Our story is called “The Fishermen’s Leftovers.” Versions of this tale originally come from the island nation of Japan, in East Asia.
Voices in this episode include Feodor Chin, Robert Feng, Edward Hong, Delores King Williams, and Marc delaCruz. Marc delaCruz has appeared on Broadway in
If/Then with Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp (whom you might remember from our episode, “The Sultan’s Figs”) and in
Hamilton, where he played the title role.
This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Katherine Brewer. Original music and sound design is by Eric Shimelonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.
Our story is called “A Bird in the Hand.” Versions of this folktale go all the way back to ancient Greece, and have spread throughout Europe and Asia.
Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including Broadway legends and real-life husband and wife Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker. Between the two of them, they’ve starred in dozens of Broadway shows. Rebecca has starred in such Broadway classics as
The Music Man and
Moulin Rouge.
This story was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Jessica Alpert. Original music and sound design by Eric Shimelonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.