Fireside Mystery Theatre is dark, funny, strange, and a little weird! We're original audio drama deeply inspired by old-time radio theatre with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility! Many of our episodes feature a full cast, a live, improvised score, and musical acts that complement our anthology o… read more
There is no love lost between the Duke and Duchess Ercole. A sinner's cruel fate is set in stone. Based on the short story by Edith Wharton.
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"The Duchess at Prayer" is a radio play from our live show, **The Female of The Species**, recorded 2/25/18 at The Slipper Room in NYC.
Featured in the cast:
Kacie Laforest as The Traveler
Michael Pate as The Old Man
Lauren Elder as The Duchess
James Rieser as The Duke
Ali Silva as Nencia
Rashmi Singh as Ursula
James Kleinmann as Ascanio
Alain Laforest as The Chaplain
Radio play by Rebecca Graves
adapted from the short story by Edith Wharton
Musical performance: “The Kiss” written by Judee Sill
sung by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Brad Whiteley
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Musical score improvised by Brad Whiteley
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Sean Hagerty
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Theme music by Jason Graves
Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves
Post-production audio by Ali Silva
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves, & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions
Copyright 2018 Fireside Mystery Productions
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