22.4 Holiday Haunts 2016: "The Executor of The Will"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Episode 22.4 “The Executor of The Will” from our Holiday Haunts 2016 show performed live at The Bickford Theatre at The Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday, December 4th 2016.

Irene Belle Reilly is about to leave behind a massive fortune but is having trouble finding a proper home for her very rare and beloved collection of mechanical figures.

Also featuring a musical performance by Nicole Zuraitis

Featured in the cast:
Ali Silva as Irene Belle Reilly
Michael Pate as Glen Fortis
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Edgar Rune
James Rieser as Simon Olmstead
Bill Heidrich as Theo Reiner
Mary Murphy as Betty
Annabelle Rollison as Judy

Original story and radio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Annabelle Rollison
Podcast production by Ali Silva, Greg Russ & Daniel Graves

Musical score improvised by John Guari
Theme music by Jason Graves
Sound designer and engineer Greg Russ

Production coordinator Dalia Morali
Production assistant Brontis Shane Orengo
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2016 Fireside Mystery Productions
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com
@firesidemystery

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0:00.0	I'm
0:02.0	.
0:03.0	... Hello, friends, thanks for joining us.
0:31.4	We here at Fireside Mystery Theater are excited to be ringing in the new year with a healthy dose of fear and fright.
0:38.5	The following radio play, The Executor of the Will, is the final segment of our holiday
0:43.3	Hans episodes. It was recorded live at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum in Morristown,
0:48.4	New Jersey on Sunday, December 4th, 2016. Why do so many of us feel so unsettled in the presence of things that have the ability to imitate us?
1:01.0	Robotics professor Masahiro Mori established the concept of the uncanny valley,
1:08.0	which hypothesizes that when something comes a bit too close to resembling the way we
1:13.2	look and move, it will trigger feelings of revulsion. And then there's the even deeper fear
1:20.7	that these things will not only mimic our physicality, but also the way we think. Remember, it was not long ago when Stephen Hawking
1:30.6	warned us that the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human
1:37.6	race. Well, let's try to just worry about one thing at a time, why don't we? In the meantime, the following radio play, the executor of the will by Silban Sandovar,
1:50.4	will provide enough unease to keep you firmly occupied.
1:54.7	Okay. Miss Riley?
2:06.6	Miss Riley?
2:08.6	Hello?
2:11.6	Hello.
2:13.6	Oh, you nearly startled me there.
2:16.6	I was confused.
2:18.3	Rather, I am confused, Miss Riley.
2:20.3	Confused, Mr.
	...

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