Spam Calls From Hell - Brian Rust

10/25/23 • 20 min

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About This Episode

Thanks for joining us for our special Halloween edition of Stories Found! This week we're talking to one of our very favorite playwrights, Brian Rust, and then hearing his eerie dark comedy, Spam Calls from Hell.

About the Playwright

Brian Rust (he/him) is a Boston-based actor and writer who makes chocolates and searches for cryptids in his spare time.

High points of his career include being killed by a pillow during The Robin Hood Faire, appearing on stage with Le Tigre as a member of the Art School Cheerleaders, and using a plunger and ten pounds of jello to create an unforgettable foley effect for a live radio version of CHICKEN HEART.

Most recently he wrote the audio drama, The View from the Inside, which was selected by Dashingly Quirky for a live performance this November.

About the Cast

Joe Llorens - Dave

Tonie Knight - Ruby

About the Crew

Engineer - Paul Hanna

Featured Organization

Open Air Circus is a is a non-profit community-based group that teaches children circus and performing skills. They offer classes and performances every summer.

To find out more about them and how you can help support their mission, visit them at openaircircus.org

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About This Episode

About the Playwright

Brian Rust (he/him) is a Boston-based actor and writer who makes chocolates and searches for cryptids in his spare time.

Most recently he wrote the audio drama, The View from the Inside, which was selected by Dashingly Quirky for a live performance this November.

About the Cast

Joe Llorens - Dave

Tonie Knight - Ruby

About the Crew

Engineer - Paul Hanna

Featured Organization

Open Air Circus is a is a non-profit community-based group that teaches children circus and performing skills. They offer classes and performances every summer.

To find out more about them and how you can help support their mission, visit them at openaircircus.org

Let's be BFFs!

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Want to chat about this episode? We're here for it! Email: [email protected]
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Stories Found was recorded at ELA Studios, deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.

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A Foggy Day in a Certain Part of Scotland - Mark Harvey Levine

About This Episode

Welcome to Stories Found Micro Monday -- Spooky Edition. This week we've got the eerie 1-minute play, A Foggy Day in a Certain Part of Scotland by Mark Harvey Levine.

About the Playwright / Storyteller

Mark Harvey Levine has had over 2000 productions of his short plays everywhere from Bangalore to Bucharest and from Lima to London. His plays have won over 45 awards and been produced in more than ten languages. His work has been published in over two dozen anthologies by Applause, Smith & Kraus, Routledge and Vintage. Full evenings of his ten-minute plays, such as “Cabfare For The Common Man”, “Didn’t See That Coming” and “A Very Special Holiday Special” have been shown around the world, including at the Edinburgh Fringe and in a multi-year tour of Brazil. A Spanish-language film of “The Kiss” (“El Beso”) premiered at Cannes and aired on HBO and DTV (Japan). Two of his plays were adapted for Brazilian television.

Listen to more of Mark's work in these episodes:

About the Cast

Kelly: Liz Bernstein

Terry: Gabriella Headley

About the Crew

Engineer: Paul Hanna and ELA Studios

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The Palatka Museum of Natural History - Kimberly Murray-Patel

About This Episode

Welcome to Stories Found Micro Monday -- Halloween Eve edition. This week we've got a special treat, the one minute dark comedy, The Palatka Museum of Natural History by Kimberly Murray-Patel.

The Palatka Museum of Natural History recently won the coveted top honor at the Whiskey Theater Factory's annual one minute play competition.

That means that this play was written in only ten minutes in front of a live audience. It's a phenomenal feat to write anything that quickly, but this play is truly spectacular.

About the Playwright: Kimberly Murray-Patel

Kimberly Murray Patel considers herself a Renaissance woman in regard to the world of theater, and not just because she is thick and prefers clothing that is lacking in structure. The majority of her time is spent as a freelance costumer for companies in the Central Florida area. When she needs a break from the sewing machine she loves to perform and write short plays. "The Palatka Museum of Natural History" recently won the coveted top honor at the Whiskey Theater Factory's annual one minute play competition.

We'll be featuring Kimberly' ten-minute play, Upgrade, in a future episode, so make sure to subscribe on your favorite app so you don't miss it!

About the Cast

Joe Llorens as Joe

Joe Llorens has been a performer for over twenty years. In that time, he’s done things. Some of those things he’s liked, even. Joe will keep trying to do things he likes and not be as judgy about the things he doesn’t like because he really should cut himself a bit of a break. He loves his wife, children, and pets, though. A lot.

Manuel Solis-Bauza as Brandon

A born and raised Puerto Rican native, Manuel Solis-Bauza is a graduate of the Rollins College class of 2020, having acquired a BA in Theatre Studies and Communication Theory. Seen on the Rollins stage as Shu Fu in Good Person of Setzuan and Solomon in Speech and Debate, Manuel has recently performed in a variety of acclaimed Central Florida shows such as Nick in The Wingman, produced by New Generation Theatrical, Nelson in Our Lady of the Tortilla, produced by Descolonizarte Teatro, and most recently as Kennedy in The Vast of Darkness, produced by Whiskey Theatre Factory and voted as Critics' Choice for Best Drama at Orlando Fringe 2023.

About the Crew

Audio Engineer: Paul Hanna and ELA Studios

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Happy Monday and Happy Halloween from all of us at Stories Found!

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Stories Found was recorded at ELA Studios, deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.