Marion’s Mashal Adventures

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!  

 

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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