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Raconteur Radio presents "The Great Gatsby"

A Great Gatsby at 100 event

Experience F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel brought to life as a staged radio play from Raconteur Radio with period costumes, vintage commercials, Golden Age radio equipment and more.

Raconteur Radio stages theatrical presentations of vintage radio plays, classic works of literature, and pop culture parodies for live audiences.

About the Great Gatsby at 100 Series: 

To commemorate the centennial of the publication of “The Great Gatsby” in 2025, Princeton University Library and community partners have planned a suite of on- and off-campus programming inspired by the library’s significant Fitzgerald- and “The Great Gatsby”-related holdings. Programming includes collaborations and events with Princeton Public Library, Lewis Center for the Arts, Cotsen Children’s Library, Friends of Princeton University Library, Princeton Garden Theatre, and the Arts Council of Princeton. For a complete schedule and more information, visit this link.  

This program is offered as contribution to the 2025 Being Human Festival (US)'s exploration of landmarks. This collaboration between the Princeton Public Library and Princeton University, "Centennial Landmarks of Literature and Cinema in Princeton" brings into focus Princeton’s legacy as a center of literary and cinematic culture during the last century. Four programs put on by our organizers will explore what it means to reach the landmark of a centennial recognition. Two walking tours explore one hundred years of literature and of cinema in the Princeton area. Two special events unpack how a century of literary celebrity resonates in the present, both in the life and experience of James Baldwin and in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most celebrated title, "The Great Gatsby." These four programs investigate how, at the passing of a century, places and persons can become landmarks, and how we live our lives among them.

In partnership with humanists and humanities organizations across the country, the National Humanities Center is supporting 16 public events across the US. These community-focused events, organized and presented by local artists, scholars, and educators, highlight the incredible breadth of the humanities and demonstrate how they add depth and meaning to our lives, help us understand ourselves and one another, and provide context for the complex world around us. The American edition of the Being Human Festival, begun in 2024, is the latest international expansion of the Being Human effort, launched in the United Kingdom in 2014.

Community Room Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Assistive listening system compatible with personal T-coil-enabled devices (compatible headphones also available for use during programs)
• If there is an accommodation that you need or would like so that you can fully enjoy library programs, please visit our Accommodations Request Form.

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