The New Colossus Audio Drama

Microwaves, family secrets, and the Potential of a Pancake converge in this zany dark comedy about a middle-aged woman reckoning with her power for the first time.  Jesus Pancake is a new scripted audio fiction series from Artist Soapbox and the Soapbox Audio Collective. Nine episodes of Season One will be released FALL 2022. Subscribe via your favorite podcast app. For more information, see www.artistsoapbox.org.

How about a special summer treat? This episode is a short audio play for middle-school kids created by the http://curioustheatrecollective.com/ (Curious Theatre Collective). *** Founded in 2016, Curious Theatre Collective creates original, interdisciplinary educational theater programming that inspires audiences to follow their curiosity, persevere through challenges, and believe in the power of their imagination. Curious Theatre Collective is excited to share the next installment of audio plays for young audiences: Chinese Girl Wants Vote. Written by Jinna Kim, Chinese Girl Wants Vote presents the life and work of Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Dr. Lee's work for women's rights and the Chinese American community are gifts we are thrilled to share with our audience (specifically grades 4-8). Chinese Girl Wants Vote: Trailblazer Mabel Lee features Rachel Kanakanui and Pimpila Violette. This audio play was funded thanks to grant support from the Orange County Arts Commission. Curious Theatre Collective is Emma Nadeau, Jessica Flemming, Tamara Kissane, and Julie Kaplan. https://artistsoapbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CTC-Audio-Trailblazer-Mabel-Lee-1.11.22.pdf (Read along with the script) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvsMWBxBsQY (Watch on YouTube) For more info, cast bios, and resources: http://curioustheatrecollective.com/audio-plays/ (CTC Audio Plays) https://artistsoapbox.org/?s=jinna+kim (ASBX Interview with Jinna Kim) https://artistsoapbox.org/2021/06/30/145-creekside-with-winona-an-audio-play-for-young-audiences/ (ASBX 145: Creekside with Winona: an audio play for young audiences) *** LISTEN TO ASBX AUDIO DRAMAS:https://artistsoapbox.org/masterbuilder/ (Master Builder) https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus) https://artistsoapbox.org/declaration-of-love/ (Declaration of Love audio anthology) https://artistsoapbox.org/audio-dramas/asbx-shorts/ (ASBX Shorts) CONNECT AND FOLLOW: Artist Soapbox on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/) CONTRIBUTE: Soapboxers are the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox podcast. http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (Get on the Soapbox with us at Patreon )or make a one-time donation via Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox (https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox) or via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/artistsoapbox?ppid=PPC000628&cnac=US&rsta=en_US(en_US)&cust=A55YE26SQPDL8&unptid=bcec7a46-337d-11e8-9bbe-9c8e992da578&t=&cal=cb540804e2cda&calc=cb540804e2cda&calf=cb540804e2cda&unp_tpcid=ppme-social-user-profile-created&page=main:email&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys (PayPal.Me/artistsoapbox.) If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please consider our non-profit https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/soapbox-audio-collective (Soapbox Audio Collective).

