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Script Roulette Podcast

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A random prompt; a random script; a random writer; every episode. The Script Roulette Podcast offers a space for up and coming story tellers to : - write and have their work produced. - act or compose and build a portfolio - audio production work and experience - learn and readily access the behind the scenes production of an audio drama. From the writing process, actors' cold reads to the listening parties of the polished works. We’re here to expose new stories, new writers and the creative process of producing a play! Supported by Arts Centre Melbourne in conjunction with Ticketek

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Australia

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A random prompt; a random script; a random writer; every episode. The Script Roulette Podcast offers a space for up and coming story tellers to : - write and have their work produced. - act or compose and build a portfolio - audio production work and experience - learn and readily access the behind the scenes production of an audio drama. From the writing process, actors' cold reads to the listening parties of the polished works. We’re here to expose new stories, new writers and the creative process of producing a play! Supported by Arts Centre Melbourne in conjunction with Ticketek

Language:

English

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Episodes
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'Good God Man' - A History lesson in hindsight

12/22/2025
This month's episode we explore family dynamics in a harrowing black comedy set during the Cold War, which brings satire a little too close to reality... listener distention advised for today's episode. We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne). Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY. Tensions rise as innocent curiosity questions blind loyalty. Take a seat and take part in the cold war of the dinner table. We must behave, for the fear of our fathers is not unfounded. We must trust and have faith, for it will all work out in the end. That's what the man in the television says... Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. 'Good God Man' Written and Directed by Finn Moseley Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Creative team Co-created by Evrim Şen with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:23) Host introduction with Clare Rankine (00:02:35) Our Feature Presentation by Finn Moseley (00:15:07) Credits for 'Good God Man' (00:15:55) Interviews with the writer/director and creatives and host debrief with Clare Rankine (00:27:50) Wrap up

Duration:00:28:42

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'Don't Open The Door' - unlocking the past

9/8/2025
Buckle in for a ghost story, about a house that is possessed with the past and that tricks its inhabitants to let it in.. We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne). Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY. This episode we hear an original ghost story, that plays on our understanding of possession and how a place's history impacts our view of the present. If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the sign up form for 2025's programs! ⁠https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette⁠ 'Don't Open The Door' Written and Directed by Hannah Forrest Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Creative team Co-created by Evrim Şen with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:33) Host introduction with Luke Amiet (00:03:44) Our Feature Presentation by Hannah Forrest (00:16:00) Credits for 'Don't Open The Door' (00:16:33) Interviews with the writer/director and creatives and host debrief with Ayden A Carter

Duration:00:27:14

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'Water off a Swan's Back' - a retelling of the ugly duckling

8/15/2025
Settle in for a retelling of the ugly ducking, what happens to them after they come out as themselves and what happens when they grow up? Is it a happily every after? We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne). Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY. This episode we explore identity, how it feels to have that stripped from you and how to reclaim it. In a fantastic retelling of the ugly ducking that unpacks gender identity, family ties and how to process trauma. If this story impacts you, check out Rainbow Door, a free, specialist LGBTIQA+ helpline. Experienced peers provide information, referral, and support to enable LGBTIQA+ people, their friends, and their families to navigate the system and access the supports they need within a safe environment. https://www.switchboard.org.au/rainbow-door If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the sign up form for 2025's programs! https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette 'Water off a Swan's Back' Written and Directed by Persephone Waxman Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Persephone Waxman as Swanathon Gabrielle Angelone as Sweenie Sofia Morreale as Diana Thomas Von Rein as Duckworth Marceline Di Bartolomeo as Dr Ribbit Mark Spencer as Geese 1 Alex Clouston & Thomas Kuhlmann as Geese 2 & 3 -- Musical score by Julian Smith Gard Recording by Thomas Kuhlmann Podcast assembly by Kate Lawrence Sound Design by Thomas Kuhlmann Podcast hosting by Finn Moseley and Thomas Kuhlmann Interview by Evrim Şen Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:34) Host introduction with Tom Kuhlmann and Finn Moseley (00:04:40) Credits for 'Water off a Swan's Back' (00:06:00) Our Feature Presentation by Persephone Waxman (00:21:42) Interviews with the writer/director and creatives and host debrief with Finn Moseley

Duration:00:33:55

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'Camel Drover' - based on a true bush tale

1/28/2025
Settle in with a swig of whiskey and grab your guitar, time for a bush tale with the help of an unexpected companion.. 🐪 We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne) Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY This episode, we listen to an audio drama inspired by a true story! Jill Colwell entered The Great Australian Camel Race across the Simpson Desert in May 1988, resulting in drama tragedy and discovery. Our story is inspired by that journey. If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form as we head into 2025! https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette 'Camel Drover' Written and Directed by Jennifer Beasley Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Marla - Emily Lentini Davo - Benny Redfern Musical score by Jia Wei Ng Recording by Thomas Kuhlmann Sound Design by Thomas Kuhlmann Podcast assembled by Luke Amiet Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim (00:04:03) Interviews with the writer/director, Jennifer Beasley, Emily Lentini & Thomas Kuhlmann (00:14:17) Credits for 'Camel Drover' (00:14:37) Our Feature Presentation 'Camel Drover' by Jennifer Beasley (00:28:05) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits

