Episodes
Monday May 22, 2023
Cyn of Omission by Sound Body Productions
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
The year is 1942, the country is at war. The story follows Cynthia Richards, an unassuming secretary who is thrust into the role of detective on a provisional basis because her lieutenant thinks she can get into places other officers can’t go. While trying to overcome her own well hidden self doubts she must fight to prove herself everyday to her co-workers and most importantly, herself. Things begin to go sideways for Cynthia when she uncovers a string of seemingly unrelated crimes, only to find herself an unwitting pawn in a larger conspiracy that puts innocent people in her community at risk. Soon Cynthia realizes she is in over her head, and she is determined not to back down because she believes she’s being set up to fail. With the help from Cleo James, a young law student eager to get her feet wet, and her frenemy on the police force, Officer O’Leary, against all odds Cynthia and her team solve a string of crimes that makes her a star in her department... and a target.
Playwright, Music composer & Director: Obediya Jones-Darrell Cast: Colleen Longshaw, Alexis Maxine, Greg Mandryk, Sarah Kunchik, Carrie Williams, Molly McFadden, Amiee Coller, Zac Palumbo, Felicita Sanchez, & Dennis Runkle.
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Monday May 22, 2023
Speak Easy by Sound Body Productions
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Recently unemployed, Bernard drowns his sorrows at the “Speak Easy” when a mysterious guest shakes up a normal night at the bar. Bernard is faced with a tough decision; what is he willing to sacrifice to succeed? Set presently in Cleveland, and performed live in New Orleans with a script and music score by Obediya Jones-Darrell, Speak Easy examines the struggles of the average working person, the entrepreneurial spirit, and what success truly means.
Playwright & Music composer: Obediya Jones-Darrell Director: Torey Hayward Cast: Je'Marcus Welch, Tharrison Boykin, Xel Simone
Win 2 Atlanta Fringe tickets! Solve the Fringe Audio Crossword clues. You can find the crossword at https://shorturl.at/lozIV. Email a pdf or photo of the completed crossword to atlfringeaudio@gmail.com by June 7. Visit atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio for more info.
Donate at $obediyajonesdarrell
Find out more about this artist on www.soundbodyculture.com
We would like to thank our Atlanta Fringe Audio sponsor Could Be Pretty Cool, a production company whose mission is to inspire community building through the arts.
Binge on all of our audio shows at atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio or wherever you enjoy podcasts.
Monday May 22, 2023
Look What Wonder by One Musical Enterprises Inc LLC
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
"Look What A Wonder" is a fictional account of the Denmark Vesey Slave Conspiracy of 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. The gospel genre work dramatizes the struggle of Denmark Vesey and Pastor Morris Brown to establish the first independent Black Church during the time of slavery in 1818 in Charleston. Protagonist Denmark Vesey is one of about 900 free Blacks among 40,000 enslaved Africans in the city at that time. Both Slave and Free were taught that God ordained the enslavement of Africans and that God also ordained slavery in America. Denmark and Pastor Morris Brown understood that this false doctrine needed to be addressed to their people and that the only way to do that was to establish their own church where they could present to both enslaved Africans and free Negroes a Christianity of empowerment and a Christian freedom theology.Parallel to this arc of the story is the intimate circle of Denmark’s own family. Having won $1500 in the Charleston lottery, Denmark was able to buy his freedom from his master. However, his wife, 8-year-old daughter, and 13-year-old son were the slaves of another master. Denmark‘s life goal was to unite his family as one and he sought to earn enough money to buy their freedom as well. He was a skilled craftsman and ran a very successful carpentry shop, so his dream was not out of reach.Conflicts converged, however, when Vesey and Brown successfully established their first independent Black Church. White slaveholders quickly instituted the requirement that each church gathering be supervised by a White man. After Vesey and Brown rejected this requisite, the slaveholders shut down the church. Simultaneously, Denmark’s efforts to purchase his family's freedom also failed. The independent church under Vesey and Brown’s guidance had been in constant contact with the president of the new free black republic of Haiti, Pierre Boyer. With the sudden and violent closing of their church, congregants insisted that the only way forward was by armed insurrection and by secretly aligning themselves with Haiti. They looked to young Denmark to lead the slave rebellion. However, Rose, Denmark’s wife, wanted Denmark to escape with the family on a ship sailing north and not get involved in what she saw as an intractable and doomed situation. The dramatic flow of the story weaves back-and-forth between these two divergent objectives, building to a crescendo that forces Denmark to make difficult choices.
Win 2 Atlanta Fringe tickets! Solve the Fringe Audio Crossword clues. You can find the crossword at https://shorturl.at/lozIV. Email a pdf or photo of the completed crossword to atlfringeaudio@gmail.com by June 7. Visit atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio for more info.
Find out more about this artist on www.LWAW.us
We would like to thank our Atlanta Fringe Audio sponsor Could Be Pretty Cool, a production company whose mission is to inspire community building through the arts.
Binge on all of our audio shows at atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio or wherever you enjoy podcasts.