Our Fair City

The Waters are Coming. As the denizens of the tunnels grapple with the impending destruction of their underground home, we are left to wonder: who will survive? Who will escape? How will the glorious HartLife company continue without the support of its tunnel-dwellers? Fear not, Loyal Policies. HartLife always survies. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Cromwell— Jeffrey Gardner Jack— Mark Soloff Greyson— David Rheinstrom Alison— Nina O'Keefe Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Dr. Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Dora— Kat Evans Simon— Mark Soloff Katherine Sullivan— Whitney Kraus Jones Vice President Carter— Clayton Faits Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Steph Charaska. Produced by David Rheinstrom and Clayton Faits. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Pr

Charles Wynn: Project Manager, loyal policy, and hero of small children everywhere. Many stories have been told about his life, his works, his efforts on behalf of the company. Perhaps some of you rarefied listeners in the Tower may even have known him personally. For the first time ever, we are pleased to bring you an accurate recounting of his time Outside during the Ant Wars. Loyal Policies, no matter what you hear, be it from the Hendersonian Occupiers, Outsider Invaders, or even from the mouth of Charles Wynn himself, remeber: the Outside is Cold, and full of Wolves. You cannot survive without HartLife. You can not. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Charles Wynn— Jared Latore Vice President Carter— Clayton Faits Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Dan Streeting. Produced by David Rheinstrom and Clayton Faits. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge than

The Doctor Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House remains a hotbed of unapproved science, illegal cohabitation, and fraternization with MolePeople as the survivors of the Ant Invasion hole up and try to survive. Will noble, productive Project Manager Charles Wynn teach them the errors of their ways, or will they continue their slide into infamy? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City...continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Theodora Thoreau-Roosevelt— Kat Evans Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff Sandy— Abby Doud Clay— Clint Worthington Cassandra Wilkins— Ele Matelan Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Charles Wynn— Jared Latore The Queen of the Ants— Lauren Faits Written by David Rheinstrom. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom and Jeffrey Gardner. Recording E

Finally: a recording of the traditional murder ballad Henry Lee, popularized by Dick Justice (and more recently) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Henry Lee Vocals— Betsey Palmer Vocals— Stephen Poon Backing Vocals— Mel Ruder Guitar— Stephen Poon Violin— Jeffrey Gardner Traditional Murder Ballad.  Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Halloween ode to Chicago's favorite liquor, which you should absolutely try if you have never had the pleasure.  The Spirit of Chicago The Spirit of Chicago— Stephanie Murphy Music and Effects— Mel Ruder Written by Ele Matelan. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by DJ Catnip. Episode Art by Dann Tincher. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Halloween, HartLife NFP is happy to share a trio of ghoulish short audio pieces: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Conqueror Worm,’ Ele Matelan’s “The Spirit of Chicago,’ and the murder ballad “Henry Lee.” Part 1 of 3: The Conqueror Worm The Conqueror Worm— Jonah Winston Cello— Ira Ochs Written by Edgar Allan Poe. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Music recorded by Ira Ochs. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, MakeSpace! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are excited to share a live recording of our 2015 Chicago Fringe Festival show, "Human Resources." Thanks to the Fringe Festival for being amazing hosts to our work- learn more about the festival at chicagofringe.org The Voice of Human Resources— Jared Latore Kim— Abby Doud Izzy— Stephanie Murphy The Voice of the Test— Clint Worthington Alex— Clint Worthington Various— Jared Latore, Clint Worthington Written by Kat Evans and Ele Matelan. Directed by Jennifer Olson. Live Foley Devised and Performed by Ele Matelan. Music and Electronic Environment by Mel Ruder, Music Direction by Betsey Palmer. Episode image from the 2015 Chicago Fringe Festival by Jenna Braunstein. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Iron Galaxy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using the extracted scent glad of the old Ant Queen, our “Buddy Group” goes in search of the new Queen. But the tunnels are long, and more insidious threats than the Ants lurk deep in the warrens…and within the Buddy Group itself. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Theodora Thoreau-Roosevelt— Kat Evans Simon von Hagens— Mark Soloff Katherine Sullivan— Whitney Jones Doctor Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Charles Wynn— Jared Latore The Queen of the Ants— Lauren Faits Written by David Rheinstrom. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Ali Cantarella. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Know Your Company! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our intrepid explorers, sadly marooned from the loving comfort of bounteous HartLife, continue their quest through the tunnels to find the Queen of the Ant People. What horrors will the encounter? What struggles must they overcome? What paperwork should they fill out on their return to the Company? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City….continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Theodora Thoreau-Roosevelt— Kat Evans Simon von Hagens— Mark Soloff Katherine Sullivan— Whitney Jones Limey— Lauren Faits Written by Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Jacob Halton. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Basecamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hunt for Snidge’s Body continues as Cassie, Dr. Caligari, and the MolePeople traverse trap-laden tunnels and perilous pathways to restore Andrew’s brain to its rightful place. Will rogue science, determination, and love win out? Will all return to a comfortable stasis? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Cassandra Wilkins— Ele Matelan Loamy— Kat Evans Dr Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Clay— Clint Worthington Sandy— Abby Doud Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by David Tanimura. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Basecamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

oin us as we return to the Doctor Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House- that lair of unapproved science and liminal thought. Will Cassie finally be reunited with her Andrew? Will Wynn manage his “projects” effectively? Will Dr. Caligari ever be left alone to finish her experiments in peace? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Charles Wynn— Jared Latore Cassandra Wilkins— Ele Matelan Loamy— Kat Evans Dr Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Clay— Clint Worthington Sandy— Abby Doud The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Robin Simmons. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Capsule Force! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega

