Our Fair City

Loyal Policies- you hgw$hr*78534 if you see an outsififerw733923(( please be su32jh43ui requests your compliance. Remember: we are all jinwfg8wghwe&&&& 9 with the &&2n426hndw and *****************************. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Vice President Carter— Clayton Faits Waste Management Technician— Ele Matelan The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Greyson— David Rheinstrom Old Man— Clayton Faits Jack— Mark Soloff Clear Skies Tim— Clint Worthington Written by Clayton Faits. 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 episode, Shawnimals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loyal Policies- you know not to venture Outdoors. As you well know, it is cold, and there are wolves. Do not take any lessons in survival from this retelling of the True History of the HartLife corporation: it will not save you. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Simon von Hagens— Mark Soloff Theodora Thorreau-Roosevelt— Antonio Brunetti Emerson— Dean Yeager 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 Jess Cwik. 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 against Humanity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to young Andrew Snidge, hapless yet helpful hero and recent recipient of firearm-based coaching strategies administered by Special Agent George Chamberlain. Will the good Doctors Caligari and Moro be able to save his life, or is this curtains for Snidge? Find out as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Benedict— Mark Soloff Balthazar— Antonio Brunetti Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Clay— Clint Worthington Sandy— Abby Doud Dr. Montgomery Moro— Mark Soloff Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Clayton Faits. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fleeing the Ant Menace, Alison Dalton, Charlie Wynn, and Cassie Wilkins fight their way towards an unlikely bastion of safety: the data extraction cells. Within, will they find certain refuge or only more horror? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Charles Wynn— Jared Latore Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Erin Davenport— Abby Doud The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Clayton Faits. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ant invasion of the Tunnels continues, as we join the embattled forces of the Hendersonians in their quest for a safe refuge! But who are these newly rescued recruits? Will Sully, Dale, and Stephen become steadfast allies for the hapless revolutionaries, or a brewing danger in their midst? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City...continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Dale— Ben Aldred Sully— Whitney Kraus Jones Stephen— Ryan Bond Jack— Mark Soloff Clear Skies Tim— Clint Worthington Greyson—David Rheinstrom Old Man—Clayton Faits 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 Ali Cantarella. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to our retelling of the Great History of the HartLife corporation as the Ant Menace spills into the depths of the Tunnels through the new entrance carved by the mighty Geoship, the Hope of HartLife. As the Chitinous Menace rampages through the assembled Policies, will Cassie Wilkins, Charlie Wynn, and Alison Dalton make peace for long enough to escape- or will their inability to synthesize and maximize their resources effectively spell certain doom? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City...continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Charles Wynn— Jared Latore Alison Dalton— Nina O'Keefe Flint— Clayton Faits Roman— Jeffrey Gardner Streetsafe Officer—Ryan Schile Assembled Policies— Eric McClelland, Tron Howard, Dave Romm, Staci Corcoran, Jamie Martin, Kale Ganann, David Gutsche, Jacob David Maurer, Richard Fish, Mitch Thompson, Jackie Casteel, Michael Gutsche, Mary Thompson, Ryan Rydberg, Rune Berg, Sophia Bull, Sonya Guggemos, Lisa Martin Ashley Jenkins Written

Loyal Policies: we are incredibly pleased to share this extended edition of the Season Six Trailer! This preview contains spoilers for Season Five. Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Flint— Clayton Faits Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff Project Manager Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore Theodora Thoreau-Roosevelt — Kat Evans The Voice of HartLife — Jeffrey Gardner Old Man— Clayton Faits Sully— Whitney Kraus Jones Director Harrison— Cecil Baldwin The Narrator— Ansel Burch Trailer arranged by David Rheinstrom. Written by Clayton Faits, Jim McDoniel, David Rheinstrom, Mark Soloff and Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode artwork by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This winter, HartLife is excited to share a new Exclusion Day Special- an Our Fair City retelling of the classic “Christmas Carol.” This episode is a new experiment in recording for us, and will sound very different from previous episodes. Recorded “live,” without significant editing or retakes, we hope to capture the fun of sitting around a living room, telling stories into a microphone. Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Larry Joiner, Guest Narrator—Ryan Lucas Clay—Clint Worthington Sandy—Abby Doud Andrew Snidge—Frank Sjodin Flint—Clayton Faits Roman—Jeffrey Gardner Dr. Moro—Mark Soloff Lindsey the Time Traveler—Kat Evans Neal Henderson— Sebastian H. Orr Ol’ Silty— Sebastian H. Orr Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Lily Wilkins— Kat Evans Mrs. Wilkins— Lauren Faits Loamy— Kat Evans Ash— Ryan Lucas Ferrous— Lauren Faits George Chamberlain— Jim McDoniel Ebeneezer Scrooge— Ryan Lucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re excited to share part 2 of the Season Five blooper reel- listen to part 1 here! Do you make Blooper Reels?— Whitney Kraus Jones A Need for Brandy—Nina O’Keefe Playing the Home Game—Mark Soloff Okay, Improvise!—Tyler Samples Clear Skies Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim—David Rheinstrom You’re Going to Die—Jared Latore Standing on Mark—Tara Schile Tough Words—Frank Sjodin Creepiest Poem—Ele Matelan Did I yell for Science again?— Ryan Schile Rude Mole Songs— Sebastian H. Orr The Cutest Mole— Abby Doud Hugging Revolutionary— Clayton Faits Speak to the Gods— Kat Evans Trying Valiantly— Jeffrey Gardner Edited by David Rheinstrom.  Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Music by Latché Swing.  We’re very, very sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Halloween, HartLife is proud to present "Record/Record" by Mark Harrison- a finalist from the 2013 Deathscribe International Festival of Horror Audiodrama. This piece was originally produced live at the 2013 festival, which was produced by WildClaw Theatre.   Alan Jenson— Jared Latore Written by Mark Harrison. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Mel Ruder, Music by Stephen Poon. Photograph by Michael Sander. Produced by David Rheinstrom, with Ryan Schile. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. With special thanks to Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, Ele Matelan, Allie Kunkler, Sarah D Espinoza, Brian Amidei, Aly Renee Amidei, Scott T. Barsotti, and everyone at WildClaw Theatre and the Deathscribe Festival.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded on-site at the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival, Our Fair City is pleased to present our very first full recording of a live episode. Uncover the dark secrets of Hartlife as Detective Jack Winters gets to the bottom of a double murder in the algae fields. Detective Jack Winters— Jared Latore Edwin Burke— Sebastian H. Orr Detective Haley Burnham— Kat Evans Chris— Sebastian H. Orr Harlan— Kat Evans Bernice Prendergast— Kat Evans Curtis— Sebastian H. Orr Brian Orlan— Sebastian H. Orr An Intern—Kat Evans   Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Live Foley design and performance by Ele Matelan. Music Direction by Betsey Palmer Music and electronic environment by Mel Ruder, with Betsey Palmer. Assistant Direction by Brian Foster. Lyrics by David Rheinstrom, with Clayton Faits. Stage management by Cat Cefalu. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Recorded live at the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

