October 1, 2023

Mexico’s Legend of “La Llorona” in Story and Song

Posted by Jack B. Rochester in Audio Arts, Interviews, Podcasts, Video

Debuting an Extraordinary Realization from Auteur Philip Gabbard and Fat Unicorn Society Studios The Fictional Café is thrilled to join in the worldwide release today of Philip Gabbard’s stunning work, “La Llorona.” He wrote the story, wrote and orchestrated the music, and produced this video, which features a heartbreakingly beautiful duet. This truly incredible visual portrayal of the legendary La Llorona stars Angela Muniz in her debut performance, accompanied by Mexican recording artist Federico Valdez. In just three minutes, “La Llorona” will take you on a journey through centuries of folklore and cultural heritage, revealed with a new artistic perspective on this age-old story. Take a listen, enjoy, peruse the lyrics and read the interview with Phil below. We would love for you to share your thoughts in the Comments section, and please share this post with…

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September 22, 2023

“Snowbirds” Created & Written by Linda Andersson

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

“Snowbirds” is a Audio Fiction Drama – A Quirky Female-Led Comedy/Crime Series created and written by Linda Andersson. Four New York City women have a group mid-life crisis when a bagman friend involves them in a jewelry smuggling sting. Starring:Gina Glass as StephanieDenise Warner-Gregory as LizAJ Carter as JakeStephanie Johnson as RandiGwenith Knight as FrancoLinda Andersson as Mish Starring:Gina Glass as StephanieDenise Warner-Gregory as LizAJ Carter as JakeStephanie Johnson as RandiGwenith Knight as Franco Starring:Gina Glass as StephanieDenise Warner-Gregory as LizAJ Carter as JakeStephanie Johnson as RandiGwenith Knight as Franco We hope you enjoyed listening to “Snowbirds”, written and created by Linda Andersson. Produced by Linda Andersson and Gina Glass. Linda Andersson is a writer/director/producer and a member of the Television Academy (EMMY’S ®).Although she originally wrote “Nobody Parks in L.A.” as a live action…

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September 8, 2023

“Blue Dust” by Nicholas Dunkley

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

BLUE DUST is a sci-fi audio-fiction series. We follow Max, a teenage boy, who has been stranded on a decaying Earth for over two years as he tries to return to his old home, a floating mega-city, to find his father. Upon his return, Max soon learns that his father is not only missing, but that he is central to the factional warfare that has gripped the city, with the old guards fighting against a new faction, lead by a girl with mysterious powers known as “The Red Queen.” In a city filled with lies and half-truths, where it’s either play or be played, truth is power, and Max has to come to terms with his past and where he belongs in this strange new world. In Max’s desperation to return to the city, he…

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August 24, 2023

“The Christie Pitts Riots” by Sam Rosenthal

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

The Hogtown Experience is an innovative theatre company dedicated to telling compelling stories with an immersive “You are there” approach. Our first Podcast is a 4 episode audio drama called THE RIOT AT CHRISTIE PITS. Based on real events, it tells the story of a series of brazen anti-semitic acts that took place in Toronto in 1933, six years before the start of the Second World War. THE CHRISTIE PITS RIOT features original music from Canada’s own Measha Bruegergossman, and we are thrilled to announce that THE RIOT will be the first of many audio immersive stories yet to come. We hope you enjoyed listening to The Christie Pits Riot. If you want to hear more, you can listen to them on Spotify or Google Podcasts. And if this audio production wasn’t to your liking,…

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August 11, 2023

CBS Radio Mystery Theater

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

In 1974 long-time radio producer Himan Brown convinced CBS to green-light a new anthology of Radio Dramas, CBS Radio Mystery Theater (CBSRMT). Radio shows from the golden era of broadcasting are part of ” Old Time Radio “, or “otr.” During the Golden Age of Radio, listeners gathered by their radio to enjoy their favorite radio programs. Radio Mystery Theater (1974-82) was a resurgence of the nostalgia of those radio days. CBS Radio Mystery Theater was meant to appeal to an audience that remembered when old time radio drama was a popular form of family entertainment. Riding on the wave of nostalgia fever, the radio show attracted many younger listeners who would stay up late, hidden under their covers to hear the program on their bedroom radio (and many of them were not able to go to sleep after listening to the…

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Mexico’s Legend of “La Llorona” in Story and Song

“Snowbirds” Created & Written by Linda Andersson

“Blue Dust” by Nicholas Dunkley

“The Christie Pitts Riots” by Sam Rosenthal

CBS Radio Mystery Theater

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