As Florizel proclaims his love for Perdita to all the guests at the Sheep Shearing festival (including his father and Camillo who are still in disguise), the Old Shepherd calls for their wedding to take place during the celebration. The unknown guest tries to persuade the young man to hold off until he’s told his father, or at least discussed it with him, but Florizel refuses, saying his father must not know anything about it. Enraged, Polixenes finally removes his disguise and condemns his son, Perdita and her father, threatening to disfigure Perdita and kill the Old Shepherd if either of them come near his son again, and to disown Florizel if he even mentions her name. After his father departs, Florizel insists that he will stay with Perdita. Camillo, however, sees an opportunity to bring Polixenes and Leontes back together and persuades Florizel and Perdita to flee with him back to Sicilia. As Camillo describes the plan, they come upon Autolycus celebrating his pickpocketing success and demand that he change clothes with Florizel so that he won’t be recognized on the road. Perdita agrees to go along with the plan.

CREDITS

The Play On Podcast series, “THE WINTER’S TALE”, was translated into modern English verse and directed by TRACY YOUNG. 

The Cast is as follows:

ELIJAH ALEXANDER as LEONTES

KAYLA CARTER as PERDITA and EMILIA

GINA DANIELS as HERMIONE, MOPSA, SHEPERD’S SERVANT and PAULINA’S STEWARD

RODNEY GARDINER as POLIXENES

ELIJAH GOODFRIEND as MAMILLIUS

IAN GOULD as CLOWN, LORD and GENTLEMAN

CRISTOFER JEAN as ANTIGONUS, OLD SHEPHERD, SERVANT, LORD and ROGERO

JIM LICHTSCHEIDL as AUTOLYCUS, JAILER, CLEOMENES, OFFICER and LORD

CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON as FLORIZEL and SERVANT

KT VOGT as PAULINA and DORCAS

LISA WOLPE as CAMILLO, DION, OLDER LADY IN WAITING, and GENTLEMAN

Featuring ESTELLE PARSONS as TIME

Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA, and ADA KARAMANYAN.

Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH

Episode scripts were adapted and produced by CATHERINE EATON 

Original Music Composition, Sound Design and Mix by LINDSAY JONES. Music Direction by ANDREW FOX. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI and KABBY KABAKOFF. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH and ROBERT McNABB. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Managing Producer: ROBERT CAPPADONA. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.

The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.

The Play On Podcast Series “THE WINTER’S TALE” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION.

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