Hunter Lowry interviews Nathan Smythe, who played several roles in "Purgatory, Missouri" including various carnies, pinbots and The Void. Nathan is a man of a trillion voices. When he stepped up to the mic during the audition, I said “Go over the top on this.” That was the scene at the end of Episode 4 when Thirty Eight encounters his first Pinbot. When his cold read was finished, Richard, Maureen, Allyson and I looked at each other like a hurricane just blew back our hair. Recording the scene in the studio with Dave Foley, he delivered again. Hunter was wiping back tears. Along with his alter ego of "DJ Nate" spinning records around town, he has voiced numerous commercials, video games and anime. You have heard him in White Castle commercials, Japanese anime TV shows, gamers know him from his work on the English version of “Fighting Spirit”, “Victorious Boxers: Revolution”, and many, many more.For more information on "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit our website: https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri
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Ep5: Carnies
Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? The Carnies hold a Mandatory Carnie meeting, giving us our first glance at the inner workings of the Carnival. Blanca gets troubling news from the Void. Roger ballys his first Boogieman.The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" and "The Devil Whammy" from American Gothic"It's Loney Inside Your Mind", "When The Truth Runs Out", and "Now We Kiss" outtakes from American GothicAll songs from the "Dark Americana" series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio TheaterDirected by Richard MalmosThis episode features (in order of appearance): Richard Malmos as OneDave Foley as RogerMindy Sterling as FiveGina Elaine as CarnieAnnette Homewod as ThreeTonoccus McClain as Twenty SevenBrent Cho as Thirty TwoAlina Foley as TwelveJulia Albert as SevenCrissy Guerrero as BlancaNathan Smythe as Void and PinbotCarnie and Pinbot voices by Gary Lamb, Samuel Johnson and the cast. Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter LowryScript editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart PearsonFor more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.comDave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called "Really?!." where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDaveCrissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss... well,... everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc
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Ep. 5 Prologue
Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 5: Carnies.What is a "first-world problem" in the Afterlife? What if you're on the outside looking in?Episode 5 premieres May 13th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information, please visit our website:https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri
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Tonoccus McClain interviewed by Hunter Lowry
Hunter Lowry interviews Tonoccus McClain, who plays "Tunnel of Love", the huge, hyperactive carnie who becomes Highstriker's muscle in "Purgatory, Missouri." Tonoccus has had a wildly varied career, working as a vocalist in movies such as "Avatar", "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Watchmen", touring in companies for "The Lion King", and working as a correspondent on "Channel One News," where he interviewed figures such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, drug czar Barry McCaffrey, and legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager. In this interview, he reveals his thoughts on "Tunnel of Love" as well as some harrowing paranormal experiences he has endured.To hear the episodes of "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit our website:https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri-episodes
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Ep4: Perimeter
Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Highstriker recounts her first encounter with Five as Roger and Blanca visit a Perimeter hole and meet a Void.The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" and "Ticking Away" from American Gothic"I'm Taking You Down" an outtake from American GothicAll songs from the "Dark Americana" series by Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry.Purgatory, Missouri is brought to you by Stage for a New Age Productions, a SAG actor signatory.Produced by Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff in cooperation with We Make Movies and Rock'n'Roll Radio TheaterDirected by Richard MalmosThis episode features (in order of appearance): Dave Foley as RogerCrissy Guerrero as BlancaAlina Foley as HighstrikerTonoccus McClain as Tunnel Of LoveMindy Sterling as FiveHunter Lowry as the Phone BoothNathan Smythe as VoidGary Lamb as Bumper CarSamuel Matury as Kissing BoothRichard Malmos as OneAs well as Carnie and Pinbot voices by Julia Albert, Gina Elaine and the cast. Purgatory, Missouri was written by Stuart Pearson and Hunter LowryScript editing and supervision by Maureen Davis.Recorded at Studiopolis in Studio City, Ca. and engineered by Bryan Showalter All mixing, foley and post-production by Stuart PearsonFor more info, visit www.stuartpearsonmusic.comDave Foley has a podcast with Tom Wheeler called "Really?!." where they discuss UFOs and the paranormal: https://www.youtube.com/@ReallywithTomandDaveCrissy Guerrero has a podcast with Claudia Dolph where they discuss... well,... everything: https://www.youtube.com/@studiocandc
"Purgatory, Missouri" is a supernatural thriller that asks the question: can sleep and the Afterlife collide? It stars Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, The League). In "Purgatory, Missouri", an epileptic woman falls into a coma and finds herself in a grimy, rundown carnival, where the sky is grey and danger is everywhere. Each Newcomer gradually loses their memories of who they were while the carnival itself seems to be ripping apart. Why do people meander aimlessly in a constant state of terror? Trouble is everywhere - are you ready? You can find out more about the show and the Dark Americana songs it was based on at https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri-home