Sun, 18 December 2016
It’s just about midnight on Halloween night! It’s also intermission time at the party and the member’s of our favorite rock band, Cat’s With Benefits (Josh, Lauren, Zeph and newest member Olivia), need a bit of alone time to decompress from the usual rock band stresses. Options include kicking back with a cold beverage or a secret rendezvous out back behind the bushes. Meanwhile, the show’s MC Caleb heads upstairs to Meghan’s seance because... you know...he’s open-minded. Concurrently, John and Roger have to deal with an interruption to their late night excursion to the abandoned homestead at Dunhill Farm. Things could get dicey. Simultaneously, over at the Williamsburg cemetery, some familiar faces make a reappearance. This podcast contains swearing Sivan Tobias as Casey Elizabeth Flatt as Lisa Nora Knight as Olivia Bryson Kat Turk as Lauren Tasky Philip Burcher as John Dunhill Robert Mosby as Roger P. Shiffle Christa Mouser as Tracy Dagget Rebecca Suerdieck as Tanner Reid Perkins as Caleb Souter Calvin Glaspie as Ted Breanne Long as Bree Claire Penix as Meghan Marshall Colleen Kennedy as Hexabeth Blackhard Jacob Wilson as Josh Ryder Claudia Swain as Jordan Bales Daniel Turner as Zeph Metcalf Alex Laney as Trevor Frederick Corney as Professor Jobriath And Djuna Knight as Julie Dunhill Additional voices provided by Jalen Mouser, Melissa May, Paul Hellyer and Mia Council Produced, directed, written and scored by Phillip Merritt Thank you to Freesound.org for the use of their creative commons sound effects. ©Phillip Merritt, 2016 |
Wed, 28 September 2016
It’s time for an intermission at the big Halloween party in downtown Williamsburg. Cat’s with Benefits’ first set went great and boy are those kids stoked! But could all that excitement be masking something? After all, their lead singer is still missing. Oh, and guess who picked tonight to finally make a reappearance. It’s Jordan, Aaron’s girlfriend (from way back in episode 3). Out on the Old Country Road, John and Roger’s quest to see the moon over the James is sidetracked when something odd happens. This podcast contains swearing. Tonight’s cast includes: Reid Perkins as Caleb Souter Jacob Wilson as Josh Ryder Kat Turk as Lauren Tasky Daniel Turner as Zeph Metcalf Nora Knight as Olivia Bryson Claudia Swain As Jordan Bales Claire Penix as Meghan Marshall Philip Burcher as John Dunhill Robert Mosby as Roger P. Shiffle Albert Heatwole as Pa Dunhill Alison Valenti Peabody as Ma Dunhill Caroline Corney as your host And Caroline Peabody as the young Valerie Dunhill Additional voices by Jalen Mouser and Paul Hellyer Produced, directed, written and scored by Phillip Merritt
Thank you to Freesound.org for the use of their creative commons sound effects. ©Phillip Merritt, 2016 |
Sun, 31 July 2016
It’s finally (!!!) time for the big Halloween show at the Equator, Williamsburg’s favorite college hangout, and the rowdy crowd of William & Mary students is about to find out if Cats with Benefits will perform or not. Will they get to hear the last song Aaron Seager wrote before his disappearance? Do they care? Show organizer and MC Caleb Souter is stressed out, but doing his best. Down the street, still anguishing over his daughter Valerie, John Dunhill hides out from the trick or treaters in the upstairs bedroom of his comatose daughter Julie. And after a strange, unexpected guest makes an appearance on the Dunhill’s porch, John tries to release some tension at the end of this windy and eerie night. Written, directed, scored and produced by Phillip Merritt The Girl Who Messed Me Up produced by Mike Puccio, vocals by John Demarzo It’s Not a Party (Until Someone Breaks Your Heart) vocals provided by Nathaniel Clemmons, Nora Knight and Julia Mosby Thank you to freesound.org and freemusicarchive.org for the use of their creative commons sound effects and music samples including: Lamprey - Through You Kellee Maize - The Fact Is Isidore Soucy - Quadrille Laurier Alliance - All Jason Shaw - Parting Glass PC-One - Division Also included are short snippets of songs under the Fair Use Doctrine. ©Phillip Merritt, 2016 |
Sat, 23 January 2016
Dale, spending the afternoon at the Historic Williamsburg Library looks to Valerie for some answers about that diary he’s been reading. He won’t like what he finds, but certain other townsfolk definitely will. And though Margaret knows more than anyone about the weird things going on in town, even she has a thing or two to learn about Hexabeth. Meanwhile, the three remaining members of Cats with Benefits, try to fill the open spot in the group’s roster (though never in their hearts). If you didn’t already send in your demo, it’s too late now. Martha Kandler Smith as Linda Written, directed, scored and produced by Phillip Merritt ©Phillip Merritt, 2016 |