A Garden of Terrible Blooms
Something is in the radio...short plays of the Weird and Surreal set in and around Los Angeles. https://www.terribleblooms.net
Episodes
A Box Of Stars / Miracle Mile. An elderly widow makes a discovery in her basement on Christmas Eve.
Written and directed by Sharon Yablon
With Daniel Sullivan and Annabella Price
“Out of the Darkness” Music and lyrics by Janeen Rae Heller, copywrite 2023. Vocals, guitar, and saw performed by Janeen Rae Heller.
Recorder and Slide Whistle composition by Daniel Oxenberg. Performed by Daniel Oxenberg.
Additional music composed or arra...
8569 Holloway Drive. West Hollywood. The tragic end of a 1950s Hollywood heartthrob. Inspired by the murder of actor Sal Mineo in 1976 at the age of 37.
With David Acosta, Suzanne Fletcher, and Matthew Tyler Vorce.
Original Music composed by Robert Oriol. “Pressed To Death” vocals by Mason Summitt, lyrics by Sharon Yablon. “A Fool in Love” vocals by Gail and Bill Lennon, lyrics by Robert Oriol.
Recording Engineer and Mixing by Thom...
A POOL, SOMEWHERE IN LA. A girl gets a surprise visit from her uncle who has been away. Starring Richard Azurdia and Akela Munsey. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original Music composed by Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper, and additional Original Music composed by Wayne Peet. A complete list of Art Pepper’s music credits in this play can be found in his bio on the podcast’s website www.terribleblooms.net. Recording Engineer, M...
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 3, SAN MARINO An aging Ziegfeld Follies showgirl reminisces about her life and loves. Inspired by the ill-fated love affair of Toni Mannix and George Reeves, the first actor to portray Superman. Starring Charmaine Cruz. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original music by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Recording engineer, Mixing, and Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Kodokushi / Lonely Death vocalist Miho (Mia) ...
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 2, BEACHWOOD CANYON The last dark night of an Old Hollywood actor’s life. Inspired by the murder of silent film star Ramon Navarro. With David Rubin as Tommy, Isaac J. Cruz as Ramon Navarro, and Shaughn Bucholz as Cookie. Music composed, performed, and recorded by John Groover McDuffie, with John Palmer, drums. Tango by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; this accompaniment arrangement by John Groover McDuffie. Record...
MALIBU A young man hopes to impress the new girl in town. With Destry Cloud and Marti Skoler. Music & Siren Song composed by James Mitchell Steele, with vocals by Heidi Darchuk and lyrics by Sharon Yablon. Recording Engineer, Sound Design & Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. Photograph by Michael Hacker. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. www.terribleblooms.net All Rights Reserved.
THE SALTON SEA The last people in a dying town await the arrival of a comet.
With Crystal Diaz, Eugene Butler, and Matthew Tyler Vorce. Music by Andrew Pask. Sound Design and Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. www.terribleblooms.net. All Rights Reserved.
CENTURY CITY A song leads a young woman back to a place from her past. With David Bickford as The Singing Flower Man, Josephine Fite as Charlie, and Mark Fite as Jimmy and The Man. Music and Vocals by David Bickford. Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Photograph by Josh Kolodny. All rights reserved.
WOODLAND HILLS A childhood home becomes a stage for a man alone during the pandemic. Written and Directed by Sharon Yablon. With Silas Weir Mitchell. Music and Sound Design by Cody Nicholls. Audio Engineering & Recording by Jose Salazar. All Rights Reserved.
LOS FELIZ A teenage girl home alone meets a strange woman in the middle of the night where killings have occurred nearby. Inspired by the Manson Family Murders. With Juli Crockett and Ellen Neary, Music by Mason Summit and The Prickly Pair, Vocals by Irene Greene, Sound Design by Gage Hurley. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon www.terribleblooms.net
SANTA MONICA BEACH Two people who live in the same neighborhood but have never spoken find themselves on the beach in winter, haunted by lost loves on Valentine’s Day. Written and Directed by Sharon Yablon. With Hank Bunker and Shawna Casey. Music and Sound Design by Cody Nicholls. www.terribleblooms.net
RANCHO PARK A young German man far away from home finds himself spending Christmas Eve with an older woman whose husband has left her. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Kiff Scholl and Lisa Denke. Music by Elliott Goldkind. www.terribleblooms.net
SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT. A Route 66 era motel sparks disturbing memories in two people whose paths cross. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Michael Shamus Wiles and Jesse Fair. Sound Design by Jesse Fair. Music by David Haerle. www.terribleblooms.net
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BEVERLY HILLS. A man plagued by insomnia isn't sure he is alone on his estate. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Ryan Cutrona. Soundscape and sound design by Randy Greif. Original song by Ramanshu Mishra. www.terribleblooms.net
ECHO PARK The finding of a voodoo doll alters the plans of a couple on a walk through the hills. Inspired by the Hillside Strangler killings in the 70s. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Adrian Alejandro Cruz and Jacqueline Wright. Sound design and Music by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
OLVERA STREET A man encounters a mysterious traveler while lost in an abandoned bus station. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Darrett Sanders and Michael Bonnabel. Music by Atom Smith. www.terribleblooms.net
OLD HOLLYWOOD At the end of his career actor Gig Young is invited to speak to a group of fans but is led on a journey through the dark side of his life by a heckler. Inspired by real events. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Gregory Littman, Dig Wayne, and Lisa Denke. Music and Sound Design by Jack Littman. www.terribleblooms.net
HOLLYWOOD Two middle aged singles try to connect in a bar before closing. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Soren Narnia and Kim Debus. Music and soundscape by Thomas Chan, with original song by Thomas Chan adapted by Don Preston and sung by Tina Preston. www.terribleblooms.net
SUBURBIA OUTSKIRTS A true crime fan encounters the wife of a mass murderer hoping to find out more about the killings. Inspired by the McDonald's Mass Murderer in San Diego. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Max Faugno and Jennifer Lee Weaver. Music and Sound Design by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
DOWNTOWN A drifter and a lost girl try to uncover their dark pasts in an alley. Inspired by the Grim Sleeper serial killings in the 1980s. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Keith Szarabajka and Gbeke Fawehinmi. Music and Sound Design by Thomas Chan. www.terribleblooms.net
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