Part One: The Corkscrew

08/03/20 • 44 min

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A Theatrical Disaster! A Disappeared Magician! A Pretentious Artist(s)! Obsessed with a 200-year-old historical footnote, Augie Eckhart grapples with the changing tide of 1930’s Berlin in the rehearsal room and at an ex’s birthday party--only to be brought face to face with a face from his past he’s only too happy to face.

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

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains scenes of peril and disaster, as well as sexual references, explicit language, some misogynistic language, and drug use. There are references to the rise of Hitler. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

CREDITS

Cast:

Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
Chris Vizurraga - Jean-Jacquline Lemarque/Schwanzkoph
De Bour/Stagehand - Shawn Pfautsch
Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
Misha/Party Guest - Eric Eilersen
Stagehand/Flashback Voices - Jess Ridenour
Announcer - Ian Geers
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

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. Additional bad white jazz piano by Nathan Dunn.

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

SOUND EFFECTS

Laser Sound by djfroyd

X Explosion by cubicApocalypse

Spaceship Whoosh 2 by steshystesh

Medieval Fanfare Tweaked by Cgeffex

Se Horse & Wagon With Lots of Wooden & Metal Rattle by SoundEnsemble

Rope Pull 1 by Huggy13ear

Cigarette Breathing Exhalating Smoke by bulbastre

Old Car Horns and Sirens by daveincamas

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

CONTENT NOTES

CREDITS

Cast:

Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
Chris Vizurraga - Jean-Jacquline Lemarque/Schwanzkoph
De Bour/Stagehand - Shawn Pfautsch
Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
Misha/Party Guest - Eric Eilersen
Stagehand/Flashback Voices - Jess Ridenour
Announcer - Ian Geers
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

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

SOUND EFFECTS

Laser Sound by djfroyd

X Explosion by cubicApocalypse

Spaceship Whoosh 2 by steshystesh

Medieval Fanfare Tweaked by Cgeffex

Se Horse & Wagon With Lots of Wooden & Metal Rattle by SoundEnsemble

Rope Pull 1 by Huggy13ear

Cigarette Breathing Exhalating Smoke by bulbastre

Old Car Horns and Sirens by daveincamas

Previous Episode

Series Trailer: The Vanishing Act

In 1699, at the premiere of his newest masterpiece, renowned stage magician Jean Jacquline Lemarque caused the 2nd or 3rd greatest disappearance-related theatrical tragedy in history…

In 1932, a prickly German theater artist, an American conman, and an unfortunately-named mechanical engineer globetrot from Berlin to Paris to Hollywood, encountering artistic geniuses, secret societies, and plagiarists in an attempt to unfold the mystery of Lemarque’s Vanishing Act... or at the very least avoid doing any actual work.

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 one premieres July 6th, 2020.

For more information, go to VanishingPod.com.

CREDITS

Augie: Sarah Price. Griffson: Daniel Millhouse. Lilith: Tina Munoz Panyda. De Bour: Shawn Pfautsch. Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson.

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

CONTENT WARNING: adult language

Next Episode

Part Two: The House Red

A Defiant Plagiarist! A Country on the Brink! An Obligatory Brunch! Six months after the events of Misha’s party, the hangover that is Augie’s late-twenties amplifies during several chance run-ins that bring news ranging from bad-to-worse until, as chance would have it, he’s given a chance to choose a chancy chase.

Transcript 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. There are references to the rise of Hitler, and in one instance the portrayal of two Nazis. 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: