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Burlington Showtime is once again bringing you all of the material put out by the Starlight Radio Dreams team. from across our galaxy of misfit podcasts, you can now enjoy special episodes and promotional clips from Talkin’ 'Bout ‘Taters, Senate Hearing XXXIII, Baking with Missy O’Danagher and New Age Astrology as well as updates from two of our channel’s ongoing serials, Meet the Frankensteins and Public Domain Adventure Team. This episode was written and directed by Ansel Burch, Jared McDaris and Kat Evans. Featuring the vocal talents of Kim Fukawa, Alex B. Reynolds, Lisa Burton, Kat Evans, Jared McDaris and Ansel Burch. Music for Sleepy Pants was written and performed by Dillon Shipman. The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott. Special thanks to our friends at Shure incorporated for their generous support. Starlight Radio Dreams is an audio comedy variety show lampooning every genre within the podcasting space. We’re a comedy show with a podcasting habit. The best way to enjoy all that we offer is through our full, live stream productions (or in person shows which we can just see on the horizon). So, if you enjoy this episode on release day, there’s still time to get a ticket for the Live Stream of “The Lusty, Musty, Crusty, Thrusty Month of May” presented at 8pm CT on May 28th.
Eyes open, culture junkies. We’re joining court Roman affiliate for a report from the senate of Julius Caesar. Stay up to date on real events of the world, we dare you. Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Kim Fukawa as Obsequius Toad. Alex B. Reynolds as Pobodys Nerfect and Obvius Fassad. Lisa Burton as Ma’am, Julius Caesar & Marc Antony. Kat Evans as Vestigial Arm. Ansel Burch as Gregarius Pompus and Tom Johnson. Jared McDaris as Servilius Casca, Caius Cassius. Audio edited by Jared McDaris. The SRD theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Vishesh Abeyratne. Born and raised in Montreal, Vishesh holds a BFA in Playwriting from Concordia University. His plays include Indifference (Newmarket National 10-Minute Play Festival), The Procrustes Pitch (Between Us Productions, New York), Exposure (published by YouthPLAYS in Los Angeles), and Divide and Rule, which was one of the … Continue reading Gateways: Minion of the Grind by Vishesh Abeyratne read by Alex B. Reynolds →
TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Brendon Connelly. This story is written by Brendon Connelly. [Brendon Connelly is a scriptwriter from Norwich in the UK. He was a film journalist and blogger for over 20 years, met Kermit the Frog three times – and only fainted one of those times, and graduated from the University … Continue reading Gateways: New Blood by Brendan Connelly read by Alex B. Reynolds →
Content Note, please be aware that this story is of a frank, sexual nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Cassandra Rose. This bisexual playwright has had over 300 of her plays performed across the US. That includes the hundreds of micro-plays that made up all five … Continue reading Gateways: “The Heart Wants” by Cassandra Rose ready by Rachel Granda-Gluski and Alex B. Reynolds →
Content Note, please be aware that this story is of a frank, sexual nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Alex B Reynolds has been writing and producing comedic theatre in Chicago for the past 10 years. They have been a contributing writer for The Flaming Dames burlesque troupe, the Meet/Cute sitcom podcast, … Continue reading Gateways: “LeBron James III’s Unfair Advantage” by Alex B. Reynolds read by Josh Ballard and Rob Southgate →
TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Ben McCauley. As a child, Ben was told he could be whatever he wanted to be, and so, he decided to be an airplane. When that didn’t pan out, he went into theater. Ben has been writing stories and plays since his middle school days. Most, if not all … Continue reading Gateways: Unsinkable by Ben McCauley read by John Weagly, Alex B. Reynolds, Kate Akerboom, Rob Southgate and Josh Ballard →
TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Ruari McDonnell. Ruari is a recent graduate from DePaul University with a BA in English that is finally being put to use. She narrates shows for the Adler Planetarium and throws axes for Ragnorok Axe Throwing in Chicago among various other strange jobs that support her cat’s instagram modeling … Continue reading Gateways: “On the Orbital Front” by Ruari McDonnell read by Alex B. Reynolds →
TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by Jim McDoniel. Jim McDoniel is a writer of monsters and mirth, not always in that order. He also writes radio plays. He holds a Masters degree in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University. He is a writer for the podcasts Our Fair City and Unwell. He was a finalist … Continue reading Gateways: “Cephalophore” By Jim McDoniel, read by Alex B. Reynolds →
TRASNSCRIPT: This story is written by Mike Danovich. Mike could not be happier to be returning to Gateways. His previous short stories Just Once More and But There Was Time were both read out loud in front of real people for previous Gateways iterations. Mike is also an actor/playwright/director as well as a company member … Continue reading Gateways: “Pumpkin Spice” by Mike Danovich, read by Alex B. Reynolds →
This story is written by Molly Southgate. Molly Southgate is 12 years old. According to her IMDB page, she has performed in 5 films, 1 industrial documentary, 9 Chicago plays, 4 Chicago stage readings, an Iron & Wine music video, multiple commercials, and she has hosted or guested on over 500 podcast episodes. Molly is … Continue reading Gateways: “The Locked Door” by Molly Southgate. Read by Kate Akerboom, Kat Evans and Alex B. Reynolds →
TRASCRIPT: This story is written by Kat Evans. Kat is busy, writing and performing all over the city. She’s written as part of Starlight Radio Dreams (a monthly live comedy show and podcast), Our Fair City: Human Resources, The History Of Stripping (Toronto Fringe 2007), and So Much A Lady: The Story Of Annie Oakley. … Continue reading Gateways: “Numbers Game” by Kat Evans. Read by Kim Fukawa and Alex B. Reynolds →
Time to meet Alyssa's new boyfriend, Andre. Will he be as perfect as he appears? Will Arnie expose him for the fraud he thinks he is? Why in the world is Jackie acting like she is in a Home Alone sequel?!?Created and Directed by Joseph H WhiteAudio Direction and Design by LJ LuthringerWritten by Larissa Zageris Produced by Ellen Domonkos WhiteStarringAlicia Frame as JackieNatalie Rae as AlyssaAlex B Reynolds as ArnieChristopher Waldren as Mike FeaturingBryan Bosque as Andre Other performances byDonaldson Cardenas and Meagan Picochi as the FBI AgentMichale Achenbach as the Food Delivery GuyMeagan Piccochi as Britney the Hair Stylist. The meet-cute writers room includesLarissa Zageris, Cara Winter, Joseph White, and Alex B. Reynolds. If you loved the writing for this episode check out Larissa’s other work with her writing partner and friend of the pod, Kitty Curran. Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran are the creative team behind My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel (Quirk, 2018), the viral Kickstarter hit illustrated novel Taylor Swift: Girl Detective, and many comics and essays. Their most recent comic appeared in The Wicked + The Divine: The Funnies (Image, 2018) and their most recent screenplay was a semifinalist for the 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab. Kitty and Larissa's latest book, For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves is out October 15 from Quirk Books. They live in Chicago. This week’s actor Michael Achenbach also has a podcast you should check out: IN THE JAR. Joseph White and Alicia Frame (Jackie) guest on Episode 24. Meet/Cute is a co-production of MIM Creatives and Tech Magic Designs. We’ll see you next time