The Hands of Hypatia (and Other Stories)
5 episodes
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Creator: Dandelion Theatre
Full cast Science fiction Serial Audio Drama
Synopsis:
Planet Earth is gone, exploded two hundred years ago by the cosmic giant Hypatia. Now, humanity’s sole survivor, Adamah Borealis, wanders the starways with her cyborg companion Shem, in search of new life and old memories. When a mysterious benefactor enlists her services, Adamah must scour the universe for a clean energy source. Along the way, she discovers the most ancient secrets of the universe, and just how significant one life can be. Taking inspiration from Old Testament Stories and Science Fiction classics, ‘The Hands of Hypatia’ is an epic theatre experience in 5 acts.
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Science fiction
Completion status: Finished
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Episodes:
Act 5: The Point of Infinite Return
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMT
Adamah opens her eyes shocked to find herself miraculously alive and unharmed. But where is she? Summoned to the place where all things begin, Adamah must reckon with ultimate truth in the face of ultimate destruction. Guided by the Afteritall, she says goodbye to her old path and sets out on her new one, into a world she had almost forgotten.
Featuring:
Mo Zeighami as ADAMAH BOREALIS
Yona Epstein-Roth as SHEM & THE AFTERITALL
Lucy Morgan as AURORA/THE AFTERITALL
Edmond Clark as IVER/THE AFTERITALL
Joshua Sidlofsky as DAEVID/THE AFTERITALL & EARLY MAN
Jawon Mapp as WADEESAY
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Fleeing the battle raging at the University, Shem initiates an inter-dimensional jump through time and space. When they emerge, Adamah and Shem find themselves on the planet of Skelter, a prison/college for radical thinkers. There they encounter the Singularity Reason who reveals to them how close their journey is to its goal. With just stars between her and The Hands of Hypatia, Adamah must face her final reckoning and accept her place in the universe.
Featuring:
Mo Zeighami as ADAMAH BOREALIS
Yona Epstein-Roth as SHEM
Mack Burton as FAUSTULUS & REASON
JAWON MAPP as THALES
Act 3: The Ballad of Aurora Borealis
Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMT
Safely stowed, Adamah wakes up to find herself aboard the Pragma Perdu, a sleek pirate ship captained by her own mother, Aurora Borealis. When she confronts her mother about abandoning her all those years ago, the memories come flooding back and Adamah learns that there are things in this universe far beyond her comprehension. Will Adamah be able to come to terms with her mother’s complicated history? And when she discovers that the life she’s been leading has been constructed around her, will she be willing to risk taking her fight back to the University, even if it means destroying everything she knows and holds dear?
Featuring:
Mo Zeighami as ADAMAH BOREALIS
Yona Epstein-Roth as SHEM
Lucy Morgan as AURORA BOREALIS
Justine Christensen as RANAGADE
Benjamin Page as CASPIAN
Alicia Barban as THE WOMAN WITH NO FACE/DEATH
Mack Burton as NEEDLE SPHYNX
Max Ackerman as OBSIDIAN
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMT
After uncovering a shocking recording of a second human being in league with a feared pirate faction, Adamah and Shem set off for Flint, a distant watering hole for the worst breed of outlaw and space scum. When an ally abandons them, the adventurers are left to fend for themselves, alone amongst pirates. With no way to get home and surrounded by enemies, Adamah must find the one person in the universe who can get her the answers she needs, and the one person she never expected to see again.
Featuring:
Mo Zeighami as ADAMAH BOREALIS
Yona Epstein-Roth as SHEM
Alicia Barban as THE WOMAN WITH NO FACE, ASPETINA, & ZAPTALAN OPAL
Jawon Mapp as WADEESAY, MAGNOT, & KILMAT XHANG
Mack Burton as TARIS, ANNOUNCER, & KORON VIRIT
Lucy Morgan as AURORA BOREALIS
Edmond Clark as IVER BOREALIS
Act 1: A Child of Love and Loneliness
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMT
Someone is haunting Adamah Borealis’ memories, plaguing her with terrible visions of the home she lost. Unfortunately for her she has a report to submit for her University research job in three hours, which she hasn’t even started. But when a mysterious benefactor enlists her services, Adamah and her companion Shem must journey to the furthest reaches of the galaxy for answers. Overseen by the sinister Woman with No Face, Adamah and Shem are thrust into a plot that they don’t fully understand, but surely one that will shake the universe to its core. Adamah must uncover secrets and seek out old allies so that she may answer the question that rings in her thoughts: Where are the Hands of Hypatia?
Featuring:
Mo Zeighami as ADAMAH BOREALIS
Yona Epstein-Roth as SHEM
Alicia Barban as THE WOMAN WITH NO FACE
Lucy Morgan as AURORA BOREALIS
Edmond Clark as IVER BOREALIS
Mack Burton as NEEDLE SPHYNX