The Father

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Father by August Strindberg, translated by Edith and Warner Oland. The Father is a naturalistic drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The central conflict is between the Captain and his wife Laura about their daughter Bertha's future. In order to gain sole custody of her daughter, Laura tries to convince the Captain that he has gone mad. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast A Captain of Cavalry: Bob Neufeld Laura: Elizabeth Klett Bertha: Charlotte Duckett Dr. Ostermark: Algy Pug The Pastor: Bruce Pirie The Nurse: Arielle Lipshaw Nojd: Alan Mapstone An Orderly: David Warner Mother-in-Law: Sarah Parshall Narrator: Chuck Williamson Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (48MB)

Directors & creators

August Strindberg

Subjects

librivox; audio; drama; play; strindberg; naturalism; gender roles

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