The Year When Stardust Fell (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Raymond Fisher Jones

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Emergency can take any form. Here is a story in which the mechanical foundation of our culture is threatened... But more important, this is what happens to a small, college town caught up in such disaster. How quickly do its people dispense with their men of science and turn to superstition and mob rule for hope of survival? - Summary by The Author

Cast of Characters:
Narration: Larry Wilson
Ken Maddox: ToddHW
Professor Henry Maddox, bystander: James R. Hedrick
Mrs. Maddox: Krista Zaleski
Maria Larsen: Rita Boutros
Professor Larsen, Dave Whitaker, Mr. Allen, Dr. Hart: Greg Giordano
Mrs. Larsen, grouch: Lynette Caulkins
Granny Wicks, Dr. French: Jenn Broda
Sheriff Sam Johnson: Doug Fajardo
Mr. Wilkins, Al Miner, Jed Tucker, Harry Mason, irate man, defender: redrun
Sam Cluff, Deputy Henry Atkins, Dr. Adams, Mr. Harris, radio DJ: hmpecker
Joe Walton: Navin
Art Matthews: Damian Andrews
Ted Watkins: Chuck Williamson
Frank Abrams, Mike Travis, Paul Remington, Dr. Whitehead: Wayne Cooke
Rev. Aylesworth, Dan Morris, radio announcer, Chicago ham, woodcutter: Rich Brown
Sally Teasdale: Mackenzi Flannery
Mayor Bill Hilliard: John de Silva
Mrs. Watkins, Miss Haskins, defender: Sarah Foster
Frank Meggs, Tom Doyle, nomad: Phil Chenevert
W6YRE, Dr. Smithers: Michael Broomhill
Professor Douglas, John Vickers, Mark Wilson, Ernest Parkin, guard, defender, nomad, worker, worried guy: quartertone
Mr. Tucker: Ben Tucker
Judge Rankin, grouch: czandra
Berkeley ham: KevinS
Indignant woman: Isabel McBride
Sam Baker, John Sykes, Hank, sympathetic citizen, Pasadena ham, defender: Christine Rottger
(6 hr 33 min)