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The Voyage of the August - a tale of queer love and mutiny on the high seas!
Tune into the Voyage of the August, a nine-episode serial radio drama chronicling the final voyage of a merchant ship bound for England in 1717, whose crew takes their fate into their own hands. The story centers around the August’s first mate, Robert Maddox, a well-respected officer with frustrated ambitions; Dr. Leon de Isla, a surgeon with an unhappy past who follows Maddox to sea for reasons of the heart; and Sophia Montague, the willful daughter of the shipping line’s owner. Exploring 18th century nautical culture, queer history, and shipboard conflict, this work of historical fiction was released in nine weekly installments starting August 1st, 2020.
Listen here, or on our Spotify.
SEASON 2 COMING SOON!
Cast (in order of appearance)
Caraid O'Brien as the Intro Voiceover
Sebas Ward as Robert Maddox
Tiz Rome as Leon Francesca de Isla and Harold Blackwall
Daniel Haas as Richard Montague
CJ Humphries as Ambrose Teague
Minna Gorry-Hines as Cecil Laurence
Ernie Alugas as James Douglas
Memphis Washington as Sophia Montague
Katie Faust-Little as Silvia Montague
Notes on the show
Special thanks to Jim Wald, Will Ryan, and Ezekiel Baskin.
Voyage of the August is written, directed, and sound designed by Wynn MacKenzie and Sean French-Byrne, with shanties arranged and directed by Wynn MacKenzie and acoustic tracks written and performed by Sebas Ward. All sound effects were recorded in-house or courtesy of the community of freesound.com. We are indebted and grateful to all the people out there who recorded the sounds of their worlds, so that we could borrow them in service of ours. Grazie mille, go raibh maith agat, gracias, merci beaucoup, gratias tibi, etc.
Full sound attributions below:
Episode One: Summons
"Door, Church, Close, E.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
“Papers Rustling.wav” by f4ngy of Freesound.org
“Handle_2.wav” by blaukreuz/Tom Chapman (www.soundcloud.com/blaukreuz) of Freesound.org
“Shivering Chandelier.wav” by yadronoff of Freesound.org
“Waves and seagulls.wav” by justkiddink of Freesound.org
“Canadian Horse Carriage.wav” by vero.marengere (www.veromarangere.com) of Freesound.org
Episode Two: Yarns
“Canadian Horse Carriage.wav” by vero.marengere (www.veromarangere.com) of
Freesound.org
“CannonFireFromAlamance.wav” by CLaforet of Freesound.org
“porto 22-05-14 waves during a storm, wind .1.wav” by bpayri of Freesound.org
“Waves and seagulls.wav” by justkiddink of Freesound.org
“03 Whales Slowing Down.aif” by listeningtowhales (Paul Knapp Jr. © 2011 Compass Recording) of Freesound.org
Episode Three: Corruption
“Heavy Footsteps.wav” by yadronoff of Freesound.org
“porto 22-05-14 waves during a storm, wind .1.wav” by bpayri of Freesound.org
“Shivering Chandelier.wav” by yandronoff of Freesound.org
“malexmedia_woodbangB.wav” by malexmedia of Freesound.org
“Door Creak” by coosemek of Freesound.org
“Kocking door and open door.wav” by rivernile7 of Freesound.org
“Seven Bells,Ship Time.wav” by Benboncan of Freesound.org
“Big Splash.wav” by darcydunes of Freesound.org
Episode Four: Murder
“Light Footsteps” by kupp2 of Freesound.org
“FootstepsOnaDock.wav” by mmaruska of Freesound.org
“Heavy Footsteps.wav” by yadronoff of Freesound.org
“Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav” by InspectorJ of Freesound.org
“Bottles Rattling.mp3” by marxbruder of Freesound.org
“Skull crack on porcelain tub” by swimignorantfire of Freesound.org
“Pickup or Set down glass bottle.wav” by nicklas3799 of Freesound.org
“struggle between two people.aif” by washout of Freesound.org
“Body falling to floor 2” by JakLocke of Freesound.org
“Fight - fighting men” by vedas of Freesound.org
Episode Five: Riot
“Seven Bells,Ship Time.wav” by Benboncan of Freesound.org
“2 Impact Wet” by original_sound of Freesound.org
“Shocked_Audience” by unchaz of Freesound.org
“Confused and Angry Muttering” by RoivasUGO of Freesound.org
“Heavy Footsteps.wav” by yadronoff of Freesound.org
Episode Six: Mutiny
“FootstepsOnaDock.wav” by mmaruska of Freesound.org
“Heavy Footsteps.wav” by yadronoff of Freesound.org
“Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav” by InspectorJ of Freesound.org
“Kocking door and open door.wav” by rivernile7 of Freesound.org
“Shivering Chandelier.wav” by yandronoff of Freesound.org
"Door, Church, Close, E.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
“Papers Rustling.wav” by f4ngy of Freesound.org
Episode Seven: Weight
“Papers Rustling.wav” by f4ngy of Freesound.org
“Objects Clinking in Jar” by andersmmg of Freesound.org
“Handle_2.wav” by blaukreuz/Tom Chapman (www.soundcloud.com/blaukreuz) of Freesound.org
Episode Eight: Independence
“LS_33882_PH_PebbleBeach.wav” by kevp888 of Freesound.org
“Birds Ambience Loud.wav” by Doc Jon of Freesound.org
“BIRD NIGHTJAR fem.mp3” by Geldart of Freesound.org
“Waves and seagulls.wav” by justkiddink of Freesound.org
Episode Nine: Counsel
“LS_33882_PH_PebbleBeach.wav” by kevp888 of Freesound.org
“Birds Ambience Loud.wav” by Doc Jon of Freesound.org
“BIRD NIGHTJAR fem.mp3” by Geldart of Freesound.org
“Waves and seagulls.wav” by justkiddink of Freesound.org
“Nuit-Amb animaux.aif” by roubignolle of Freesound.org