Our Fair City

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Synopsis

Our Fair City is a campy, post-apocalyptic audiodrama.Founded in 2011 with the help of some incredibly generous Kickstarter donors, Our Fair City has quickly become a notable entry in the audiodrama world. Produced by a staff of Chicago storefront theatre veterans, experienced sound designers, and science educators, Our Fair City has won awards and critical acclaim for its dynamic acting, incisive writing, and high level of production.Led by creator Clayton Faits and executive producer Jeffrey Gardner, the HartLife team produces original audio drama, as well as a comic anthology, an acclaimed series of live performances, and high-concept launch parties.

Episodes

  • Unwell Season 1/Episode 1- Homecoming

    20/02/2019 Duration: 22min

    Loyal Policies- we're here with the first episode of HartLife NFP's new podcast- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery. If you want to hear more, go subscribe on your favorite podcasting app, or listen at http://www.unwellpodcast.com. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. This episode features: Shariba Rivers as Lily, Marsha Harman as Dot, Clint Worthington as Russel, Bethany Hart as Cynthia, LaQuin Groves as Dale, Mark Soloff as an old man on the edge of town, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Pat King as Chester, Sebastian Orr as &$^#&$#(, Ele Matelan as ))@&*@^$&. Voices by Alex Brown, Jeff Van Dreason, Eric Silver, Julia Schifini, Amanda McSweene-Geehan, Michelle Nickolaisen, Jack Pevyhouse, Paul Miscagave and Bridge Greene. Written by Jim McDoniel, sound design by Ryan Schile, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers,

  • Notes on the Fenwood House

    17/02/2019 Duration: 06min

    From the audio notes of Abbie Douglas [They/them], PhD candidate in History (with a focus in urban planning) on the Fenwood Boarding House in Mt. Absalom, Ohio. A transcript of this trailer can be found here. Content advisories for this trailer can be found here. Performed by Kathleen Hoil, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, written by Jim McDoniel, with sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Unwell lead sound designer, Ryan Schile. HartLife NFP Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Welcome to Mt Absalom: Unwell Trailer #2

    16/01/2019 Duration: 02min

    Our second trailer for the upcoming Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery- coming to your podcast feed February 2019.   Welcome to Mt. Absalom. A Transcript of this trailer can be found here.  Content advisories for this trailer can be found here.This trailer was written by Jim McDoniel, with sound design by Hannah Foerschler, and directed by Jeffrey Gardner. The trailer features David Rheinstrom, Marsha Harman, Jeffrey Gardner, Nathaniel Ewert-Krocker, Kat Evans, Abby Doud, Krista D'Agostino, Ele Matelan, Pat King. Phoebetor by Mel Ruder. Unwell lead sound design by Ryan Schile. Unwell Executive Producers, Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Gardner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • 2018 Listener Questions Episode 4

    09/01/2019 Duration: 50min

    Loyal Policies: we're back with our final group of questions submitted by Listeners Like You. Thank you so much for all of your questions- it was so much fun to sit around and hash these out. If you've got more questions, please feel free to reach out to us on tumblr or twitter- we'd love to chat! Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Seasons One through Eight of Our Fair City. If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.  By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Managing Director— Eleanor Hyde Composer— Stephen Poon Cassandra Wilkins/Sw

  • 2018 Listener Questions Episode 3

    26/12/2018 Duration: 36min

    Loyal Policies: we're back with our third group of questions submitted by Listeners Like You. We got way more questions than we could handle in a single podcast, so we'll be answering your queries over the next few weeks---if you submitted a question and didn't hear it answered here, sit tight--we will most likely answer it in the next session. Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Seasons One through Eight of Our Fair City. If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.  By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Managing Director— Eleanor Hyde

  • Redeemers

    16/12/2018 Duration: 01h02min

    For our holiday special this year, we're incredibly pleased to bring you "Redeemers" by Bilal Dardai.  Adapted from his stage play of the same name, we're proud to bring you this full-length piece for the very first time in audio. Bilal is also a writer HartLife NFP's upcoming show Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery.  For rights inquiries for live performances of Redeemers, you can contact Bilal Dardai through his page on the New Play Exchange, or learn more on his website or Patreon. This special presentation was made possible by our fantastic patrons on the HartLife NFP patreon.  This funding is crucial to the company as we prepare to launch our new show- we hope you'll consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. Thank you all so much for listening. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Nick— Patrick King Mercy— Marsha Harman Abel— Bilal Dardai Written by Bilal Dardai. Directed by  Jess Hutchinson. Special Thanks to Linsey Falls. Sound Design by Alexander Danner. Prod

  • 2018 Listener Questions Episode 2

    28/11/2018 Duration: 37min

    Loyal Policies: we're back with another group of questions submitted by Listeners Like You. We got way more questions than we could handle in a single podcast, so we'll be answering your queries over the next few weeks---if you submitted a question and didn't hear it answered here, sit tight--we will most likely answer it in the next session. Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Seasons One through Eight of Our Fair City. If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.  By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Managing Director— Eleanor Hyde

