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Feeding the Dragon
- Narrated by: Sharon Washington
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Publisher's Summary
For a book-obsessed kid with a big imagination and a flair for drama, could anything be luckier than living in a library? Capturing her remarkable childhood and its impact, Sharon Washington's autobiographical Off-Broadway show brings its sense of wonder and bittersweet realism into your home and heart as an enthralling audio experience. Only from Audible, Feeding the Dragon celebrates the role of books in opening Washington's mind to worlds of possibilities - including a career in acting.
As part of our mission to offer listeners outstanding performances in contemporary theater, we are thrilled to present acclaimed stage actor Washington’s debut as a playwright. Intimate and emotionally nuanced, Sharon Washington's reckoning of childhood, race, and memory is, as one listener says, a "feast for the creative soul."
What the critics say
“The play does what every good story should - it captures the mind, inspires imagination, and transports the audience to a place that seems too magical to be real (yet it was!).” (Broadway World)
“At its most affecting, it’s a memoir of Ms. Washington’s parents’ perseverance and muted pain in a culture warped by racism.” (The New York Times)
“Acting, mimicking, presenting, or narrating, Washington is always a figure to watch...with a fine actor’s capacity for transformation and a born storyteller’s knack for casting a magical haze over even the most everyday events.” (The Village Voice)
What listeners say about Feeding the Dragon
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- annette
- 2024-04-26
excellent short story
There’s a whole lot of humanity in this beautiful short story - well worth a listen (and I’m sure I’ll repeat the process a few times)
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- Roberta W
- 2024-10-07
A book lover’s paradise
What kind of childhood could a book lover dream up as ideal? Living in a library, of course. The dragon in this book was the heater that kept the library warm and the books dry, and someone needed to live in, in order to keep the fire alive. To be born into such a family meant growing up with books in a way that few of us could imagine. And, oh, the irony of having to be quiet and well behaved when the library was open, then having the run of the place after closing. A warm endearing account.
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- Salespro Domains
- 2018-12-06
Go on an amazing journey.
Feeding the Dragon, a warm touching story. Almost magic. It's bound to be a hit.
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