32.4 Holiday Haunts 2017: "The To-Do List"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Vicky Simsbury embarks on a journey through loneliness and loss to find love and self-discovery with the help of someone from beyond.

Holiday Haunts 2017 was recorded live 11/26/17 at The Slipper Room in NYC.

Featured in the cast:
Ali Silva as Vicky
David Linton as Fred the Postman
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Stan
Kacie Laforest as Anne-Marie
Michael Pate as Kevin
Alain Laforest as Dr. Vincent
James Kleinmann as Harold

Musical performance:
"Christmas Lullaby" by Peggy Lee & Cy Colman
performed by Martina DaSilva
accompanied by Nico Sleator

Original story and radioplay by Silbin Sandovar

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves
Post-production audio by Ali Silva
Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco
Theme music by Jason Graves

Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Production coordinator: Dalia Morali
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com

@firesidemystery

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0:00.0	Hello there. I do love this part of the evening when the fire has died down a little bit,
0:12.1	giving the room just the right amount of warmth and light. The following story, we hope,
0:18.5	also has just the right amount of warmth and light. May it serve as our New
0:24.0	Year's wish for you and for everyone the world over. The to-do list was recorded live at the
0:29.9	Slipper Room on November 26th. It was part of our annual Holiday Haunt Special. ...holiday haunts special. Good afternoon, Mrs. Simsbury.
1:10.6	Hi, Fred. Come on in. Care for a cup of tea? I also have some oatmeal cookies fresh from the
1:16.2	oven.
1:17.2	Oh, it's a tad frosty out there, so I'm not going to refuse you. As soon as I drop off your
1:20.9	mail here, that is, let me see what I have here.
1:23.4	Well, the usual junk mail, I presume.
1:25.6	Well, let's see. You know, it's always been my good fortune that yours is the last house on the route.
1:31.3	You always have something warm to drink for me when it's cold and something cold to drink when it gets hot.
1:36.8	I always appreciate that.
1:38.0	Yeah, now, let's see.
1:39.6	Hey, it looks like what my wife calls, gimme mail.
1:42.5	Give me this, give me that.
1:49.1	Bills, mailings from this charity, that benevolent association, that fellow running for office,
1:51.5	letters asking you to give them something or other.
1:53.0	Oh, well, that's what I expected.
1:55.9	Well, this is the time of year for Christmas cards.
1:59.0	I expect to be handling you bushels of those pretty soon. Oh, I suppose.
2:01.0	But you have to send Christmas cards if you expect to get any in return.
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