  • 2018 Listener Questions Episode 1

    14/11/2018 Duration: 34min

    Loyal Policies: we're back with another group of questions submitted by Listeners Like You. We got way more questions than we could handle in a single podcast, so we'll be answering your queries over the next few weeks---if you submitted a question and didn't hear it answered here, sit tight--we will most likely answer it in the next session. Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Seasons One through Eight of Our Fair City. If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.  By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Managing Director— Eleanor Hyde

  • Tales from Albuquerque Part 4

    11/10/2018 Duration: 19min

    We're back with the fourth and final episode of Tales From Albuquerque! Early on in the process of setting up our Patreon, we had the wild idea of putting together a miniseries that told the story of Doctor Herbert West's time in the distant city of Albuquerque. We would give this corner of the world of Our Fair City to a group of the best writers and designers the Audio Drama community has to offer, and see what bizarre tales they would create. Thanks to your support through Patreon, it is now a reality! This miniseries, told Rashomon style around a campfire by some of your favorite (or most reviled) characters. We hope you enjoy it, and thank you to all our listeners and especially our supporters on Patreon for making it possible. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Simon— Mark Soloff Doctor Herbert West—Ryan Schile Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Elbows—Abby Doud Dora— Kat Evans Nose— Mark Soloff Toes— Kat Evans The Bartender—Abby Doud Andrew Snidge—Frank Sjodin Written by

  • Tales from Albuquerque Part 3

    27/09/2018 Duration: 19min

    We're back with the third episode of Tales From Albuquerque! Early on in the process of setting up our Patreon, we had the wild idea of putting together a miniseries that told the story of Doctor Herbert West's time in the distant city of Albuquerque. We would give this corner of the world of Our Fair City to a group of the best writers and designers the Audio Drama community has to offer, and see what bizarre tales they would create. Thanks to your support through Patreon, it is now a reality! This miniseries, told Rashomon style around a campfire by some of your favorite (or most reviled) characters. We hope you enjoy it, and thank you to all our listeners and especially our supporters on Patreon for making it possible. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Simon— Mark Soloff Doctor Herbert West—Ryan Schile Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Dora— Kat Evans The Bartender—Abby Doud Dr. Seth Brundle—Clayton Faits Written by Eli Barraza, with Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. So

  • Tales from Albuquerque Part Two

    12/09/2018 Duration: 15min

    We're back with the second episode of Tales From Albuquerque! Early on in the process of setting up our Patreon, we had the wild idea of putting together a miniseries that told the story of Doctor Herbert West's time in the distant city of Albuquerque. We would give this corner of the world of Our Fair City to a group of the best writers and designers the Audio Drama community has to offer, and see what bizarre tales they would create. Thanks to your support through Patreon, it is now a reality! This miniseries, told Rashomon style around a campfire by some of your favorite (or most reviled) characters. We hope you enjoy it, and thank you to all our listeners and especially our supporters on Patreon for making it possible. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Simon— Mark Soloff Doctor Herbert West—Ryan Schile Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Arenna— Kat Evans Meraya—Abby Doud Written by Gwynn Fulcher, with Jim McDoniel and Jeffrey Gardner. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by A

  • Tales from Albuquerque Part One

    29/08/2018 Duration: 17min

    Early on in the process of setting up our Patreon, we had the wild idea of putting together a miniseries that told the story of Doctor Herbert West’s time in the distant city of Albuquerque. We would give this corner of the world of Our Fair City to a group of the best writers and designers the Audio Drama community has to offer, and see what bizarre tales they would create. Thanks to your support through Patreon, it is now a reality! This miniseries, told Rashomon style around a campfire by some of your favorite (or most reviled) characters. We hope you enjoy it, and thank you to all our listeners and especially our supporters on Patreon for making it possible. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Simon— Mark Soloff Jason of Albuquerque—Ryan Schile Eleanor— Tara Schile Dr. Herbert West— Clayton Faits Dora— Kat Evans Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Snudge— Frank Sjodin The Bartender—Abby Doud Written by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, w

  • Season Eight Blooper Reel pt 4

    15/08/2018 Duration: 08min

    Here we are with our final blooper reel for Our Fair City- we very much hope you've enjoyed these! If you’d like to support HartLife NFP, Our Fair City, and our upcoming production Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.    You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content warnings for this episode can be found here. Blasphlegmy—Frank Sjodin Oh booooooy—Abby Doud Grown up Jade—Rose Sengenberger Midwestern Time Traveler—Kat Evans Restorical—Ansel Burch Acts too hard—David Rheinstrom Baby?—Ginneh Thomas Cuuuuuuube!  Cuuuuuuuube?!—Beth Eyre Electro-chemical reaction—Ryan Schile Tacooooos!—Saren Nofs Snyder This is an Archibald FunnyPants Episode—Mark Soloff WHAT'S MY MOTIVATION—Whitney Jones I'm sorry (I'm not sorry) I'm a little sorry—Clayton Faits Have a great life—Taryn Maxximillian Dafoe Can See Russia

