Gordon Hunt. Recorded before a live audience at the KCRW Studios, Santa Monica in July of 1989.

© 2007 L.A. Theatre Works (Audiobook): 9781580814782

Release date

Audiobook: 1 November 2007

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