34.4 The Female of The Species: "The Open Door"
Fireside Mystery Theatre
Fireside Mystery Theatre
4.5 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2018
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
"The Open Door" is a radio play from our live show, **The Female of The Species**, recorded 2/25/18 at The Slipper Room in NYC.
Featured in the cast:
Michael Pate as Phil Bowers
Kacie Laforest at Jackie
James Rieser as Fryer
Alain Laforest as Mr. Carrison
Rashmi Singh as Patty
James Kleinmann as Mr. Ladlow
Ali Silva as Evelyn
David Linton as Dr. Mattox
Lauren Elder as Mrs. Ladlow
Radio play by Gabriella Miyares
adapted from the short story by Charlotte Riddell
Musical performance: “I'm a Woman”
written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
sung by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Brad Whiteley
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Musical score improvised by Brad Whiteley
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Sean Hagerty
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio by Ali Silva
Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves, & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions
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| 0:00.0 | It's been exciting for us to share with you our special series in honor of Women's History Month, and frankly, honoring women and the vast number who have made amazing contributions to literature and culture should be a timeless endeavor. |
| 0:26.0 | The following story is an adaptation of a tale by Charlotte Riddell, The Open Door. |
| 0:31.2 | It was taped live in New York City on February 25, 2018. |
| 0:35.4 | And now our final installment from The Female of the Species. |
| 0:41.7 | Weird Stories, a somewhat obscure but magnificent collection of ghostly supernatural |
| 0:47.7 | tales by Mrs. Charlotte Ridell was published in 1882. Our next contributor, Gabriella Miarez, got a hold of this book |
| 0:58.1 | and one story especially stood out, or shall I say, screamed out, |
| 1:04.2 | to be adapted as a radio play, a tale called The Open Door. |
| 1:08.7 | The Open Door makes its audio drama debut this evening. Friar and Partners Real Estate. |
| 1:35.3 | This is Jackie speaking. |
| 1:36.3 | How may I help you? |
| 1:38.3 | Mm-hmm. |
| 1:39.3 | Mm-hmm. |
| 1:41.3 | Of course, I'll be sure to pass that along to Mr. Friar. |
| 1:45.0 | All right, goodbye. |
| 1:47.2 | God. |
| 1:48.2 | What happened? |
| 1:50.2 | You, Phil. |
| 1:51.1 | You. |
| 1:53.9 | Every time you sigh, the phone rings. |
| 1:55.7 | Is it 5 o'clock yet? |
| 1:58.4 | It's not even two. |
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