The Scarlet Letter (Unabridged‪)‬

The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne  

Presented by The Online Stage  

Scorned by her 17th century New England Puritan village, Hester Prynne struggles to raise her precocious daughter, Pearl, who is the result of an affair and whose father is unknown. Despite being forced to wear a scarlet letter A as a brand for her adultery, Hester tries to live a life of repentance and dignity. Pearl's father comes forward as he is struggling under the weight of his own shame and sin. 

The Scarlet Letter is often thought to be Hawthorne's most famous work.  

Narrator - Christianne Lupher

Hester Prynne - Amanda Friday

Rev Dimmesdale - Andy Harrington

Roger Chillingsworth - Jeff Moon

Pearl Prynne - Miranda Hodges

Governor Bellingham - Ron Altman

John Wilson - Ken Foster

Mistress Hibbins - Elizabeth Klett

Dame 1 - Jennifer Fournier

Dame 2 - Maureen Boutilier

Dame 3 - Lee Ann Howlett

Dame 4 - Elizabeth Klett

Man - Ben Stevens

Young Wife - Susan Iannucci

Beadle - Ken Foster

Master Brackett - Ben Stevens

Child - Maureen Boutilier

Servant - Ken Foster

Old Sexton - Ben Stevens

Shipmaster - Ken Foster  

Audio edited by Amanda Friday