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.

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Running Time: 1 hour, 6 minutes
Day of the Dead

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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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[...] as it’s based on the myth of Orpheus, which was the myth at the heart of my first production Day of the Dead. This time, however, it’s a musical comedy, which, as Gregg says, “Summons up scenes [...]

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
[...] as it’s based on the myth of Orpheus, which was the myth at the heart of my first production Day of the Dead. ?This time, however, it’s a musical comedy, which, as Gregg says, “Summons up scenes [...]

Pingback by More Crazy Dog Comedy and Tragedy this Month! — July 16, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
[...] to some Final Rune shows at VA and were impressed by what we heard! The first show we listened to Day Of The Dead impressed us straight away with it’s engaging story of a young man travelling to New Orleans [...]

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