Etched Glass Decanter

A play for radio
by The Evening Crane Theatre

Artwork by David Kudlac

"Etched Glass Decanter" is a radio drama series featuring dialogue, poetry, music, and soundscapes. The story follows several characters across multifarious strange worlds.

Headphones recommended for optimal listening.

"A master work of audio storytelling, born in a blend of Beckett and Kafka, it feels occult."
- BingeFringe || Read Review >>

"There's a level of nuance and mysticism in the writing reminiscent of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Edgar Allan Poe."
- Rochester City Newspaper || Read Review >>

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Awards:

RECIPIENT of the BEST NEW WRITING AWARD
- Paris Fringe Festival 2020

RECIPIENT of the NEW WRITING LAUREL
- Binge Fringe Magazine,
Laurel Selection for Paris Fringe 2020

Playwright / Director / Producer

Michael Seebold is a playwright, director, and producer. He founded The Evening Crane Theatre in 2016, after completing an MA in World Literature, and BAs in Philosophy and English with Valedictorian Honors from NCSU. His first work for the stage, The Spyglass Seven, received the 2012 Arts NC State Creative Artist Award for Playwriting, and has since played Off-Broadway and at the Rochester Fringe Festival (2018). His feature film, Enoptromancy or When We Meet As One, received awards for Best Producer of a Feature Film and Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film, at the 2019 American Filmatic Arts Awards.

The Cast
(in order of appearance)

The Astronomer
- read by Reid Watson

Reid Watson (The Astronomer) is a New York based actor and musician, hailing from Seattle, WA. He is excited to be working with Evening Crane Theatre once again. He was last seen performing in Evening Crane’s Four Seasons, as well as Malefic Wonder. He is elated to be working with such a wonderful group of theatre artists.

The Astronomer's Wife
- read by Leah Schwartz

Leah Schwartz (The Astronomer's Wife) is a New York based actor and stage combat artist. Favorite acting credits include Rosalind (As You Like It), Macduff (Macbeth), Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and Fleming (Witch Please). She also recently returned as the fight choreographer for York College's mainstage production of Julius Caesar following her work on their previous season's production of Big Love. Leah is excited to return to the world of radio after making her debut radio performance as Kathleen in WOWW Radio's production of The Dark Corner this past winter.

Izhabel / Voice in the Ocean / Voice in the Sagebrush /
Voice of the Statuettes
- read by Lena Vani

Lena Vani (Izhabel/The Voice in the Ocean/The Voice in the Sagebrush/The Voice of the Statuettes) is an actress born and raised in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. Vani graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a B.A. in Theater. She continues to grow her career performing in projects spanning throughout the country. Some of her notable credits include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Sava in REFUGEE, and Nellie Bly in Remember Me, Nellie.

The Blind Dutch Master / The Giant Oarfish
- read by Johnny Segalla

Johnny Segalla (The Blind Dutch Master/The Giant Oarfish) is a native to Berkshire County MA, where he began his actor training with Berkshire Theatre Co., Barrington Stage Co., Sharon Tri Arts Playhouse & Shakespeare and Company in Lenox. He is a 2011 graduate of the Russell Sage College Male Actor Apprenticeship Program & 2018 New Hampshire Theater Award winner for Best Supporting Actor (Don Armado, Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost”). Indie Film credits include: Harvey the Great (Harvey Yeoman), Ad Men (Hal), Neapolitan (Tommy), Peppermint (Jack Camp), Enoptromancy (Idleworth).

The Historian
- read by Elizabeth Cardaropoli

Elizabeth 'Lily' Cardaropoli (The Historian) is a Massachusetts based theatre artist. She has been working in theatre for twenty years and is the chair of Advice To The Players (a NH based Shakespeare company). After graduating from Mass College of Liberal Arts in 2012, she spent three years with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. She has worked as a teaching artist across New England and has performed Off-Broadway in New York City. She created and performed in the new play Moral Dilemmas of the Modern Day Vampire in the fall of 2018 in NYC, The Berkshires, and at Advice To The Players. Other Evening Crane projects include Enoptromancy, Werner, The Spyglass Seven and Sardanapalus.
www.elizabethcardaropoli.com.

The Astronomer's Nephew
- read by Patrick Seebold

Patrick Seebold (The Astronomer's Nephew) is an actor and musician based between New York City and North Carolina. His work is inspired by the pursuit of beauty and understanding. After studying the natural sciences at university, he joined the Evening Crane Theatre for its Fall Cycle (2019) in Manhattan, and for the company's premiere feature film, Enoptromancy, or When We Meet As One. Other favorite stage credits include Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and Abel in Lord Byron’s Cain.

The Taxidermist / The Unidentified Flower /
The Girl Picking Strawberries
- read by Eugenia Forteza

Eugenia Forteza (The Taxidermist/The Unidentified Flower/The Girl Picking Strawberries) is a French-Argentinean actor, singer, model and blogger based in NYC. She trained at Boyer College of Music (Temple University), Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University), The International Vocal Arts Institute and with Betty Buckley at T. Schreiber Studio. Recent career highlights include the play Four Seasons by Michael Seebold with The Evening Crane Theatre, the comic opera Mother Goose by Felix Jarrar at Dixon Place in NYC and the release of the short film Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite with La Cuarta Productions. Eugenia is the Founder of the popular social media platform, 360° of Opera. She is represented by CPM Talent Management. For more information, please visit www.eugeniaforteza.com and follow Eugenia on social media at @fortezaeugenia & @360ofopera.

The Treasure Hunter
- read by Christopher Ellis

Christopher Robert Ellis' (The Treasure Hunter) roles include The Duke in Measure For Measure (BrooklynOne), and Belize in Angels in America (OpenStage Theater). He's also played such roles as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scottsdale Community College), and the title role in Sardanapalus (Evening Crane Theatre). He's honored to work with The Evening Crane Theatre. Namaste.

The Woman With the Giant Sunhat
- read by Diana Quetti

Diana Quetti (The Woman With The Giant Sunhat) currently resides in New York City. She studied Theatre Arts at Circle in the Square Theatre School, and previously minored in Theatre at NC State University from 2010-2014. Previous credits include The Heidi Chronicles, Chicago, Uncommon Women & Others and Mary Poppins, along with Heaven & Earth and The Spyglass Seven with The Evening Crane Theatre. Sending so much love to her family.

The Wheat Farmer
- read by Brent Bruckner

Brent Bruckner (The Wheat Farmer) is a stage, film, and improv actor. He can be found from Manhattan up through the Hudson Valley performing with the rep company ACME Mystery Co. of the Hudson Valley. He is pleased to return to the Evening Crane, having performed with them many times in the past. Film: Enoptromancy (2019), Agda Turning to Stone (2018), Family, Inc. (2016). www.BrentBruckner.com

David Kudlac (illustrator) is an artist from Slovakia. His passion for drawing while growing up eventually led him to pursue a career in illustration. He enjoys creating fantasy imagery, dark and eerie artworks, knights and monsters, magic. David hoards jacket patches and likes to listen to the chirping of birds. https://www.davidkudlac.com/

Decanter Artwork by David Kudlac
Sound Effects Under License: Mark Mangini & Richard L. Anderson/Odyssey Collection: Essentials/PSE
Sound Effects Under License: AudioMicro.com
Company Logo Animation by Joseph Yeh
Original Music by Michael Seebold