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WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Two business owners now are trying to resolve a dispute created by decadeslong municipal negligence for a street grid that has trapped a restaurant in a corner
Our story is called “She Tells Seashells.” Versions of this tale come from the Zulu people of South Africa. Voices in this episode include Elle Borders, Amy Brentano, Rya Cox, Adele Donnelly, Hrishikesh Hirway, Ken Jackson, Igor Shimelonis, Sidney Sholley, Mike Smith, Alexia Trainor, and Joaquina Kalukango. Tony Award nominee Joaquina Kalukango has starred in many Broadway shows including The Color Purple and Lovecraft Country on HBO, and the movies One Night in Miami and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia. This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Amor...
West Stockbridge, Massachusetts held its annual town meeting Monday night. Under light rain, most of the 35-article town meeting warrant passed without much discussion at the socially distanced gathering in the town hall parking lot. Using a low wattage FM broadcast, town leadership addressed attendees from the community of around 1,200 through their car radios. But article 12, which would have expanded the town’s authority around licensing the buying and selling of new and used cars, attracted some static. “Before the amendment, the license, the select board had the right to go in and ta...
Our story is called “The Fishermen’s Leftovers.” Versions of this tale originally come from the island nation of Japan, in East Asia. Voices in this episode include Feodor Chin, Robert Feng, Edward Hong, Delores King Williams, and Marc delaCruz. Marc delaCruz has appeared on Broadway in If/Then with Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp (whom you might remember from our episode, “The Sultan’s Figs”) and in Hamilton, where he played the title role. This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Katherine Brewer. Original music and sound design is by Eric Shi...
Our story is called “A Bird in the Hand.” Versions of this folktale go all the way back to ancient Greece, and have spread throughout Europe and Asia. Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including Broadway legends — and real-life husband and wife — Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker. Between the two of them, they’ve starred in dozens of Broadway shows. Rebecca has starred in such Broadway classics as The Music Man and Moulin Rouge. This story was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Jessica Alpert. Original music and sound design by E...