Here are a sampling scripts from Fred’s early works that are available for use to record, produce, and release on the internet for educational and non-commercial use. The only requirement is that any productions you release publicly have a reference to my name (Fred Greenhalgh) and reference back to this website (www.finalrune.com).

My twitter handle is @finalrune and you can find me on other social media sites with the same handle. I would love to hear what you use and remix!

The War on Poverty

In a back back back door meeting in the White House, the President and his most trusted advisors discuss a new conflict which is unavoidable, absolutely essential to America (at least insofar as justifying the ballooning Department of Defense budget).

This new conflict, nay, War, will be a War fought against one of the most pervasive ills that has cursed civilization since the beginning. A War on… Poverty.

Created for the UMA Audio 319 class for the spring of 2010. Project page: The War on Poverty.

Download script “The War on Poverty” (PDF)

the war on poverty

The Bloody Mess

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “The Bloody Mess” (PDF)

Bloody Mess - FINAL-2020-4-28

A Drink Before the Dark

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “A Drink Before the Dark”

Drink_Before_The_Dark

Santa, Inc.

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “Santa, Inc.”

Santa_Inc

Leonard

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “Leonard”

Leonard_For_production

 

Big Chief’s Stimulus

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “Big Chief’s Stimulus”

The_Stimulus

Jimmy Heart and the Story Girl

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “Jimmy Heart and the Story Girl”

Mystery-TheStoryGirl

The Well

Part of the “You Have Five Minutes” Collection

Download script, “The Well”

Horror-TheWell

Losing You is Hell

A dark retelling of the myth of Orpheus inspired by the classic jazz tune “St James Infirmary.” A man in New Orleans is doomed to keep falling in love with the same woman and seducing her to her death.

Part of the 2009 Live Halloween Radio Drama with WMPG.

Download script, “Losing You is Hell” (PDF)

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Dark Passenger

Two teenage friends start scaring each other on the drive to a dismal “haunted” house on the coast of Maine. But when their innocent fun starts to become all too real, they soon realize what true terror is. A nod to Stephen King in a tale inspired by a true story too haunting to forget.

Project page: Dark Passenger

Download script, “Dark Passenger” (PDF)

Dark Passenger

 

Fall of the Hero

Sir Grace was the most valiant of all knights, decked in glorious armor that glowed in the sun and a record of dragon-slaying and maiden saving on par with none. But a battle with a renowned wizard with ambiguous ambitions forces Sir Grace to consider things he never imagined, and face his greatest enemy yet: himself.

Project page: Fall of the Hero

Download script, “Fall of the Hero” (PDF)

Fall of the Hero

Tales from Williamsville

Welcome to Williamsville, where tradition and routine dictate the ebb and flow of life. Yet, Williamsville is not without its stories… How do one repressed arsonist, a sexually-charged geriatric, a slimy drug dealer and a soccer mom on steroids combine in the most exciting thing to happen in Williamsville since 1936? Starring a cast of talented and twisted University of Southern Maine students.

Project page: Tales from Williamsville

Download script, “Tales from Williamsville” (PDF)

Tales from Williamsville

Drizzle

The unconventional Christmas story of a business man whose life is changed by a random encounter with a stranger. Narrated by the ineffable John Coons.

Project page: Drizzle

Download script, “Drizzle” (PDF)

Drizzle

Blind Man’s Confession

A chilling audio horror story: A young man’s joyride one October night turns into a hell he could never imagine. Originally published in Blue Murder Magazine.

Project page: Blind Man’s Confession

Download script, “Blind Man’s Confession” (PDF)

Blind Man's Confession

Another fun project from the archives… In 2015 I was approached by Melissa Field, a board member of the Saco Bay Center for Civic Engagement to develop a pilot project combining augmented reality and on-location radio drama recording techniques to encourage young people to experience the outdoors.

“Our goal is to encourage people to go outside, use technology, and learn more about their surroundings,” said Field, “These on-demand tours enhance the experience of enjoying cultural and ecological gems in Saco Bay, because we combine nature with history and the arts.”

Our pilot audio drama project centered on the Eastern Trail behind the hospital in Biddeford, offering listeners with an… ah… entertaining way to experience the Trail’s ecology: via a goofy horror story, entitled, “Vampire at the Vernal Pool.”

Audio storyteller Fred (that’s me) wrote, directed, and produced the show. Students from both the high school and middle school in Biddeford performed the drama, which was recorded on-location on the Trail.

“This project created a real-world production experience for the students; and for the listener, an augmented reality experience of being in the middle of a vampire story. I dare hikers and cyclists to listen to this thing on the trail at night!” said Greenhalgh.

Project leader Melissa Field secured the use of the base map developed for the Eastern Trail Alliance. The base map was created by Black Fly Interactive of Rollinsford, New Hampshire.

The map is located on a server accessed by going to www.sacobaymaps.org. Jeff Palleiko, a partner at Black Fly Interactive, installed a device snifter on the site to identify mobile devices and take users directly to the map, avoiding the homepage entirely.

“Mobile users can go to one of the three locations and access an audio tour in three simple steps. Jeff really made the process easy for the smartphone user,” said Field.

Leading the augmented reality space, currently, are two high tech start-up companies, each offering on-demand tours. One company, Detour, is located in San Francisco and another, Voice Map, is based out of South Africa.

“What sets our project apart is that we use resident voices rather than professional narrators and actors. We shine a light on our local teachers, students, historians and naturalists and let them tell the home town stories,” said Field.

For the demo project, Field enlisted the participation of Katy Nicketakis, the French teacher at Thornton Academy, Eva Tomecka, the Spanish teacher at Old Orchard Beach High School, and Carolyn Gosselin, an English teacher at Biddeford High School.

Justin Chenette, the founder of the Saco Bay Center for Civic Engagement, says this project is just the beginning.

“The next step is fundraising to develop an app and present workshops to help more teachers learn how to create content that we can upload to the map,” said Chenette.