Part Two: The House Red

08/17/20 • 35 min

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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:

Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Gunther Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
Rudyard T Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
Schwanzkoph - Chris Vizurraga
Misha/Andrew - Eric Eilersen
Ana/Madame le Maid - Jess Ridenour
Kristoff - Shawn Pfautsch
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

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

SOUND EFFECTS

Horror Ambience 10 by klankbeeld

Footsteps Of Soldier On Ground by Medartimus

Angry Mob by unchaz

Fire Embers Large Campfire by Dynamicell

Fire Burning v2 by pcaeldries

Analog Camera Click Shutter by Eelke

Photo Clicks by phead

Camera Click by LS

Camera Click Nikon by Snapper 4298

Chimes Shop by Adrianac

Transcript 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
Gunther Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
Rudyard T Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
Schwanzkoph - Chris Vizurraga
Misha/Andrew - Eric Eilersen
Ana/Madame le Maid - Jess Ridenour
Kristoff - Shawn Pfautsch
Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

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

SOUND EFFECTS

Horror Ambience 10 by klankbeeld

Footsteps Of Soldier On Ground by Medartimus

Angry Mob by unchaz

Fire Embers Large Campfire by Dynamicell

Fire Burning v2 by pcaeldries

Analog Camera Click Shutter by Eelke

Photo Clicks by phead

Camera Click by LS

Camera Click Nikon by Snapper 4298

Chimes Shop by Adrianac

Previous Episode

Part One: The Corkscrew

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

Next Episode

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.