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This is the first episode in a new series starring me (Steve), Teresa and our friends Jon Fairbanks and Andrew Whittaker, a completely non-scripted, improvisational audio play. The idea is that when we put our minds to a project, we can be just as entertaining on the spot as a professional production with a team of writers, a large budget and lots of time.
In any case, it’s at least a great exercise in creativity. Of course, the episodes go through post production for basic trimming, sounds effects and music, but everything else is done completely on the spot. We had no idea who our characters were or what the story was about until we started recording. To keep the material fresh, Teresa had a computer on her lap with a random word generator and a random name generator.
Our first recording was done in the living room of Teresa’s grandmother’s house, where Andrew noticed a plaque hanging from the wall that read “Life is Fragile, Handle With Prayer”, and thus he recommended the name of the show. In the spirit of improvisation, we kept with the first idea.
We’ll be releasing new episodes on a weekly basis on Mondays. Let us know what you think.