Stories of Origin is a collaborative exploration of our beginnings. It's composed of individual pieces, conceived and created by Theatre of the Electric Mouth's members. 

The entire project is produced by Molly Cohen with mixing and mastering by Zach Trebino.

It features:
Funny Little Stories About Mother's Day from Reddit by Ali Rojek & Jake Regensburg, Box by Rachel Thomas-Levy, Advice from Early 20th Century Parenting Guides by Davis Alianiello, My Mother Reads Poetry by Lyubomir Parushev, It Would Have Been Enough by Molly Cohen, Excerpts from Plan C by Molly Cohen, The River Took Her by Kristen Aldrich & Justin Evans, Pinoy Market Shuffle by Steve Barroga, Mommy is Dead by Cara Dodge, Sauce Talk by Zach Trebino, You're Going to Be the Worse by Eric Fleising, and A Planting by Tessara Morgan

Stories Of Origin

Your favorite savior's back, and this time he's a crustacean. That's right, Crawfish Jesus has descended to the mortal plane to save us from our sins... That is, if he can avoid being eaten first! Join CJ, his smarmy manager Stan Simmons, and his devoted confidante Susan as they struggle to make The Church of Crawfish Jesus the 21st Century's hottest religion.

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written by Andrew Clark and directed by Zach Trebino with sound & video by Zach Trebino and mastering by Will Koch

featuring Andrew Clark as Stan, Eric Fleising as Crawfish Jesus, and Ali Rojek as Susan

Crawfish Jesus

Journey through the archives of famed anthropologist Doctor Balthazar Finneus as he searches the detritus of the 21st Century for answers to burning questions about the history of human civilization. Is it true that anacondas want none without buns? How do conference calls function as mating rituals? Why did our ancestors live in trailers and watch them on screens? The answers may surprise you. 

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written & directed by Andrew Clark, with sound & mastering by Will Koch

featuring Jake Regensburg as Dr. Balthazar Finneus, with Cara Dodge, Eric Fleising, Cory Ringdahl, Ali Rojek, and Zach Trebino

The Study of Ancient Human Culture with Dr. Balthazar Finneus

Nora was certain that 2020 would be her best year yet. But when the pandemic hits, her plans for intrauterine insemination take an unexpected turn. As it does, Nora 's lonely world crumbles in on itself, leaving her yearning to be a mother more than ever before.


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written & directed by Molly Shayna Cohen, with sound design by Lauren Kriel, call waiting music composed by The Mysterious Mac, and sperm donor song performed by Matthew Purpora



featuring Samantha Turret as Nora, Helen Laser as Narrator, Saalika Khan as Tanya, Admiral Grey as Dr. Chizek, Cory Ringdahl as Sperm Donor, Cara Dodge as Shelly / Ensemble, and Lauren Kriel as Newscaster / Ensemble

Plan C

In a poetic, Wurlitzer-soaked memory, a renegade preacher starts a movement that aims to end excess to ensure a future for humanity on planet it. A modern take on Georges Bataille's The Accursed Share, Reflections of the World as We Made It is a histrionic and violent meditation on greed and climate change.

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written & directed by Zach Trebino, with sound by The Mysterious Mac

featuring Kristen Aldrich as News Announcer, Andrew Clark as The Memory, Molly Cohen as The Preacher, Justin Evans as The Seer, Jake Regensburg as The Revolting Art Student, Cory Ringdahl as The Narrator, and a chorus of ThEMbers

Reflections on the World as We Made It

Societal rot deepens and personal rot is inevitable. The amoral cruelties of nature are compounded by the immoral cruelties of late capitalism. Only one thing can soothe you — public radio. Its dulcet reportage and lightly humorous anecdotes  constitute a final, flickering joy. Necrotic Public Radio is brought to you by your desire for the world to be calm and comprehensible, unto its end, or yours: whichever comes first. 


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written by Davis Alianiello and directed by Tessara Morgan, with sound by Steve Barroga



featuring Kristen Aldrich as Reporter, Davis Alianiello as Not David Foster Wallace, Molly Cohen as Producer, Justin Evans as Braxton, Cory Ringdahl as Narrator, Rachel Thomas-Levy as You, Zach Trebino as Not Ira Glass, and Tom Vinson as Ron.

Necrotic Public Radio

I Just Want a Little Something was written with iPhone predictive text and then they were talking on the radio and they were all good at it lol. Thanks for letting me know and I’ll keep you posted on how it feels to me so you can make a good day and feel better soon. Hey guys thanks for letting us borrow your Christmas card. Thanks so much. Thanks.

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written by Davis Alianiello and directed by Megan Brewer, with sound & video by Zach Trebino

featuring the voices of Kristen Aldrich as Christmas Eve, Andrew Clark as the Bird, Saalika Khan as Ashley, Lyubomir Parushev as The Narrator, and Tom Vinson as Brian

I Just Want A Little Something

When a group of idealistic young actors film a commercial for The Clothing Company, they discover that the clothes they’re advertising are completely stain-resistant, but their souls, unfortunately, are not.


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written by Zach Trebino and directed by Andrew Clark, with sound by Andrew Clark & Zach Trebino


featuring Kristen Aldrich as Gina, Megan Brewer as 2nd AD, Cara Dodge as Angie, Eric Fleising as Tim, Cory Ringdahl as Announcer, Zach Trebino as Director, and Tom Vinson as Fred

Stain Resistant Philosophizing

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