The Mystery of Easter Island
| The Mystery of Easter Island | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Genre | |
| Format | Audio |
| Written by | Justin Glanville |
| Directed by | Mindy Childress Herman |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Length | 15-30 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production |
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| Composed by | Obediya Jones-Darrell |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | May 24, 2020 – present |
| Provider | Footsteps Media |
| Website | http://footstepsmediallc.com/mystery-of-easter-island.html |
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The Mystery of Easter Island is a historical fiction podcast that follows the expedition of Katherine Routledge and her husband, William Scoresby to Easter Island. The podcast is based on the true story and autobiographical book of the same name written by Katherine Routledge.
Production[edit]
The show was produced by Footsteps Media. Justin Glanville decided to choose the story while travelling to Easter Island for a vacation. He was surprised that such an interesting historical figure only received a small entry on a guidebook he read on the plane ride to the island. After returning from the trip to Easter Island Glanville researched the topic and contacted Mindy Childress Herman and Obediya Jones-Darrell. Some of the show was recorded in Glanville's dining room while other parts were recorded live in front of an audience at the Cleveland Public Theatre.[1] The show was produced in partnership with Cleveland Public Theatre.[2] The COVID-19 pandemic forced them to record the last two episodes of the first season using Zoom on their smartphones. A second season is expected to pick up chronologically where the first ended, but as of June 2020 production on the second season had not begun. Obediya Jones-Darrell, the 2019-2020 CPT Kulas Theatre Composer Fellow, produced an original music score for the project, which is included among the several layers of dialogue and sound effects.[1][3] Justin Glanville and Mindy Childress Herman are known in Cleveland for their creative projects and had previously worked together to produce an audio drama podcast called Munchen, Minnesota.[4]
Premise[edit]
The Mystery of Easter Island is based on the true story of the 20th-century explorer and ethnographer Katherine Routledge. Katherine and her husband, William Scoresby, travel from England to Easter Island in 1914 to learn why the Moai were built and why they were knocked down. The story is set during World War I, which leads to German warships raiding the island. The story focuses on the gender roles imposed on Katherine Routledge and follows her romantic life as well as her struggle with mental illness and schizophrenia.[5][6]
Cast & Characters[edit]
- Christine McBurney as Katherine Routledge
- Brian Pedaci as William Scoresby
- Andrew Narten as Wilson, and as an unnamed Newsboy
- Amiee Collier as Eliza "Lyle" McAllum
- Lynna Metrisin as Elsie Fletchers
- Cat Kenney as Louie Fletchers, Kate, and an unnamed Librarian
- Abraham Adams as T.A. Joyce
- Josh Brown as Hilliard and an unnamed Old Man
- John Busser as Professor Marrett
- Tom Horton as Crawford
- Robert Hawkes as Bailey
- David Munnell as an unnamed Crew Member
- Santino Vincent as Concierge
- Felicita Sanchez as Rosa
- Maryann Elder as an unnamed Nurse
- Dennis Runkle as Percy Edmunds
- Gideon Lorete as Juan Tepano
- Nadia Tarnawsky as Tiare
- Leilani Barrett as Iko
Episodes[edit]
| # | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | "Welcome to the Mystery of Easter Island" | 22:15 | 24 May 2020 | |
| The podcast trailer where Katherine explains the premise of the story. | ||||
| 1[7] | "Pilot" | 27:46 | 24 May 2020 | |
| The British Museum commissions Katherine and her Husband to explore and study Easter Island. | ||||
| 2[7] | "Building Mana" | 22:30 | 24 May 2020 | |
| Katherine and Scoresby wait while their ship is built and are troubled by the news of the titanic before setting out on the expedition. | ||||
| 3[7] | "The Other Half of the Sky" | 15:10 | 24 May 2020 | |
| The expedition requires braving a difficult storm that damages the ship. | ||||
| 4[7] | "The Avenida Palace" | 17:21 | 31 May 2020 | |
| The ship is repaired in Buenos Aires, Katherine and Scoresby have a disagreement, and Katherine attends a palm reading. | ||||
| 5[7] | "Easterly" | 22:43 | 7 June 2020 | |
| The explorers arrive at Easter Island after spending months at sea and Katherine meets her interpreter. | ||||
| None | "Music from The Mystery of Easter Island" | 11:39 | 16 June 2020 | |
| Obediya Jones-Darrell introduces the original music that he composed for the podcast and the soundtrack is played. | ||||
| 6[7] | "A Proliferation of Spirits" | 24:00 | 27 June 2020 | |
| Katherine and Scoresby explore a quarry at Rano Raraku and later interviews the community elders. | ||||
Reception[edit]
The story that was written by Justin Glanville, and later adapted into the podcast, was one of four fiction finalists at the Austin Film Festival in 2017.[3][8] The story was also a semifinalist in the 2021 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nickoloff, Anne (June 27, 2020). "Locally Produced 'the Mystery of Easter Island' Podcast Wrapping up First Season". The Cleveland. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Discover The Mystery of Easter Island – new podcast based on the extraordinary life of Katherine Routledge | Pro News Report". Pro News Report. IssueWire. June 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zelman, Brett (May 15, 2020). "Locally Produced Audio Fiction Podcast to Launch May 26th in Partnership With CPT". The Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Local Podcast Audio Drama About Early 20th Explorer Debuts | Coolcleveland". Cool Cleveland. May 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Discover The Mystery of Easter Island - new podcast based on the extraordinary life of Katherine Routledge". IssueWire. June 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mystery of Easter Island". footstepsmediallc.com. Footsteps Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Episode Guide". Footsteps Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "AFF 2017 Fiction Podcast Finalist, Justin Glanville, Releases "the Mystery of Easter Island" on All Major Podcast Platforms!". austinfilmfestival.com. Austin Film Festival. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ admin (2020-11-18). "2021 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition Semifinalists". ScreenCraft. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
Further reading[edit]
- Routledge, Katherine (1919). The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition. The University of California.
- Routledge, Katherine (June 2007). The Mystery of Easter Island. Cosimo. ISBN 9781602066984 Search this book on ..
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