Bringing voice to the word with a multicast of voice talent. We create original stories, scripts and productions. Presenting them as audio experiences which can be heard on stage, in audiobooks and via podcast networks.
Welcome to our indie audio fiction drama performances.
I am on a road trip to Mars
An astronaut sits in the perverse solitude of a spaceship hurtling to Mars or… somewhere. But we’re all on a journey with uncertain ends, what matters is the journey, right?
Naturally, the COVID pandemic has influenced the narrative; with our lives reduced to digital online profiles in lockdown, and our homes becoming sanctuaries we hide in, there’s been a shift from the real-life community ties to isolated hermit-hood. As John K. lapses into dreams of bustling Earth streets.
Lothian Life review of Author’s reading
Sadly there is no star rating for WTF? … I challenge anyone to follow and fully understand the intent of some of the material.
Edinburgh Fringe Review for Author’s reading.
For as much as there might be glory in heroic outcomes, John K Mercury isn’t focused on endgames. He’s focused on the moment. His journey is riddled with sad reflections and hopeful epiphanies, an existential joyride in search of meaning. Who is John K – a loveless misanthrope or a bot reaching for what it is to be human?
Does it matter?
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JOHN K – Am I Alone? is a black comedy asking big questions. It’s a bedtime story, a meditation that doesn’t presume to know, but presumes to ask – an encouragement for all of us who find ourselves exhausted by the constant unraveling of things we can’t control.
Welcome to the metaverse of Mercury’s Wake (the podcast)* where the paranormal, alien encounters, parallel universes, quantum jumping, and karmic destiny can’t hold a candle to real life.
An Homeric tale mixed with Mystery and Science Fiction.
Written by Stephanie Vlahos
Seven strangers collide, they have one book in common.
“John K – I am on a road trip to Mars”
Seven strangers collide, they have one book in common. <br>”John K – I am on a road trip to Mars”
Words in your ear
It’s said that if you hold a conch shell to your ear, you will hear the ocean.
But it’s not a memory of the ocean that the conch shell contains, it’s the vitality of ambient sound as it moves through the shell’s multiple chambers.
Conversely, the conch shell is a horn.
Chambered Nautilus brings voice to what matters in words that resonate. We feature poetry, flash fiction, rap, lyrics, unexpected moments, satire, verbal pictures lyrically documenting how we live and who we are.
A virtual spoken word venue featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.
A collective of American artists expressing their take on the American narrative more personally while mitigating the carbon footprint of global festivals. We honor diversity and positive inclusion while freely exploring everything that ails us. We welcome cultural exchange and seek to be part of a greater global awareness.
Even in the darkest of times, the artist’s voice must be heard.
Developed in 2021 during the lockdown we explored and developed spoken word performances created during the Edinburgh Festival – the biggest arts festival in the world.
Exploring the commonalities between the stories of Cinderella and the Chinese folk tale of Yeh Shen
A cross-cultural collaboration between the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and China’s Hangzhou School for the Arts. It is written, directed, and conceived by Stephanie Vlahos in conjunction with the Confucius Institute.
Celebrating the similarities between youth cultures in China and the United States.
USC Center on Public Diplomacy
Created by Stephanie Vlahos this piece is centred around Carmen, a mean and sensual cheerleader who jokingly dates Jose, the school outcast. With an air of ‘Spring Awakening’, the scenes are punctuated by solos in which some of the teens share their thoughts and struggles in their quest for identity.
With one word in mind – popularity – the characters bully, ignore and sometimes help each other.
The story of a joke gone wrong, big-cast musical ‘Carmen High’ presents the lives of teenagers in an American high school.
Bizet’s music – along with other musical genres – is adapted to this typical teenage story to provide an interesting twist.
Three Weeks in Edinburgh
Dance and music inspired by African culture is almost always joyous, and We Are is no exception. Part of the Just Festival at St John’s, the show was devised by director Stephanie Vlahos and performed by members of Adaawe including Anindo Marshall (co-founder) on vocals and percussion, Dez “the Pharoah” Glover using drum kit and vocals, and Chiyumba Ossone, also on percussion and vocals – all from Los Angeles. They are backed up by Karel Kalef (bass guitar), Neil Martin (guitar) and Suzy Cargill (percussion), all from Edinburgh. They are on stage with Ula Enaholo (vocals), a talented teenager from our local Royal Lyceum Youth Theatre, and a host of enthusiastic and committed children from the Marion Sweeney School of Dance in Linlithgow, just outside the city. Dedicated to and inspired by the women of Ghana, West Africa, they bounce off their own ethnic roots from Africa to the Middle East, Morocco and Panama, as well as the US.
The show consists of a series of acts, opening and closing with rousing vocals and gentle dance numbers from the whole cast. The children, despite only rehearsing on skype until this weekend and then having two practices once the key women had arrived on Scottish turf, are fantastic; ebullient and really skilful considering their age. Moving the upper torso in the traditional African way is contrary to all Western styles of dance training and yet they do it admirably.
The Wee Review