FinalRune Productions

Reinventing Audio Drama for the 21st Century

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Science Fiction (Sci-fi) Audio Stories

Our efforts in sci-fi focus mostly on our grand epic, The Cleansed, a serialized post-apocalyptic radio drama set in a post-peak oil apocalyptic landscape.

The Cleansed – Season 3

December 11, 2015 By Fred 2 Comments

The Cleansed - Season 3Season 3 of our apocalyptic saga finds our heroes in a seemingly impossible situation, far from home and with the odds of surviving – let alone thwarting the machinery in Corinth – very low. But, the human spirit endures all, and Luke, Maria, Mark and Abraham resolve to escape the fallen city of Borderton at any cost.

Meanwhile, somewhere in catacombs under Corinth, Queenie and Lucian regroup and try to figure out a way to move on. In the north, a new force threatens the Refuge. And in Corinth, Paul and Saul are growing stronger than ever and hurtle towards a most apocalyptic confrontation.

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The Cleansed – Season 2

June 6, 2014 By Fred Leave a Comment

Season 2 - The Cleansed apocalyptic audio dramaSeason 2 of the epic apocalyptic drama The Cleansed finds a motley band of heroes traveling a treacherous river, but nature is only the beginning of the challenges they will face. Because in the shadows of the City of Corinth, a great evil has unlocked the secret to controlling the minds of millions: fear and violence.

Over 60 actors, 9 recording sessions, 3 locales and lots, and lots of sound effects are packed into these 5 hours of fully realized audio adventure.

Use the SoundCloud player below to stream on-demand any of the audio from this epic 5-hour drama.

To own it, buy it through Blackstone Audio’s Downpour.com, the distributor of FinalRune’s shows.

Or, check out the free podcast which allows you to listen to the series incrementally.

Season 2 Credits

Written/Directed/Produced: Fred Greenhalgh

Cast:

  • Kate Gurney as Maria
  • Philip Hobby as Luke
  • Ian Carlsen as Marc
  • Paul Drinan as John Prophet
  • Susan Reilly as Caitlin
  • Kym Dakin as Sam
  • Robyn Munroe as Coydog
  • Tim Sample as Cutler
  • Brent Askari as Saul
  • Dylan Chestnutt as Zeke
  • Joe Swenson as Lawrence
  • Nate Speckman as Damien
  • Adam Araujo as Republic 1
  • Johnny Speckman as Republic 2
  • George Ledoux as Damascus
  • Cole Amorello as Amos
  • Reggie Hodges as Lucian
  • Erik Moody as Paul
  • Daniel Noel as Job
  • Janice Gardner as Queenie
  • Michael Dix Thomas as Sachem
  • Rachel Flehinger as Brigid
  • Jaimie Schwartz as Michael
  • Christopher Reiling as Bartender
  • James Herrera as Abraham
  • Rebecca Myshrall as Young Luke
  • Lisa Muller-Jones as Luke’s Mother
  • Burke Brimmer as Chris
  • Chris Newcomb as David
  • Additional voices: Gary Hauger (Pilot), Christine Marshall (Barker, Ep1), Alicia Goranson (Believer), Scott Marcoux (Sewbie),  Alison Slattery (Sewbie), Nicholas Salve (Greggo), Pope Brock (Father), Hannah Brock (Daughter 1), Molly Brock (Daughter 2), Mirabai Iwanko (Believer), John Capron (Thug, Ep6), Seth Desoulx (Believer), Tim Bates (Grunt, Ep1 and 5), Ryan Fecteaux (Believer), Alicia Bailey (Believer), Ashley St Ours (Believer)
  • Narrator/Continuity: Richard McGonagle

Crew:

  • Field sound:  Randall Farr, Jodd Bowles
  • Production assistance: Meaghan LaSala, Peter Campbell, and Sam Rapaport
  • Sound design by Matthew and Monique Boudreau of Aural Stage Studios
  • Original score by Hubert Campbell
  • “Run for your Life” song by Adam Swiderski, performed by “The Yesterdays,” copyright 2005 Chasing Rex Music

This production was recorded on location at the North Dam Mill in Biddeford Maine and Wolf Pine Farmin Alfred, MaineStudio recording at Mind’s Eye Productions

Funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts

Special thanks to:

Tom Harms and Amy Sprague, Carolyn Gosselin, Doug Sanford, the City of Biddeford, Loki Clan Wolf Refuge, Amy Titcomb, Bill Dufris, Fortunat Mueller David Turner, Peter Stickey, Jay York, Samantha Mason, Coffee by Design, WMPG, RODE Microphones, our amazing Kickstarter supporters and other fans

Filed Under: Sci Fi, Series

The Cleansed – Season 1

May 31, 2013 By Fred 7 Comments

The Cleansed - Season 1 Post Apocalyptic Audio DramaFifteen years after the fallout of a massive energy crisis, steadfast homesteaders in rural Maine slog through an off-grid life.

This bucolic existence is turned upside down when John Prophet, a soldier still fighting an unwinnable war, arrives with word of a powerful military force setting up in the ashes of old New York. His message falls on deaf ears except for those of two youths, Maria and Luke, who buck their parents’ wishes and set off on a journey filled with grim survivalists, rugged characters, religious maniacs, and dangers of nature that have grown up in this strange land.

Use the SoundCloud player below to stream on-demand any of the audio from this epic 5-hour drama. To own it, buy it through Blackstone Audio’s Downpour.com, the distributor of FinalRune’s shows. Or, chec out the free podcast which allows you to listen to the series incrementally.

Written/Directed/Produced

Fred Greenhalgh

Cast:

  • Kate Gurney as Maria
  • Philip Hobby as Luke
  • Ian Carlsen as Marc
  • Paul Drinan as John Prophet
  • Susan Reilly as Caitlin
  • Chris Newcomb as David
  • Kym Dakin as Sam
  • Andrew Sawyer as Chad
  • Adam Araujo as Arthur / Republic 1
  • Richard Mac as Richard
  • William Dufris as Councilor 1
  • Gary Hauger as Councilor 2 and Republic 4
  • Brent Askari as Saul
  • Nat Angstrom as Rebel 2
  • Johnny Speckman as Republic 2
  • Nathan Speckman as Republic 3
  • Dylan Chestnutt as Zeke
  • Reggie Hodges as Lucian
  • Cole Amorello as Amos
  • Eric Moody as Paul
  • Daniel Noel as Job
  • Janice Gardner as Believer
  • Additional voices by the cast

Crew:

  • Field sound:  Randall Farr
  • Production assistance: David Turner and Samantha Mason
  • Sound design by Matthew Boudreau
  • Original score by Hubert Campbell
  • Fiddle music: The Fiddling Thomsons
  • Additional sound by Mind’s Eye Productions

This production was recorded on location at the North Dam Mill in Biddeford Maine and other locations in Southern Maine

Special thanks to:

Jennifer Stonehouse, John Lord, Carolyn Gosselin, Doug Sanford, the City of Biddeford, Tammy Ackerman, Amy Titcomb, Bill Dufris, Coffee by Design, WMPG, RODE Microphones, the ZOOM Corporation

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