Unreliable Narrator Theater Group

It's a hard-knock life being essential.

w/Jenny Gutbezahl, Andy Hicks, Will Kurtz, Caitlin Mason, and Jacquelyn Weatherbee.

Recorded over Zoom.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder plus COVID is weird.

Trump demonstrates how sarcastic he was being.

(I wasn't planning to do another Trump bit, but you know how it is with him sometimes.)

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Internet bots try to inspire us in this time of national emergency.

w/Kitty Drexel, Tim Hoover, and Julia Lunetta.

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In the midst of a pandemic, Trump goes back to his usual thing.

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Guest hosts Neal Leaheey, Cari Keebaugh, and Amy and Nick Bennett-Zendzian remember Ultimate Things, the UN religion-and-sadness show from 2016. Neal defines the Unreliable Narrator style, Cari gives thoughts on what makes an entertaining scene transition, Nick takes us through some uniquely New England community theaters, and Amy reflects on the challenge of creating depressing grass. Then Amy and Neal read a sketch about customer service.

Mentioned in this episode:

"Mrs. Hawking" at Arisia 2020:

http://www.mrshawking.com/performance-times-at-arisia-2020/

Contemporary Theater Company:

https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com/season

("To Be Continued" has sadly wrapped, but they have a lot going on.)

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Guest hosts Amy and Nick Bennett-Zendzian, Cari Keebaugh, and Neal Leaheey discuss community vs. professional theater--what's even the difference nowadays? Amy praises gender-flipping in community theater, Nick recalls the joys of playing an obnoxious teenager in one of the earliest UN shows, Cari debates questions of compensation for artists, and Neal talks about his foray into producing opera. Finally, Cari and Nick perform a scene of deeply snackable nostalgia which we are certain will go viral.

Mentioned in this episode:

The company Neal refers to is the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, RI:

http://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com

The Post-Meridean Radio Players:

http://www.pmrp.org

(Check out Amy's audio drama "The Yellow Wallpaper" featuring Cari.)

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Being unable to recall anything else about their web series, Laura, Will, and Carl’s conversation drifts to YA books from their youths. Topics include depressing books from the ‘70s, the trouble with adapting “A Wrinkle in Time” for the stage, and a debate on how to make the motorcycle noise from “The Mouse and the Motorcycle.” Then Will and Carl read a short piece from Carl’s new-economy kidnapping satire “StockHome.”

Mentioned in this episode:

Will Kurtz’s “Inventing Kot:”

http://inventingkot.tumblr.com

Spoiler alert for the endings to the following books: “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes,” “Stone Fox,” “The Mouse and the Motorcycle,” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”

The podcast Carl refers to is “Sophomore Lit” with John McCoy, and is usually very good; they just really didn’t get “A Wrinkle In Time.”

https://www.theincomparable.com/sophomorelit/

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Guest hosts Laura DeCesare and Will Kurtz talk about UN's 2011 web series "The Way of the Warrior-Bunny!" Also, Will finds fault with Joseph Campbell, and Laura reminds Carl of the injuries caused by set design choices at Emerson College. Finally Laura reprises her role as Krista in a new ten-minute character piece.

Special appearance by Neal Leaheey.

Mentioned in this episode:

Unreliable Narrator's "The Way of the Warrior-Bunny:" https://untg.tumblr.com/wotwb

Folk Dancing by the Fountain (Tuesdays in summer):

http://www.facone.org/programs/outdoor-dances.html

Includes SFX from Audioblocks.com.

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Brian Rust, Brooks Reeves, and Tim Hoover bring us the exciting summer-ending conclusion to Goofus vs. Gallant! Who will live? Who will die? Will anyone, really? Plus, Brian gives thanks to Audrey Tautou, Brooks talks about the one kind of theater Boston doesn’t have, and Tim recalls how much work it takes to do a good Box-from-Logan’s-Run costume. Special guests: Laura DeCesare and Jacquelyn Weatherbee.

Mentioned in this episode:

“Greater Good” by Company One:

https://companyone.org/production/greater-good/

Freedom Trail Tours:

https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/tours/

ImprovBoston:

https://improvboston.com/

Goldstar:

https://www.goldstar.com/boston/

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