Anansi Storytime - Episodes Tagged with “Season 2”

S2: Anansi, Coyote, and the Magic Radio (Bonus)

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: Uncultured
An Original Story, based on classic characters (and wacky parodies)

Summary: Hi! I'm Coyote and I'm... Gonna step in for a second to talk about what happened. You see, I was trying to come talk to my friend Anansi when... well then after that you see... then... oh! A radio! When I turned it on... Oh... yeah I probably shouldn't have done that.

Production:

Writer - Scooter Mann, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, Thomas Sixten
Director - Hank Romanesco
SFX, Master - David Allen
Rends Music - Joe Griffin

Players:

Matt “Olaf” Hinton - Commericals Voices, Narrator
Andrew Whitby - Coyote, Commericals Voices
Kjatar Tavishen - Anansi, Commericals Voices
LJ Donnell - Commericals Voices, Sin-derella
Max Baskin - Commericals Voices, Lost Boy
Lynne Parsons - Commericals Voices
Erik Van Der Geotz - Commericals Voices
JC Lira - Merry Man
Scooter - Commericals Voices
Shannon Woods - Siren
Thomas Sixten - Commericals Voices

Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, David Allen, Erik van der Goetz, Hank Romanesco, JC Lira, Joe M. Griffin, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, Lynn Parsons, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Shannon Woods, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: The Field of Boliauns

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: Celtic
Based on a story collected by: Joseph Jacobs
Summary: A story about a man who abandoned his search for wealth, when he discovers it’s all a crock.

Production:

Writer - Will Burghart
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen
Engineer - Brandon Strader

Players:

Patrick Kempter - Leprechaun
Thomas Sixten - Tom
Verity Sainte Marie - Narrator

Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Patrick Kempter, Thomas Sixten, Verity Sainte Marie, and Will Burghart.

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S2: The King and the Fisherman

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: Persian
Based on a story translated by: Hartwell James
Summary: A story about a clever fisherman who nets a quick profit with a minnow-mum of effort.

Production:

Writer - Sam Tynes
Director - Hank Romanesco
SFX / Final Cut Engineer - David Allen
Mixing Engineer - Erik Schmall
Mixing Engineer - Kelly Oostman

Players:

Chris G - Narrator
Don Davenport - King
Tara Griffiths - Sherem
Thomas Sixten - Fisherman

Special Guests: Chris G, David Allen, Don Davenport, Erik Schmall, Hank Romanesco, Kelly Oostman, Samantha Tynes, Tara Griffiths, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: Celtic
Based on a story by: Joseph Jacobs
Summary: A story about two greedy farmers, who reaped what they sowed, when their neighbor milked them for all they were worth.

Production:

Writer - Samantha Tynes
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - Tim Peterson
Mixer - Brandon Strader

Players:

Boston Moss - Narrator
Chris G - Donald O'Neary
Keith Riley - Hudden
Kjatar Tavishen - Farmer, Cobbler
Matt Hinton - Dudden
Thomas Sixten - Innkeeper, Tanner

Special Guests: Boston Moss, Brandon Strader, Chris G, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Kjatar Tavishen, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Samantha Tynes, Thomas Sixten, and Tim Peterson.

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S2: When Till Eulenspiegel Baked Owls and Monkeys

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 12 May 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: German
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about a traveling troublemaker who, kneading money, bought a breadmaker’s ire with some half-baked shenanigans.

Production:

Writer - Thomas Sixten
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen
Engineer - Brandon Strader

Players:

LJ Donnell - Baker
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Narrator
Thierry Barston - Till

Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: How the Camel Got His Hump

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0400

Culture: Brittish
Based on written by: Rudyard Kipling

Summary: A story about how a Jinn sends a lazy camel Alpaca-ing.

Production:

Writer - Thierry Barston
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen
Engineer - Brandon Strader

Players:

Boston Moss - Narrator
Don Davenport - Horse
Kjatar Tavishen - Jinn
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Ox
Max Baskin - Man
Sara Davenport - Dog
Thomas Sixten - Camel

Special Guests: Boston Moss, Brandon Strader, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Kjatar Tavishen, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Sara Davenport, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: The Sagacious Boar and Monkey

Legendsmith Productions — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0400

Culture: Japanese
Based on a story collected by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Summary: A story based on a Japanese Fable of a tricky monkey's attempt to continue usefulness to their human master.

