The Lovely Dark

The Lovely Dark

The Lovely Dark is a fiction podcast about how darkness in our lives may reveal a path to love and light. Each of these short audio plays is written by an award-winning writer and performed by a cast of remarkable actors, including Oscar winners and members of New York City’s Labyrinth Theater Company. Each episode is produced with a full cast, and a beautiful, immersive soundscape. In the dark, we can see lights that were hidden before. We might finally see a way forward or come to a threshold that we must cross. Maybe we catch an ugly view of ourselves and resolve to make a change, or we discover a new capacity for love or forgiveness that in the full light of day we could never have imagined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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September 1, 2023 22 mins

A caper in space starring Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winner Ellen Burstyn. Two ambassadors from Earth are just about to drop in on a newly discovered civilization. But before they can enter the atmosphere, the species they were supposed to have lunch with captures their pod and tosses them into an orbiting prison. It's often this way with aliens; so close and yet so far.


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Clementine wants to be a mother but cannot carry a pregnancy. When she commits to adopting a baby, she undergoes a frightening transformation.

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May 9, 2023 8 mins

After a night of hard drinking, James hails an Uber for the short ride home. But when the familiar route turns weird, and he doesn’t recognize the streets, he fears that he’s being taken someplace else.

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April 25, 2023 22 mins

Nathan's dream of becoming a renowned artist has brought him to a precipice. Now is the moment for a brave leap! Can he summon the courage to go beyond himself?

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April 12, 2023 17 mins

Amar is thrilled to be taking his wife Neeta to see a surprise that he’s gotten for her. But when they arrive, and Neeta sees what he’s done, her heart darkens.

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March 29, 2023 22 mins

Lily's baby is acting so strangely. She barely recognizes him! Desperate, frightened and out of answers, she Googles "Black Magic."

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March 15, 2023 18 mins

As she takes her last dying breaths, Jamie is surrounded by family, and is being introduced to Lucas, her new great grandson. In a flash, she rewinds to a time when she met another boy named Lucas, the love of her life, and she joins him now for one last trip.

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March 2, 2023 18 mins

In the shadow of a terrible loss, two circus clowns discover that their friendship is more brightly illuminated than ever.

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February 13, 2023 13 mins

Jasmine's grandma has died recently, and she misses her terribly, especially now that her mom is so busy. So, when Jasmine finds an antique phone in the basement, she tries to use it for a fanciful chat with her grandma. But this phone is not a toy!

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January 30, 2023 20 mins

In this steampunk opera, set in the year 2070, Guy Donalson meets a hologram therapist who sends him on the ride of his life — his selfish, screwed up, almost irredeemable life.

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January 17, 2023 18 mins

Kishori has died recently and left her husband and poet daughter with a struggling family restaurant. But how will they save it when they no longer understand what it is?


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January 17, 2023 22 mins

Before she died in a car accident, Jeff's wife promised their two young daughters a dog. Jeff breaks the promise and hopes instead that a camping trip will help the girls to heal. But in these ancient woods, a promise is a promise.

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November 27, 2022 2 mins

A series of short, original audio plays about where in times of darkness we find love and light.  Season #1 coming soon.

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