Listen to the third of three excerpts developed by the Food for Thought Project, a year-long writing lab for aspiring audio dramatists. And Eat It, Too was written by Ashley-Ruth Bernier. SUMMARY: Jolie, an optimistic and talented baker in an impoverished island community, finds herself at a crossroads when a high-stakes, hugely popular cake decorating show (think “Cake Wars”, etc.) decides to film its next season on island. As an intern on the show, Jolie inadvertently publicizes the question of what happens to the cakes once the filming is finished--and finds herself in the middle of the show's mission to showcase the fine art of outlandish cake decoration, and her community's real problem with food insecurity.  BIO: Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier (she/her) is a writer of mysteries and contemporary Caribbean fiction. Originally from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ashley and her family now live in Apex, North Carolina, where she teaches first grade. Through distance learning, she earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University (2013) and has had work published in various issues of The Caribbean Writer. *** Food for Thought is an Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective project, co-produced by Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane, and sound designed by Sam Elia.  These excerpts and the year long writing lab were made possible by the generous support of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.  And Eat It, Too was written by Ashley-Ruth Bernier. Directed by Barbette Hunter Production Manager: Griffin James AND EAT IT TOO CAST: Jolie - Ashley-Ruth Bernier Cyrus - Christon Andell Alana - Soleih Nibbs Mrs. Foy - Shaundra Norwood Male Customer - Bayley Garbutt https://artistsoapbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ashley-Bernier-AEIT-Episode-1_-Bitter_Sweet.pdf (Link to Script) MORE: https://artistsoapbox.org/asbx-episodes/151-writing-your-first-audio-drama-aspiring-audio-dramatists-discuss-the-food-for-thought-project/ (ASBX Episode 151: Writers for the Food for Thought Project) https://artistsoapbox.org/2021/11/04/the-food-for-thought-project-part-two-writer-ashley-ruth-bernier/ (The Food for Thought Project: Ashley-Ruth Bernier) LISTEN TO ASBX AUDIO DRAMAS:https://artistsoapbox.org/masterbuilder/ (Master Builder) https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus) https://artistsoapbox.org/declaration-of-love/ (Declaration of Love audio anthology) https://artistsoapbox.org/audio-dramas/asbx-shorts/ (ASBX Shorts) CONNECT AND FOLLOW: Artist Soapbox on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/) CONTRIBUTE: Soapboxers are the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox podcast. http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (Get on the Soapbox with us at Patreon )or make a one-time donation via Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox (https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox) or via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/artistsoapbox?ppid=PPC000628&cnac=US&rsta=en_US(en_US)&cust=A55YE26SQPDL8&unptid=bcec7a46-337d-11e8-9bbe-9c8e992da578&t=&cal=cb540804e2cda&calc=cb540804e2cda&calf=cb540804e2cda&unp_tpcid=ppme-social-user-profile-created&page=main:email&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys (PayPal.Me/artistsoapbox.) If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please consider our non-profit https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/soapbox-audio-collective (Soapbox Audio Collective).

Listen to the second of three excerpts developed by the Food for Thought Project, a year-long writing lab for aspiring audio dramatists. I'm Not Here Right Now was written by Shea Stanley. SUMMARY: Ella graduated college 6 months ago and is still living in her college town after her mom's death kept her from moving away for a super cool journalism internship. Unemployed and friendless, she spends every day applying for jobs on her laptop at Doggy Style, a kinda bad hot dog joint known by drunk college kids for its tater tots. It's at Doggy Style she meets MJ, a college senior who is anything but stuck. BIO: Shea Stanley is an actor, writer, and comedian based in Durham, NC. She has written satire for publications such as IndyWeek and Reductress, and recently premiered her first full length play for Women's Theatre Festival. She is interested in telling serious stories in a funny way that also make you go “aww” but are also kind of stupid, if that makes sense (don't tell her if it doesn't). *** Food for Thought is an Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective project, co-produced by Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane, and sound designed by Sam Elia.  These excerpts and the year long writing lab were made possible by the generous support of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.  I'm Not Here Right Now was written by Shea Stanley. Directed by Rachel Klem Production Manager: Griffin James. I'M NOT HERE RIGHT NOW CAST: Ella - Shea Stanley  Sonja - Arlie Kidd  MJ - Rochelle Mendoza  Kristen - Julie Oliver  Regular Carl - David Klionsky  Michael - Ryan Vasconcellos Drunk College Student - Griffin James Special Thanks to Hot Dog Consultant - Sara Pequeño https://artistsoapbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMNOTHERERIGHTNOW10-15-21.pdf (Link to Script) MORE: https://artistsoapbox.org/asbx-episodes/151-writing-your-first-audio-drama-aspiring-audio-dramatists-discuss-the-food-for-thought-project/ (ASBX Episode 151: Writers for the Food for Thought Project) https://artistsoapbox.org/2021/11/11/the-food-for-thought-project-part-four-writer-shea-stanley/ (Food for Thought: Shea Stanley) LISTEN TO ASBX AUDIO DRAMAS:https://artistsoapbox.org/masterbuilder/ (Master Builder) https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus) https://artistsoapbox.org/declaration-of-love/ (Declaration of Love audio anthology) https://artistsoapbox.org/audio-dramas/asbx-shorts/ (ASBX Shorts) CONNECT AND FOLLOW: Artist Soapbox on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/) CONTRIBUTE: Soapboxers are the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox podcast. http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (Get on the Soapbox with us at Patreon )or make a one-time donation via Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox (https://ko-fi.com/artistsoapbox) or via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/artistsoapbox?ppid=PPC000628&cnac=US&rsta=en_US(en_US)&cust=A55YE26SQPDL8&unptid=bcec7a46-337d-11e8-9bbe-9c8e992da578&t=&cal=cb540804e2cda&calc=cb540804e2cda&calf=cb540804e2cda&unp_tpcid=ppme-social-user-profile-created&page=main:email&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys (PayPal.Me/artistsoapbox.) If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please consider our non-profit https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/soapbox-audio-collective (Soapbox Audio Collective).

