SRD makes its way to the quaint town of Finsbury in the country which leads the world in whimsy. Penny Perkins is visiting from Ohio and has managed to get a position as a nanny with the Levee family. Will she be able to get control of two uniquely quaint children using the strange powers the agency has given her?
Written and directed by Ben McCauley.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
Video editing by Ben McCauley.
Jared McDaris as Narrator.
Rachel Granda-Gluski as Penny Perkins.
Karolyn Blake as Mother and Agent.
Michael Jachowicz as Father.
Ellen DeSitter as Girl Child.
Kat Evans as Ingrid and Boy Child.
The Starlight Radio Dreams theme was written by Arne Parrott.
Bax the shop keep has come a long way from his storefront. He’s loved, learned, lost and forced a sale along the way. Now the party must overcome their greatest hurdle yet, indecision. Will they decide what to do next, will whatever idea they go with get them all killed? Find out in this new episode!
Written and directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Arne Parrott.
Anna Gaetke as Bax Shopkeep.
Ellen DeSitter as Squib the Slime Monster.
Ansel Burch as Trumbly the Bard.
Kat Evans as Lucia the Desert Witch.
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Sound designed by Peter Carparelli with final mixing by Ben McCauley.
Bridges are magical. They stand as a testament to humanity's willingness to say “screw you, nature. I’m walking here.” whether nature decided to put a river or a gorge or just some air in the place where we’ve decided to travel. Look at the Skyway. If that’s not a monument to hubris then I don’t know what is. Heck, in some places they make them in different shapes like the letters “s” and “y” or they put covers on them. We sure do love bridges. So you’re sure to love this short piece about a very special bridge.
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley.
Ben McCauley as the Narrator.
Jared McDaris as Doug.
Micahel Jachowicz as Villager 1.
Rachel Granda-Gluski as Villager 2.
Audio edited by Ben McCauley.
A few months ago wearing a mask and hiding in a lair seemed like the least heroic parts of heroism. Turns out, aside from covering the exact opposite parts of his face, the dark knight had the right idea all along. This short features a new new generation of heroes for the world we live in today.
Written, voices and produced by Ben McCauley.
Even the third time you open the fridge, that mustard and butternut squash are unlikely to have assembled themselves into something delicious, crunchy and immediately ready to jam into your face. Maybe you can take some inspiration from Person who has found the perfect way to make the most of whatever is revealed when the door opens and the light comes on.
Written, Directed and Produced by Ben McCauley.
Kat Evans as Person.
Karolyn Blake Audience Member.
Ben McCauley as Roommie.
Sometimes, you start with a gag that you’re sure of an it somehow exposes a deeper truth that you didn’t see coming around the corner. Here is Danny’s accidental confessional.
Written, performed and produced by Ben McCauley
Photo credit to Cameron Evesque Davis
Getting lost in a mansion is no small thing and even a detective (who you may remember from our season four podsquad party) can get turned around in the maze of home theaters, professional kitchens and Olympic swimming pools.
Written and Produced by Ben McCauley
Featuring Rachel Granda-Gluski as Molly O’Hara
Photo credit to Camron Evesque Davis
The first arc of NPC is at an end and Bax’s team have been through a lot. They’ve come to the lair of their greatest enemy, Sir Adwin. He may not be a lurking evil, bent on domination and bringing the world under his iron hand but he is a jerk. Will Bax finally sell his wooden training sword to the man he’s been stalking and what will happen next? Find out in this finale episode!
Anna Gateke as Bax Shopkeep
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Ellen DeSitter as Squib
Ansel Burch as Trumbly
Derrick Gaetke as Sir Adwin
Kel Hamik as Greeter
Writing assisted by Sarah Bowden
Sound Design by Ansel Burch
In part one of a whopping two-part season finale, Bax Shopkeep, Trumbly the Bard and Squib the Slime Monster have finally caught up to Sir Adwin, the knight they have been chasing since Bax first left his home back in Highdale Village. The only problem is they seem to have caught him right in the middle of an epic final boss fight with the evil king, Lucius Halfheart. Will Bax and his party be able to successfully navigate the deadly battle, speak to Sir Adwin, and finally sell his wooden sword?
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Sam Locke
Anna Gaetke as Bax Shopkeep
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Ellen DeSitter as Squib
Ansel Burch as Trumbly
Kel Hamik as The Greeter
Derrick Gaetke as Sir Adwin
Ben McCauley as Lucius Halfheart
Sound Design by Ansel Burch
Writing Assisted by Sarah Bowden
There's a mystery afoot in the Starlight Studios! Join our cast as they try desperately to keep it together amidst a whole new kind of distraction, an actual police lockdown. The guests have finally arrived, kinda. Is the show saved? Will the crew be able to be entertaining and solve the mystery?
-Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
-Music by Arne Parrott with Ben McCauley and Alex Orthwein.
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Karolyn Blake as Shirley Showtime
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mancowicz
Ben McCauley as Danny Burns
Kat Evans as Missy O’ Danagher
Ellen Desitter as Intern
Arne Parrott as Prof Pianist and Van Williams
Rachel Granda Gluski as Molly O’Hara
Jared McDaris as Alphonse DuPont
Michael Jachowicz as Narrator
Writing assisted by Sarah Bowden.
