Pine Street Productions

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey, Asst. Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

SYNOPSIS
The story takes place in the rundown and untidy eighth-floor apartment of a detective novelist with a serious case of writer's block. Thomas Levine is struggling to finish -- start, actually -- his seventh novel, which is due at his publisher's the following day. His characters worry he might not finish the book, which would mean the end of the line for them. 
They play alongside the real-life action in the apartment, featuring a landlord, Adelle Berger, who is trying to bake her tenants out by stealing their air conditioners during a summer heat wave. Meanwhile, Thomas' neighbor and wannabe girlfriend, Nia Sloan, busts in with a crisis of her own.   

CHARACTERS/CAST
NON-FICTION
Thomas Levine    30’s, the writer......................David Redfearn
Adelle Berger       50’s, the landlady.................Diana Burse
Nia Sloan              30’s, the neighbour..............Jessica Code
FICTION
Jim O’Reiley          30’s, the private eye............Rob Goslin
Claire Valcourt     30’s, the femme fatale.........Lily Groulx
Bruno Dawes        Late 20’s, the muscle...........Rob Jukosky
Lucy DeBrie          Mid 20’s, the sidekick..........Lisa Stevenson
Duke Morrison     Mid 50’s, the mastermind....Jim Colbert 

Listener Comments From the Original Release
"You did a great job adapting this play for a listen-only audience. The sound effects and music were great. Bravo." -- Jan
"Congrats to the cast for a really professionally done show in the old radio mystery format. A great listen." -- Norm
"I listened tonight with my whole family. The captivated everyone from age 13 to age 40. We all sat around in the living room, and it was the first time in ages the teenagers did not have their phones in their hands." -- Diana
"I'm listening to the play in the car. It's like classic radio before television. I love it. It takes a lot of talent to paint a picture in the listener's mind. Excellent work." -- Kevin. 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Jim have a death wish? Is Claire really who she says she is?  Can Thomas squeeze one more novel out of his tired imagination? 
Listen, as Jim set out to find a mystery man but winds up on a trash heap, while Thomas struggles with a plot outline.   

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON 

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Will Adelle finally get rid of deadbeat Thomas? Will Jim warm to Lucy?  Who is Duke Morrison?
Listen, as Thomas fends off Adelle, while Jim digs deeper into  the Gary Blaine mystery.     

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON 

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Thomas have it in for Nia? Who is Gary Blaine? Can Lucy get Claire come clean on Jim's disappearance?
Listen, as Thomas skates his way through an opportunity with Nia, while Jim and Lucy plot to corner Claire and , Claire, and Lucy gets a lucky break from Jim

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast.

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Jim finally have the dope on the dame in red? Can Thomas get his evil landlady to back down on her latest threat? Is Duke really done for?

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON 

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast. 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Have the lights gone out for the last time? Has Thomas finally reached the end of his rope? Can Jim at last put the squeeze on Bruno?
Listen, as Claire, Bruno, and Jim take stock of a grim situation, while Nia and Thomas share a little herbal inspiration and Jim pays a visit to Bruno.   

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

 The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON  

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast. 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Bruno have an alter ego? Can Thomas finish his novel in a mad all-night dash? Can Lucy and Jim put the wraps on Bruno?

Listen, as Claire spills the beans, while Nia gets the boot and Duke rises from the dust. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON 

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast. 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Jim get the girl? Does Claire get what she's really looking for? Will Duke's double-cross get him what he wants? 
Listen, as Lucy and Claire duke it out over ... Jim, while Duke sets his sights getting outta Dodge with the goods. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan 
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator 
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON 

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast. 

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0

Does Thomas have a Death wish? Can he redeem himself with his publisher? Can Jim squeeze one more lucky break out of Thomas?
Listen, as Thomas faces down Adelle, while Jim, Claire, and Lucy make their last stand against Bruno and Duke.   

CAST OF CHARACTERS
The “real-life” characters, starring:
DAVID REDFEARN as the struggling novelist, Thomas Levine
JESSICA CODE as Thomas’ down-the-hall neighbor, Nia Sloan
DIANA BURSE as the evil landlady, Adelle Berger

The cast of characters that live only in Thomas’ no-longer-fertile imagination includes ...
ROB GOSLIN as the Sam-Spade-wannabe private-eye, Jim O’Reiley
LILY GROULX as the dame in red, the femme fatale ... Claire Valcourt
LISA STEVENSON as the no-nonsense beat cop, Lucy DeBrie
ROB JUKOSKY as the bruiser, Bruno Dawes
JIM COLBERT as the malevolent mogul, Duke Morrison, and
RICHARD ANDREWS as the narcissistic narrator
... Plus, a special cameo appearance by JEFF MCKINNON

Thorold Theatre gratefully acknowledges Andy Garland for graciously extending his permission for us to post this production as a podcast.  

AND THEN, THE LIGHTS  WENT OUT…
         A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block

Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland
Directed by Deb Howey
Assistant Director, Diana Burse
Sound design and audio production by Jim Park

• AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong.
• Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. 
• Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant.

MUSIC CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube:
Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0