Episodes

  • Episode 3: Backstage
    Jun 16 2021

    Episode 3 of Dark Traveller is a real dive behind the scenes of creating this radio play, including BLOOPERS! You hear about Blueberry Point, a refuge in reality and in our minds, about how improvising can feel scary, and what it was like performing in past WHoS prison plays. You'll also hear interviews with the cast of artists incarcerated inside of William Head Institution. Dark Traveller is a salute to the mysterious, the mystical, the darkness in the night sky. Travel well, one and all.

    Radio play 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 written by Wyllis Cooper.

    Creative writing, commercials, and commentary created by incarcerated artists Midnight, Paul Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.

    Edited by Kathleen Greenfield.

    Workshop facilitation and additional voices by Anne Cirillo, Kathleen Greenfield, Ingrid Hansen, Jeni Luther, and Kate Rubin.

    Dark Traveller cover art by Carolyn Moon as part of our pen-pal art exchange between ‘outside’ and incarcerated artists.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 2: The Sequel
    Jun 9 2021

    Episode 2 features the William Head on Stage team performing 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 -- their original play inspired by 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. This episode is a variety show of sorts, including work created from scratch within the William Head Institution, like improv, poetry, and fiction. Buckle up for this ride through the creative minds of Midnight, Paul Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.

    Radio play 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 written by Wyllis Cooper.

    Creative writing, commercials, and commentary created by incarcerated artists Midnight, Paul Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.

    Edited by Kathleen Greenfield.

    Workshop facilitation and additional voices by Anne Cirillo, Kathleen Greenfield, Ingrid Hansen, Jeni Luther, and Kate Rubin.

    Dark Traveller cover art by Carolyn Moon as part of our pen-pal art exchange between ‘outside’ and incarcerated artists.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 1: The Play
    Jun 2 2021

    Episode 1 features the William Head on Stage team performing 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 -- a radio play set in the 1940s, in the tundra. Researcher buddies Norman and Paul think they can invent a time machine: the Hypercucambulator. In a remote cabin up North, they marvel at the sky-paintings of the Northern Lights as they test out their machine, honestly, not expecting all that much, when an unexpected visitor brings a scientific discovery greater than they had bargained for. This news blows apart everything they thought they knew about the North -- and what sub-zero really means. Their audio recorder captures it all in this science-fiction radio play originally written in 1949 by Wyllis Cooper.

    Radio play 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 written by Wyllis Cooper.

    Creative writing, commercials, and commentary created by incarcerated artists Midnight, Paul Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.

    Edited by Kathleen Greenfield.

    Workshop facilitation and additional voices by Anne Cirillo, Kathleen Greenfield, Ingrid Hansen, Jeni Luther, and Kate Rubin.

    Dark Traveller cover art by Carolyn Moon as part of our pen-pal art exchange between ‘outside’ and incarcerated artists.

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    44 mins