Fireside Mystery Theatre

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Fireside Mystery Theatre is dark, funny, strange, and a little weird! We're original audio drama deeply inspired by old-time radio theatre with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility!

  • 32 minutes 54 seconds
    55.4 Nightfall on the Nutmeg State: "The Confession of Amy Archer Gilligan"
    A late-night confession over a glass of ice-cold lemonade that is definitely not poisoned

    "The Confession of Amy Archer Gilligan" is the fouth and final episode from our recent return to the live stage! Nightfall on the Nutmeg State is an original series crafted from the lore and legends of the great state of Connecticut — and it was performed live at The Westport Library in Westport, CT, on Friday the 13th of October, 2023.

    Written by Lizz Leiser with Kacie Laforest

    Featured cast:
    Kacie Laforest as Amy Archer Gilligan
    James Rieser as Father David
    Ali Silva as Sister Mary
    Eirik Davey-Gislason as Franklin Andrews
    Alain Laforest as Charles Smith
    Michael Pate as Dr. King
    Mary Murphy as Nelly Pierce
    James Kleinmann as Carlan Goslee

    Song: "Vanessa the Vegan Murderess" written and performed by Tom Shaner @gentlemandrifter accompanied by Nico Sleator @nicosleator

    Poem: "Late Night Radio" written by David Linton and performed by the FMT company


    Produced by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez for Fireside Mystery Productions with support from Verso Studios at The Westport Library @westportlibrary @verso.studios

    Musical score: Nico Sleator

    Lead sound effects designer and engineer: Greg Russ

    Additional sound design: Ricardo Delgado and Ali Silva

    Direction team: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Ali Silva

    Fireside production coven: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Mary Murphy

    FMT Theme music: Jason Graves

    Audio post-production: Ali Silva

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    ©️ 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions
    24 December 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 16 seconds
    Winter Solstice with The Three (re-release)
    Well, well, it's that time of year again! Happy Holidaze, one and all!

    Your three favorite witches celebrate the most wonderful night of the year — the winter solstice.

    "Winter Solstice with The Three"
    Written by Lizz Leiser & Kacie Laforest

    Featured cast:
    Kacie Laforest as Lucille
    Mary Murphy as Chloe
    Ali Silva as Alma
    Allison Guinn as Adele
    Demon Spawn: Alain Laforest, Eirik Davey-Gislason, Ricardo Delgado

    Directed by Lizz Leiser

    The Three theme music composed by Ari Kessler

    Additional music courtesy of Artlist.io
    idokay—Who Lives Up That Hill? Instrumental Version
    G-Yerro—Magic Circle

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    Audio production & sound design: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions

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    21 December 2023, 9:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 49 seconds
    55.3 Nightfall on the Nutmeg State: "Little Miss 1565"
    A traveling circus goes up in flames, leaving an unsettling mystery in its ashes.



    "Little Miss 1565" is the third of four episodes from our recent return to the live stage! Nightfall on the Nutmeg State is an original series crafted from the lore and legends of the great state of Connecticut — and it was performed live at The Westport Library in Westport, CT, on Friday the 13th of October, 2023.


    Written by Silbin Sandovar


    Featured cast:


    Eirik Davey-Gislason as Emmett Kelly

    Alain Laforest as Karl Wallenda

    Kacie Laforest as Helen Wallenda

    Ali Silva as May Kovar

    James Rieser as Fred Bradna

    James Kleinmann as Walter

    Mary Murphy as Little Miss

    Michael Pate as Robert Segee


    Song: "The Fair’s Moving On" by Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett
    performed by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Nico Sleator


    Produced by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez for Fireside Mystery Productions with support from Verso Studios at The Westport Library @westportlibrary @verso.studios


    Musical score: Nico Sleator

    Lead sound effects designer and engineer: Greg Russ

    Additional sound design: Ricardo Delgado and Ali Silva

    Direction team: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Ali Silva

    Fireside production coven: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Mary Murphy

    FMT Theme music: Jason Graves

    Audio post-production: Ali Silva

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    ©️ 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions
    10 December 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 22 seconds
    55.2 Nightfall on the Nutmeg State: "The Grave of Midnight Mary"
    Necromancy! Nightmares! Witchcraft! And other ways to celebrate your sister’s engagement.

