Theater of the Imagination

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who s...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Insights Into The Sacred Music of Julia Wade. We’ll take an in depth look at the making of the songs from Julia’s new Album, The Best Of Julia Wade. Julia Wade, President of Watchfire Music, has long been our best selling Recording Artist. Here she scores with yet another winner – the best of 15 plus albums of Inspirational/ Sacred mus...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Podcasting — The evolution of the musical is upon us. It’s time for new works. Scattershot Symphony will now evolve from the past, to the present and into the future. Theater Of The Imagination. It’s inevitable. So here we are at the cutting edge of 21st century musicals – the musical podcast. It’s Radio Re-Imagined … only better.  Tod...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! King of Hearts  Podcasting — The evolution of the musical is upon us. It’s time for new works. Scattershot Symphony will now evolve from the past, to the present and into the future. Theater Of The Imagination. It’s inevitable. So here we are at the cutting edge of 21st century musicals – the musical podcast. It’s Radio Re-Imagined … o...

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The baby kicks again — and we’re off to the races. Three highly intelligent people join the family. We stand on the threshold of a new world. All hope lost of walking 500 miles to California, our little family stands at the crossroads of their lives, seemingly destitute. But fate has a few more fascinating and otherworldly solutions co...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! With no wheels, and back to walkin’, their desperate straights produce a surprising result — The Making of a Father. Desperate straits sometimes result in heroic feats … sometimes. First, another death, the death of an old friend and trusted companion — the Purple Chariot. The Studebakes throws a rod and they’re back to walkin’. Too ma...

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Three sleeping bags, six people and a baby. Somehow we’ll just make do. Too poor for a Motel Six, they buy 3 sleeping bags and decide to sleep in the open air of the desert. Because of the baby, Jose and Maria get the car and J, T and L get the bags. What ensues is a night of multiple passions and little rest. Gabriel raps episodic on...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Once again, on the edge of foolishness, Thyme and Josiah demonstrate their generosity. The beginnings of an off-beat family foreshadow much drama, a wealth of laughter, and a mighty struggle comin’ their way. So our little band of 3 becomes a band of 5 + two babies — one newborn and the other notyet born. The wary Jose becomes troubles...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Drivin’ Across America Like Royalty Wings On My Soul Twinkies an’ ‘n RC The Meeting Of Thyme and a Stock Girl Lizzie’s Reckoning Thyme says, “I could jus’ drive an’ drive …” Like royalty they travel, Purple Chariot, Seeing the world, enjoying the feasts of life, and best, Lizzie returns having had a great adventure. Gabriel regales us...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The Savin’ of a Soul Six Week Hiatus A Purple Discovery Waiting For Lizzie No Lizzie. A carpenter and a cook help Morgan get back on his feet. They build him a new house with an indoor jonny. Thyme’s has her nightly daydreams with her “Little One.” They are rewarded with wheels — The purple Chariot. Back on the road. Just the two of us...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Goin’ on the road with nothin’ but the shirts upon their backs. The abduction of Lizzie. And so, the three of them hitch hike to Oklahoma City. There they can get lost in the crowd. Josiah has a vision. California, here we come! God warns Thyme that there’s a long and hard road ahead. It appears He is not going to be much help. God say...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Ride ‘Em Outta Town On A Rail! Two die. Three escape! Bishop Goodspeed leads the angry mob on to the church. Once there, they will take care of business and rid the town of local vermin. It’s an old fashioned solution that goes back to the times of Abraham Lincoln, but it’s still as effective as ever. Gallant Gabe becomes the obstacle...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The Visit of Bishop Emmanuel Goodspeed escalates our story to the point of murder. Lizzie’s big mouth brings nothin’ but trouble. The word gets out and nobody likes it one bit. Thyme and Josiah become the town pariahs. Bishop Goodspeed comes to put a stop on all this nonsense. How could a checkout girl in a podunk town like Skedee poss...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Another otherworldly interruption leads us to the nearly empty church of Reverend Josiah Washburn, Sunday morning with only Thyme, Gabe and Mama in attendance. (No parishioners) So, a wedding is held where Minister Josiah marries a surprising couple.  Is Gabe really an angel? You bet! And he’s got the skills ta’ prove it. Josiah is mos...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Thyme bravely faces Josiah with the truth. He doesn’t buy it. He wants her to get Psychiatric help. He thinks both Thyme and Gabe are looney. Gabriel exposes himself to Josiah magnificently. Josiah is abashed, but convinced. Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com Episode Song Credits Please Don’t Let Me...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Thyme has a secret that no one wants to hear. Her best friend, Lizzie, totally rejects her explanation. The law says that you’re innocent until proven guilty. Why does that not apply here? Gabriel, as Gabe, gets a second chance to convince Thyme of the truth of her pregnancy.  His gentle song and beautiful trumpet playing do the trick....

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Rosemary And Thyme is a Podcast Musical in 16 episodes. It’s a modern-day Christmas Nativity Story. God takes a look at today’s world and really does not like what he sees. So, He decides to send his ol’ trusty Angel, Gabriel, on a mission.  Our Miracle Tale takes place in...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Rosemary And Thyme is a Podcast Musical in 16 episodes. It’s a modern-day  God takes a look at today’s world and really does not like what he sees. So, He decides to send his ol’ trusty Angel, Gabriel, on a mission.  Our Miracle Tale takes place in the back-country of Skedee, Oklahoma – population 139 – about a back-country girl, soon...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The Proposal - The Sequel  This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical set to premiere in September 2022. Get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to unde...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The Proposal This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical set to premiere in September 2022. Get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to understand  her ow...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Mama Part 2 Mama - The Sequel This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical set to premiere in September 2022. Get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to u...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Mama Mama This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical set to premiere in September 2022. Get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to understand  her own c...

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! What Keeps Ma’ Heart Beatin’ Thyme questions a thing called “Life.” This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical set to premiere in September 2022. Get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searchin...