The Empire Part 3: Four Sisters
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EPISODE 1
After surviving centuries of war, discplacement, and an on-going plague, Sarah's built a life for her and the four orphaned girls she's raising in 'The Skirts' - a community outside the City. When a doctor's suspicion that the girls are plague carriers comes to light, Sarah must choose between an experimental new plague drug for her children, or no treatment at all.
EPISODE 2
Sarah struggles to raise her grown up daughters, now in their 20's, as each one fights for independence from her, each other, and the legacy of plague and loss that haunts their lives. The altercations between The Skirts and City police reach a divisive breaking point in the war on drugs.
EPISODE 3
Decades after the divisions that cut through The Skirts and their family, Abby, Beah, Dee, and Cassie must attempt homecoming and reconciliation as Time as we know it unravels and Sarah waits for Death to turn his face.
Four Sisters is written by Susanna Fournier, music and editing by Ben McCarthy, performed by Bea Pizano, Chala Hunter, Aria Evans, Alison Wong, Krystina Bojanowski, and Susanna Fournier. Produced by PARADIGM productions and recorded at SKETCH Working Arts. Podcast Art by Saira Sabri.
Four Sisters is the final installment of The Empire trilogy. Each story is it’s own satisfying journey, but if you wanna binge listen, you can can journey through The Empire chronologically by listening to The Philosopher’s Wife followed by The Scavenger’s Daughter below.
The Empire Part 1: The Philosopher's Wife
"The first battlefield is our language. It begins with words, with thought. Until there is no separation between what we think, what we say, what we do and what we are…."
Listen to The Philosopher's Wife today and take the plunge into the gothic beginnings of The Empire Trilogy. Follow Tereza and Thomas as they journey deep into the North to find an infamous Philosopher who's offering a hefty sum to anyone who can tame the violent wildness that has taken over his home. The Philosopher’s Wife is Rated Mature.
Podcast cast from left to right: Aviva Armour-Ostroff (Tereza), Keith Barker (The Philosopher), Chala Hunter (The Wife), Ishan Davé (Thomas). Directed by Leora Morris.
Co-produced with Expect Theatre’s PlayME Podcast, Canada’s National Digital Theatre. To date, over half-a-million people in over 80 countries around the world have listened to PlayME.
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The Empire Part 2: The Scavenger's Daughter
"All men are born equal. Some men are born poor. Some men are born kings. Some men are born women. And some men are born enemies. All men being equal; don’t be a fuck up."
20 years after The Philosopher’s Wife we re-enter The Empire in this fast paced, darkly comedic thriller following Jack, Ash, and Sarah trying to survive a war that’s been raging for a generation. Jack’s only weeks away from civilian life, his freedom from the army having been bought for him by a mysterious man who taught him to read and write. But when rations wear thin and the king seizes the opium trails, Jack and Ash must fight their way through the violence of withdrawal, scarcity, militarization, and each other. The Scavenger’s Daughter is rated R.
Podcast cast from left to right: Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (Webb), Mina James (Sarah), Christopher Stanton (Cook), Richard Lam (Ash), and Josh Johnston (Jack). Directed by ted witzel. Intro by Alison Wong.
Recorded by Chris Tolley and Laura Mullin. Edited by Gregory Sinclair.