A tragedy at sea sets the stage for coming horrors.
Introducing The Longest Night - a seven episode podcast series / radio play written by Archie Burton Smith. Produced by the UC Follies Theatre Company.
On the night of October 23rd, 1980, Andrew Wilson murdered his family. Following his arrest Andrew was asked why he did it. His only explanation: his Friend told him to. 30 years later, Jess Yauch, daughter of the sole survivor of the Wilson family massacre, travels to the farmhouse her mother once called home to find a box of recordings left behind by her family; recordings that may hold the truth of why Andrew did what he did. As Jess sorts through these auditory relics of the family she never knew, she finds herself closer and closer to answers that may change her life forever. Will Jess be able to uncover the truth behind what happened during the longest night of her family’s lives? Or will she be just another victim of Andrew and his friend?
CW: Violence, Gore, Disturbing Scenes, Discussion of Mental Health, Discussion of Suicide, Coarse Language
Elizabeth So as Jess Yauch
Kit Domanski as Sarah Wilson
Adrian Pavone as Andrew Wilson
Lyova Beckwitt as Greg Wilson
Kasey Belding as Kit Wilson
Brendan Rush as Clark Wilson
Olivia Thornton-Nickerson as Judy Wilson
And Ashley Zwick as “The Friend”
Martin Concagh as The Narrator
Zahireen Tarefdar as Erin Richardson
Jasmine Cabanilla as Cordelia Summer
Additional voices by: Archie Burton Smith, Sabrina Weinstein, Morgan Beck, Beatrice Freedman, Michael Elliot, Iminda Basemont, and the entire Longest Night cast
Original Music by Morgan Wolfe
Dead Ringer and O Death performed by Basset
Written and Directed by Archie Burton Smith
Assistant Directed by Morgan Beck
Produced by Sabrina Weinstein
Art Direction by Abigail Esteireiro
Poster Design by Danielle Stella