2 B R 0 2 B (Dramatic Reading)

Author(s): Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Science Fiction

Narrators: Group

Number of Chapters: 1

Length: 22 minutes

Language: English

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. 2 B R 0 2 B is a satiric short story that imagines life (and death) in a future world where aging has been "cured" and population control is mandated and administered by the government. (Summary by Wikipedia and Laurie Anne Walden)

This recording is done as a dramatic reading.

Characters:
Narrator: Denny Sayers
Hospital Orderly: Mark F. Smith
Painter: Alan Davis-Drake
Leora Duncan: Laurie Anne Walden
Dr. Hitz: Michael Yard
Wehling: Julian Jamison
Federal Bureau of Termination hostess: Kara Shallenberg