Four stories from Nutmeg Junction, the first three were recorded live during a production of “Nerd Talk” on Citizens TV.  Stories include Dracula and the Dentist, “No Offense”, Tales of Intrigue: Trick or Treason and The Choice
Dracula and the Dentist: Featuring: Michael Illian, Rich Cyr, Catarina Quinonez and Kurt Boucher
No Offense: featuring Rich Cyr, Jason Kulas, Jerry Crystal and Kurt Boucher
Tales of Intrigue: Trick or Treason: featuring Phil Hall, Kurt Boucher, Jerry Crystal, Catarina Quinonez, Lana Peck and Michael Illian
The Choice: featuring J. Timothy Quirk and Laurel Briggs

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Show Notes:

Nutmeg Junction had a wonderful opportunity to visit and perform on Nerd Talk, a cable program hosted by Kurt Boucher, Michael Illian, Catarina Quinonez, Lana Peck and Rich Cyr.  We were given a full hour and I wrote some scripts specifically for the show and there were some scripts that would be perfect for the show that we had just recently performed.

The first sketch Dracula and the Dentist I wrote almost immediately after knowing we would be on Nerd Talk and would feature Rich Cyr, Michael Illian and Catarina Quinonez. What I enjoyed about the concept was that normally a sketch like that would make Dracula the big comedy figure, the unusual element in a regular otherwise mundane situation but it made be laugh to flip the script and have Dracula essentially act as the straight-man in the bit.

Now in the live show we  performed “Toy Feasors” but we had recently performed that on the Tort Law Episode which is only 2 episodes ago so I’ll save sharing the recording of the live performance for a later episode.

So the second story in this episode is actually “No Offense”.  We had just recorded it in studio but there was a wonderful energy in this live rendition of it so I chose to share the recording of the live performance of No Offense here. The script evolved. I knew I wanted Rich Cyr to reprise his role of Edgar Allan Poe  (last year we had a Serendip-History story with Poe meeting Washington Irving-as far as we know they never met in person but they did correspond in writing) and I knew we could do something with The Raven again.   The editor of Grahams Magazine was indeed a man by the name of George Rex Graham and there was an actor in that time period named Stuart Robson. Grahams Magazine did initially employ Poe, and did publish Murders in the Rue Morgue and did hire a replacement for Poe named Rufus Griswold who hated Poe and who did not publish The Raven so all of that is somewhat accurate (of course our take on the subject is completely fictional).

In the live show we did the Robin Hood sketch which was perfect for a large ensemble cast but again, we just aired the studio version of that story recently, in fact it was last episode, so I’ll save that live edition for a later episode.

So our third story was Tales of Intrigue. Phil Hall and Kurt Boucher are Rutledge and Haldemann: they represent the thin grey line separating society from anarchy while wearing pressed grey suits and shined shoes but using the clever disguise of bandannas to infiltrate an unusual world, in this case, the world of Trick or Treaters.

The final story from the live show was a Professor A unique sci-fi story written specifically for that broadcast and I love the story but I’m saving that for next week when we air two Professor A stories, the studio recording of the Simulacrum and the live Nerd Talk recording of “The Time’s Arrow Trap”.

So given the time on the episode I wanted to share a very short story called The Choice featuring myself as a Bogart type character and Laurel Briggs as a Mary Astor type character.

Please enjoy!

CREDITS

Nutmeg Junction Episode 232: Four Stories was written, created and produced by J. Timothy Quirk.  Three stories were recorded at Citizen TV in Hamden, CT. The Choice was produced at WAPJ Torrington Community Radio

Dracula and the Dentist:

Doctor Glauc:  Rich Cyr

Dracula:   Michael Illian

Dorothy Gall:     Catarina Quinonez

Frank N. Stein :    Kurt Boucher

“No Offense”

Edgar Allan Poe:  Rich Cyr

George Red Graham:  Jerry Crystal

Stuart Robson:    Jason Kulas

Albert:    Kurt Boucher

Tales of Intrigue: Trick or Treason

Rutledge:  Phil Hall

Haldemann: Kurt Boucher

Home Owner: Catarina Quinonez

Kids: Lana Peck and Michael Illian

Chief: Jerry Crystal

And The Choice

Bogart: J. Timothy Quirk

Astor: Laurel Briggs

We hope you enjoyed your visit to Nutmeg Junction and may all your journeys bring you back to a happy home

