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Three stories

 

Chain of Missing Links

Story by:  Eric Winick
Read by:  Timothy McCown Reynolds
Recorded:  May 2010, New York, NY
Music:  The Books

In which, following a 10,000 Maniacs concert, the author is accidentally left by friends at an outdoor amphitheater ninety minutes from his home town.  

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A Cold Freezin' Night

Story by:  Eric Winick
Read by:  Danny Bowes
Recorded:  May 2010, New York, NY
Music:  The Books

In which, to curb his kids' insatiable greed, the author's father takes it upon himself to call off one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. 

 

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All You Need is a Wall

Story by:  Eric Winick
Read by:  Matthew Rauch
Recorded:  June 2010, New York, NY
Music:  The Books; Marvin Hamlisch

In which the author, at a low point, embarks on a relationship with his housemate -- only to learn that she is bipolar and prone to some odd behavior. 
 

 
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These pieces were entries in Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2010 ShortDocs Challenge.  Note:  the photo in the upper left is of Great Woods, now called the Comcast Center.  It is surrounded by the parking lot, which figures prominently in "Chain." 

Timothy McCown Reynolds is an actor, director, playwright, poet, painter, illustrator, sculptor, scholar, swordsman, and mage.  All Love and Work dedicated to Fast Eddie, the Emperor Maximillian, and the Lorelei of the Mississippi.  Danny Bowes is an actor, writer, and filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY.  For more on Danny, click here.  Matthew Rauch is an actor and writer based in New York City.  He has appeared in plays both on- and off-Broadway, at regional theaters throughout the US, on every major network, and in half a dozen films.  He is the author (with Brad Shelton) of two films and three television shows, one of which is in development for Working Title Television and NBC.

 

The granduncle fables

Text:  Jeff Lewonczyk

Performance:  Richard Harrington

Direction:  Hope Cartelli

Recorded: November 2008, New York, NY

Music:  Eyvind Kang

Three original off-the-wall fables conjuring an imaginary icebound world:  "The Walrus and the School of Fish," "The Dog Who Liked People Too Much," and "The Flight of the Mammoths," recorded as precursors to the Piper McKenzie production of The Granduncle Quadrilogy:  Tales From the Land of Ice, which ran December 4-20, 2008 at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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You can read more about Piper McKenzie and their production of The Granduncle Quadrilogy here.

Reflections on a summer place

Featuring the voices of Doug French, Isser Gallogly, Ruth Gallogly, Mark Loftis, Niki Naeve, Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit, Eric Winick, Colin Young, Lisa Zullig, and others

Recorded: August 2008, Garden Island (Charlotte), VT
Music: Percy Faith & His Orchestra

A sound-infused portrait of life on a small island on Lake Champlain, where ten exhausted city-dwellers convene for a week, seeking relaxation and rejuvenation.

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Photo by Colin Young