Around the Sun (audio drama)
Around the Sun: An Episodic Audio Drama is a scripted podcast series. Each anthology episode pairs two characters in a short scene that addresses a specific social issue.[1] Production began during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2]
| Around the Sun: An Episodic Audio Drama | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Genre | Radio Play |
| Created by | Brad Forenza |
| Length | 10-15 minutes per episode |
| Production | |
| Production | Best Version of Yourself, LLC |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | October 21, 2021 |
| Related | |
| Website | aroundthesunpodcast |
Production
Around the Sun is written and produced by Brad Forenza. The first season was co-produced by Suzanne Ordas Curry and Brian Dashew, and launched via the Broadway Podcast Network in October 2021.[3] An audio-video episode was also produced as part of the season.[4] In September, 2022, Forenza and Adassa announced on NPR Illinois that a second season would premiere that autumn.[5]
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Season 1 (2021-22)
Season 1 premiered on October 21, 2021 via the Broadway Podcast Network,[6][7] with episodes taking place throughout New York City.[8]
| Episode | Title | Starring | Synopsis | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Park Bench | Marsha Mason,[9] Austin Pendleton[10] | Manhattanites consider their future | marriage, retirement |
| 102 | Subway Car | Sally Struthers,[11] Ryan Wotherspoon | Happenings on the 1 train | commitment, existential panic |
| 103 | Off-Broadway | Lilli Cooper, Veanne Cox | Fellow theatricals meet at a crossroads | friendship, ambition |
| 104 | Red Light | Dolores Catania,[12] David LaRosa | A sex worker stays wary on a professional date | destiny, purpose |
| 105 | Upper West | David Alan Basche, Alysia Reiner[13] | College professors discover the unexpected | parenting, thwarted plans |
| 106 | Apothecary | Christine Nagy,[14] BD Wong | A woman explores Eastern medicine | infertility, heartache, intercultural connection |
| 107 | Wall Street | Joanna Bonaro, Maureen Van Zandt[15] | Neighbors root for their home teams | reciprocity, coercion |
| 108 | The Museum | Brad Forenza, Vincent Pastore[16] | A janitor confronts an uninvited guest | childhood memory, acceptance |
| 109 | Marathon | François Clemmons[17] | A runner tackles the NYC Marathon | development, aging, life course approach |
| 110 | Be Here Now | Marsha Mason, Austin Pendleton | A cosmic reunion occurs | the afterlife, infinity |
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Season 2 (2022-23)
Season 2 premiered on October 26, 2022 via the Broadway Podcast Network.[18][19] The season featured a new cast, with episodes unfolding in and around the American Southwest.[20]
| Episode | Title | Starring | Synopsis | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Red Earth Realty | Adassa,[21] Richard Kind[22] | A retiree trades New York City for life in the desert | serenity, ambition |
| 202 | Fallout Girls | Caroline Aaron, Jennie Kwan[23] | Two Earth Warriors contemplate their fate | compassion fatigue, protest |
| 203 | Area 51 | Taylor Purdee,[24] Bruce Vilanch[25] | Military personnel have different interpretations of their oath | hierarchy, value conflicts |
| 204 | Off the Reservation | Richard Kline, Jennie Kwan | A father chases his youth at a desert music festival | empty nest syndrome, dissociation |
| 205 | Mirage | Mindy Cohn,[26] Taylor A. Purdee | A hydroponic farm says goodbye to its first intern | youth, sustainability |
| 206 | Coyotes | Piper Laurie | A grandmother regales her grandson with natural stimuli | intergenerationality, grandparenting |
| 207 | Lonely Planet | Mindy Cohn, Bruce Vilanch | Two Trekkies ponder life beyond their convention | unrequited love, suspension of disbelief |
| 208 | After the Apocalypse | Caroline Aaron, Richard Kline | An estranged husband and wife confront each other | running away, rejection |
| 209 | Borrowed Land | Adassa, Richard Kind | A semi-retired realtor enforces her "no refunds or exchanges" policy | role reversal, balance |
| 210 | Intelligent Life | Brad Forenza,[27] Piper Laurie | On their return trip, two aliens reflect on their visit to "miserable" planet Earth | perspective, the human condition |
Season 3 (2023-24)
Season 3: Pinecones will premiere on October 18, 2023, via the Broadway Podcast Network. The season will feature a mostly new cast with two performers (Forenza, Clemmons) returning to the project in new roles.
