It’s the new Unreliable Narrator podcast!  Jenny Gutbezahl, Brian Rust, and Jacquelyn Weatherbee from “Planet of Warrior-Bunnies” read scenes from Carl’s gritty nostalgia reboot “Goofus v. Gallant: Dawn of Niceness.”  Also Jenny shares memories of performing at the now-defunct Factory Theatre, Brian waxes on the majesty of the mullet, and Jacquelyn pitches a new role for shy high school theater kids.

Apologies for the uneven sound quality, we had to go to the backup mic for much of the recording. 

Art: Julia Tenney.

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Podcast Pilot--Goofus V. Gallant: Dawn of Niceness

UN Podcast Pilot--Goofus V Gallant Dawn Of Niceness

This month’s guest hosts Steve Auger, Andy Hicks, and Caitlin Mason
(from “Human Contact: Short Sci-Fi Plays”) read from Carl’s sci-fi
dreamscape “Individuality.”  Also, Steve uncovers a conspiracy by following the money, Andy ponders regional attitudes toward lobstahs, Caitlin shares a family recipe for guacamole, and Carl mispronounces Anthony Bourdain’s name but everyone is too polite to correct him. 

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UNTG #1--Moth Guts

Caitlin, Andy, and Steve close out their month of shows by reading from Carl’s comic tragedy of the 30th President, “Calvin.” Also, Caitlin creates science fiction’s best character mashup imaginable,  Andy implores CBS to learn from the BBC’s mistakes, Steve stands up to the elitists of television streaming, and Carl places “Star Trek: The Next Generation” season one in its proper context.

References:
Zeitgeist Stage’s “Vicuna:” http://www.zeitgeiststage.com
A Star to Steer Her By: https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast
Coal Hill A/V Club: https://player.fm/series/doctor-who-the-coal-hill-av-club
Royalty-free music courtesy of audioblocks.com.

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UNTG #2--All The Way Off A Cliff

Launch into October with this month’s hosts Kitty Drexel, Noe
Kamelamela, and Nick Stevens!  Kitty lays out guidelines for swearing
in front of children, Noe speculates on the things that millenials kill, and Nick speaks on the importance of proper market research in naming
a church.  Then Kitty and Noe perform an audio version of a classic
scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

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UNTG #3--Useful To Some

Nick Stevens, Noe Kamelamela, and Kitty Drexel finish their month as hosts by performing in the lost pilot to "Infallible," the crappy HBO show-within-a-show from the UN production "Ultimate Things."  Also, Nick points out a great burger-naming opportunity for Burger King, Noe brings a long overdue fact-check to a crucial scene from Indiana Jones, and Kitty tells a story of brotherly solidarity.  

Mentioned in this show:
Freedom for All Massachusetts (Yes on 3): https://www.freedommassachusetts.org
Arlington Friends of the Drama: https://www.afdtheatre.org
The New England Theatre Geek: https://www.netheatregeek.com

"Infallible" theme music provided by http://www.audioblocks.com.

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UNTG #4--Your #1 Orgy Shop For Christ

Election week special!  Carl reads you his ten minute angry political satire "Super Patriots."  Laugh along with him, angrily.  And then vote.  

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UNTG #5--Super Patriots

It’s Unreliable Narrator’s tenth anniversary!  We mark the occasion with a double-sized episode where we go into the vault and play audio pieces from all seven UN productions.  Not all of them have the best audio quality, but all of them are Unreliable Narrator.

This episode features:

1.) Kitty Drexel and Ginger Lazarus in “2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical!” (2010)
2.) Laura DeCesare and Tim Hoover in “Paranormal” (2009)
3.) Nick Bennett-Zendzian, Emily Sheeran, and Pearl Shin in “Human Contact: Short Sci-Fi Plays” (2014)
4.) Jenny Gutbezahl and Neal Leaheey in “The Way of the Warrior-Bunny” (2011)
5.) Kara Dunne and Jonathan Popp in “Schmolitics” (2008)
6.) Neal Leaheey in “Planet of Warrior-Bunnies” (2016)
7.) Caroline Keeler in “Ultimate Things” (2016)

“Doing the Best That I Can” music and lyrics by Andy Hicks, all other material by Carl Danielson.  All rights reserved.

