A Garden of Terrible Blooms
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Creator: Sharon Yablon
Multigenre Anthology Audio Drama
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Something is in the radio...short plays of the Weird and Surreal set in and around Los Angeles. https://www.terribleblooms.net
Format: Audio Drama
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Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:23:36 -0800
A Box Of Stars / Miracle Mile. An elderly widow makes a discovery in her basement on Christmas Eve.
Written and directed by Sharon Yablon
With Daniel Sullivan and Annabella Price
“Out of the Darkness” Music and lyrics by Janeen Rae Heller, copywrite 2023. Vocals, guitar, and saw performed by Janeen Rae Heller.
Recorder and Slide Whistle composition by Daniel Oxenberg. Performed by Daniel Oxenberg.
Additional music composed or arranged and performed by Wayne Peet. Recording Engineer, Mixing and Sound Design by Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio.
A Box Of Stars is part of A Garden of Terrible Blooms podcast of radio plays all set in Los Angeles, produced by A Story Followed You Here. All Rights Reserved.
Photograph to go with the play on the website by Sharon Yablon. Please visit our website to learn more about the podcast and the artists featured in these radio plays, and to view the art by painter Cassie Taggart. A photograph goes with each play, all were taken around Los Angeles by various photographer friends of the podcast. www.terribleblooms.net
This play was first performed in The Tales of the City Festival at The Lost Studio in 2014.
Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoy the plays please consider subscribing and leaving a review.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:52:52 -0700
8569 Holloway Drive. West Hollywood. The tragic end of a 1950s Hollywood heartthrob. Inspired by the murder of actor Sal Mineo in 1976 at the age of 37.
With David Acosta, Suzanne Fletcher, and Matthew Tyler Vorce.
Original Music composed by Robert Oriol. “Pressed To Death” vocals by Mason Summitt, lyrics by Sharon Yablon. “A Fool in Love” vocals by Gail and Bill Lennon, lyrics by Robert Oriol.
Recording Engineer and Mixing by Thomas Queyja. Sound Design by Thomas Queyja & Sharon Yablon.
Written and directed by Sharon Yablon
8569 Holloway Drive is part of A Garden of Terrible Blooms podcast of radio theater, produced by A Story Followed You Here.
Photograph to go with the play on the website by Noah Krause.
Please visit our website to learn more about the podcast and the artists featured in these radio plays, and to view the art by painter Cassie Taggart. A photograph goes with each play, all were taken around Los Angeles by various photographer friends of the podcast. www.terribleblooms.net
This play was first performed in The Yard Plays, an afternoon of one acts in 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Thank you so much for listening. Please come back in Winter for our Christmas play, A Box of Stars. If you enjoy the podcast please consider subscribing and leaving a review.
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:17:10 -0700
A POOL, SOMEWHERE IN LA. A girl gets a surprise visit from her uncle who has been away. Starring Richard Azurdia and Akela Munsey. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original Music composed by Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper, and additional Original Music composed by Wayne Peet. A complete list of Art Pepper’s music credits in this play can be found in his bio on the podcast’s website www.terribleblooms.net. Recording Engineer, Mixing & Sound Design by Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio. Podcast produced by A Story Followed You Here. This play was performed at Library Girl in 2018, and in a one act theater festival produced by The Echo. All Rights Reserved.
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:14:21 -0700
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 3, SAN MARINO An aging Ziegfeld Follies showgirl reminisces about her life and loves. Inspired by the ill-fated love affair of Toni Mannix and George Reeves, the first actor to portray Superman. Starring Charmaine Cruz. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original music by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Recording engineer, Mixing, and Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Kodokushi / Lonely Death vocalist Miho (Mia) Ando. Japanese Translation by Hisato Masuyama. Lyrics to Kodokushi by Sharon Yablon:
The garden calls to me
The water flowing
Hands of the dead reach up from the sand
I am coming, I am coming
This play was performed at LA True Crime at 3 Clubs Bar in 2022.
Photograph to accompany play on website by Josh Kolodny. Produced by A Story Followed You Here.
Please visit our website to learn more about the performers and writer, and to view the original art by painter Cassie Taggart, and the photographs that go with each play, taken around Los Angeles by various photographers. www.terribleblooms.net
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Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:10:06 -0800
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 2, BEACHWOOD CANYON The last dark night of an Old Hollywood actor’s life. Inspired by the murder of silent film star Ramon Navarro. With David Rubin as Tommy, Isaac J. Cruz as Ramon Navarro, and Shaughn Bucholz as Cookie. Music composed, performed, and recorded by John Groover McDuffie, with John Palmer, drums. Tango by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; this accompaniment arrangement by John Groover McDuffie. Recording Engineer was Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio. Sound Design & Mixing by Gage Hurley. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Podcast image by Cassie Taggart. All Rights Reserved.