  • Our Fair City Season Eight Blooper Reel pt 3

    31/07/2018 Duration: 08min

    Don't worry- we aren't going anywhere yet~ If you’d like to support HartLife NFP, Our Fair City, and our upcoming production Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp.    You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content warnings for this episode can be found here. You heard me f*ck...no you didn't—Ansel Burch What a band of tools—Frank Sjodin Cuuuuuuuube...cube—Hank Hewitt Over-informative Nose—David Rheinstrom Nuclear WHOOPS—Tyler Samples Beg-God d*mn it!—Abby Doud Where is Betty?—Clint Worthington Space Train!—Jared Latore Don't want to blow too soon—Mark Soloff Alternate Narrator—Ele Matelan Very Confused—Kat Evans The Best DM—Tyler Samples Halfway between Texas and Wizard People—Clayton Faits We're Heroes?—Jeffrey Gardner Can See Russia—Whitney Jones I do something called Time Travel—David Fink Co

  • Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery- First Trailer

    19/07/2018 Duration: 02min

    HartLife NFP is thrilled to bring you the very first trailer for our new flagship show- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, coming in February 2019.  A transcript for this trailer is available here. Content warnings for this trailer can be found here. Find out more by following us on twitter at www.twitter.com/unwellpodcast, on tumblr at http://unwellpodcast.tumblr.com, or on our website at www.unwellpodcast.com. This trailer features Shariba Rivers as Lily Harper, Clint Worthington as Charlie, Krista D'Agostino as Melody, and Sebastian Orr as Jamie, with additional contributions by Ryan Schile. Michael Turrentine and Kathleen Hoil. This trailer was written by Jeffrey Gardner and Jim McDoniel, with music and recording engineering by Mel Ruder, and sound design by Jeffrey Gardner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thank You

    18/07/2018 Duration: 04min

    Loyal Policies-we cannot thank you enough for your support, love and time over the eight seasons of Our Fair City. We'd like to try anyway. This special message was produced by Ryan Schile, recorded by all of us and is dedicated to you. It's been...the best weird.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Episode 8.19 - The End

    04/07/2018 Duration: 24min

    Listen and Remember. ================== The show may be over, but the HartLife NFP isn’t going anywhere! We’ll be releasing content on the Our Fair City podcast feed for the next few months (including listener questions episodes, blooper reels, and the Tales from Albuquerque miniseries), and launching our brand new show Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery in February of 2019. To that end- we hope you will continue to support the HartLife NFP patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. This funding is crucial to the company as we prepare to launch our new show- which we’ll be able to tell you much more about soon!   Thank you all so much for listening. Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Foster Livy— Ansel Burch Elizabeth— Tara Schile Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile Loamy— Kat Evans The Bastard Silty— Sebastian H. Orr Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Shale—Jeffrey Gardner Mole Choir—Ben Aldred, Lauren Faits, Clayton Faits, Kat Evans, Abby Doud, Jeffrey

  • Episode 8.18 - Home, wherever it may be

    20/06/2018 Duration: 18min

    What were they building? ================== If you want to help us create more great audio drama, become a backer on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. We rely on the support of Policies like you to keep making this work- thank you so much for your support. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Foster Livy— Ansel Burch Veronika Hasher— Ginneh Thomas Grayson— David Rheinstrom Old Man— Clayton Faits Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Switchblades Cobalt— Ele Matelan Clear Skies Tim— Tyler Samples Theodora Throeau-Roosevelt—Kat Evans Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff Denisha/The Voice of BetseyCo.—Taryn Maxximillian Dafoe Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Teju Valentine— Jonah Winston Written by Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poo

  • 8.17 - For Albuquerque

    06/06/2018 Duration: 18min

    Today I take a little trip- al's Bar, I think. ================== If you want to help us create more great audio drama, become a backer on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. We rely on the support of Policies like you to keep making this work- thank you so much for your support. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Foster Livy— Ansel Burch Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Old Man— Clayton Faits Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Written by Mark Soloff. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Ryan Schile, and featuring Clayton Faits, Tara Schile, Frank Sjodin, and Ryan Schile. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

  • 8.16- Time After Time

    23/05/2018 Duration: 19min

    If only we could rewind the clock and prevent this horror. ================== If you want to help us create more great audio drama, become a backer on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. We rely on the support of Policies like you to keep making this work- thank you so much for your support. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on! Content Warnings for this episode can be found here. Foster Livy— Ansel Burch Clay— Clint Worthington Sandy— Abby Doud Coal— David Fink Jade— Rose Sengenberger The Bastard Silty— Sebastian H. Orr Lindsey— Kat Evans Lindsey— Kat Evans Lindsey— Kat Evans Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Loamy— Kat Evans Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Marcus Warren. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your a

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