Duration:00:37:10

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'The End Of Dear Henretta' - a rodent black comedy with a twist

12/7/2024
Tip tap with your little rat legs and plop right in for another new episode of Script Roulette! We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne) Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY This episode, we join in honouring the memory of a lost pet in Andreana Reale's 'The End of Dear Henrietta' - a non-linear tale of rats, unrealised talent and predictive pooping. If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form as we head into 2025! ⁠⁠https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette⁠⁠ 'The End of Dear Henrietta' Written and Directed by Andreana Reale Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Musical score by Calogero Panvino Recording by Thomas Kuhlmann Sound Design by Benny Redfern Podcast assembled by Thomas Kuhlmann Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim (00:03:44) Interviews with the writer/director, Andreana Reale and two of our actors, Reshma Mahdi and Victoria Oag (00:14:03) Credits for 'The End of Dear Henrietta' (00:13:08) Our Feature Presentation 'The End of Dear Henrietta' by Andreana Reale (00:24:48) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits

Duration:00:31:11

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'Fowl Play' - Gobble up some comedic horror

6/10/2024
Come one, come all, let us flock together as we take you under our wing for another new episode of Script Roulette! We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne) Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY This episode features the work of Gillian Langford as we unpack an oddly feathery conspiracy in her story 'Fowl Play' - a body/creature horror-comedy disguised as a police pocedural If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form! ⁠https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette⁠ 'Fowl Play' Written and Directed by Gillian Langford Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Musical score by Thomas Fernando and Ariella Gordon Recording and Editing by Benny Redfern Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim (00:03:48) Interviews with the writer/director, Gillian Langford and member of the cast, Marceline di Bartelomeo (00:12:26) Credits for 'Fowl Play' (00:13:08) Our Feature Presentation 'Fowl Play' by Gillian Langford (00:25:41) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits

Duration:00:31:01

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'Lenore' - A gothic tale of empowerment

3/17/2024
Script Roulette is BACK! We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne) Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY Our first episode features the work of Emily Lentini with her gothic, organ-infused story 'Lenore' - a self-aware tribute to the work of Edgar Allan Poe If you live in Naarm and are interested in participating, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form! https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette 'Lenore' Written by Emily Lentini Co-Directed by Emily Lentini and Amruta Nangundkar Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Music by Dion Spyropoulos Recording and Editing by Benny Redfern Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne (00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country (00:01:20) SCRIPT ROULETTE IS BACK! (00:03:48) Interviews with the writer/director and the cast (00:12:08) Creative Advice for recording and writing audio fiction (00:12:36) Credits for 'Lenore' (00:13:08) Our Feature Presentation 'Lenore' by Emily Lentini (00:21:56) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits (00:26:53) Next Episode a short teaser for what's coming up

Duration:00:27:29

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#5 | ScoMo's Car Yard (Satire)

8/12/2019
You're in for a satirical adventure in episode five, we recorded and produced Samual Adam's script ‘ScoMo's Car Yard’. This month’s prompts were: Genre: Satire; Dialogue: "and as you know I always say...". Keep your ears peeled for this month's writing tip segment! Alas Ben was unable to join us for this episode, instead we had the wonderful David Szostak as Evrim's co-host today! Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 4.25: Show's Intro and welcome of the episode’s writers 4.25 – 14.45: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 14.45 – 19.35: Introduction of actors and characters 19.35 – 20.26: Our writing tip 20.28 – 21.55: Cold read highlights 22.36 – 32.10: FINISHED radio play: ‘ScoMo's Car Yard’ 32.10 – 41.23: Reveal of next month’s prompt and wrap up! Join the Facebook Group 'Script Roulette Podcast' to be part of the show! We had the pleasure of recording this episode with: Samual Adams Declan James Gillian Langford David Szostak Emily Lentini To contact us regarding sponsorship, email: scriptroulette@gmail.com Music credits below: www.scottbuckley.com.au Banjos, Unite! by Alexander Nakarada | www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Duration:00:41:59

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#5 ScoMo's Car Yard (Satire)

8/11/2019
You're in for a satirical adventure in episode five, we recorded and produced Samual Adam's script ‘ScoMo's Car Yard’. This month’s prompts were: Genre: Satire; Dialogue: "as you know I always say..". Keep your ears peeled for this month's writing tip segment! Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 4.25: Show's Intro and welcome of the episode’s writers 4.25 – 14.45: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 14.45 – 19.35: Introduction of actors and characters 19.35 – 20.26: Our writing...

