Half Hour Audio Hour

Set in a nineteenth century post-mortem photography studio, Memento Mori is a story of eternal love and the comfort of knowing how close your departed loved ones may actually be.

Written By: Donna Latham

Directed By: Dylan Young

Starring: Maiko Terazawa*, Camille Jones, Eric Lewis, and Monica Szaflik

Sound Design: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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Coming of age is hard enough, but it's especially difficult when the air is barely breathable, water is scarce, and the people with the money to fix things are heading off to live in luxury on Mars. Will and June deal with the collision of innocence and despair as they wait to watch the Felicity Rocket launch billionaires into space, and try to figure out how to find something worth caring about...even if it's just each other.

Written By: Dylan Malloy

Directed By: Christopher Sylvie

Starring: Rashun Carter and Lydia Moss

Sound By: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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CW: Gunshots, mention of murder, abuse

Rita needs somebody to dispose of a car with some sketchy cargo. Nora needs money. Janey needs to find her husband. And Tessy needs a ride. Everybody's desperate and nothing's what it seems in this noir drama of hope, second chances, and justice...for those who are willing to take it.

Written by: Luke Brett

Directed by: Amanda Grissom

Starring: Laura Coleman, Lizzy Mosher, Elyssa Trevino, and Alexis Vaselopulos*

Sound by Andrew Pond*

*denotes EFCT Company Member

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CW: This play contains mention of murder, Rape, and suicide

Lydia, an older black woman, and Sam, a younger white man, talk while sharing their company's smoking area. Small talk turns to discussions about life, loss, politics, and finding some way to keep going.

Written by: John Dayton Cerna

Directed by: Claire Johnson

Starring: Jacquelyn Haas and Jacob Glass

Aound Design: Andrew Pond*

*Designates EFCT Company Member

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As the cast of a radio show go through the frustrations of rehearsing and recording, a murder is discovered in the studio. Now it's up to the sound engineer to solve the crime, catch the killer, and keep the project from going into overtime...

Written By: Dana Schwartz

Directed by: Andrew Pond*

Starring: Jessica Lauren Fisher*, Daniel Houle*, Zach Osterman^, Andrew Pond*, and Maiko Terazawa*

Sound by: Andrew Pond*

^Denotes EFCT Artistic Associate

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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A local playwright has a meeting with a big-time producer who wants to produce one of her plays. But will the producer's past and her own nervousness ruin the meeting before it even begins? A hilarious look at the struggle to control your creations and letting your imagination run away with you.

Written By: Rachel Feeny-Williams

Directed by: Gayle Starr

Starring: Robin Fodor and Kelsey Moher

Sound Design: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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"The YouTube Comments Section of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" explores the democracy of comments sections, and the surprising effect that iconic pop culture and anonymity can have on our communications.

Written By: Ryan Stevens

Directed By: Rashaad Bond

Starring: Sophie Hernando Kofman, Monica Villalba, Ameer Ross, and Dakota Pariset.

Sound Design: Andrew Pond*

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CONTENT WARNING

If you are listening to this production in a car, please note that our story also takes place in a car, and includes sounds of honking, traffic, and tires screeching.

Our story also includes some language and themes that may not be appropriate for children.

A simple whodunit game between a woman and her granddaughter takes on unexpected and overtones that will change everyone's lives in this amazing mystery

Written by: Julia Fisher

Directed By: Holly Lynn

Starring: Leslie Jones,. Evelyn Smith,. Josalyn Lynn, Lydia Lewis, and Christopher Morgan

Sound: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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A young girl in therapy during the Covid lockdown describes how she survives all the stresses by living under her bed with an unusual selection of old toys.

Written by: Jo Cattell

Directed by: Christina Casano

Starring: Tess Galbiati

Sound Design: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT company member

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Marge is newly widowed. Finally free of a loveless marriage, and with her children grown, Marge looks forward to what life can be when finally lived for herself.

Written by: Kris Thompson

Directed by: Joel Willison

Starring: Sophie Hernando Kofman, Angelo Martinez, Rashaad Bond, Crystal Park

Sound Design: Andrew Pond*

*Denotes EFCT Company Member

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