Day of the Dead

(Drama) Running Time: 66m24s
Written and Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh

A tale inspired by the myth of Orpheus. A young man heads to New Orleans in search of his missing lover, and finds something he never expected: himself.

This was my senior thesis for my BA, and I have a site with essays on New Orleans, radio drama, and the myth or Orpheus to complement Day of the Dead.

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead Promo

Cast:

Narrator/The Kid: Fred Greenhalgh
Messenger: Mark Krasnoff
Paps: Charles Grant
Emily: Kateri Valliere
Bus Driver: Jason Elvin
Taxi Driver/Bouncer: Donald "Errol" Murphy
Hustler 1/Clerk 2: Braden Biddings
Mr. Mike: David Howley
Performer/English Guy/Hustler 2: Philip Hobby
Clerk/Cop/Wolfman/Hustler 3: Barry Hilton
Irishman/Drifter 1: Joshua Force
Hustler 4/Drifter 2/Drunk: John Coons
Devil's Sister: Stephanie Sample
Stranger: George Ingmire
Priestess LaBeau: Casey Turner

Music:

Blues Guitar/Vocals: Claude Galinsky
Harmonica: Myron Samuels
Club Beat: Primal Musik

Special Thanks:

Instructors/Advisors: Jessica Lockhart, Jeannine Uzzi, Elisabeth Wilkins, Kaitlin Briggs
Technical Assistance: Nat Ives
My friends in New Orleans and elsewhere: Jan Ramsey, Dane Ruegger, James, and the Crescent City Technologies Crew, George Ingmire, Marian Howley, Monique Verdin, Martha Ward, Bill Lambert.

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Pingback by Radio Drama Revival! Audio Theater Blog and Podcast — August 20, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Once again, absolutely brilliant. Very well written, and fantastic…. atmosphere (for lack of a better word). You really took me there.

Comment by Sadie — May 2, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
[...] FinalRune’s next work, “Lullaby Canyon” (originally a standalone short story called “Some Road Through the Desert”) is being reworked in its transformation to audio to be a the sequel to my first work, Day of the Dead. [...]

Pingback by RuneScapes for December 08 — December 28, 2008 @ 3:31 pm
This was great! I’ve been to NO at Halloween. There is no place better or creepier to be on all-hollows eve. Well done. This episode really captured that feeling.

Comment by Kevin Anderson — May 17, 2009 @ 12:20 pm