The Great Gatsby (Version 5 Dramatic Reading)

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a haunting portrait of ambition, love, and illusion in 1920s America. Narrated by Nick Carraway, the novel follows the enigmatic Jay Gatsby—a self-made millionaire whose lavish parties mask a singular obsession. As Gatsby chases his dream, Nick becomes both captivated and disillusioned by Gatsby's idealism. Through glittering excess and quiet despair, Fitzgerald exposes the emptiness and elusiveness of the American Dream, the moral corruption involved in the pursuit of wealth, and the deep divide between old money privilege and the striving self-made man. - Summary by TJ Burns

Cast:
Jay Gatsby: Tomas Peter
Daisy Buchanan, Pammy, Boy 1: Jasmin Salma
Nick Carraway: TJ Burns
Tom Buchanan: Larry Wilson
Jordan Baker: Jenn Broda
George Wilson: Alan Mapstone
Myrtle Wilson: Matea Bracic
Meyer Wolfshiem: False Citrine
Catherine: Kim Lamb
Mr. McKee, Chauffeur: Chuck Williamson
Mrs. McKee, Horse Woman: Amelia Chesley
Ewing Klipspringer: Andrew Gaunce
Michaelis: KevinS
Owl Eyes: Matthew Reece
Nick’s Dad, Drunk Driver, Witness: Craig Franklin
Mr. Sloane, Police Officer: Kyle Donelan
Doctor Civet, Man 2, Elevator Boy, Waiter: Diana Helen Kennedy
Lucille, Stella: Magda Wilde
Girl 1: Michele Eaton
Reporter, Orchestra Leader, Conductor: David Purdy
Dan Cody, Tom’s Butler, Gardener: realisticspeakers
Mr. Gatz: Retroindiereader
Slagle: Son of the Exiles
Miss Baedeker, Woman 1: Sirena Rose
Woman 2, Motorist, Nurse: Eleonora Bettenzoli
Woman 3, Operator: Hannah F
Gatsby’s Butler: Weston L
Dog Breeder: ambsweet13

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Historical Fiction, Romance

Language: English

Keyword(s): literature (1956), classics (65), American Literature (35), jazz age (8)