In a first for the show, Pinecones will follow a single story arch,[28] with each episode offering a different conversation between varying members of an extended family (along with members of their local community). The narrative takes place in an undisclosed mountain town in the American Northeast during the winter holiday season and makes literal and thematic references to Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life.
| Episode | Title | Starring | Synopsis | Themes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Prologue | Estelle Parsons | Family matriarch Bibi ponders life and death on the mountain | transition, end of life |
| 302 | Advent | Robert Funaro, Judy Gold, Wilson JermaineHeredia, Cady McClain, Jai Rodriguez, Brad Forenza | Spike contacts his siblings following Bibi's death and struggles to keep his own plans in place | death, sibling rivalry, family dynamics, self discovery,winter holidays |
References
- Weiner, Yitzi (2022-12-20). "Filmmakers Making A Social Impact: Why & How Filmmaker Brad Forenza Is Helping To Change Our World". Authority Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Interview: Filmmaker/Writer Brad Forenza Talks about Creating his Around the Sun Podcast Series During the Pandemic - A Scripted Series about Social Issues with Known Actor from Stage and Screen". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Around The Sun | Broadway Podcast Network". 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Rabinowitz, Chloe. "AROUND THE SUN Sets YouTube Premiere Starring Vincent Pastore and Brad Forenza". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Beyond the Mouse speaks to Brad Forenza and Adassa about "Around the Sun"". NPR Illinois. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- Spangler, Todd (2021-10-21). "Jon Favreau Podcast About Solving 'Our Hellish Online Existence' Gets Premiere Date (Podcast News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Rabinowitz, Chloe. "LISTEN: Marsha Mason, Austin Pendleton, Sally Struthers & More Star in AROUND THE SUN Audio Drama". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Audio Drama Preview: "Around the Sun" Brings Egot Winners and Nominees Together in an Original Audio Drama". Theatre Reviews Limited. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Berk, Dr Nancy (2022-02-21). "Marsha Mason Talks Acting, Directing, Attitude, and Mentoring, Plus Brad Forenza on Plays and Podcasts - Episode 565". Dr. Nancy Berk. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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- "See "All in the Family" Star Sally Struthers Now at 74". www.yahoo.com. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- Journal, David Menzies | The Jersey (2021-11-11). "'Around the Sun' podcast series from Jersey City resident features quite an ensemble, including RHONJ Dolores Catania". nj. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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- Papadatos, Markos (2022-02-04). "Vincent Pastore of 'The Sopranos' talks about 'Around the Sun' podcast". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- Kenyan (2022-03-20). "Sunday Inspiration: Dr. François S. Clemmons AKA "Officer Clemmons" From 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Talks His Amazing Journey". We Are Entertainment News. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- Journal, David Menzies | The Jersey (2022-10-27). "JC resident's audio drama series 'Around the Sun' returns with voices of familiar stars". nj. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ""Around the Sun" podcast to Release Season 2 Episodes". NewJerseyStage.com. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "Brad Forenza's Around The Sun Podcast Season Features the Voices of Richard Kind, Caroline Aaron, Richard Kline, Adassa, Mindy Cohn, Jennie Kwan, Piper Laurie, Taylor Purdee and Bruce Vilanch". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- "DDP Today: Episode 263: Interview with Adassa from Encanto and Brad Forenza on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Wild, Stephi. "Listen: Adassa and Richard Kind Kick Off New Season of Brad Forenza's AROUND THE SUN". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Jennie Kwan, California Dreams, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Around The Sun on The Jim Masters Show, retrieved 2023-02-03
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- "Interview: Five Questions for Actress Mindy Cohn - She Talks about her New Role in Brad Forenza's Around the Sun Podcast, The Facts of Life and a New Venture". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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