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UNTG #6--Ten Years Of UnreDie-Able Scare-Ator!

Kamela Dolinova, Julia Lunetta, and Emily Taradash (from "2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical!") read Carl's 10-minute play "The Bensonite."  Also, Kamela dreams of having one job, Julia leads the assembly in a Holy Brunch, and Emily brings up the concern of Grim Reaper FOMO.

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UNTG #7--Death Appointments

Guest hosts Kamela, Julia, and Emily read Carl’s Boston Theater Marathon submission “Dog’s Best Friend.”  Also, Kamela salutes a theater that lets you rehearse on the actual stage, Julia takes us into the world of Star Trek improv comedy, and Emily gives Carl notes on his performance art.

Mentioned in this episode:
Arlington Friends of the Drama:  http://www.afdtheatre.org
Redshirts:  http://redshirts.improvteams.com

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UNTG # 8--A Rain Curtain Of Green Slime

The topic of the day: directing.  This month’s guest hosts J. Deschene, Caitlin Mason, and Jess Viator have stories.  Also, J. warns of baffling choices made in an upcoming movie musical, Caitlin worries what kids will think about “Phantom of the Opera,” and Jess recalls the weirdest shit she’s ever directed.  Finally, we read another scene from “Individuality,” the script heard in episode 1.

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UNTG #9--Belter Extraordinaire

This month's guest hosts Jess, Caitlin, and J. discuss the importance of gmail language-smoothing.  Also, Jess has battle plans for Mr. Crepe, Caitlin has questions for people trying to make her watch "Buffy," and J. promotes a kind of war where everybody wins.  Finally we read Carl's "Thalonx," a short play which is exactly like Act V of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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UNTG #10--That Sounds Great!

This month’s guest hosts Carl Danielson, Jenny Gutbezahl, and Jacquelyn Weatherbee talk about things they like and dislike.  Also, Carl tries out some different collective nouns for colonialists, Jenny talks about a good book that contains the perfect line, and Jacquelyn has an impossible house.

Recommended in this episode:
"Lovecraft Country" by Matt Ruff
“Us” (Still in theaters)
“The Nightingale” (Soon to be in theaters)
Almond-Flavored Celestial Seasonings Tea

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UNTG #11--This Hellscape We're Creating

Jacquelyn Weatherbee, Jenny Gutbezahl, and Carl Danielson finish Carl’s harangues about the moving process.   Also, Jacquelyn finds an example of Puritan open-mindedness, Jenny tells stories of being on the recent JoCo cruise and meeting multiple McElroys, and Carl says, staged readings: why?  And you have to stay through the credits because there’s a mid-credits scene.

Recommended in this episode:
We miss Boston playwright Cliff Odle, now in Maine: 
http://cliffodle.com/
Jacquelyn's Twitter: 
http://www.twitter.com/jackieweatherbe 
“My Brother, My Brother, and Me” podcast: https://www.themcelroy.family/mbmbam
Robert Evans’ Twitter: 
http://www.twitter.com/IwriteOK
Theatre on Fire’s “An Oak Tree,” June 13-22:  http://www.theatreonfire.org

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UNTG #12--Publick Universal Friend

Guest hosts Tim Hoover, Brooks Reeves, and Brian Rust discuss the actor's life in Boston.  Then: part 1 of the long-awaited two-part epic adventure "Goofus V. Gallant: Niceness League: EndFinity Games!"  with special guests Laura DeCesare and Jacquelyn Weatherbee.

Mentioned in this episode:
Vagabond Theatre: https://vagabondtheatregroup.wordpress.com
Post Meridian Radio Players: http://pmrp.org

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UNTG #13--Goofus v. Gallant: Niceness League: Part 1: EndFinity Games

Brian Rust, Brooks Reeves, and Tim Hoover bring us the exciting summer-ending conclusion to Goofus vs. Gallant!  Who will live?  Who will die?  Will anyone, really?  Plus, Brian gives thanks to Audrey Tautou, Brooks talks about the one kind of theater Boston doesn’t have, and Tim recalls how much work it takes to do a good Box-from-Logan’s-Run costume.  Special guests: Laura DeCesare and Jacquelyn Weatherbee.

