38.2 LOST AT SEA: "Becalmed"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Settle in for the tortured tale of the good ship Mary Clare and the ill-fated woman who was her namesake…

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"Becalmed" was recorded live at The Slipper Room in NYC on January 28th, 2018\. It's part of our series of nautical nightmares, **Lost at Sea**.

Cast:
James Rieser as Bosun Hardy
Alain Laforest as Mr. Fleck
Ali Silva as The Cabin Boy and Rebecca
Kacie Laforest as Mary Clare
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Thomas Fain
Michael Pate as Captain Meek
Mary Murphy as Mrs. Villiers
David Linton as Mr. Wright

Song:
“Old Cape Cod” by Milton Yakus, Claire Rothrock & Irwin Pincus
Performed by Susan O’Dea accompanied by Jason Yeager

Radio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Theme music by Jason Graves

Post-production audio & podcast production by Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions

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Transcript

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0:00.0	From the pen of Jules Verne, the sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.
0:18.0	It is nothing but love and emotion. It is the living infinite. Love, emotion, and yes,
0:27.0	the supernatural, are all tied together in a sailor's knot for this ghostly and sometimes
0:32.5	ghastly scrimshaw of the tale we call be calmed. It was recorded live before an audience of New York City land lovers on January 28, 2018.
0:43.5	It was part of our show, Lost at Sea.
0:48.8	Good evening, and ahoy there, my hearties.
0:53.0	No, all right.
0:55.6	We've stored up all sorts of curious goods
0:59.3	in our cargo hold of this ship.
1:02.0	According to my manifest,
1:03.4	we are carrying 70 burlap bags
1:05.5	of various spices and sugars,
1:07.9	16 casks of port sherry,
1:10.1	various livestock and dead stock, as well as a generous
1:14.0	supply of dread and darkness. Ample provisions for you to feed upon as we raise our spy
1:21.3	glasses in search of sea nymphs, white whales, enchanted reefs, and the elusive flying Dutchman.
1:30.4	Take cover as we lower the boom for the following salt-sprayed tail.
1:52.0	Four bells! Four bells? Aysmith, chancentorio, you're relieved. Fleck, you stand watch. Second dog, watch!
1:56.0	Aye, boasts and hearty. Ah! But when will those winds return, I wonder? All the lower sails are up in the
2:03.9	Bunt lines. We've been be calmed like this for hours now. Just keep to your post, Fleck. Aye,
2:10.1	I, aye, Bosen. Uh, Bosen Hardy. Yes, boy. The captain wishes to meet you in his quarters at
2:16.2	six bells when he's through with his supper. Uh, very well. Thank you, boy. The captain wishes to meet you in his quarters at six bells when he's through with his supper.
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