Listen to the first of three excerpts developed by the Food for Thought Project, a year-long writing lab for aspiring audio dramatists. Crocodile Twins was written by Tori Grace Nichols. SUMMARY: LaLa is a rambunctious adoptee from the Philippines living overseas on an American military base. Rey is quiet and obedient, and likes to help at his family's Filipino food restaurant, Miraflor Bistro. They meet one summer in Virginia Beach and become close friends. LaLa struggles with feeling like she doesn't belong anywhere, and Rey, inspired by mythological tales from the Philippines told by his Lola, dreams of bringing his vibrant inner world to life. As they grow older, friendship, food, and perhaps a spirit guide or two help them figure out who they are and how to stay connected. BIO: Tori Grace Nichols (they/them/theirs) describes themself as a prismatic performance artist. They can be seen performing drag as G-Clef with the House of Coxx and causing good trouble around Durham, NC as a cultural organizer and stand up comedian. Most folks call them Grace out of drag.  Recent writing credits include sketch comedy with Kahoots Comedy and two audio dramas, Stretchy Shorts and Crocodile Twins, for the podcast platform Artist Soapbox.  Through the Center for Documentary Summer Studies Intensive, they co-created a short documentary called Call Me Harriet Tubman about their friend Muffin, who founded the North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham.  Recent acting credits include Dreaming (assistant puppeteer) with Duke Performances and Freakshow (Mr. Flip) with The Women's Theatre Festival. They also host and produce a podcast called Go With Grace in which they discuss the impact of white Christian supremacy on our daily lives for the organization Soulforce. Tori Grace began their cultural organizing work as the Arts and Culture Fellow for Southerners on New Ground, a Southern queer liberation organization. They are adopted from the Philippines and identify as queer, genderqueer, trans, and disabled. *** Food for Thought is an Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective project, co-produced by Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane, and sound designed by Sam Elia.  These excerpts and the year long writing lab were made possible by the generous support of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.  Crocodile Twins was written and directed by Tori Grace Nichols. Production Manager: Griffin James CROCODILE TWINS CAST LaLa - Giara di Costanzi  Rey Rey - Jaelon Thorp  Lola - Imee Dalton  Hiya - Rochelle Mendoza  Sal - Lukayo Estrella  Betty - Juliana Finch  https://artistsoapbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Crocodile-Twins-FINAL-Script-2.pdf (Link to Script) MORE: https://artistsoapbox.org/asbx-episodes/151-writing-your-first-audio-drama-aspiring-audio-dramatists-discuss-the-food-for-thought-project/ (ASBX Episode 151: Writers for the Food for Thought Project) https://artistsoapbox.org/2021/11/08/the-food-for-thought-project-part-three-writer-tori-grace-nichols/ (Food for Thought: Tori Grace Nichols) https://artistsoapbox.org/asbx-episodes/stretchy-shorts-declaration-of-love-episode-9/ (Stretchy Shorts: Episode 9 of the Declaration of Love) LISTEN TO ASBX AUDIO DRAMAS:https://artistsoapbox.org/masterbuilder/ (Master Builder) https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus) https://artistsoapbox.org/declaration-of-love/ (Declaration of Love audio anthology) https://artistsoapbox.org/audio-dramas/asbx-shorts/ (ASBX Shorts) CONNECT AND FOLLOW:Artist Soapbox on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/) CONTRIBUTE: Soapboxers are the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox podcast. http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (Get on the...

This is the second of two episodes that feature short interviews with the cast of https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (THE NEW COLOSSUS )audio drama (released in April 2020). This episode features half of the cast, all of whom play the more experienced generation of characters.

In April 2020, Artist Soapbox released our second full length scripted audio drama https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (THE NEW COLOSSUS). This is the first of two episodes that feature short interviews with the cast of THE NEW COLOSSUS audio drama (released in April 2020). This episode features half of the cast, all of whom play the younger generation of characters.

