Washington, DC, September 2011. A city as renowned for pushing papers as for pushing deadlines. Where the machinery of American government fights tooth and nail against the encroachment of twenty-first century technology… clinging desperately to methods, communication styles, and entire industries rendered obsolete in the world beyond the Capital Beltway.

Bicycle messenger Swipe is on the final delivery of her career — transporting a set of vital papers to a government office by a five o’clock deadline — before moving ahead with long-delayed wedding plans. But forces intent on interrupting that delivery quickly move to oppose her — as does one of her unprincipled courier competitors.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
Contains multiple variations of someone being called an ass, one instance each of “son of a bitch” as well as “crazy bitch” and taking JC’s name in vain. Plus, misogyny, car crashes and related violence, and cold calculations that affect human lives.

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We conclude the very Victorian ghost story from very Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell in a way that will make you want to have a fainting couch nearby.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness, and some likewise Victorian admonitions against youthful folly.

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Celebrated Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell gives us a perfectly Victorian ghost story.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness here: Long on family history, with chills lovingly curated.

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Enjoy William R. Coughlan’s award-winning narration of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” amid an immersive soundscape.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
Deals with cannibalism, ancient evils, and includes an antechamber from Hell, so basically, it’s Lovecraft.

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Enjoy William R. Coughlan’s award-winning narration of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” amid an immersive soundscape.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
It’s Lovecraft, so we’ve got the existential dread and humans behaving very badly covered.

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We venture into the deep, dark woods that is our spooky anthology series with scary story told in countless versions around countless campfires across America: “Tailypo.” Then we switch to a very British ghost story: “The Open Window,” by Saki

Rated AD-PG , so parental guidance is suggested
Contains the implication that a human is eaten by a monster as well as British manners.

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The celebrated Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains arbitrary and capricious prejudice, depression, ducks being shot, darkness, cold, but, also, a joyous discover of self.

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A version of the classic European fairy tale of a cursed daughter, a valiant prince, and taking “sleeping in” a bit too far.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains ogres, attempts to eat children, and karmic justice.

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A version of an Estonian fairy tale taken from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and featuring a peasant, his daughter, and the strange and mysterious forest of Tontlawald.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains cruelty and oddity with stepmothers, doppelgangers, consequences, and transmogrification.

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We kick off our anthology series with a version of the German folk take “The Street Musicians” by Andrew Lang, “The Owl and the Pussycat” by English artist Edward Lear, and two fables from Greek storyteller Aesop.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Unless you think robbers don’t deserve some animal-related karma or are allergic to runcible spoons, you should be fine.

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The JAT crew got a chance to return to Escape Velocity over the 2019 Memorial Day weekend and do a special live production in honor of the 40th anniversary of both Alien and the TV show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (as you’ll hear, we reference some of the earlier adventures of Rogers as well). Basically, it’s a sendup of every space opera story you know where a crew investigates a derelict spacecraft and mayhem ensues.

In addition to creating some brand new sound gear for live sound effects, we got to work with our first “special guest voice” as space opera veteran Gigi Edgley was a guest of the convention and graciously agreed to step up to the mic.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
Contains sci-fi related action and peril (including character death), destroying a robot, destroying a ship (or two or three), repeated use of “dammit,” one use of “frelling,” which if you’ve seen Farscape you know is quite naughty, and computer-based betrayal.

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Bjorn and Bill talk about the end of season two of Rogue Tyger, some of the shows coming up for the rest of the year and 2020 as well as pause to ask for your help in keeping all this audio theater going.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
We’re basically just talking.

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Narrowly escaping enemy agents in the Imperial capital on Acheron, the crew of the Tyger search for a safe haven for themselves and Princess Nalini.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
Contains sci-fi related action, nasty smells, alcohol drinking as Vic fully avails himself of an open bar, and sudden, but inevitable betrayal.

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In space, amid the wrecks of hundreds of past space battles, the Tyger faces an enemy armada. Beneath the Imperial capital on Acheron Prime, the remaining crew try and get Princess Nalini to safety.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested
Contains sci-fi related action and peril — and Aidan almost says a naughty word.

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While the Tyger remains in the Hrageddor system, most of the crew — hidden aboard a Coutharian vessel — have landed covertly on Acheron Prime. Will they be able to escort Princess Nalini al-Zamin to safety?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains crowds, festivals, unpleasant smells, and a key discovery about Coutharian anatomy.

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Can the crew of the Tyger deliver Princess Nalini al-Zamin safely to Acheron?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains preconceived notions about other species being challenges, brief juvenile humor about mating, and lots and lots of ships.

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Rescuing the Royal Princess Nalini al-Zamin from deadly peril, the Tyger races back to the safety of the core systems.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains both confidence and concerns about the future, expectations of class and caste, plus skimmer refits.

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Will the Tyger escape before they are completely surrounded by the ships of the Zenocrate Cartel?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains cunning plans, explosions, a little moustache-twirling, and poetry.

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Trapped in a nebula, the crew of the Tyger search for a way out as enemy ships begin to close in.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains regrets about career choices and jewelry repair on the downlow.

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Trapped in a nebula surrounded by enemy ships, the crew of the Tyger search for a way to escape.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains expert medical angst, cynical political stratagems, and an important lesson about staying well within jump fields if you want to avoid bodily harm.

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Confronted by an old enemy at the edge of a nebula, Captain Macorum must decide to fight or flee.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains space pirates, the sort of skullduggery one might expect space pirates are involved in, and unexpected spaceship maneuvers.

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Rescuing the Royal Princess Nalini al-Zamin from deadly peril, the Tyger races back to the safety of the core systems.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains a lot of history of the Imperium, backstory on the characters, and so, so much patience.

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On a rescue mission on a distant moon, the crew finds they may have come too late.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains adventure-related action, including slicing, dicing, and blaster fire.

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On a rescue mission to a far-off moon, is the crew too late?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains adventure-related peril and thanatological discussions.

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On a mission to rescue royal diplomats, the crew journeys to a distant moon. Will they arrive in time?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains pretty much nothing objectionable unless you dislike plots moving forward and hints at character backstories.

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Trying to evade the vengeful Sylvia Malabar and her ship, the Silver Star, the crew of the Tyger follow a course given to them by a mysterious robot.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains mean behavior towards robots, implicit implications of Asimov’s laws, and a lotta legalese.

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Enling, Tormar, and Aidan have just escaped a wrecked ship before it careens into a minefield. With them is a mysterious robot. But can they be picked up before their enemies aboard the Silver Star get them first?

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains zero-G maneuvers, explosions, and possible skullduggery.

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Catch up with all the important events of season one of Rogue Tyger before season two starts!

Rated AD-G for general audiences
Recaps sci-fi peril and action.

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Bjorn and Bill talk about all the shows that will be coming up for our 2019 season including a special live performance in the DC area on May 25th at Escape Velocity.

Rated AD-G for general audiences
We’re basically just talking.

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In which JAT artistic director Bjorn Munson mentions we’re a month away from the 2019 season, and a little bit of what’s in store then… and before then!

Rated AD-G for general audiences

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