At a fete in the New Palace, the court seems to be in perfect order. Only two people know the truth: the telegraph wire beyond Tomsk, connecting Western Russia with Siberia, has been cut! The Czar and General Kissoff can tell that it is the work of traitorous Ivan Ogareff, who is inciting an insurrection in Siberia. If the Grand Duke, governing Siberia from Irkutsk, does not hear of the insurrection in time, the criminals in Siberia will take over the city, and eventually, all of Russia! Only a brave and fast courier can take it to the Duke in time. The general assures the czar that he has the perfect courier--Michael Strogoff. He will have to travel in disguise to escape the traps set by Ivan Ogareff, and above all never reveal--He is the courier of the czar! (Summary by Esther ben Simonides) Cast List of this Dramatic Reading: Narrator: Piotr NaterHarry Blount, Tartar, Aide-de-camp, Police Agent, Tartars, Mujik, Old man: Adele de PignerollesAlcide Jolivet, Merchant Chief, Tartar Officer: Esther ben SimonidesMichael Strogoff: HultstrandMarfa Strogoff: SoniaWassili Fedor, Tartar Executioner, Another Traveller, Pendja-baschi: Mike HarrisThe Grand Duke, Postmaster: ToddHWThe Emir: Feofar Khan: K. Adrian StroetNadia, Chief of the Ulemas, Crowd Member 2, Deh-baschi: RachelBoatman: Dillon McFarlaneSecond boatman, Governor General, Inspector, Boatmen: David PurdyGeneral Voranzoff, Russian Traveller, Another Iemschik, Nicholas Pigassof: Rupert HollidayHead of Police: David OlsonGeneral Kissoff, Usbeck Soldier: Zames CurranThe Czar: Jon SmithJew, Ivan Ogareff, Iemschik: Mark ChulskyPersian: Arya TabaieSangarre: TwinkleGypsy Girl: LydiaAudio Edited by: Adele de Pignerolles, Rachel and Zames Curran