Mentioned in this episode:
“Greater Good” by Company One: 
https://companyone.org/production/greater-good/
Freedom Trail Tours:
https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/tours/
ImprovBoston:
https://improvboston.com/
Goldstar:
https://www.goldstar.com/boston/

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UNTG #14--Niceness League: Part 2: GameFinity Inn and Where to Find Them

Guest hosts Laura DeCesare and Will Kurtz talk about UN's 2011 web series "The Way of the Warrior-Bunny!"  Also, Will finds fault with Joseph Campbell, and Laura reminds Carl of the injuries caused by  set design choices at Emerson College.  Finally Laura reprises her role as Krista in a new ten-minute character piece.  
Special appearance by Neal Leaheey.

Mentioned in this episode:
Unreliable Narrator's "The Way of the Warrior-Bunny:"  https://untg.tumblr.com/wotwb

Folk Dancing by the Fountain (Tuesdays in summer):
http://www.facone.org/programs/outdoor-dances.html

Includes SFX from Audioblocks.com.

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UNTG #15--Babyslaughter

Being unable to recall anything else about their web series, Laura, Will, and Carl’s conversation drifts to YA books from their youths.  Topics include depressing books from the ‘70s, the trouble with adapting “A Wrinkle in Time” for the stage, and a debate on how to make the motorcycle noise from “The Mouse and the Motorcycle.”  Then Will and Carl read a short piece from Carl’s new-economy kidnapping satire “StockHome.”

Mentioned in this episode:
Will Kurtz’s “Inventing Kot:”
http://inventingkot.tumblr.com

Spoiler alert for the endings to the following books:  “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes,” “Stone Fox,” “The Mouse and the Motorcycle,” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”  

The podcast Carl refers to is “Sophomore Lit” with John McCoy, and is usually very good; they just really didn’t get “A Wrinkle In Time.”

https://www.theincomparable.com/sophomorelit/

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UNTG #16--Pb-pb-b-b-b

Guest hosts Amy and Nick Bennett-Zendzian, Cari Keebaugh, and Neal Leaheey discuss community vs. professional theater--what's even the difference nowadays?  Amy praises gender-flipping in community theater, Nick recalls the joys of playing an obnoxious teenager in one of the earliest UN shows, Cari debates questions of compensation for artists, and Neal talks about his foray into producing opera.  Finally, Cari and Nick perform a scene of deeply snackable nostalgia which we are certain will go viral.

Mentioned in this episode:
The company Neal refers to is the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, RI:
http://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com
The Post-Meridean Radio Players:
http://www.pmrp.org
(Check out Amy's audio drama "The Yellow Wallpaper" featuring Cari.)

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UNTG #17--Sitzprobe Until One In The Morning

Guest hosts Neal Leaheey, Cari Keebaugh, and Amy and Nick Bennett-Zendzian remember Ultimate Things, the UN religion-and-sadness show from 2016.  Neal defines the Unreliable Narrator style, Cari gives thoughts on what makes an entertaining scene transition, Nick takes us through some uniquely New England community theaters, and Amy reflects on the challenge of creating depressing grass.   Then Amy and Neal read a sketch about customer service.

Mentioned in this episode:
"Mrs. Hawking" at Arisia 2020:
http://www.mrshawking.com/performance-times-at-arisia-2020/

Contemporary Theater Company:
https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com/season
("To Be Continued" has sadly wrapped, but they have a lot going on.)

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UNTG #18--The Most Interesting Shoes I've Ever Seen

In the midst of a pandemic, Trump goes back to his usual thing.

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Cononovirus Special: Trump COVID Tips (Satire)

Internet bots try to inspire us in this time of national emergency.

w/Kitty Drexel, Tim Hoover, and Julia Lunetta.
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TogetherBot

Trump demonstrates how sarcastic he was being.
(I wasn't planning to do another Trump bit, but you know how it is with him sometimes.)
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Being Sarcastic

Obsessive-compulsive disorder plus COVID is weird.

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It's a hard-knock life being essential.
w/Jenny Gutbezahl, Andy Hicks, Will Kurtz, Caitlin Mason, and Jacquelyn Weatherbee.
Recorded over Zoom.
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