PJ Library Presents: Beyond The Bookcase

One of Marion’s kids is getting ready for her Bat-Mitzvah, but she’s so nervous. The kids are there to help – along with special guests Cinderella and Prince Charming. For more about preparing to have a bar or bat mitzvah, head to pjlibrary.org/blog for expert advice and tips from Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal. 

 

Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library 

Writers: Jan Schwaid and Petey Gibson 

Production: 

Executive Producer: Alli Thresher 

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala 

Audio Editing, mixing, mastering and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA 

Opening Theme Song: Written by Peter Moore and Alli Thresher. Arranged by Peter Moore. 

Performed by Mister G (vocals) and Peter Moore (instruments) 

 

CAST: 

Auntie PJ: Laura Rondinella 

Micah: Maxwell Glick 

Miri: Arianna Fox 

Blue: Maya Aoki Tuttle 

Evie: Sylvia Beth Schmitz 

Jacob: Rebecca Lee 

Mr. Saifair: Gregory David Barnett 

Marion: Tianna Tagami 

Shoshana: Lori Hoch Stiefel 

Golem: Pat Bordenave 

Cinderella: Gwen D’Angelo 

Charming: Michael D’Angelo

Blue is feeling a little let down by their friends this week – can a trip to Mashal, and a chat with Queenie and Mr. Saifair help?

 

Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library 

Writers: Jan Schwaid and Petey Gibson 

Production: 

Executive Producer: Alli Thresher 

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala 

Audio Editing, mixing, mastering and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA 

Opening Theme Song: Written by Peter Moore and Alli Thresher. Arranged by Peter Moore. 

Performed by Mister G (vocals) and Peter Moore (instruments) 

 

CAST: 

Blue: Maya Aoki Tuttle 

Micah: Maxwell Glick 

Jacob: Cara Cabal Coniglio 

Auntie PJ: Laura Rondinella 

Mr. Saifair: Gregory David Barnett 

Queenie: Niki Luparelli

You know her, you love her – she's Marion, the not-so-old woman who used to live in a shoe. Sometimes she still does... mostly she lives in a giant pumpkin with her many MANY children. Season 5 has a special surprise in store for our friend Marion, so let’s take a walk down memory lane through some of her most memorable episodes. Enjoy!  

 

And don’t forget to leave PJ Library Presents: Beyond the Bookcase on your favorite podcast platforms. 

 

Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library. 

Production: Producer, Alli Thresher; Digital Coordinator, Megan Bagala 

Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA 

Opening Theme Song: Written by Peter Moore and Alli Thresher. Arranged by Peter Moore. 

Performed by Mister G (vocals) and Peter Moore (instruments). 

 

Episode credits:  

Goldilocks and the Tzedakah Project: 

Writers: Jan Schwaid, Petey Gibson 

Cast 

Micah – Maxwell Glick 

Miri - Arianna Fox 

Jacob - Cara Cabal Coniglio 

Evie - Sylvia Beth Schmitz 

Blue - Maya Aoki Tuttle 

Auntie PJ – Madelaine Ripley 

Golem - Pat Bordenave 

Mr. Saifair – Tau Zaman 

Goldilocks - Maya Aoki Tuttle 

Baby Bear - Rich Wentworth 

 

Story for Another Time: Passover in Mashal 

Writers: Jan Schwaid, Petey Gibson 

Cast 

Miri - Arianna Fox 

Evie - Samantha Philyaw 

Blue - Maya Aoki Tuttle 

Jacob - Caro Cabal Coniglio 

Joha - Ryan Abedi 

Elijah - Nate DuFort 

Auntie PJ - Laura Rondinella 

Micah - Maxwell Glick 

Mr. Saifair - Gregory David Barnett 

Marion, the Woman in the Shoe - Tianna Tagami 

Chicken Little - Blair Which 

Snow White - Laura Schreiber 

Golem - Pat Bordenave 

Cinderella - Gwen D'Angelo 

Humpty Dumpty - John Henry Kurtz 

Dolores the Donkey - Alli Thresher 

 

Mermaid Murmurs 

Writers: Jan Schwaid, Petey Gibson 

Cast 

Elijah – Nate DuFort 

Rapunzel – Daniella Rabbani 

Mr. Saifair – Gregory David Barnett 

Kid/Daughter – Alli Thresher 

Junie the Mermaid – Yolanda Spearman 

Prince Charming – Mike D'Angelo 

Cinderella – Gwen D'Angelo 

Marion the Not-So-Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe – Tianna Tagami 

 

Golem's Challah 

Writers: Jan Schwaid, Petey Gibson 

Cast 

Auntie PJ – Laura Rondinella 

Elijah – Nate DuFort 

Marion, the Not-So-Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe – Tianna Tagami 

Kids 1,2,3 - Alli Thresher 

Golem – Pat Bordenave 

Don Swan – LD Castro

Rules are important – but are they fixed? Are there ever circumstances where a rule can or should be broken? Are there ways to reinterpret rules, even if they’ve been around for a very long time? The kids explore these questions with Queenie, Golem, and… another Golem?!  

 

Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library 

Writers: Jan Schwaid and Petey Gibson 

Production: 

Executive Producer: Alli Thresher 

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala 

Audio Editing, mixing, mastering and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA 

Opening Theme Song: Written by Peter Moore and Alli Thresher. Arranged by Peter Moore. 

Performed by Mister G (vocals) and Peter Moore (instruments) 

 

CAST: 

Evie: Samantha Philyaw 

Micah: Maxwell Glick 

Auntie PJ: Laura Rondinella 

Golem: Pat Bordenave 

Golem 2.0: Pat Bordenave 

Queenie: Niki Luparelli

Chag Sameach! Enjoy a Hanukkah gift from PJ Library: a curated playlist of stories just for you. Whether you enjoy these on the way to a gathering with friends or snuggled up enjoying the light of the candles, we wish all of our listeners a wonderful Hanukkah.

For more Hanukkah fun, download our free guide, A Time to Hope or visit pjlibrary.org/hanukkah.

Episode Credits

Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library.

Producer: Alli Thresher

Writers: Jan Schwaid, Petey Gibson

Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA

Opening Theme Song: Written by Peter Moore and Alli Thresher. Arranged by Peter Moore.

Performed by Mister G (vocals) and Peter Moore (instruments).