Duration:00:41:59

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#4 | Intimate Homicide (Romance)

6/9/2019
Mystery’s afoot in episode FOUR! We recorded and produced Paul Waxman’s script ‘Intimate Homicide’. This month’s prompts were: Genre: Romance; Premise: Déjà vu. Also, we hope you like our show's new theme song and our new 'Writing Tip' segment! ☺️ Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 3.30: Show's Intro and welcome of the episode’s writer 3.30 – 11.40: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 11.40 – 12.36: Our writing tip 12.36 – 15.25: Introduction of actors and characters 15.25 – 18.30: Cold read highlights 19.00 – 32.35: FINISHED radio play: ‘Intimate Homicide’ 32.35 – 36.12: Reveal of next month’s prompt and wrap up! Join the Facebook Group 'Script Roulette Podcast' to be part of the show! We had the pleasure of recording this episode with: Paul Waxman - @paulparkmusic, https://tinyurl.com/yxrurhok Gillian Langford - https://tinyurl.com/yydxlqz2 Natesha Somasundaram - https://tinyurl.com/y3tltqxt David Szostak – https://tinyurl.com/y6nt4mxl Jake Antman Samual Adams To contact us regarding sponsorship, email: scriptroulette@gmail.com Music by www.scottbuckley.com.au

Duration:00:39:19

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#3 | The Idol of Babassus (Fantasy)

4/22/2019
It's already the THIRD episode of Script Roulette! We recorded and produced ‘The Idol of Babassus’ a script written by Emily Lentini. March of 2019’s prompts where: Prompt: Meeting a spectacular person, Genre: Adventure. Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 4.00: Show's Intro and welcome of the episode’s writer and actors 4.00 - 7.16: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 7.16 - 10.50: Direction of characters and motivations 10.50 - 14.10: Cold read of script's highlights 14.50 - 26.40: FINISHED Radio Play: The Idol of Babassus by Emily Lentini 26.40 - 28.50: Reflection after the recording process of the script 28.50 - 31.41: Wrap up at the end of the show, with the introduction of April 2019’s Prompts! Join the Facebook Group 'Script Roulette Podcast' to be part of the show! We had the pleasure of recording this episode with: Gillian Langford - https://tinyurl.com/yydxlqz2 Emily Lentini - https://tinyurl.com/yynjfjjh Paul Waxman - @paulparkmusic, https://tinyurl.com/yxrurhok Lee Davis-Thalbourne - @passerkirbius, https://t.co/TIdBoekBni Samsara Dunston - https://tinyurl.com/y63jbuft Elizabeth Blu - @ElizabethEBlu, https://tinyurl.com/y4tswsow Samual Adams Music by www.scottbuckley.com.au

Duration:00:31:38

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#2 | Forget Yourself (Sci-fi)

3/19/2019
On our second episode of Script Roulette, we recorded and produced ‘Forget Yourself’ a script written by Elizabeth Blu. February of 2019’s prompts where: Prompt: Hold on, I forgot my... Genre: Sci-fi. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains explicit sci-fi horror themes, listener discretion is advised. Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 5.35: Introduction of the episode’s writer and actors 5.35 - 8.55: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 9.00 - 12.07: Direction of characters and motivations 12.45 - 20.22: FINISHED Radio Play: Forget Yourself by Elizabeth Blu 20.22 - 23.10: Reflection after the recording process of the script 23.10 - 25.30: Wrap up at the end of the show, with the introduction of March 2019’s Prompts! Join the Facebook Group 'Script Roulette Podcast' to be part of the show! We had the pleasure of recording this episode with: Elizabeth Blu Tom Denham Samual Adams Marcie Di Bartolomeo Music by www.scottbuckley.com.au

Duration:00:25:32

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#1 | Train Jumping (Comedy)

2/9/2019
On our very first episode of Script Roulette, we recorded and produced ‘Train Jumping’ a script written by Maria Pia Dunne. January of 2019’s prompts where: Prompt: Missed the train, Genre: Comedy. Timestamps for show: 0.00 - 2.57: Introduction of the episode’s writer and actors 2.57 - 7.20: Synopsis of script and discussion of the writing process 7.21 - 9.30: Direction of characters and motivations 9.30 - 12.00: Reflection after the recording process of the script 12.00 - 17.03: FINISHED Radio Play: Train Jumping by Maria Pia Dunne 17.04 - 19.48: Wrap up at the end of the show, with the introduction of Feb 2019’s Prompts! Join the Facebook Group 'Script Roulette Podcast' to be part of the show! We had the pleasure of recording this episode with: Maria Pia Dunne Merryn McDonnell Gill Langford Rob Ryles Music by http://www.scottbuckley.com.au

Duration:00:20:05

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Bonus Clip: The Scottish Terminator

2/2/2019
In our workshopping process, Rob showed us what the terminator would sound like if he had a Billy Connolly flare to him! Join the Facebook group to be part of the podcast! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2310618342489803/

Duration:00:01:19

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Bonus Clip: Rob's Scottish Accent

2/2/2019
We had a lot of fun workshopping this script in the cold read, Rob played around with his Scottish accent when experimenting with the voice for the character of the 'Train Annoucer'. Join the Facebook group to be part of the podcast! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2310618342489803/

Duration:00:01:12