Episode 6 of 6: A continuation of episode 5. Full of fractures and farewells, this is the final episode of The New Colossus. *Featuring a musical number written and performed by Skylar Gudasz. (Masha) *Excerpt of The Waste Land a poem by T.S. Elliot *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com/ (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org  

Episode 5 of 6: Three years have passed. Much has changed, and unfortunately much has remained the same. New arrivals and impending departures, and always….'art.' This is the beginning of Act Two. *Featuring original music written and performed by Skylar Gudasz (Masha). *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com/ (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org  

Episode 4 of 6: Welcome to Fun, Fun, Fun Day! Irina's the MC of this backyard blow out that includes arm-wrestling, jockeying for position, public performances, and passion. This is the end of Act One. *Featuring a musical number written and performed by Edith Snow (Irina). *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org

Episode 3 of 6: Clothes come off and feelings surface. Paulie and Irina come undone. Trig unleashes the dragon. Konrad roves with his camera. Trig and Nina go fishing. *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org

Episode 2 of 6: Konrad solicits feedback from friends and family about THE NEW COLOSSUS. “The New Colossus Feedback Sessions with Konrad Arkin. We're rolling.” *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org

Episode 1 of 6: Semi-famous actor, Irina Arkin, returns to her hometown to experience THE NEW COLOSSUS, her son's original performance piece. Irina's tart review: “It needs a colossal amount of work.” *Featuring original music written by Skylar Gudasz (Masha) and performed by the cast. *** The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL. A family of frustrated, attention-starved artists flocks to the seashore. One of them has a gun…what could possibly go wrong? A darkly comic reboot of Chekhov's classic THE SEAGULL, this rollicking tale examines the pitfalls of making art and making love in modern day America. *** CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….http://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com (The New Colossus). THE NEW COLOSSUS CAST AND CREW: Cast: IRINA: Edith Snow* TRIG: John Jimerson NINA: Carly P. Jones KONRAD: Ron McGill MASHA: Skylar Gudasz* MEDDIE: Ryan Ladue PAULINA: Susannah Hough SORIN: Michael Foley ANONYMOUS INTERVIEWEE: Kyma Lassiter *Skylar and Edith also composed and performed original music as part of their roles!!! Team: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Aurelia Belfield PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kyma Lassiter PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Tamara Kissane SOUND DESIGNER: Sam Elia AUDIO ENGINEER: Cameron Fitzpatrick ADDITIONAL RECORDING SUPPORT: James Phillips GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kaley Morrison RECORDED at: https://trailblazerstudios.com (Trailblazer Studios) in Raleigh, NC *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios. Written by Tamara Kissane. Produced by Artist Soapbox + Soapbox Audio Collective. www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com www.artistsoapbox.org

The New Colossus is an unhinged dark comedy reboot of Anton Chekhov's classic play, THE SEAGULL.  CONTENT WARNING: The New Colossus Audio drama is rated R for content. Episodes contain: explicit language, lust and sexual situations, gunfire, death, dysfunctional conversations, illness, bad theatre, anti-patriotism, drinking, and arm-wrestling. You'll laugh, you'll cry. We hope you enjoy….The New Colossus. *** This is a production of Artist Soapbox and Soapbox Audio Collective with support from the Manbites Dog Theater Fund, the patrons of Artist Soapbox, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Timothy McMackin, and Trailblazer Studios.  CREDITS:The New Colossus was written, directed, and produced by Tamara Kissane. This audio drama was adapted from Tamara's 2016 stage play produced by Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern and inspired by Anton Chekhov's play, THE SEAGULL written in 1895.  Big thanks to the incredible team who made this audio production possible: Executive Producer: Aurelia Belfield Sound design and editing by Sam Elia Original Music by Edith Snow and Skylar Gudasz The audio was recorded at Trailblazer Studios by Cameron Fitzpatrick, our audio engineer, and production manager Kyma Lassiter with additional support from production assistants Barbette Hunter and Kaley Morrison. Additional recording support by James Phillips. This audio drama features the acting talents of Ron Lee McGill as Konrad, Carly P. Jones as Nina, Edith Snow as Irina, John Jimerson as Trig, Skylar Gudasz as Masha, Ryan Ladue as Meddie, Susannah Hough as Paulina and Michael Foley as Sorin. Kyma Lassiter was the anonymous interviewee on the street. Graphic design by Kaley Morrison. SUPPORT:For any questions or just to say hi, email us at thenewcolossuspodcast@gmail.com and check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. To support the work of Artist Soapbox, please consider becoming ahttps://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox ( monthly Patreon contributor).