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:38:42 -0800
MALIBU A young man hopes to impress the new girl in town. With Destry Cloud and Marti Skoler. Music & Siren Song composed by James Mitchell Steele, with vocals by Heidi Darchuk and lyrics by Sharon Yablon. Recording Engineer, Sound Design & Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. Photograph by Michael Hacker. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. www.terribleblooms.net All Rights Reserved.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:08:00 -0700
THE SALTON SEA The last people in a dying town await the arrival of a comet.
With Crystal Diaz, Eugene Butler, and Matthew Tyler Vorce. Music by Andrew Pask. Sound Design and Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. www.terribleblooms.net. All Rights Reserved.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:55:36 -0700
CENTURY CITY A song leads a young woman back to a place from her past. With David Bickford as The Singing Flower Man, Josephine Fite as Charlie, and Mark Fite as Jimmy and The Man. Music and Vocals by David Bickford. Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Photograph by Josh Kolodny. All rights reserved.
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:38:46 -0700
WOODLAND HILLS A childhood home becomes a stage for a man alone during the pandemic. Written and Directed by Sharon Yablon. With Silas Weir Mitchell. Music and Sound Design by Cody Nicholls. Audio Engineering & Recording by Jose Salazar. All Rights Reserved.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:22:25 -0700
LOS FELIZ A teenage girl home alone meets a strange woman in the middle of the night where killings have occurred nearby. Inspired by the Manson Family Murders. With Juli Crockett and Ellen Neary, Music by Mason Summit and The Prickly Pair, Vocals by Irene Greene, Sound Design by Gage Hurley. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon www.terribleblooms.net
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:42:13 -0800
SANTA MONICA BEACH Two people who live in the same neighborhood but have never spoken find themselves on the beach in winter, haunted by lost loves on Valentine’s Day. Written and Directed by Sharon Yablon. With Hank Bunker and Shawna Casey. Music and Sound Design by Cody Nicholls. www.terribleblooms.net
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:55:36 -0800
RANCHO PARK A young German man far away from home finds himself spending Christmas Eve with an older woman whose husband has left her. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Kiff Scholl and Lisa Denke. Music by Elliott Goldkind. www.terribleblooms.net
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:05:00 -0700
SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT. A Route 66 era motel sparks disturbing memories in two people whose paths cross. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Michael Shamus Wiles and Jesse Fair. Sound Design by Jesse Fair. Music by David Haerle. www.terribleblooms.net
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Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:17:49 -0700
BEVERLY HILLS. A man plagued by insomnia isn't sure he is alone on his estate. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Ryan Cutrona. Soundscape and sound design by Randy Greif. Original song by Ramanshu Mishra. www.terribleblooms.net
Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:11:00 -0700
ECHO PARK The finding of a voodoo doll alters the plans of a couple on a walk through the hills. Inspired by the Hillside Strangler killings in the 70s. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Adrian Alejandro Cruz and Jacqueline Wright. Sound design and Music by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:12:57 -0700
OLVERA STREET A man encounters a mysterious traveler while lost in an abandoned bus station. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Darrett Sanders and Michael Bonnabel. Music by Atom Smith. www.terribleblooms.net
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:10:01 -0700
OLD HOLLYWOOD At the end of his career actor Gig Young is invited to speak to a group of fans but is led on a journey through the dark side of his life by a heckler. Inspired by real events. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Gregory Littman, Dig Wayne, and Lisa Denke. Music and Sound Design by Jack Littman. www.terribleblooms.net
Sun, 30 May 2021 14:13:11 -0700
HOLLYWOOD Two middle aged singles try to connect in a bar before closing. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Soren Narnia and Kim Debus. Music and soundscape by Thomas Chan, with original song by Thomas Chan adapted by Don Preston and sung by Tina Preston. www.terribleblooms.net
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:01:26 -0700
SUBURBIA OUTSKIRTS A true crime fan encounters the wife of a mass murderer hoping to find out more about the killings. Inspired by the McDonald's Mass Murderer in San Diego. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Max Faugno and Jennifer Lee Weaver. Music and Sound Design by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:46:42 -0700
DOWNTOWN A drifter and a lost girl try to uncover their dark pasts in an alley. Inspired by the Grim Sleeper serial killings in the 1980s. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Keith Szarabajka and Gbeke Fawehinmi. Music and Sound Design by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:38:38 -0800
THE SKIES AND GRIFFITH PARK A police helicopter pilot, haunted by the carnage below, veers off course unsure what he will find. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With John Nielsen, Anna Khaja, and Gregory Littman. Music and Sound Design by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net