40.4 Holiday Haunts 2018: "The Foreign Boarder"
Fireside Mystery Theatre
Fireside Mystery Theatre
4.5 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
"The Foreign Boarder" was recorded live on November 25th, 2018\. It’s the final part of our annual Yuletide celebration, **Holiday Haunts**.
Featured in this episode:
Ali Silva as Mrs. Alice Tolp
Alain Laforest as Mr. Geller
David Linton as Pa Morton
Kacie Laforest as Mrs. Hortense
Mary Murphy as Edward
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Mr. Eastings
Michael Pate as Mr. Mackery
James Rieser as Mr. Thompson
Musical Performance:
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"Scarlet Ribbons" by Evelyn Danzig & Jack Segal

Performed by Nicole Zuraitis
Accompanied by Russell Kranes
Poem:
“Holiday Reflections”
Written and performed by David Linton
Radio play by Silbin Sandovar

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Musical score improvised by Russell Kranes

Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ

Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard

Production Assistant: Luis Paulino
Extra support thanks to Heather Donohue

Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio by Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
Copyright 2018 Fireside Mystery Productions
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| 0:00.0 | Tis the season indeed. Some hearts are warmed, some hearts are hard and others hardened. |
| 0:19.7 | And some hearts are sadly neglected and left outside in the cold all are worthy of the warmth of kindness |
| 0:28.9 | the foreign border is our final tale of this season's special series of holiday haunts it was taped live in in New York City on November 25th, 2018. |
| 0:42.4 | As difficult as the holidays may be, for some, when it comes to love, understanding, empathy, |
| 0:50.6 | and yes, peace, we must do everything we can not to give up the ghost on hope. |
| 0:58.3 | The following play, the foreign border, encourages us to maintain that search for grace, |
| 1:04.6 | even when it seems to elude us the most. Hello? |
| 1:33.9 | Hello, I'm Mrs. Toulpe. This is my boarding house. What do you want? |
| 1:40.7 | There is room for rent? Room? You want a room? Yes. |
| 1:44.7 | I don't know. |
| 1:46.6 | Where are you from? |
| 1:47.8 | Excuse me? |
| 1:48.8 | You heard me. |
| 1:49.6 | That foreign accent of yours. |
| 1:50.8 | Where are you from? |
| 1:52.1 | Oh, I am from Hungary. |
| 1:54.1 | And what do you do? |
| 1:55.4 | A little of this, a little of that? |
| 1:57.9 | You got money. |
| 1:59.0 | Excuse me? |
| 1:59.9 | You heard what I said. |
| 2:01.1 | Money. |
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