52.4 The Ride Sharers: "The Tunnel"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Difficult times intensify for the Schnell ride-sharing company. Troubled CEO Frederick Albans searches in desperation for an exit strategy.
“The Tunnel” is the sordid conclusion to our four-part series, The Ride Sharers.

It was taped live on stage in NYC in December 2018.

Cast featured in this episode:
James Kleinmann as Frederick Albans
Ali Silva as Ms. Sevens
Alain Laforest as Jackson Ames
James Rieser as Vernon Ames
Mary Murphy as Lara Georges
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Chuck Georges
David Linton as Billy Breeze
Michael Pate as The Cop
Kacie Laforest as Barb, The Traffic Cop

Song:
“Going My Way,” by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
Performed by Martina DaSilva with Brad Whiteley

Poem:
"Roll, Roll, Roll"
Written and performed by David Linton

Audio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
Musical score improvised by Brad Whiteley
Sound effects designer & engineer: Greg Russ
Technical director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Theme music by Jason Graves
Audio post-production: Ali Silva

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0:00.0	Happy New Year, dear listeners. Oh, you've been through a lot and still have a long road ahead of us,
0:12.1	and the marking of the passage of time can bring with it all sorts of anxieties, especially so in our varying degrees of chaos and limbo of the past many months.
0:24.3	But let's go easy on ourselves and trust that there are brighter days ahead.
0:30.7	Well, I can say that immediately ahead of you is the final installment of our four-part series, The Ride Shares.
0:38.4	We pulled it from our vault of previously unreleased shows.
0:42.4	The saga of the Schnell Ridesharing Company and its assorted nefarious characters
0:47.7	concludes in The Tunnel.
0:50.6	It was taped live in New York City on December 16th, 2018.
1:09.0	Music It was taped live in New York City on December 16th, 2018. Mrs. Sevens, I didn't hear you come in. A little too good at what you do, eh?
1:13.7	I'm sorry. I'm a few minutes early, Mr. Orban's. Nothing to be sorry about, Miss Sevens. I do like your name, by the way.
1:20.6	What can I do for you, Mr. Orban's? Well, where do I begin? From the outside, everyone thinks this trendy little company of ours is doing quite well for
1:29.9	itself. Isn't it? We're in our death throes, Mrs. Evans. I'm out of cash. Schnell has lost all its
1:36.0	gains from the previous quarter and we've slipped into fifth place among our competitors.
1:40.6	Well, that's the topsy-turvy startup world for you. The press we got from that driver of ours going over the Brooklyn Bridge.
1:47.3	It's ruined us.
1:48.9	Not as much as it ruined him.
1:51.7	So what can I do for you, Mr. Orman's?
1:54.1	I'm left with a nagging problem.
1:57.0	Go on.
1:58.0	My angel investors.
2:00.2	They're quite cross with me at the moment.
2:01.6	Yes?
	...

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