"The Shimmering Statue" written by Michael Ward (Story starts around 00:02:30)
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Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Mark - Dan Zappulla, Tony - Jesse Cornett, Deb - Nichole Goodnight, Bill - Matthew Bradford
"Sundays in the Workshop with Dad" written by Anthony Neil Smith (Story starts around 00:28:00)
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Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Joel from Lets Read, Chet - Mike DelGaudio, Jeremiah - Matthew Bradford, Neal - David Cummings
"Play Therapy" written by Chris Panatier (Story starts around 00:56:30)
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Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator - Erin Lillis, Ellen - Danielle McRaem, Herman - Atticus Jackson
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