Cassie’s saved by a friend, but learns that her world has changed more than she could have imagined while she’s been gone. Worlds gone wrong turns out to be a theme, when she goes on her next trip, to the world of THE BACCHAE. In a world where environmental destruction has poisoned life to a breaking point, what consequence will fall on those who were implicit in its demise?

S2E2 – The Bacchae, by Elizabeth Hand

Based on the story, “The Bacchae,” by Elizabeth Hand. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Casey Turner – Kim

Christine Marshall – Mom

Lisa Stathoplos – Agent

James Herrera – Agent

Stephen McLaughlin – Gordon

Hannah Daly – Olivia

Maiya Koloski – Little Girl

Paul Haley – Soldier

Dalton S Kimball – Robber, Eviscerated Man

Mariah Bergeron – Cape Woman

Marjolaine Whittlesey – Party Woman

CREW:

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine, and on location.

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

TRANSCRIPT:

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“I’m not a ghost!” — “All ghosts say that.” In the return of the acclaimed dimension-jumping anthology fiction podcast, we find Cassie flung to a world where body modifications are routine and one daughter of a Chinese immigrant is prepared to make an unbelievable sacrifice to save her own skin. This is the world of Alyssa Wong’s NATURAL SKIN, a harrowing tale of distorted ideas of beauty in a near-future dystopian Toronto, Canada.

Based on the short story, “Natural Skin,” by Alyssa Wong. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Myra Diehl – Xuemei

Ronin Wong – Baba

Yaser Bantan – Urchin

Jocelyn Tam – Liin Jie

Minju Kim – Zhao (Surgeon)

Adam Henderson – Catcaller

Eric Pollins – Catcaller

CREW:

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

Recorded at Aardvark Audiobooks in Vancouver, Canada and Mind’s Eye Productions, South Portland, Maine, and on location.

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

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Gussy and Cassie learned they’ve “Gone sideways” – the Dark Tome has returned them to the world, but not *their* world. As Cassie struggles to understand the predicament the book has put her in, Gussy recounts the heartbreaking tale of how he got his hands on the Dark Tome, and the cost the book has caused him.

An original for audio story by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and William Dufris. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Jonathan Woodward – Young Gussy

Ned Donovan – Billy, Demon

JennyWren Walker – Olivia 

Marie Stewart Harmon – Brenda

William Dufris – George 

CREW:

Dialogue Editing – Eric Mooney

Sound Design – Eric Mooney

Assistant Sound Designer / Music Supervisor – TBD

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions, Blue Dot Sessions

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine.

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

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Young Lettie can see things through her magic eye – things that might be better if she not see. Grownup’s secrets. Grownup’s true intentions. But when she learns of her brother’s unjust arrest and sham trial, it’s her seeing eye – and some conjure magic from her Mama – that may help change the fate of her big brother.

Based on the short story, “Trial Day,” by Tananarive Due. Adapted for Audio by Frederick Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Cassy Pogensky – Lettie

Dion Graham – Father, Lawyer

Robin Miles – Bernadette, Mother

CREW: 

Recorded at CDM Studios in New York, New York.

Dialogue Editing – Karlyn Daigle

Sound Design – Karlyn Daigle

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

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