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39.2 Shapeshifters: "The Sacrifice of Frowzy"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5626 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Horribly noisy and disrespectful neighbors are not an uncommon plight of city life. One beleaguered couple finds that the answer to their ongoing headache just so happens to be lying around in their very cluttered apartment.

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"The Sacrifice of Frowzy" was recorded live at The Slipper Room in NYC on October 21st, 2018\. It was part of our 5th podcast season premiere performance, **Shapeshifters**!

Cast:
Kacie Laforest as Becky Broccoli
James Rieser as Carmichael
Alain Laforest as Buddy the Super
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Officer Bright
Michael Pate as Les
Ali Silva as Lesley
David Linton as Kankata
Mary Murphy as Frowzy

Song:
"Dark Moon" by Ned Miller
Performed by Karen Tennison accompanied by Nico Sleator

Radio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Musical score improvised by Nico Sleator
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Production Assistant: Louis Paulino
Additional support thanks to Heather Donohue
Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio & podcast production by Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
Copyright 2018 Fireside Mystery Productions

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Don't you just love it when you're able to put to good use some old thing you have lying around the house that's just collecting dust? More often than not, we tend to toss our antiquated things into a neglected

0:22.0

box or closet or cellar, without ever giving thought to the possibility that they may hold

0:28.3

the solution to a dilemma. Well, here's a story about one couple who happened to have many

0:34.2

old things lying around their house, but they find one item in particular is the

0:39.7

key to solving their very present-day problem. The Sacrifice of Frowsy was performed as part of our

0:46.6

live show, Shapeshifter's. It was recorded in New York City on October 21st, 2018.

1:07.8

The mythology of the shapeshifter can be found in most civilizations and traditions in every age known to humanity.

1:15.6

Sometimes the folklore is the manifestation of the lust or desire to be something or someone else. Other times it is a cruel mirror meant to reflect concealed corruption and depravity.

1:24.3

Or it could also be something romantic, like a fable of lovers escaping death by transforming into two bluebirds.

1:33.7

The following story, the sacrifice of Frowsy, bears no such sentiment.

1:39.3

I hate you.

1:41.2

Oh, you're killing me!

1:43.1

No, you are killing me!

1:45.0

Oh, where do you get the worst?

1:48.0

Oh, please, please, please, shut up with that!

1:51.0

Shut up! Okay, who are you telling? You're shut on!

1:54.0

I told you already not to!

1:56.0

Oh!

2:00.0

Well, well, Officer Bright, it's been so long.

2:05.1

Why, if it isn't, Buddy, Buddy the Super?

2:08.2

That's me.

2:09.2

But enough about me.

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