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

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