Excerpts from Edgar Lee Masters’ classic Spoon River Anthology streaming on Vimeo in three episodes.
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Directed by Anne Marilyn Lucas and Trudi Olivetti
With video editing and technical assistance by Chris Clark and Doug Cowell
Violin accompaniment by Susan and Ben Ruth
Episode 1
Spoon River Anthology – Episode 1
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
Henry Phipps – David Scannell
Ralph Rhodes – Les Tarmy
Mrs. George Reese – Jennifer Hurley
Nicholas Bindle – Bruce Whear
Thomas Rhodes – Mark Shasha
Ollie McGee – Gale Argentine
Fletcher McGee – Bobby Kerrigan
Doctor Meyers – Stephen Wallace
Mrs. Meyers – Laura Smith
Minerva Jones – Meghan Holtz
Indignation Jones – Doug Cowell
Dorcas Gustine – Barbara Lasovick
Mrs. Kessler – Sarah Cowell
Jack McGuire – Ted Merritt
Town Marshall – Chris Clark
Mabel Osborne – Julie Korzenik
Episode 2
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
Lois Spears – Stanis Ames
Willard Fluke – Bobby Kerrigan
Aner Clute – Meghan Holtz
Mrs. Charles Bliss – Trudi Olivetti
Judge Somers – Ted Merritt
Rev. Lemuel Wiley – David Foye
Russian Sonia – Alex Alexander
Benjamin Pantier – Steve Faria
Mrs. Benjamin Pantier – Sarah Cowell
Reuben Pantier – Gary Ames
Emily Sparks – Sharon Mason
Eugenia Todd – Kaitlin Eggers
Tom Merritt – Chris Clark
Mrs. Merritt – Dayle Persons
Elmer Karr – Mark Rolli
Cassius Hueffer – Stephen Wallace
Episode 3
Spoon River Anthology – Episode 3
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
Amos Sibley – Mark Shasha
Mrs. Sibley – Emily Grove
Margaret Fuller Slack – Nina Groom
Pauline Barrett – Anne Lucas
Village Atheist – John Fogle
Elsa Wertman – Nora Falk
Hamilton Greene – Gary Ames
Widow McFarlane – Julie Menard
Lillian Stewart – Kaitlin Eggers
Louise Smith – Julie Korzenik
Herbert Marshall – David Scannell
Fiddler Jones – David Foye
Amanda Barker – Stanis Ames
Nancy Knapp – Sharon Mason
Lucinda Matlock – Betty Lautner
Davis Matlock – Jim Wrynn
Richard Bone – Steve Faria
About Spoon River Antology
Spoon River Anthology, originally published in 1915, is a collection of more than 200 poetic monologues Edgar Lee Masters spoken by the people buried in the town cemetery.
The village of Spoon River is based on the two Illinois towns where the writer grew up and all the characters are drawn from people he knew or had heard about. This town has good people and bad people, and the graveside pronouncements reveal the secrets of those thought to be good who may have actually been bad; and bad people who wish they had been better.
About Chris Clark
All of us at MLT extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Chris Clark who passed away on November 28, 2020.
Chris’s editing talent gave us this beautiful Spoon River Anthology – Episode 1 video presentation. Chris’s compassion and artistry will be sorely missed.
The artistic team of MLT’s virtual production of Spoon River Anthology has been most fortunate to include graphic designer and video editor Chris Clark. Chris patiently collected all the film clips provided by the actors, with all the predictable variety of audio and video elements, and put together an elegant and entertaining piece.
Chris had also been an actor for many years, with many different organizations, including MLT. He lived in Salem with his wife of 25 years and their two children.