    "The Grave of Midnight Mary" is the second of four episodes from our recent return to the live stage! Nightfall on the Nutmeg State is an original series crafted from the lore and legends of the great state of Connecticut — and it was performed live at The Westport Library in Westport, CT, on Friday the 13th of October, 2023.

    Written by Lizz Leiser and Kacie Laforest

    Featured cast:
    Kacie Laforest as Lucille
    Ali Silva as Alma
    Mary Murphy as Chloe
    Alain Laforest as James Hart
    Eirik Davey-Gislason as the Constable
    Michael Pate as the Deputy
    James Kleinmann as the Mortician
    James Rieser as the Coroner

    Song: "Yankee Doodle" performed by Martina DaSilva accompanied by Nico Sleator

    Produced by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez for Fireside Mystery Productions with support from Verso Studios at The Westport Library @westportlibrary @verso.studios

    Musical score: Nico Sleator
    Lead sound effects designer and engineer: Greg Russ
    Additional sound design: Ricardo Delgado and Ali Silva
    Direction team: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Ali Silva
    Fireside production coven: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest, and Mary Murphy
    FMT Theme music: Jason Graves
    Audio post-production: Ali Silva

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    ©️ 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions
    26 November 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 39 seconds
    55.1 Nightfall on the Nutmeg State: "Old Wolf Put"
    BEHOLD! The very first episode from our 10/13/23 live show is here — our first return to the live stage since February 2020!

    Where did all the wolves in Connecticut go? Only Israel Putnam knows.

    "Old Wolf Put" is the first of four episodes from our recent return to the live stage! Nightfall on the Nutmeg State is an original series crafted from the lore and legends of the great state of Connecticut — and it was performed live at The Westport Library in Westport, CT, on Friday the 13th of October, 2023.

    Written by Silbin Sandovar

    Featured cast:
    Ali Silva as Narrator
    James Rieser as Israel Putnam
    James Kleinmann as Henry
    Eirik Davey-Gislason as Farmer Dodd
    Michael Pate as Farmer Barney
    Kacie Laforest as Kate
    Alain Laforest as Donovan
    Mary Murphy as Evelyn

    Produced by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez for Fireside Mystery Productions
    with amazing support from Verso Studios at The Westport Library @westportlibrary @verso.studios

    Musical score: Nico Sleator
    Lead sound effects designer and engineer: Greg Russ
    Additional sound design: Ricardo Delgado & Ali Silva
    Direction team: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest & Ali Silva
    Fireside production coven: Lizz Leiser, Kacie Laforest & Mary Murphy
    FMT theme music: Jason Graves
    Audio post-production: Ali Silva

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    ©️ 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions
    12 November 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes
    "Grace"
    We hope you enjoy this Southern Gothic-flavored special presentation from Fireside Mystery Productions!

    "Grace"
    Written & performed by Allison Guinn

    Original Music:
    Allison Guinn — Autoharp & Dulcimer
    Amelia Cormack — Fiddle

    Additional music (Artlist.io):
    Matooma — Infinite Emptiness
    Alon Ohana — Clean Talk, Short Version B

    Produced by Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
    Additional production assistance by Faith R. Johnson, Allison Guinn, Mary Murphy & Gustavo Rodriguez
    Audio production & sound design: Ali Silva
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest

    Copyright 2023 Fireside Mystery Productions

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    23 April 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 52 seconds
    Winter Solstice with The Three
    Happy Holidaze, one and all!

    Your three favorite witches celebrate the most wonderful night of the year — the winter solstice.

    "Winter Solstice with The Three"
    Written by Lizz Leiser & Kacie Laforest

    Featured cast:
    Kacie Laforest as Lucille
    Mary Murphy as Chloe
    Ali Silva as Alma
    Allison Guinn as Adele
    Demon Spawn: Alain Laforest, Eirik Davey-Gislason, Ricardo Delgado

    Directed by Lizz Leiser

    The Three theme music composed by Ari Kessler

    Additional music courtesy of Artlist.io
    idokay—Who Lives Up That Hill? Instrumental Version
    G-Yerro—Magic Circle

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    Audio production & sound design: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2022 Fireside Mystery Productions

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    Get that swag.
    Support us here.
    25 December 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 49 seconds
    54.5 Yours Truly: "Ambrose"
    The true story of the disappearance of a famous author gets entangled in a dark otherworldly fantasy. The final entry in our “Yours Truly” series.

