City of Weird
Season 05, Episode 01
April 26, 2017
Short (weird) stories about Portland, Oregon
Re-Imagined Radio presents Willamette Radio Workshop actors and other community volunteers performing five short, otherworldly dramas, each adapted from City of Weird, an anthology about "Keep It Weird" Portland, Oregon, at Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, Washington.
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The "City of Weird (2017)" script is not available. Apologies.
Background
Five short otherworldly dramas adapted by Cynthia J. McGean from the anthology City of Weird (Forest Avenue Press, Portland, OR, 2016).
Production
Contents
"How Do You Say Gentrification in Martian" by Jonathan Hill
A short, graphic-novel/comic style story whose artwork was featured in the pre-show slides.
"Transformation" by Dan DeWeese
What does existential angst look like for killer slime molds from outer space and their nurturing
spore-filled mothership when they touch down in Portland?
"The Fixer: A Serial - 1 - The Duchess" by Sean Davis
A noir-style piece featuring a sasquatch with a pot dispensary, a local dyed-in-the-wool prophet and a
Russian water ghost, plus the classic hard-boiled detective and a femme fatale with a twist.
"A Code for Everything" by Andrew Stark
The poignant tale of a boy and his robot dog in Portland circa 2025.
"Letters to The Oregonian in the Year 30,000 BC" by Mark Russell
Ancient Portlanders Crolak, Chaka, Grub, and Bill grapple with the trendy new invention of fire and its
impact on life in the Yak Village and beyond.
Credits
Directed by Sam A. Mowry
Adaptations by Cynthia J. McGean
Promotional Graphics by Sam A. Mowry
Produced and Hosted by John F. Barber
Significance
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Producer's Notes
Audience count: 150
— John F. Barber
Promotion
Press
Press Release not available. Apologies.
Hewitt, Scott. Kiggins Hosts 'City of Weird' Radio Drama→. The Columbian, 22 Apr. 2017, pp. D1, D2.
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