45.2 Fireside Fairy Tales: "Just a Quiet Girl"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A jazz pianist survives a terrible shipwreck only to find a new and mysterious presence in his life. This original audio play is inspired by the fairy tale, "The Little Mermaid," by Hans Christian Andersen.

"Just a Quiet Girl" is the second of four Fireside Fairy Tales recorded live on May 26th, 2019.

Cast featured in this episode:
James Rieser as Ari Kessler
Kacie Laforest as Erica
James Kleinmann as Sebastian
Michael Pate as Scott
Alain Laforest as the French Waiter and the Intercom Voice
Ali Silva as Ari’s mother, Mrs. Kessler
Mary Murphy as Ursula
David Linton as the neighbor Tony
and Ella was played by Kacie Laforest and Ali Silva

Radio play by Lizz Leiser & Kacie Laforest
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: Brontis Shane Orengo
Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio by Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
Copyright 2019 Fireside Mystery Productions

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0:00.0	The legendary storymaker and tale tell tell teller, Hans Christian Anderson, penned many an infamous
0:12.5	character into life. Perhaps most beloved of these would come to be known as a particularly
0:17.7	fierce and fishy young female firebrand and flaming redhead of Walt Disney
0:22.8	fame, and one who is soon to be brought to life on screen yet again. The story of this bold
0:28.8	and brazen beauty caught our eye as well. The following installment from Fireside Fairy Tales
0:34.9	is our own adaptation of The Little Mermaid,
0:38.4	a twisted interpretation we call Just a Quiet Girl.
0:42.3	It was taped live in New York City on Sunday, May 26th, 2019.
0:48.4	Music Thank you. I'm I want to propose a toast.
1:19.9	Thank you, Scott and Sebastian, for coming out tonight.
1:23.1	I know I've been kind of MIA, but it's just so good to see you.
1:27.3	Also, to my lovely girlfriend, Erica, who literally saved my life.
1:32.3	Having everyone I love together here at the same table makes me happier than I've been in a long time.
1:38.3	Cheers.
1:39.1	Cheers.
1:39.9	So good to be you guys.
1:41.5	Yeah, I missed you, man.
1:42.5	We both did.
1:43.5	We get it after the whole, you know, what happened.
1:46.1	We only did some time.
1:47.6	I still get panic attacks every time it rains.
1:49.9	Scotty thinks I'm overreacting, but Dr. Stevens says we all experience PTSD in different ways.
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