Fireside Radio Theatre

Fireside Radio Theatre

Fireside Radio Theatre presents original stories as well as adaptations of classic works of literature as digital broadcasts for podcast listeners. With a collection of Fireside Archive recordings spanning five previous seasons and an exciting lineup of future broadcasts, Fireside Radio Theatre's mission is to translate the drama and imagination of the Golden Age of Radio to a modern listener's experience.

Episodes

October 8, 2017 68 mins

Part of the Fireside Archives Collection from October 31, 2014, this is a brand new adaptation of Washington Irving's classic tale of a headless specter that haunts the hills of the Hudson Valley. Tune in for the original American horror story.


Fireside Radio Players
Ichabod Crane: Jonathan Marler
Baltus Van Tassel: Doug Powell
Cornelia Van Tassel/ Old Greta: Mackensie Pelicano
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Part of the Fireside Archives Collection from October 31, 2013, this fresh take on Bram Stoker's Victorian horror masterpiece is an exciting retelling of a truly terrifying classic.

Jonathan Harker- Jonathan Marler;

Dracula- Doug Powell;

Dr. Seward- Clint Walker;

Mina- Allison Stoiser;

Lucy- Mackensie Pelicano;

Mrs. Westenra- Ruth McDaniel;

Cargo Ship Captain/ Abraham Van Helsing- Zachary Pelicano;

Dracula's Brides- Mackensie Pelic...

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October 22, 2017 59 mins

Part of the Fireside Archives Collection from October 31, 2016, this is a brand new adaptation of Stevenson's classic tale of science gone wrong and the hazards of indulging one's darkest impulses. 

Dr. Henry Jekyll-Joseph Bogs;

Mr. Edward Hyde-Zachary Pelicano;

John Utterson- Jonathan Marler;

Emily Thatcher- Lindsay Polowczuk;

Constable Primrose- Hugh Murphy;

Mr. Enfield/ Poole/ Sound Effects- Lucas Pelicano;

 

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October 29, 2017 87 mins

Fireside Radio Theatre's 2017 Halloween broadcast is a collection of three stories that examine the terror lurking in every dark corner of America. Three original tales of horror "...On The Other End of The Line", "The Vast Terror" and "Tall Nick of the Cliffs" take place in the 1900s, 1600s and 1800s respectively and trace a timeline of the dark and mysterious through the history of the United States. 

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November 13, 2017 57 mins

Part of the Fireside Archive Collection, this original radio noir tale was written exclusively for Fireside Radio Theatre and was recorded in front of a live audience on April 8, 2016. Dirk Brannigan, a hardboiled private detective, takes on a case for blonde bombshell client Lottie Carlisle and soon finds himself up to his neck in graft, vice, murder, deceit and dirty cops. Set against a sweltering weekend in 1930s Chicago and fea...

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November 20, 2017 40 mins

Director Zac Pelicano chats with Hugh Murphy, Rachel Hawks and Jonathan Marler about the behind-the-scenes workings of The Hottest Weekend. Actors comment on inspiration for characters, thoughts on the story and Zac talks about writing the original noir story. Spoilers for The Hottest Weekend are included, so listening to the actual production before digesting this commentary is highly advised.

 

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Fireside Radio's first Christmas broadcast of 2017, this clip show takes a listen back through the greatest hits of the first five years of Fireside Christmas shows. Sketches featured include The Little Drummer Boy, Whose Christmas Is Worse?, visits from angels and movie stars and the reading of some dubious "fan mail" and much, much more! 

 

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December 18, 2017 55 mins

Fireside Radio presents an all new Christmas broadcast featuring songs, sketch comedy and a very confused cast. Written exclusively for Fireside Radio, this show is the sixth Fireside Radio Theatre Christmas broadcast and was recorded at Fireside Studios, December 2017. 

 

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December 23, 2017 49 mins

As a special, surprise broadcast for our listeners, Fireside Radio presents this 2012 live recording of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. 

Featuring the Fireside Radio Players:

Dan Wilkie, Zac Pelicano Bob Muller, Carter McCauley, Regan Pelicano, Ethan Blanchard, Dough Powell, Mackensie Pelicano

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January 26, 2018 52 mins

Part of the Fireside Archives Collection from March 26, 2015, this original western takes listeners to the town of Junction City, Nevada where a mysterious stranger has just come to town and is immediately at odds with the local sheriff who may be more than he seems. 

