My Friend Lyssa

Season 1, Ep. 11 ("I Hate Surprises"). A Trivia Night like no other. A Little House on the Aerie. Jake wants to host amphibian guests. And a Twitch star revels in the spotlight. Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Featuring the vocal talents of the Suffolk & Goode Players: Rebecca Davis (Janet, Kayleigh, Olivia (Brad's wife)) Dustin Ebaugh (Jay,Eric, Crook 1, Trivia Host) Lori Furth (Supermarket Customer 1,) Lyssa Graham (Herself, Cashier, ) Dale Leopold (Announcer, Himself, George, Crook 2) Nancy McLemore (Margaret, Belinda (Larry's wife) Chris Mezzolesta (Ollie, Ben, Supermarket Customer 2, Brad) Karyn O'Bryant (Jake, Susan, Rhonda) and George Washington III (Fred, Arthur Downing, Larry) Original Music composed and performed by Chris Mezzolesta. The song "Twitch Will Make Me Rich" was written by Lori Furth and Chris Mezzolesta, and performed by Rebecca Davis. Editing, Sound design and audio production by Dale Leopold Artwork by Richard McMurry

Episode 3.05 ("Felonious Funk"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney.

Will the real Jake please stand up? Plaintiffs and Defendants become (Aileen) Cannon Fodder. Kids get some Real Life Rock songs. Jesus has a Pride Party, and Ted has...questions. A school Career Day takes an unexpected turn. An office worker Slacks off. A convicted felon breaks into song. And the Nuts gang hurtles towards Sudden Death Overtime.

Featuring the vocal talents of the Suffolk & Goode Players:

Rebecca Davis (Herself, Judge Aileen Cannon, Worker 1, Lucy)

Dustin Ebaugh (Himself, Defendant 2, Matthew, Worker 2, Jonas, Jay)

Lori Furth (Herself, Alice, Teacher, Woodstock, Sally)

Lyssa Graham (Herself, Plaintiff 1, Mary Magdalene)

Dale Leopold (Himself, Announcer, Defendant 1, Ted, Karl, Newscaster)

Chris Mezzolesta (Cannon Fodder Announcer, Apostle, Schroeder/Red Baron, Himself)

Karyn O'Bryant (Herself, Bailiff, Robin, Mary Sue)

George Washington III (Himself, Plaintiff 2, Get Real Rock Announcer, Jesus Christ, Nuts Announcer, Snoop)

And Special Guest Jake Reynolds (Himself--really!, Travis)

Original Music composed, performed and produced by Chris Mezzolesta. The song, "Felony!" a parody of "Agony!" by Stephen Sondheim, had lyrics by Brian Helm, and was performed by Special Guest Jeff Hopp and produced by Chris Mezzolesta. The songs "Citizens United" and "It's the Dog's Turn" had lyrics by Lori Furth and music by Chris Mezzolesta, who also performed them.

Editing, sound design and audio production by Dale Leopold

Artwork by Richard McMurry

Bonus Episode 10 ("Season 1 Recap") Lyssa and Dale play some favorite sketches and songs from our just-completed first season. We'll be back with Season 2 on May 15th!

Season 1, Episode 21 ("Clicking and Streaming"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. From our live streaming show: The Fairvale Mayor has to slow his roll. Chief Justice Roberts would like a word. A Peanuts Easter special is full of Good Grief. The Hall of Presidents has a major malfunction. Florida cops guard against a new menace. A Voice Thespian has a bad day. A Gen-Z wedding keeps up with the times. And somehow Qanon has found Jesus' new location. Featuring the vocal talents of the Suffolk & Goode Players: Rebecca Davis (Councilwoman Marsh, Lucy, Lydia), Dustin Ebaugh (Jay, Fairvale Mayor, Voice Director, Officer Connelly, Robot Reagan, Robot Biden, Groom, Q Bob) Lori Furth ( Supreme Announcer, Charlie Brown, Helen, Bride) Lyssa Graham (Herself, Director's Assistant, Ashley, Mary Mags) Dale Leopold (Himself, John Roberts, L&O Announcer, Robot Lincoln, Robot Nixon, Robot Trump, Robot Bill Clinton, Robot JFK, Ted) Chris Mezzolesta (Fairvale man, Jogger, Fritz, Robot FDR, Buddy Lee Morningwood) Karyn O'Bryant (Jake, Fairvale Woman, Voice Thespian, Linus, Krystal, Robot Melania, Hippie Pastor), and George Washington III (Peanuts Announcer, Office Brusk, Robot Andrew Johnson, Jesus). Original Music composed and performed by Chris Mezzolesta. The song "Qanon and On and On" was written by Dale Leopold and Chris Mezzolesta, and performed by Chris Mezzolesta, Lyssa Graham and George Washington III . Sound design by Dale Leopold. Live Show engineering and mixing by Matt Treacy at Free Jambalaya. Artwork by Richard McMurry We'll be back with Season 2 of My Friend Lyssa on the Cinco de May (5/5/22)!

Season 2 Finale Episode ("Don't Cross the Streams!"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. It's a re-recording of our second annual streaming show, performed live in Ashland, Virginia on July 29th! We actually managed to corral our far-flung cast into the same place at the same time (with one exception--cough---Lyssa), and hilarity and/or chaos ensued! We had some audio glitches in the livestream, so we decided to re-do the audio. Featuring the vocal talents of the Suffolk & Goode Players: Dustin Ebaugh (Jay, Ron DeSantis, Fairvale Mayor, Bill, Rudy Giuliani) Lori Furth (Herself, CSPAN Announcer, Casey DeSantis, Fairvale Woman 1, Jessica, Ivanka Trump) Lyssa Graham (Herself, Fairvale Woman 2, Sidney Powell, Co-Pilot) Dale Leopold (Himself, Announcer, Ron, Donald Trump, Elvis Presley) Chris Mezzolesta (Randall, Glenn Youngkin, Farmer Johnson, Suck-Session Announcer, Eric Trump) Jack Mooney (Himself) Karyn O'Bryant (Jake, Herself, Crimea Narrator, Stormy, Jan, Melania Trump) and George Washington III (Carl, Marcus, Donald Trump Jr., Agent Pink). Original Music composed, performed and produced by Chris Mezzolesta. The song, "I Made You, Babe," a parody of "I Got You, Babe" by Sonny Bono, has lyrics by Lori Furth, and was arranged by Chris Mezzolesta and performed by Lori Furth and Dustin Ebaugh. The "Elvis Anti-MAGA Medley," with parodies of "That's All Right, Mama" by Arthur Crudup, "Suspicious Minds" by Mark James, and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe, had lyrics by Dale Leopold, and was arranged by Chris Mezzolesta and performed by Dale Leopold. Engineering and Video Direction by Matt Treacy. Sound Effects coordination by Jack Mooney. Sound design by Dale Leopold Artwork by Richard McMurry