Purgatory, Missouri
Purgatory, Missouri
Podcast Description
"Purgatory, Missouri" is a supernatural thriller that asks the question: can sleep and the Afterlife collide? It stars Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, The League). In "Purgatory, Missouri", an epileptic woman falls into a coma and finds herself in a grimy, rundown carnival, where the sky is grey and danger is everywhere. Each Newcomer gradually loses their memories of who they were while the carnival itself seems to be ripping apart. What are those cameras on the tall poles? Who operates that phone booth? Why do people meander aimlessly in a constant state of terror? Trouble is everywhere - are you ready? You can find out more about the show and the Dark Americana songs it was based on at www.stuartpearsonmusic.com .
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Content Themes
The show explores themes such as the intersection of sleep and the afterlife, the nature of memory, and existential dread. Episode 1, titled 'Theresa', delves into the protagonist's experience in a nightmarish carnival setting, questioning reality and fate, with notable songs from the Dark Americana series providing emotional depth.
“Purgatory, Missouri” is a supernatural thriller that asks the question: can sleep and the Afterlife collide? It stars Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, The League). In “Purgatory, Missouri”, an epileptic woman falls into a coma and finds herself in a grimy, rundown carnival, where the sky is grey and danger is everywhere. Each Newcomer gradually loses their memories of who they were while the carnival itself seems to be ripping apart. Why do people meander aimlessly in a constant state of terror? Trouble is everywhere – are you ready? You can find out more about the show and the Dark Americana songs it was based on at www.stuartpearsonmusic.com .
Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri.
What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Roger finds himself in the Carnival, convinced it is the next level of the Simulation. Blanca shows him around.
The songs included in this episode are:
“We Are The Falling Rain” from American Gothic
“Dance Skeletons Dance” from Mojave
“Come Fields of Green” an outtake from American Gothic
All songs from the “Dark Americana” series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.
Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.
Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock’n’Roll Radio Theater
Directed by Richard Malmos
This episode features (in order of appearance):
Dave Foley as Roger
Annette Homewoood as Pinbot
Julia Albert as Twenty Nine
Crissy Guerrero as Blanca
Hunter Lowry as the Phone Booth
Mindy Sterling as Five
Tonoccus McClain as Tunnel Of Love
Alna Foley as Highstriker
As well as Carnie and Pinbot voices by Gina Elaine, Nathan Smythe, Samuel Matury and cast .
Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry
Script editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.
Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter
All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart Pearson
For more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.com
Dave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called “Really?!.” where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDave
Crissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss… well,… everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc
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