    "Ambrose"
    Written by Silbin Sandovar

    Featured cast:
    James Rieser as Ambrose Bierce
    Ali Silva as Lora
    Eirik Davey-Gislason as Paul
    Alain Laforest as Herb Hovick
    Kacie Laforest as Lila Lee Hovick

    Directed by Kacie Laforest

    Post-production & sound design: Kacie Laforest

    Audio engineering & musical scoring: Wayne Silver & The Ice Plant Studio, LIC, NYC

    Yours Truly series theme music by Nico Sleator

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    FMT theme music by Jason Graves
    Audio production lead: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2022 Fireside Mystery Productions

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    9 October 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 40 seconds
    54.4 Yours Truly: "Electric Feel"
    An AI service for historical figures seems a perfect resource for a last-minute school report. That is, until things get weird.

    This is the fourth episode from our Yours Truly series.

    "Electric Feel"
    Written by Gabriella Miyares

    Featured cast:
    Ricardo Delgado as Zayden
    James Rieser as Nikola Tesla and The Teacher

    Co-directed by Ali Silva & Kacie Laforest

    Music and sound design by Nico Sleator

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    Production coordinator: Faith Johnson
    FMT theme music by Jason Graves
    Audio production & sound design lead: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2022 Fireside Mystery Productions

    Our internet haven:
    https://firesidemysterytheatre.com

    Fan our flames with your support:
    https://patreon.com/firesidemysterytheatre

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    20 February 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 52 seconds
    54.3 Yours Truly: "The Archives of H.A.N.D. — The Plague Doctor Debacle"
    An exhausted ER doctor seeks counsel from an undead plague doctor or anyone, really — she’s just so tired.

    This is the third installment of "The Archives of H.A.N.D.", a miniseries within our latest collection, Yours Truly.

    "The Archives of H.A.N.D. — The Plague Doctor Debacle"
    Written by Lizz Leiser, Chris Woolsey & Kacie Laforest

    Featured cast:
    Michael Pate as H.A.N.D. Agent Kyle Davison
    Mary Murphy as the Real Medical Doctor Rachel Stevens
    Ali Silva as H.A.N.D. Hold Voice of Hell
    Alain Laforest as “Doctor” Giovanni de Palvia

    Co-directed by Ali Silva, Lizz Leiser & Kacie Laforest

    Intro music composed by Nico Sleator
    The Archives of H.A.N.D. music composed by Ari Kessler

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    Production coordinator: Faith Johnson
    FMT theme music by Jason Graves
    Audio production & sound design: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2022 Fireside Mystery Productions

    Our internet haven:
    https://firesidemysterytheatre.com

    Fan our flames with your support:
    https://patreon.com/firesidemysterytheatre

    Swag! Masks, hoodies & what-not:
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    *Disclaimer: Fireside Mystery Theatre is a fiction podcast and does not provide medical advice. No information shared in this episode should be used as a substitute for medical advice. Medical misinformation and disinformation are real problems, and we encourage you to consult CDC.gov and other credible and verified sources.
    16 January 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 3 seconds
    54.2 Yours Truly: "The Archives of H.A.N.D. — The Jack T. Ripper Dilemma"
    An extraordinary gentleman seeks his heart's desire and meets his murderous hero.

    This is the second installment of "The Archives of H.A.N.D.", a miniseries within our latest collection, Yours Truly.

    "The Archives of H.A.N.D. — The Jack T. Ripper Dilemma"
    Written by Lizz Leiser & Chris Woolsey

    Featured cast:
    Chris Woolsey as Adam Q. Masterson
    Michael Pate as H.A.N.D. Agent Kyle Davison
    James Kleinmann as Jack T. Richardson III

    Co-directed by Ali Silva, Lizz Leiser & Kacie Laforest

    Intro music composed by Nico Sleator
    The Archives of H.A.N.D. music composed by Ari Kessler

    Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
    Production operations: Lizz Leiser
    Social media: Kacie Laforest
    Production coordinator: Faith Johnson
    FMT theme music by Jason Graves
    Audio production & sound design: Ali Silva

    Copyright 2021 Fireside Mystery Productions

    Our internet haven:
    https://firesidemysterytheatre.com

    Fan our flames with your support:
    https://patreon.com/firesidemysterytheatre

    Swag! Masks, hoodies & what-not:
    http://tee.pub/lic/firesidemystery
    12 December 2021, 1:00 pm
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