Fireside Mystery Theatre

Norbert Pearlroth, the head researcher for Ripley's Believe It or Not, finds himself at the center of a mystery too strange, too sinister, too dangerous...
...too dangerous to be true.

Thrill to this revivification of a classic Fireside chiller. Recorded live at the New York Public Library 53rd Street on March 9, 2017.

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Featured in the cast:

James Rieser as Norbert Pearlroth
Michael Pate as Robert Ripley and Jonathan Headley
Mary Murphy as Louise
Ali Silva as Thelma Astor
Allison Guinn as Christine
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Everett Goodstone

“Pearlroth” was written by Silbin Sandovar

Musical Performance:
“My Heart is an Open Book” by Hal David and Lee Pockriss, was performed by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Jason Yeager.

Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves

Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco

Theme music by Jason Graves

Production Sound Designer: Greg Russ

Production Sound Engineer: Wayne Silver

Production Coordinator: Dalia Morali

Audio Post-production: Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com

@firesidemystery

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Fact meets fantasy in this original radio play where we celebrate the artist, entrepreneur and fascinating character that is Madame Marie Tussaud. We venture beyond the tourist attraction in this historical fiction inspired by the colorful life and career of this captivating woman. Recorded live at the New York Public Library 53rd Street on March 9, 2017.

Featured in the cast:

Ali Silva as Madame Marie Tussaud
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Francis Tussaud
Allison Guinn as Fanny
James Rieser as Charles Dickens
Michael Pate as Lord Westerly
Mary Murphy as Lady Westerly

“The Madame's Fancy” was written by Silbin Sandovar

Musical Performance:
“I Read a Lot” by Nick Lowe, performed by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Jason Yeager.

Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves

Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco

Theme music by Jason Graves

Production Sound Designer: Greg Russ

Production Sound Engineer: Wayne Silver

Production Coordinator: Dalia Morali

Audio Post-production: Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com

@firesidemystery

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A short prologue from our special live show recorded at the New York Public Library at 53rd Street this past spring, it's a small taste of fascinating and spooky though little known New York City lore and history. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes from FMT Live at the NYPL! Recorded March 9, 2017.

Featured in the cast:
Eirik Davey-Gislason as John
Mary Murphy as Maribel
Allison Guinn as Betsy

“The Secret Apartment” was written by Rebecca Graves

Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves

Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco

Theme music by Jason Graves

Production Sound Designer: Greg Russ

Production Sound Engineer: Wayne Silver

Production Coordinator: Dalia Morali

Audio Post-production: Ali Silva

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com

@firesidemystery

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For our final installment: an elegiac tale of summer's end that slyly reveals a creeping, inevitable menace. A masterstroke penned by the great Shirley Jackson.

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.


Hosted by Ali Silva

"The Summer People" by Shirley Jackson — read and performed by Mary Murphy

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:

"Symphony no. 4 in G" by Gustav Mahler (European Archive Music Recordings)

For upcoming live shows go to:

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com

Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

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Two startling pieces of supernatural non-fiction by Arthur Conan Doyle: "The Ghost of The Moat" & "A London Ghost."

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.

Hosted by Ali Silva
 
"The Ghost of The Moat" & "A London Ghost" by Arthur Conan Doyle — read and performed by James Rieser

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:

"Violin Sonata in Dm, T.So 26" by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, performed by Michel Rodeau

"Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane" by Claude Debussy, performed by United States Marine Band

Traditional hymn: "Lead, Kindly Light" by John Henry Newman

For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com 
Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
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Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of this strange tale of the supernatural, is the fact that it was written by none other than the "giant of American letters," John Steinbeck. It's a true hidden gem. "The Affair at 7, Rue de M," read by Ali Silva, will delight and terrify in equal measure.

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.

Hosted by James Rieser
 
"The Affair at 7, Rue de M" — read and performed by Ali Silva

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:

"Sous Le Ciel de Paris"

"Suite Gothique, Op. 25" by Léon Boëllmann performed by Accordion Orchestra Avanti

Children's Album, Op. 39 "The Sick Doll" & "The Doll's Burial" by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed by Louis Sauter

Oboe Concerto in D minor by Alessandro Marcello performed by Accordion Orchestra Avanti

For upcoming live shows go to:

http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com /// @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions

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A sweltering summer day heralds ominous premonitions for a struggling artist in William Fryer Harvey's eerie short story.

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.

Hosted by Ali Silva

"August Heat" by William Fryer Harvey — read and performed by James Rieser

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:
Flute Sonata in A minor, H. 562 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach performed by Mario Granados

For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com /// @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
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Give ear to Charles Perrault’s original fairy tale of the infamous serial killer. Included is an even more chilling account of the historical figure upon whom this frightening character was based. 

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.

Hosted by Ali Silva
 
"Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault — read and performed by Mary Murphy

"The Hero Who Died a Fiend" by Bernhardt J. Hurwood — read and performed by James Rieser 

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:
“Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor” by J.S. Bach, performed by Colin Carr 

“Amphion Anglicus" by John Blow, performed by Arnold Den Teuling

“Oboe Concerto in A minor” by Johann Friedrich Bach, performed by Michel Rondeau 

“Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 ‘Hearts Wounds’” by Edward Grieg, performed by Papalin

For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com 
Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
#horror #macabre #mystery #thriller #suspense #audiodrama #radiodrama #radiotheatre #Bluebeard #CharlesPerrault #anthology #literature #darkliterature #drama #fairytale #shortstories

PREMIERE EPISODE. A young woman is invited to waltz with a mechanical beau in Jerome K. Jerome’s grotesque short story, “The Dancing Partner.”

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The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of dark literature that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We also want to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.

Hosted by James Rieser

Read and performed by Ali Silva

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Additional music:
“Luna Waltz” by Paul Lincke
“Waltz No. 2” by Dmitri Shostakovich

Engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com 
Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
#horror #macabre #mystery #thriller #suspense #audiodrama #radiodrama #radiotheatre #automaton #automata #anthology #literature #drama #dancing #shortstories

Can the eccentric and strange mystic seers Sabella and Nancy help a desperate woman find her missing nephew?

Part of “Some People You Might Know,” recorded live at The Slipper Room in New York City on Sunday, May 28th 2017.

This episode is sponsored by Fifth and Maiden! Check out the official jeweler of FMT at http://fifthandmaiden.com and on Instagram @fifthandmaiden. Mention you’re a Fireside listener and say you’d like your order with “a bit of shimmer,” and receive 15% off plus free tax and shipping in the 48 states!

Featured in the cast:
Ali Silva as Sabella
Annabelle Rollison as Nancy McKellan
Mary Murphy as Beverly Healy
Michael Pate as Efraim Healy
Alain LaForest as Dr. Magis Sheridan
James Rieser as Mr. Spurr
Kacie LaForest as Mrs. O’Day
Bill Heidrich as Jack

Also featuring a musical performance by Martina DaSilva: “The Old Bog Road,” written by Teresa Brayton and Madeline King O’Farelly.

Additional music: “The Old Bog Road,” piano instrumental by Pat McCourt

Original story and radioplay by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Podcast production by Ali Silva & Daniel Graves

Musical score improvised by Steve Blanco
Theme music by Jason Graves
Production Sound Designer & Engineer: Greg Russ
Audio Post-production: Ali Silva
Technical Director: Johnny Goddard

Production Coordinator: Dalia Morali
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions

Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com
@firesidemystery