"Cast" is a word crowned with many definitions, holds several connotations, and a lot of expectations. Let's explore the meanings as they apply to theater: assigning roles, shaping, discarding, loosing the hounds and dramatic light and shadow.

This piece was written for the stage and has been recorded in such a way that I hope audience members feel themselves in their theater rows, ticket stubs growing limp in their sweaty palms.

Cover art by Nicole Berry
Cover photo by Geralt via Pixabay

Voice artists:
Narrator: Nicole Berry
O.S. Voice #1: Angela Barber
O.S. Voice #2: Dennis Glasco
O.S. Voice #3: Deborah Bromley
O.S. Voice #4: Robyn Colburn
O.S. Voice #5: Uncredited

Thank you to the following for use of their sounds:
Connum for "melancholic burble in f major"
Chimerical for "mic feedback fx short mid 2"
Susychristiansen_ for "tappingmic"
Damiaan for "walking woman"
Psykoosiossi for "risingtension"
Drotzruhn for "clearing-throat"
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Written, edited and produced by Nicole Berry
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