Return of the Native (version 2 dramatic reading)

Clym Yeobright returns home to Egdon Heath, a scattered collection of houses on the isolated Wessex moors, and is caught up in a "love pentagon" which includes: his cousin, Thomasin Yeobright; the shadowy inn-keeper, Damon Wildeve; the controversial and romantic Eustacia Vye; and the mysterious reddleman, Diggory Venn, whose skin is stained completely red from his work. This work has all the well-known marks of Thomas Hardy: the Wessex landscape, a choice of lovers, a wedding gone wrong, a particularly shy 30-something man, and a woman with an independent spirit. But, The Return of the Native is unique in its pagan undertones - the first five books take place over a year and a day, starting on All Hallow's Eve, and hints of magic and witchcraft. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Characters:

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Clym Yeobright: Tadhg

Eustacia Vye: Amanda Friday

Damon Wildeve: Chris Cartwright

Thomasin Yeobright: Rapunzelina

Diggory Venn: Chuck Williamson

Mrs. Yeobright: Michele Eaton

Grandfer Cantle and "Saint George": alanmapstone

Timothy Fairway: tovarisch

Humphrey, Bonfire Boy, Party Guest, Raffle Woman, Inn Girl and Rachel: Elizabeth Klett

Olly Dowden and Charley: Charlotte Duckett

Susan Nunsuch: Beth Thomas

Christian Cantle: TriciaG

Sam: ToddHW

Captain Vye,"Doctor", Driver, and Pedlar: Patti Cunningham

Johnny Nunsuch: CaprishaPage

Vye Servant and"Saracen": Libby Gohn

"Father Christmas": David Olson

"Valiant Soldier": Kristingj

Chapman and Surgeon: Karen Savage

Nurse: Availle