Loyal Policies, you know the tale of the Switcher well. You have heard the highlight reels, and memorized his stories–now, hear his unedited, true words. Glory in his loyalty to the company! Shudder at the malignancy of the Ant menace! Most importantly, stay loyal, just as he does, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch The Switcher— Jared Latore Roberta Darley— Lauren Faits Ol’ Silty— Sebastian H. Orr Doctor Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff George Chamberlain— Jim McDoniel The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Damian Duffy. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, WingFest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Season Six of Our Fair City. We rejoin the Hendersonians, celebrating their likely temporary victory over the Ant People in Waste Field Three–but what un-corporate evildoers still lurk within the merry band of misfits? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Clear Skies Tim— Clint Worthington Greyson— David Rheinstrom Jack— Mark Soloff Old Man— Clayton Faits Stephen— Ryan Bond Sully— Whitney Jones Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Theodora Thoreau Roosevelt— Kat Evans Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by David Rheinstrom. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Eric Meister. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this

Rounding out our Season Six mid-season break, please enjoy a blooper reel from our Season One recording sessions! Misses David— Tara Schile Doesn’t miss David—Jim McDoniel Kind of a bully—Abby Doud Oh, MolePeople—Tyler Samples Not as dumb as he smells—Sebastian H. Orr Smurfs are water soluble—Clayton Faits Has all the best people introducing him—Jared Latore Creative uses of Puff Pastry—Ansel Burch High-minded jokes—Jeffrey Gardner Breaking DJ Catnip’s eardrums—Ryan Schile SIGH— Ginneh Jolan Meanest Old Woman— Lauren Faits Edited by David Rheinstrom.  Photo by Sebastian Orr Photography. Music by The Good Lawdz.  A huge thank you to our episode sponsor Cards Against Humanity, through the Chicago Podcasting Cooperative.  We’re very, very sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue our Mid-Season Break, HartLife brings you the tail of a precocious young MolePerson named Boggy.  This segment is a studio recording of an excerpt of one of our live shows, The Archibald FunnyPants Radio Hour.  Follow HartLife NFP on facebook and twitter to find out when you can see one of our live shows in person! Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Boggy— Kat Evans Igny— Jared Latore Shale— Clayton Faits Detective Gulliver Nash— Jared Latore Commander Anderson— Clayton Faits Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Jeffrey Gardner, with Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode image from the 2013 Chicago Fringe Festival.  Produced by David Rheinstrom.  Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Jackbox! Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we begin our Season Six mid-season break, please enjoy the first part of our seasonal blooper reel! No MolePeople were harmed in the making of this season. Something Something Something...Our Fair City Continues— Ansel Burch How Do I Sound, DJ Catnip?—Abby Doud Fight Noises!—Jeffrey Gardner The Ants are God—Mark Soloff Very Patient—DJ Catnip Word of the Day—Clayton Faits Wants Ryan to Giggle—Tara Schile Upset by the Word of the Day—David Rheinstrom Bear Traps for Five Year Olds—Kat Evans Playing Simon in this Episode— Ryan Schile Henry Higgins— Marsha Harman Andy Griffith Theme— Whitney Kraus Jones The Trouble with Babysitting is...— Frank Sjodin Paging Doctor Caligari— Ele Matelan Edited by David Rheinstrom.  Photo by MGB Photography. Music by Latché Swing.  A huge thank you to our episode sponsor Inventables, through the Chicago Podcasting Cooperative.  We're very, very sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we come to the conclusion of the first half of the Sixth season of the True Historical Retellings of Our Fair City, we invite all Loyal Policies to join us. Join us in shunning the Outsider. Join us in shaming the Dissident. Join us in exposing the disloyal Hendersonians working amongst us, striving through craft and word and violence against the great work of HartLife. Even as they work to rend our Mighty Tower apart, listen: and remember. Their words are hollow, their victories are meaningless, their actions fruitless when compared to the great history of Our Fair City. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Clear Skies Tim— Clint Worthington Greyson— David Rheinstrom Jack— Mark Soloff Old Man— Clayton Faits Stephen— Ryan Bond Sully— Whitney Jones Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Mark Soloff. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by

Loyal Policies, enjoy this True Retelling of the Battle of Waste Field Three, and see for yourselves through the propaganda and lies spread by malicious elements within the company. Truly, none of these Policies, disloyal as they were, could have survived without the mercy and beneficence of the company. Do not believe their lies. Do not believe your ears. Believe only in the power of HartLife…all the life you’ll ever need. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Clear Skies Tim— Clint Worthington Greyson— David Rheinstrom Jack— Mark Soloff Old Man— Clayton Faits Stephen— Ryan Bond Sully— Whitney Jones Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Peat— Jared Latore The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Mark Soloff. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode Art by Damian Duffy. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Cards

In tonight’s seasonal retelling of the True History of the HartLife Corporation, we rejoin Simon Von Hagens (Dead Disposal Driver) and Theodora Thoreau Roosevelt (Window Washer and Amateur Naturalist) as they spelunk deeper into the caves and warrens below the city in search of the Queen of the AntPeople. Will they discover their new adversary, or will the come upon something much, much more dangerous to their corporate welfare? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff Theodora Thoreau Roosevelt— Kat Evans Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Photo shoot designed, produced, and directed by Ryan Schile, photography by Sebastian Orr, makeup by Tara Schile. Featuring (R to L) Tara Schile, Ryan Schile, Mark Soloff, Kat Evans. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording En

We return to our erstwhile heroes, Charles Wynn, Alison Dalton, and Cassandra Wilkins as they flee the ant menace through HartLife's ventilation system. Will they find safety, succor, and Cassie's family...or only more horror? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City...continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Alison Dalton— Nina O'Keefe Charles Wynn— Jared Latore Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Operator— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Dan Streeting. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Iron Galaxy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices