Third Violet

The Third Violet is, in almost every respect, a stark departure from Stephen Crane's previous novels: a light, frothy, summertime tale of love, class, and art. Told extensively through incidental dialogue and minor incident, Crane's novel gives us a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the burgeoning romance between temperamental artist Billie Hawker and Grace Fanhall, an upper-class woman who is continually flummoxed by her would-be suitor's "ridiculousness." Through their courtship, Crane probes into the cavernous gulf that exists between men and women, rural and urban communities, and the bourgeois and bohemian classes. (Summary by ChuckW)


Cast list


Billy Hawker: Greg Giordano
Grace Fanhall: Christine Rottger
George Hollanden: Beeswaxcandle
Florinda: Jenn Broda
Pennoyer: Larry Wilson
Wrinkles: Adrian Stephens
Great Grief: karmaemmings
John Hawker: ToddHW
Mother Hawker: Lynette Caulkins
Younger Hawker Sister (Mary) / Roger / Gossiper 2: Norah Nelson
Older Hawker Sister / Gossiper 5: Stunning
Younger Worcester Girl (Milicent): Agnes Robert Behr
Older Worchester Girl: Winnifred Assmann
Mrs. Truscot / Nursemaid / Extra Voices: Claudia Caldi
Lucian Pontiac / Stagecoach Driver: MajorToast
Mr. Oglethorpe / Cashier: David Purdy
Roger's Mother: Daniela Gura
Gossiper 1: Newgatenovelist
Gossiper 3: redrun
Gossiper 4: Marie Christian
Purple Sanderson: Brian Fullen
Narration: Chuck Williamson