IN THE EMBERS
An Independent Feature-Length Audio Drama by Brian Price and Jerry Stearns
Length: 215 minutes (3 hours, 35 minutes, 50 seconds)
Authors: Brian Price; Jerry Stearns
Narrators (in this order): Edwin Strout, Robin Miles, Olivia DuFord, Dawn Krosnowski, Gordon Smuder, Susanne Becker, Tom Joyal, Charlie Meitzner, Dean Johnson, Jacquie Maddix, E. G. Bailey, (interview extras: Joe Bevilacqua, Jerry Stearns, Brian Price)
(c) (p) 2015 Brian Price and Jerry Stearns, Great Northern Audio, in association with Waterlogg Productions
Description:
A song, a pressed flower, and the sound of two girl’s voices recovered from a burned wooden beam by using a brand new laser technique to read a charred surface like the grooves of an old 78rpm record. These are the clues that archaeologist, Digger Morgan, discovers while working on a routine dig at a Maryland Plantation. Who were the girls? When was the fire? The answers all lead to 1920s jazz pioneer, Kit Jeffers, whose voice mysteriously appears on Digger’s computer and whose existence remains haunted by a singular tragic event.
With the sound design, rhythm and detail of an independent film, IN THE EMBERS stars Audie-Award winner, Robin Miles, and features an original score, inventive sound effects and a fine ensemble cast.
BONUS TRACKS: Music from the production and interviews with the cast.
CAST:
Edwin Strout – Digger Morgan
Robin Miles – Kit Jeffers
Olivia DuFord – Young Alice Jeffers
Dawn Krosnowski – Susan
Gordon Smuder – Tom
Susanne Becker – Cindy
Tom Joyal – Berringer
Charlie Meitzner – Denny
Dean Johnson – Epstein
Jacquie Maddix – Old Alice
E. G. Bailey – Reynolds
IN THE EMBERS Review:
“The story is excellent, the music is excellent, the audio quality is excellent, and so are the actors. This is a drama that goes in the permanent collection.”
— Scott Danielson, SFFaudio.com
“Fascinating story, with some terrific performances.”
— Stefan Rudnicki, actor and narrator
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“I have long been a fan of Michael Crichton and his work. One of the hallmarks of his fiction was to take the next step from science into the possible. It was fiction based on reasonable progression of thought and science. It is always difficult to know where the science ends and the possible begins.That is true of Embers in so many ways. However, you have also taken a step not just in possibility but also to explore issues of purpose and desire by a representation of life of the past. The digital signal not only has words but also thoughts and being. It is not only the dead singer who speaks but also her very much alive presence or consciousness. Out of the past comes life that is in essence reborn. This is more than what Crichton delivers…The depth of the writing is significant.”
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Dr. Paul Nelsen Ripon, WI