Production:

Writer - Sam Tynes
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen, Brandon Strader

Players:

Andrew Whitby - Narrator
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Boar
Max Baskin - Trainer
Morgan Hazelwood - Wife
Thierry Barston - Monkey

Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Morgan Hazelwood, Samantha Tynes, and Thierry Barston.

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S2: Building Asgard's Wall

Legendsmith Productions — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:00:00 -0500

Culture: Norse
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about a nightmare of a deal that goes rough shod when horsing around gets in the way.

Production:

Writer - Lisa Watson
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen
Engineer - Brandon Strader
Foley - Joe M. Griffin

Players:

Jackie Aceto - Narrator
Joe Kubinski - Odin
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Builder
Tara Griffiths - Freyja
Thomas Sixten - Loki

Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Jackie Aceto, Joe Kubinski, Joe M. Griffin, Lisa Watson, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Tara Griffiths, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: How Orunmilla Tricked Death

Legendsmith Productions — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0500

Culture: Yoruba
Based on a story by: Traditional African tale of the Orishas.
Summary: A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.

Production:

Writer - Thierry Barston
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - David Allen
Engineer - Brandon Strader

Players:

Don Davenport - Orunmilla
LJ Donnell - Iku
Max Baskin - Narrator
Sara Davenport - Woman

Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, Sara Davenport, and Thierry Barston.

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S2: How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by Foxes [Contains Mature Themes]

Legendsmith Productions — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:00:00 -0500

Culture: Japanese
Based on a story by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale
Summary: Today we have a story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.

This episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.

Production:

Writer - Max Baskin
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - Brandon Strader
Engineer - David Allen

Players:

Keith Riley - Villager
Lisa Watson - Daughter
Lynne - Anrakuji
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Father
Max Baskin - Narrator
Thierry Barston - Mother
Thomas Sixten - Tokutaro

Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Lisa Watson, Lynn Parsons, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends

Legendsmith Productions — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 23:00:00 -0400

Culture: Caddo (Native North American)
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.

Production:

Producer - Scooter
Writer - LJ Donnell
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Engineer - David Allen
Players:
Andrew Whitby - Coyote
Chris G - Raven
LJ Donnell - Narrator
Max Baskin - Woodpecker
Thomas Sixten - Bear

Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, and Thomas Sixten.

S2: Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs

Legendsmith Productions — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:00:00 -0400

Culture: Akan
Based on a story by: Farida Salifu
Summary: A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs.

Production:

Writer - Thomas Sixten
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Engineer - David Allen

Players:

Boston Moss - Hog
Killian Saylor (Credited as David Saylor) - Child Monkey
Don Davenport - Father Monkey
Kjatar Tavishen - Anansi
LJ Donnell - Rabbit
Thomas Sixten - Narrator

Special Guests: Boston Moss, DJ Drummond, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Killian Saylor, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: Maui Snares The Sun

Legendsmith Productions — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 23:00:00 -0400

Culture: Polynesian
Based on a story by: W.D. Westervelt
Summary: A story of when Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.

Production:

Writer - LJ Donnell
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond

Players:

Chris G. - Mother
Greg Zumbrook - Villager 3
Lisa Watson - Vatea, Villager 1
LJ Donnell - Sun
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Maui
Max Baskin - Tonga-Iti, Villager 2, Grandmother
Thierry Barston - Narrator
Thomas Sixten - MoeMoe

Special Guests: Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Lisa Watson, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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S2: The Golden Apple of Discord

Legendsmith Productions — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 14:00:00 -0500

Culture: Greek
Based on a story by: Ovid
Summary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.

Production:

Writer - Thierry Barston
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond

Players:

Andrew Whitby - Narrator
Chris G - Paris
Don Davenport - Agelaus
Kjatar Tavishen - Zeus, Aesacus
LJ Donnell - Aphrodite
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - King Menelaus, Priam
Morgan Hazelwood - Eris
Thierry Barston - Hera
Sara Davenport - Athena
Scooter - Hermes, Ares
Thierry Barston - Hecuba

Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Morgan Hazelwood, Sara Davenport, and Thierry Barston.

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