Shocking events are going on at Mercy General hospital. An unknown situation has disrupted hospital operations and a well-known reporter is on the scene to bring us up to date.

Featuring the first appearance of legendary Los Angeles newcaster Hal Eisner, a fixture on KTTV nightly for decades.

The series "Purgatory, Missouri" is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory, produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio Theater and directed by Richard Malmos.

This mini-episode features (in order of appearance):

Hal Eisner as Mal Pysner

"Breaking News At Mercy General Hospital part 1" written by Hunter Lowry

Music sting written by Stuart Pearson

All mixing and sound effects by Stuart Pearson

For more info, visit www.purgatorymissouri.com

Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri.

What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? 38 learns harsh lessons about the Carnival while brutality sprouts all around him. Can the Carnival survive?

The songs included in this episode are:

"We Are The Falling Rain" and "3 Feet From A Vein" from American Gothic

"Rise and Fall" and "I Spoke To The Devil About You" from Stories and Songs (courtesy of Rock Talk Music)

"The Spirit Moves With A Strong Back Hand" an outtake from American Gothic

"You Don't See Me" from Mojave

All songs from the "Dark Americana" series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.

Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.

Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio Theater

Directed by Richard Malmos

This episode features (in order of appearance):

Dave Foley as Thirty Eight

Mindy Sterling as Five

Richard Malmos as One

Alina Foley as High Striker

Tonoccus McClain as Tunnel of Love

Gary Lamb as Carnie

Samuel Matury as Carnie, Twenty Six and Dr. Gold

Gina Elaine as Twenty Three

Nathan Smythe as Void and Father

Crissy Guerrero as Blanca/Belinda

Julia Albert as Kayla Munson

Hunter Lowry as the Phone Booth

Maureen Davis as Paranormal Investigator

Hospital staff, Carnie and Pinbot voices by Annette Homewood and the cast.

Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry

Script editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.

Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter

All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart Pearson

For more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.com

Dave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called "Really?!." where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDave

Crissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss... well,... everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc

Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 7: Rules.

What is fear? Where am I?

Episode 7 premieres June 10th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.

For more information, please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri

Hunter Lowry interviews Julia Albert, who played "Marie" and "Nurse Kayla" in "Purgatory, Missouri" as well as various carnies and pinbots. Julia's portrayal of "Marie" in Episode 2 would so bone-chilling we had to take a moment to compose ourselves. One take - all terror.

For more information on "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri

Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri.

What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Blanca and Belinda's worlds twist around each other as 38 struggles with the realities of his new job.

The songs included in this episode are:

"We Are The Falling Rain" and "Runaway Girl" from American Gothic

"Now We Kiss" an outtake from American Gothic

All songs from the "Dark Americana" series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.

Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.

Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio Theater

Directed by Richard Malmos

This episode features (in order of appearance):

Samuel Matury as Dr. Gold

Julia Albert as Kayla Munson

Nathan Smythe as Arthur Vacca and Void

Crissy Guererro as Belinda and Blanca

Hunter Lowry as the Phone Booth

Mindy Sterling as Five

Annette Homewood as Mother

Dave Foley as 38

Gary Lamb as Bumper Car

Alina Foley as Highstriker

Tonoccus McClain as Tunnel Of Love

Carnie and Pinbot voices by Gina Elaine and the cast.

Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry

Script editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.

Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter

All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart Pearson

For more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.com

Dave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called "Really?!." where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDave

Crissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss... well,... everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc

Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 6: Belinda.

When your worlds cross, which one is the "real" one?

Episode 6 premieres May 27th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.

For more information, please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri

Hunter Lowry interviews Nathan Smythe, who played several roles in "Purgatory, Missouri" including various carnies, pinbots and The Void. Nathan is a man of a trillion voices. When he stepped up to the mic during the audition, I said “Go over the top on this.” That was the scene at the end of Episode 4 when Thirty Eight encounters his first Pinbot. When his cold read was finished, Richard, Maureen, Allyson and I looked at each other like a hurricane just blew back our hair. Recording the scene in the studio with Dave Foley, he delivered again. Hunter was wiping back tears. Along with his alter ego of "DJ Nate" spinning records around town, he has voiced numerous commercials, video games and anime. You have heard him in White Castle commercials, Japanese anime TV shows, gamers know him from his work on the English version of “Fighting Spirit”, “Victorious Boxers: Revolution”, and many, many more.

For more information on "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri

Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri.

What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? The Carnies hold a Mandatory Carnie meeting, giving us our first glance at the inner workings of the Carnival. Blanca gets troubling news from the Void. Roger ballys his first Boogieman.

The songs included in this episode are:

"We Are The Falling Rain" and "The Devil Whammy" from American Gothic

"It's Loney Inside Your Mind", "When The Truth Runs Out", and "Now We Kiss" outtakes from American Gothic

All songs from the "Dark Americana" series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.

Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.

Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio Theater

Directed by Richard Malmos

This episode features (in order of appearance):

Richard Malmos as One

Dave Foley as Roger

Mindy Sterling as Five

Gina Elaine as Carnie

Annette Homewod as Three

Tonoccus McClain as Twenty Seven

Brent Cho as Thirty Two

Alina Foley as Twelve

Julia Albert as Seven

Crissy Guerrero as Blanca

Nathan Smythe as Void and Pinbot

Carnie and Pinbot voices by Gary Lamb, Samuel Johnson and the cast.

Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry

Script editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.

Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter

All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart Pearson

For more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.com

Dave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called "Really?!." where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDave

Crissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss... well,... everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc

Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 5: Carnies.

What is a "first-world problem" in the Afterlife? What if you're on the outside looking in?

Episode 5 premieres May 13th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.

For more information, please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri

Hunter Lowry interviews Tonoccus McClain, who plays "Tunnel of Love", the huge, hyperactive carnie who becomes Highstriker's muscle in "Purgatory, Missouri." Tonoccus has had a wildly varied career, working as a vocalist in movies such as "Avatar", "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Watchmen", touring in companies for "The Lion King", and working as a correspondent on "Channel One News," where he interviewed figures such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, drug czar Barry McCaffrey, and legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager. In this interview, he reveals his thoughts on "Tunnel of Love" as well as some harrowing paranormal experiences he has endured.

To hear the episodes of "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit our website:

https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri-episodes