Part Four: The Levitating Woman

09/21/20 • 47 min

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A Magical Ruse! A Fleeting Romance! A Family Gift Shop! Augie and Griffson find themselves in an over-sized pot of theatrical hot water with The Globs, and a promised meeting with an expository ancestor answers some of the answers Augie’s been hoping to...answer?

Transcripts here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and references to antisemitism. There are references to the rise of Hitler, including the use of newsreel footage over the first 20 seconds of the episode. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar.

CAST

Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Conrad Webley Griffson - Daniel Millhouse
Bernadette Glob - Corrbette Pasko
Tabitha Glob - Maeve Devitt
Picquart Jr. - Rob Kauzlaric
Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL.

Transcripts here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

CONTENT NOTES

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar.

CAST

Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Conrad Webley Griffson - Daniel Millhouse
Bernadette Glob - Corrbette Pasko
Tabitha Glob - Maeve Devitt
Picquart Jr. - Rob Kauzlaric
Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL.

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Part Three: The Tab

An Expatriate Conman! A Jet-Setting Duo! A Daffily Demonic Duck! In Paris, American would-be author Conrad Webley Griffson bounces from lunch to drinks to dinner until his procrastinatory pursuit butts heads with another pursuer perusing his own pursuit.

Transcripts here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and alcohol. A character references an offscreen suicide that has happened in the past--for spoiler-related details, see the bottom of these show notes.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar.

CAST:

Conrad Webley Griffson - Daniel Millhouse
Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Bernadette Glob - Corbette Pasko
Tabitha Glob - Maeve Devitt
Charles Dufrene - Miguel Long
Henri Picquart Sr - Rob Kauzlaric
Lemarque - Chris Vizurraga
Mrs. Picquart - Anna Troy
Phoebe - Sam Hubbard
Andre - Ian Geers
Francois - Daniel Etti-Williams
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL.

SOUND EFFECTS

ClockTower by xserra

Chair Stool Wooden Dragged by DWOBoyle

Accordion Street Recording 01 by klankbeeld

SPOILERS RE: CONTENT: Conrad’s fiancee, Phoebe, died as the result of a Romeo and Juliet type situation where they were both supposed to fake their deaths and run away together. Due to the intense secrecy of their relationship, they miscommunicate, with Conrad taking the Juliet role and Phoebe Romeo. Conrad believes it is his fault and has never obtained closure. This is heavily stylized to reference Romeo and Juliet throughout.

Next Episode

Act Two Trailer: The Vanishing Act

The Vanishing Act will return with ACT TWO (Parts 5-8) starting on January 22nd! We pick up two years after the events of THE LEVITATING WOMAN, and all the way across the world, where Augie Eckhart is looking to start fresh and forget the "friend" that ran off and left him in Paris in the middle of a two-year lease. How did he get here? Who are all these new characters? And how does this have anything to do with Jean-Jacquline Lemarque's titular Vanishing Act? You'll just have to join us in Part Five: The Flashback!

The Vanishing Act is a scripted comedy series, a heist, a con, a murder mystery, and a disappearing act all at once, finding a slew of off-color characters at odds with art, fame, magic, and history in the making. Episode five premieres January 22nd, 2021.

For more information, go to VanishingPod.com.

CREDITS

Voices in this trailer: Sarah Price, Jess Ridenour, Shawn Pfautsch, Daniel Millhouse, Jan Blixt, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Eric Eilersen, Chris Vizurraga, Sam Hubbard, Rob Kauzlaric, and Lauren Grace Thompson

Sound design: Daniel Etti-Williams. Music composed by: Baldemar. Written by: Ian Geers, Lauren Grace Thompson.

CONTENT WARNING: adult language