Great Plays

Everyman

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Great Plays presents radio adaptations of notable works for listeners who enjoy classic drama. The title pairs the program with Everyman, the medieval morality play in which a figure representing all humanity confronts the certainty of death and the reckoning of a life.

In the play, Everyman is called to account and seeks companions for his final journey. Its allegorical characters give the story a clear, theatrical shape, while its central questions about friendship, worldly attachments, and moral responsibility lend the drama lasting resonance.

The radio format brings the work to life through spoken performance and sound, inviting listeners to follow its symbolic journey by ear. The result is a serious, reflective piece of classic theater, suited to listeners drawn to literary drama and enduring questions about how a life should be lived.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.