The USA Trilogy - John Dos Passos
Category: Radio Productions
Tags: Radio Productions, Full Cast, Historical Fiction, Adults
USA is John Dos Passoss epic saga following a group of characters through the opening decades of the 20th century, in a grand sweep that takes us from post-war boom to Great Depression bust., The trilogy was written with a modernist flair, a sharp social eye, and a profound humanity. We follow key individuals, drawn from all walks of life, as their paths cross to creating a complex and moving tapestry of American society., One by one, we are introduced to the players, and we learn about each in depth from infancy to maturity. We see them growing up, negotiating adolescence, looking for love and finding their place in the world, meeting each other as fortune dictates, and following their destiny to success or failure., Episode One : The 42nd Parallel John Ward Moorehouse, Eleanor Stoddard and Janey Williams. In the opening episode, we meet the first players in our saga, as fate draws the threads of their lives together - John Moorehouse, a young man on the make, Eleanor Stoddard, a youn