Fireside Radio Players

J.R., Joe- Lucas Pelicano

Clem, Ensemble- Jonathan Marler

Mrs. Cross, Ensemble- Lindsay Polowczuk

Sheriff Jesse Harris- Zachary Pelicano

The St...

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Director Zac Pelicano chats with the cast of The Rider From Nowhere. Actors comment on inspiration for characters, thoughts on the plot and production process and Zac talks about writing the original western story. Spoilers for The Rider From Nowhere are included, so listening to the actual production before digesting this commentary is highly advised.

 

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This original sci-fi comedy romp through the cosmos follows Dash Starburst and Venus Centauri, operatives for the United Earth Star Corps, as they take on the dastardly Singulus Rex and the Dark Sky Legion. Paying homage to the tropes of the science fiction classics you love, this super-sized episode is a pilot for a new Fireside Radio Theatre series Dash & Venus: Star Corps Finest, premiering in March. 

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Singulus Rex-Ryan Col...

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In this first episode, Dash Starburst and Venus Centauri, operatives for the United Earth Star Corps, take on a giant interstellar monster that attempts to devour Earth. It's a desperate race against the clock to defeat an enemy that may be more than it seems. 

Cast:

Venus Centauri- Alecia Schulz

Dash Starburst- Zac Pelicano

Drake Mordik: Dan Wilkie

Commander Damocloid: Nancy Burkard

Dr. Heinz Parsec: Joseph Bogs

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In this next installment of our heroes' adventures, Dash Starburst and Venus Centauri travel to a distant manufacturing colony run by robots who have taken up arms against their human oppressors. Meanwhile, Singles Rex, Supreme Lord of Galactic Villany and Interstellar Terror is regrouping and rethinking his evil schemes.  

Cast:

Dash- Zac Pelicano
 
Venus- Alecia Schulz
 
Com Voice-...

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In this next installment of our heroes' adventures, Dash & Venus face off against their worst enemies yet....themselves. Meanwhile, Singles Rex goes on an intergalactic search for the most dangerous man in the universe, Alphus Dorn.

Cast:

Dash/Evil Dash- Zac Pelicano
 
Venus/ Evil Venus- Alecia Schulz
 
Dr. Parsec- Joseph Bogs
 
Commander Damocloid- Nancy Burkar...

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In this epic finale to the first season of sci-fi misadventures, villains Singulus Rex and Alphus Dorn finally join forces and bring the dastardly and destructive Colossus battle station to Star Corps front door. Dash and Venus give up a perfectly good vacation to come home and attempt to save the world.

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Cast:

Dash- Zac Pelicano
 
Venus- Alecia Schulz
 
Commander Damo...
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Writer/Director Zac Pelicano chats with several cast members from The Albion Chronicles, Fireside's upcoming King Arthur trilogy. Actors discuss the characters of King Arthur, Merlin, Morgan Le Fay and Mordred in preparation for the next broadcast. 

The Albion Chronicles premieres in September and is a three-part series following the rise of King Arthur from a child king in exile to the ruler of Camelot and all of the kingdoms of A...

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October 16, 2018 83 mins

The first installment of the Albion Chronicles trilogy, this origin story follows Arthur through the wilds of post-Roman Britain as he comes to power from an upbringing in poverty and begins to bring his kingdom under control.

Hear the King Arthur story told in graphic, gripping detail set in the centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Norman Invasion. Featuring Merlin, Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, Excalibur, Camelot an...

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Just in time for Halloween, Fireside Radio Theatre presents this premiere of their new supernatural suspense series, The Sunset Chateau. Check into the Sunset Chateau, the most glamorous hotel in 1930s Hollywood, and meet Lana Avery, the aging film star whose career is on the decline and whose life grows more desperate by the moment. 

A series that has been called the stylistic child of The Twilight Zone and The Shining, The Sunset...

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Director Zac Pelicano is here with the first episode of Director's Desk, Fireside Radio's most podcast-y podcast. Director's Desk is a short 10-15 minute show where Zac and the other members of Fireside Radio can interact directly with the audience. In this first episode, Zac talks about where Fireside is currently in its development, some general social media housekeeping and what's coming up for Christmas.

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