Lots of great cuts from this season—watch for pt 2 later in the year! Welcome aboard!— Jared Latore Love for Fish—Ryan Schile Working Leg—Tyler Samples For the record, he writes this schlock—Mark Soloff Agent to the stars—Clayton Faits The Best Doctor—Marsha Harman Tastes Microphones—Ele Matelan Knock knock, MolePeople!—David Rheinstrom Singing Fool—Jeffrey Gardner Tasteless Pants— Ansel Burch Improv is about Specifics— Jim McDoniel Very patient with our attempts at Music— Stephen Poon So many syllables— Frank Sjodin Nintendo Old Man— Whitney Kraus Jones Quaking in Our Boots— Ben Aldred Edited by David Rheinstrom.  Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Music by Latché Swing.  We’re very, very sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because Season 5 is over doesn't mean you won't be getting tasty Our Fair City content all summer long!  Producer David Rheinstrom drops the deets.   That marvelous photo of Clayton comes courtesy of Sebastian Orr Photography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  The Tunnels thrum, the city roars, and the Policies of HartLife are beside themselves- the long promised Launch Day has arrived. With the dastardly plans of Project Manager Charles Wynn revealed to a few and the Hendersonians closing in on the festivities on Level Omega, what will happen when the Hope of HartLife is finally set to its purpose? Find out, as the Fifth seasonal retelling of the history of Our Fair City comes to a close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  As Launch Day for the Hope of HartLife draws closer, the intrepid Andrew Snidge digs deeper into the mystery that is the Big Dig project. What does Project Manager Charles Wynn have in store for Cassie and the rest of our meddlesome heroes? Find out as the story of Our Fair City continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The warrens of Old Tunnel are vast, labyrinthine, and dangerous.  One must take the utmost caution when traversing their mold-ridden expanses–unless, of course, you are the MolePerson designated Loamy.  Then, barbeque sauce and a nursery song will have to do.   Our Fair City would like to dedicate this episode to the families, caretakers, and researchers who are working with patients of Alzheimer’s’ disease.  Learn more at alz.org or alzheimers.org.uk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we return to that lair of unnatural, unsupervised, and decidedly un-corporate science: the Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House, as we join the Doctors and Andrew Snidge as they welcome Cassie in for that most dangerous of gatherings: a home-cooked meal with the family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What dreams might rest inside the sleeping brain of a MolePerson?  While you, loyal Policy, have surely never wasted valuable corporate time on such frivolous thoughts–rest assured, the company has an answer.  Journey with us into…the mind of the MOLE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Tensions begin to boil as a group of insurgents, know only as “The Hendersonians,” prepare for a stunning display of corporate disloyalty and defiance.  What horrors will they unleash on the good Policies of HartLife?  What harm will they do to the mighty infrastructure of the Corporation?  And most importantly–how will HartLife restore order and safety?  Find out…as the story of Our Fair City continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring our mid-season break to a close with a new experiment from HartLife NFP- our first audio documentary.  Join associate producer David Rheinstrom, sound designer Ryan Schile, and audio engineer DJ Catnip as they venture into a Chicago junkyard...to destroy a few cars.  For sound. You can also view a few more images from our trip on our website! Edited by David Rheinstrom.  Audio captured by Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, and DJ Catnip.  Recorded on location at Cash for Junk Autos in Chicago, IL. Music: The Good Lawdz and Latché Swing, licensed under Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices