The Theater of the Midnight Sun Sci-fi Fantasy 5
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In this anxious age, Theater of the Midnight Sun (TOTMS) offers some relief with entertaining sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas for the fun at heart. Though some episodes in this anthology series do contain their fair share of earth-shaking drama and suspense, in the end TOTMS is really just a big frothy cocktail of catastrophe, cliffhangers, and comedy – Two parts Asimov, one part Arthur C. Clarke, with a jigger of early Spielberg, a splash of satire, and a sprinkling of Monty Python.
The audio-drama tales in TOTMS are kaleidoscopic, taking listeners from the depths of Hell (under new management and with a cheery makeover!), to the strange outer realms of a “lovesick” alternate dimension, to a bio-engineered land of pyromaniac dragons and chain-smoking unicorns, to a carbon-dating lab facing down Doomsday thanks to something the size of a spaghetti noodle.
TOTMS not only touches on big new ideas but is more intimate in its storytelling, and is topped off by wall-to-wall music that gives each episode its own charming “cinematic” style. A small warning too: We are a novice cast of friends and neighbors, very much amateurs, but as DigitalBeat said in its 5-star review “The disclaimer is that the performers have never acted before. Don’t believe it!” This is because we try our hearts out – in the hopes of making the best shows possible… So that is Theater of the Midnight Sun, a labor of love that offers fun, refreshing science fiction, mystery, and fantasy adventures to those in need of a respite in this uneasy era. All of it ad-free.
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BIG BUSINESS - Fantasy Comedy Audio Drama
When the Devil drops by to convince a regular Joe to “sell his soul,” the young man - familiar with the tired-old Faust routine - suggests a different sort of deal.
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UNIFORM: Episode 1 - Sci-fi Thriller Audio Drama
On the eve of the U.S.-Iraq War, a group of struggling research scientists in Turkey discovers a tiny object that proves to be incredibly old... So old, in fact, and so unusual, it could spell the end of life as we know it.
(A Scifi Thriller with a Touch of Comedy. From ”The Theater of the Midnight Sun” audio drama podcast. Ad-free fiction.) -
UNIFORM: Episode 2 - Sci-fi Thriller Audio Drama
With their Istanbul lab undergoing strange transformations, Paul and his scientist friends try to make sense of it all and find some answers.
(A Scifi Thriller with a Touch of Comedy. From ”The Theater of the Midnight Sun” audio drama podcast. Ad-free fiction.) -
UNIFORM: Episode 3 - Sci-fi Thriller Audio Drama
With Istanbul in chaos, Paul and his friends race against time to try and stop the end of human existence itself.
(A Scifi Thriller with a Touch of Comedy. From ”The Theater of the Midnight Sun” audio drama podcast. Ad-free fiction.) -
GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD: Episode 1 - Sci-fi Comedy Audio Drama
When society starts taking its fairy tales a little too seriously, disgruntled civil servant Lester Melrose devises a plan to bring his whacked-out world to its knees. Only one thing stands in his way: a jolly old bastard in a bright red suit...
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GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD: Episode 2 - Sci-fi Comedy Audio Drama
Soon to arrive at Santa’s workshop, Lester Melrose prepares to set his dark plan in motion.