The Hottest Weekend

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 featuring an original jazz score, this mystery crime drama pays loving homage to every trope of the noir genre.

Fireside Players

Dirk Brannigan: Zac Pelicano

Mr. Roccamorra: Hugh Murphy

Det. Schultz: Lucas Pelicano

Lottie Carlisle: Rachel Hawks

Mrs. Greendale: Marley Wolfe

Benny: Lucas Pelicano

Felix Carlisle: Jonathan Marler

Felix's Thugs: Lucas Pelicano & Hugh Murphy

Waiter at the Empire Room: Jonathan Marler

Radio News Man: Lucas Pelicano

The Algonquin: Hugh Murphy

Charlie: Jonathan Marler

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