Audio Edited by Ansel Burch
There's a mystery afoot in the Starlight Studios!Join our cast as they try desperately to keep it together amidst a whole new kind of distraction, an actual police lockdown. Will they be able to keep things on track when their special blowout guests and scripts are stuck outside the actual room.
-Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
-Music by Arne Parrott with Ben McCauley and Alex Orthwein.
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Karolyn Blake as Shirley Showtime
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mancowicz
Ben McCauley as Danny Burns
Kat Evans as Missy O’ Danagher
Ellen Desitter as Intern
Arne Parrott as Prof Pianist
Rachel Granda Gluski as Molly O’Hara
Jared McDaris as Alphonse DuPont
Michael Jachowicz as Narrator
Ghost Bro's Special featured Adam McAleavey as Blake Mathias and Derrick Gaetke as Tommy Summerset.Writing assisted by Sarah Bowden.
Audio Edited by Ansel Burch
Bax Shopkeep, Squib the Slime Monster, Trumbly the Bard and their party menu have made it into the inner sanctum of the villainous King Lucious Halfhart, scourge of the land, in the final stage of their quest to ignore the bigger problem in favor of selling a wooden sword to another adventurer. Will they be able to sing hard enough to make the last few steps?
Written and Directed by Karolyn Blake with Ansel Burch
Music by Arne Parrott
Anna Gaetke as Bax
Ellen DeSitter as Squib
Ansel Burch as Trumbly
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Kat Evans as Lucia
Arne Parrott as Boss
Sound by Ansel Burch
“Where do they find these weirdos?” every camper has asked since the beginning of camps. Here with an answer is Camp Placeholder. The camp on the lake has changed its face again and this time it’s producing counselors for all the other niche’ summer retreats that the world has produced.
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Sam Locke
Ansel Burch as Camp Counselor Camp Head Counselor Champ Townsellor
Julia Williams as Nowhere Nora
Karolyn Blake as Spector
Kamron Palmer as Dusty
Kat Evans as Trig
Sam Locke as Blade
Sound editor: Ansel Burch
Writing Assisted by Sarah Bowden
The noble game of sportsball has rarely seen a team as diverse as we have here in this month's episode. The pastime of kings is honoured to welcome the Highdale Training Swords in their first match against the Hurdle Purder Murder Turtles. Well, maybe honoured is mis-characterizing. After their performance in this game, the world of sportsball is shocked and upset but mostly disappointed.
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Dacey Arashiba
Anna Gaetke as Bax
Karolyn Blake as Menu/ Trumble’s Menu and Turtle 1
Rachel Granda-Gluski as Squib and Piper
Ansel Burch as Trumbly/ Trumbles
Kat Evans as The Sportsball Announcer, Arsonist, and Turtle 3
Michael Jachowicz as Penn and Turtle 2
Sound Design by Ansel Burch
Bax and company have made it to the big city and, in order to get close to Sir Adwin, they've decided to compete as a team in the biggest sports ball competition of the year. Will they be able to learn the game in time to compete?
photo credit to Cameron Evesque Davis
Written and directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Sam Locke
Kat Evans as Lucia and AnnouncerBen McCauley as LuciusDerrick Gaetke as Sir Adwin Anna Gaetke as Bax ShopkeepAnsel Burch as TrumblyEllen DeSitter as Squib Karolyn Blake as Menu
Sound design by Ansel Burch
Ah, the countryside. The perfect place for our erstwhile heros from publicly held IPs to relax and enjoy a well deserved respite. Something is rotten in the bucolic village, however and it’s up to our heroes to avert an all out war! Will our heroes be able to bring peace to the farms we remember from our youths?
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Arne Parrott
Kat Evans as Narrator, Voices, Cow, Dog and Duck
Karolyn Blake as The Ghost of Christmas Past
Ben McCauley as Mr. Toad
Ellen DeSitter as Jane Eyre
Adam McAleavey as Beowulf
Kamron Palmer as Ol’ MacDonald and Voices
Noah Ginex as The Farmer in the Dell, Voices, Pig and Sheep
Ansel Burch as the Cheese
Sound by Ansel Burch
Infiltrating the hideout of the infamous Montero Maulers promises to be the toughest challenge in Bax’s adventuring career. But can he defeat his biggest enemy, pride?
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Arne Parrott
Featuring:
Anna Gaetke as Bax Shpkeep
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Ellen DeSitter as Squib the Slime Monster
Ansel Burch as Trumbly the Bard
Kamron Palmer as Wyatt Shopkeep
Noah Gynex as the Lobby Attendant
Kat Evans and Adam McAleavey as the Mauler Grunts
Sound by Ansel Burch
Photo Credit to Tabitha Burch
Montero City, the home of Sir Adwin. Finally, Bax and company have arrived and are close to the final step of their quest. First, they need to find the guy so they can finish up. Will a shopping trip distract from the thrilling conclusion? Does Bax have anything still to prove?
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Sam Locke
Sound Design by Ansel Burch and Noah Ginex
Anna Gaetke - Bax
Karolyn Blake - Menu
Kamron Palmer - Wyatt
Ellen DeSitter - Squib
Ansel Burch - Trumbly
Rachel Granda-Gluski - Sam
Kelly Opalko - Haley
Bax and friends enjoy their first cut scene while Wyatt Shopkeep ventures away from the shop for the first time to ensure that his little brother is well hydrated.
