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A young couple's seemingly perfect life is upended when a mysterious figure from their past, intent on altering their destiny, triggers a series of time-traveling events that force them to confront their deepest fears and fight for the love that transcends time itself.
Credits
Written by: Scott Nelson
Directed by: William Gabriel Grier
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Cast
Narrator: Sabrina Anise
Abigail: Gardy Lee
Bryson: Samuel Selman
Christopher: Chris Valenti
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
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2 Apr 2024
Thirty-Seven Dollars
When Jessica, a dignified black woman, is mugged in a dark alley by a desperate man with a haunting past, their confrontation unlocks a shared history that alters the course of their lives forever, culminating in a shocking, explosive twist.
Credits
Written by: Robert Bruinewoud
Directed by: William Gabriel Grier
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall + Zayden Miller
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Cast
Narrator: Chris Valenti
Jessica: Leah Williams
Donny: Tim Simek
Tyrell: Samuel Selman
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
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27 Feb 2024
Claus v. Hollywood
Christmas comes early this year as Santa Claus teams up with a Jewish lawyer to take on Tinseltown in a battle of wit and whimsy to save his name.
Credits
Written by: Steve D'Arcangelo and Alicia Lomas-Gross
Directed by: William Gabriel Grier
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall + Zaydem Miller
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Cover Art Design: Steve D'Arcangelo
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
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31 Oct 2023
Slayfest
In a bizarre festival of murderers, two inept killers find themselves in over their heads, battling various other murderers in a grotesque and chaotic competition to achieve the highest kill count.
Credits
Written by: Mark Renshaw
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
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Cast
Narrator: William Gabriel Grier
Drownin Dave: Michael Minto
Peter Popper: Justin Michael Terry
Hiker & Landlord: Sean Whalen
The Karenator: Rebekah Kennedy
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10 Aug 2022
The Clerk and the Cocksman
One man needs to get out of his slump with the ladies but the headquarters of his mind fall into chaos and the only one that can stop a dangerous coup is the lone neuron from the mail room.
Credits
Written by: Nick Coleman
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Rayne Potter
Steve: Kyle Brady
Agent Cocksman: Sean Crampton
Wernicke: Brian Lally
Brent: Connor Green
Todd: William Gabriel Grier
Boca: Jeffrey Oliphant
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4 Jul 2022
Barely Alive
After the world seems to have ended due to an airborne virus, a resilient brother does everything he can to keep his 12-year-old sister safe.
Credits
Written by: Bryce Lane, Garrett Sheeks, and Gary Jones
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Kerry Nash
Will: William Gabriel Grier
Ana: Marley Freygang
Tom: Charles Brettner
Laura: Analysia Gramajo
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20 Jun 2022
Far From the Trees
The saying goes "boys will be boys," however when a prank goes too far for Gillian, she conjures the creature of the forest to help her settle the score. But, how far is too far?
Credits
Written by: Gary Jones
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall + Gary Jones
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Sean Barnhill
Gillian: Jamie Creedon
Billy/Teacher: Simon Hill
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13 Jun 2022
Amateurs
What if the movie Fargo and Pineapple Express went on a date and accidentally got pregnant? Well, then you'd have today's episode "Amateurs." A story about two morons who end up in the middle of the desert to of course bury a body.
Credits
Written by: Matthew Bryan + Gary Jones
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Kerry Nash
Sean: Ryan Marsico
Chad: William Gabriel Grier
The Body: Dylan Werth
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6 Jun 2022
Changes
After Laura Neulip outs her bully she is cornered into lying about what really happened in order to save the reputation of the school's star athlete. In an effort to clear things up, the Neulips invite the family over for dinner but find themselves in a messy situation.
CHANGES is a spectacular, ambitious, and extremely satisfying short script written by Matthew Bryan and produced by Awfully Good Media.
Credits
Written by: Matthew Bryan
Directed by: Gary Jones
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Rayne Potter
Laura: Rhiannon Thomas
Alice: Stephani Carpentieri
David: Gabriel Grier
Tyler: Robinson Walsh
Ben: Julian Vlcan
Music by:
Animal Assassins - Colorado 1864
Firework Festival - Game Changer ft. Robin Hawkin
Half Light - From Below
Joel Porter - St. Anthony
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6 Jun 2022
Grandma's New Boyfriend
Family dinner becomes hard to swallow when Grandma Gertrude brings home her newest boyfriend - her granddaughter's teacher. Grandma's New Boyfriend is a funny and wildly absurd short film written by Stephanie Westendorf.
Credits
Written by: Stephanie Westendorf
Directed by: Gary Jones
Sound Supervisor and Editor: Ryan Gottshall
Produced by: Awfully Good Media
Recorded at Spacewalk Sound
www.spacewalksound.com
Cast
Narrator: Matthew Barnes
Caroline: Rhiannon Thomas
Grandma Gertrude: Stephanie Carpentieri
Brad: Devon Crittenden
Grandpa: William Gabriel Grier
Mom: Rachel Gallop
Dad: Melvin Grier
Mr. Larson: Dylan Werth
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22 May 2022
Season 1 Trailer
First Read Radio takes some of the best unproduced short film scripts and turns them into radio plays. You can think of it as a beefed-up table read professionally recorded with voice actors and sound designed by a team of top-notch audiophiles. The first season launches on June 6th.
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5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
9 ratings
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