Episode 227: The Sesquipedalian of Nutmeg Junction features Kristin Moresi in the title role with Marilyn Olsen, Olivia Wadsworth, Phil Hall, Kurt Boucher, Jeff Savage, Jack Sheedy, Rebecca Rosewood and John Fabiani.  In the American west where words have the ultimate power, who else can win a reasoned and informed debate at high noon other than…the sesquipedalian? Find out in this episode!
Also featuring a bonus encore presentation of Thank Your Lucky Stars: What’s Kazoo with You? Featuring Jack Sheedy, Robert C. Fullerton with Kurt Boucher, Olivia Wadsworth, David Robinson and Jandi Hanna

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Show notes: This episode has already received considerable positive feedback from listeners who enjoyed the story of a word-slinger of the American West. The script took some time to develop and ultimately I believe the story pays off the premise’s promise. It is ultimately a message of admiration to the teachers, especially the English/Language Arts teachers, who inspired us.

This is Kristin Moresi’s first starring role. Kristin joined us for Pride and Prejudice (as Jane Bennett) and we recorded this episode on the same day.

Marilyn Olsen made a welcome return to Junction as the inspiring teacher Ms. Tutor.

I enjoyed the idea of Kurt Boucher as the Mayor becoming Jeff Savage’s prospector character (NOOOOO!!!!!) and Phil Hall’s Marshall Withers becoming Jack Sheedy’s Withers as a member of Marshall Bull’s gang.
Marshall Bull was portrayed by Olivia Wadsworth who will be acting on stage in the Warner Theater’s “Wait Until Dark”  Sept 21-29 in Torrington, CT.

Rebecca Rosewood became the voice of “Willoughby”, Rebecca starred in last week’s episode “Pride and Incredulous”.

John Fabiani impressed us in last week’s episode with his British accent as Mr. Wickfull. In this episode he joined us as the American west barkeep. Lots of voices from Mr. Fabiani and we’re going to explore more in upcoming episodes!

The music was created by J. Timothy Quirk, a three or four chord number with whistling on reverb and some horse sounds embedded into it.

CREDITS

Episode 227: The Sesquipedalian

Was written, created and produced by J. Timothy Quirk and recorded at WAPJ Torrington Community Radio.

Starring:

Kristin Moresi as The Sesquipedalian

Marilyn Olsen as Ms. Tutor

Olivia Wadsworth as Marshall Bull

Kurt Boucher as Young Mayor

Jeff Savage as Old Prospector

Phil Hall as Young Withers

Jack Sheedy as Old Withers

Rebecca Rosewood as Willoughby

John Fabiani as The Bartender

Music by J. Timothy Quirk (c)2019

In Nutmeg Junction episode 225, we enjoy another Harriet Holmes story “The Long Game” featuring Olivia Wadsworth as Harriet Holmes with Rich Cyr, Jandi Hanna, J. Timothy Quirk and Rebecca Roseswood.

Introducing a parody of the stolid 60’s era detectives in Los Angeles comes TALES OF INTRIGUE: starring Phil Hall as Rutledge and Kurt Boucher as Haldeman. In this episode the duo infiltrate the Poetry scene with fool proof disguises: rented bandannas but when one bandanna falls off, will they be discovered for the agents of the status quo?
Then Nutmeg Junction cast members share .favorite poems from times gone by. Enjoy these trips on the trolley ride of imagination on Nutmeg Junction: America’s NEW Old Time Radio program!

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CREDITS

Episode 223: was written, created and produced by J. Timothy Quirk.

The majority of the program was recorded at WAPJ Torrington Community Radio. Some segments were recorded separately at offsite locations.

Some music courtesy of youtube royalty free music-selections where attribution is not required.

Serendiphistory theme used in the poetry segment was written, created and performed by Robert C. Fullerton ©2018 and used with permission.

CAST:

PHIL HALL AS JAMES RUTLEDGE

KURT BOUCHER AS HALDEMAN

JEFF SAVAGE AS CHIEF

RICH CYR AS COFFEE SHOP BARISTA

JANDI HANNA AS MAMA MOONSHINE

REBECCA ROSEWOOD AS FLOWER

POETRY SEGMENT

PHIL HALL READING OZYMANDIUS WRITTEN BY PERCY SHELLEY

KURT BOUCHER READING DRIED APPLE PIES BY ANONYMOUS

OLIVIA WADSWORTH READING EL DORADO BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

RICH CYR READING A SONG BY JOHN DRYDEN

JACK SHEEDY READING MY LAST DUCHESS BY ROBERT BROWNING

REBECCA ROSEWOOD READING SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 18

J. TIMOTHY QUIRK READING THE SECOND COMING BY WB YEATS