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Comedy and Satire Audio Stories

Original comedy and satire audio stories available as free downloads from FinalRune Productions

The War on Poverty

August 20, 2010 By Fred 6 Comments

The War on Poverty Audio DramaIn a back back back door meeting in the White House, the President and his most trusted advisors discuss a new conflict which is unavoidable, absolutely essential to America (at least insofar as justifying the ballooning Department of Defense budget).

This new conflict, nay, War, will be a War fought against one of the most pervasive ills that has cursed civilization since the beginning. A War on… Poverty.

Wait. Poverty? How do you attack poverty?

This tongue in cheek 5 minute treat was produced for an audio engineering course Fred recently took with Dave Moulton (a Grammy nominated engineer) with the University of Maine in Augusta.

Voted most likely to get Fred on an FBI watch list!


Download The War on The War on Poverty (MP3)

Credits:

  • Written, directed and produced by Fred Greenhalgh
  • Dave Marshall – The Man in Black
  • Bill Dufris – The President
  • Burke Brimmer – The General
  • Hannah Kramer – The Analyst
  • Johnny Speckman – The Pilot
  • Joe Duley – Co-Pilot
  • Emily Burnham – Anchorwoman
  • Philip Hobby – Anchorman
  • Original music – Barb Truex

This production was recorded in-studio at Mind’s Eye Productions for a University of Maine Augusta audio engineering class, Spring 2010.    Sound effects and additional music courtesy of Sounddogs.com and Soundrangers.com.

Special thanks to the UMA Audio 319 class for the spring of 2010.

Filed Under: Comedy/Satire, Stories

Tales from Williamsville

April 14, 2007 By Fred 5 Comments

Tales from Williamsville - a comedy audio drama

(Comedy) Running Time: 27m20s
Written by John Coons, Adapted by Frederick Greenhalgh

Welcome to Williamsville, where tradition and routine dictate the ebb and flow of life. Yet, Williamsville is not without its stories… How do one repressed arsonist, a sexually-charged geriatric, a slimy drug dealer and a soccer mom on steroids combine in the most exciting thing to happen in Williamsville since 1936? Starring a cast of talented and twisted University of Southern Maine students.


Running Time: 28 minutes
Download Tales from Williamsville (MP3)

Cast:

  • Narrator: John Coons
  • Michael/Announcer 2: Corey Anderson
  • Mrs. Jaworski/Announcer 1/Judith: Rachel Stults
  • Abigail Tweeter/Mother 2: Catherine Goetschius
  • Girl/Mother 1: Mia Perron
  • Rick Lovely/Joe Williams XI: Nathan Amadon
  • Helen Bintliff: Stacy Ann Strang

Sound Effects:

  • Recorded on-location
  • Supplemental effects courtesy of Sounddogs.com

Music:

  • Original Music by Tony Michaud
  • Supplemental Music by SoundRangers.com

Filed Under: Comedy/Satire, Stories