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Little Princess (version 4 dramatic reading)
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Sara Crewe is a very intelligent, polite, and creative young girl. Born to a wealthy soldier in India, Sara was brought all the way to London in Victorian-era England for a formal education. At the upscale boarding school, Sara is forced to tolerate the haughty, disdainful headmistress, Miss Minchin. Unfortunately, things only get worse for Sara when her father's bankruptcy and death leave her impoverished and at the mercy of the jealous Miss Minchin. Sara undergoes numerous trials as she humbly allows herself to be subjected to servitude, but with the help of several dear friends (both seen and unseen), she remains as proud and unwavering and imaginative as ever, proving to all that she is, as the title says, "a little princess." (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast:Sara Crewe: Eden Rea-HedrickCaptain Crewe/Ram Dass: ToddHWMiss Minchin: Kara ShallenbergMiss Amelia: Elizabeth KlettJessie: KristingjLavinia: Arielle LipshawMariette: Tiffany Halla ColonnaMr. Dufarge/Mr. Carrisford: Noel BadrianErmengarde St. John: Verity KendallMr. St. John/The Secretary: Ken GarrettLottie Legh/Rosalind Gladys (Nora): GraceBecky: Abigail RasmussenMr. Barrow: Aidan BrackGuy Clarence (Donald): Xavier AvirexVeronica Eustacia (Janet): Carmen HThe Cook: L D HamiltonMr. Carmichael: Ernst PattynamaBeggar Child (Anne): Amy WackThe Baker: Sarah HoltzMrs. Carmichael: DuanNarrator: ElleyKatAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett and Arielle Lipshaw
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Transcribe →Little Princess version 4 dramatic reading - Frances Hodgson Burnett
May 1906:37:07Tap to summarizeSara Crewe is a very intelligent, polite, and creative young girl. Born to a wealthy soldier in India, Sara was brought all the way to London in Victorian-era England for a formal education. At the upscale boarding school, Sara is forced to tolerate the haughty, disdainful headmistress, Miss Minchin. Unfortunately, things only get worse for Sara when her father's bankruptcy and death leave her impoverished and at the mercy of the jealous Miss Minchin. Sara undergoes numerous trials as she humbly allows herself to be subjected to servitude, but with the help of several dear friends (both seen and unseen), she remains as proud and unwavering and imaginative as ever, proving to all that she is, as the title says, "a little princess." (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast:Sara Crewe: Eden Rea-HedrickCaptain Crewe/Ram Dass: ToddHWMiss Minchin: Kara ShallenbergMiss Amelia: Elizabeth KlettJessie: KristingjLavinia: Arielle LipshawMariette: Tiffany Halla ColonnaMr. Dufarge/Mr. Carrisford: Noel BadrianErmengarde St. John: Verity KendallMr. St. John/The Secretary: Ken GarrettLottie Legh/Rosalind Gladys (Nora): GraceBecky: Abigail RasmussenMr. Barrow: Aidan BrackGuy Clarence (Donald): Xavier AvirexVeronica Eustacia (Janet): Carmen HThe Cook: L D HamiltonMr. Carmichael: Ernst PattynamaBeggar Child (Anne): Amy WackThe Baker: Sarah HoltzMrs. Carmichael: DuanNarrator: ElleyKatAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett and Arielle Lipshaw
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