A Day

"A Day" is the first episode of *The Directors,* a segment of *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*. It was the intro to Show LXX. It has not yet been released on the podcast.

Written by Samantha Stark

Directed by Shane Stefanchik

Previous episode: None, but see *Mystery Dream Team* "Violet's Out-of-Body Experience"

Next episode: "The Composer"

## **Cast**

* Chase McCants as Chase
* Nick Arganbright as Nick
* Samantha Stark as Sam
* Kristin Green as Kristin
* Shane Stefanchik as Shane
* Darren Esler as The Announcer

## **The Story**

Chase takes the stage and begins introducing the April 2021 edition of *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*, a scripted comedy in the style of old-timey radio serials with no sets or costumes and really terrible jokes. Chase calls himself a performer and sometimes-director before The Announcer cuts him off. The Announcer reminds the audience that there are thirteen dimensions in the multi-verse, and living in the space between them is The Architect and his team of Directors, who oversee the worlds and their going ons. It is a very special day for the Directors - A Day, also known as Ascension Day. The Announcer departs.

Sam, Kristin, and Nick join Chase on stage. The former two are excited because a new Director is coming in and they have presents to welcome him. Nick is less so because he claims the new guy was already The Technical Director so it's not that big of a deal. Kristin scolds Nick and Chase for not going all out when she and Sam ascended. Chase doesn't remember if they gave the girls anything. Nick says Chase gave him a deflated balloon and gave Sam a half-eaten can of Cheez Whiz, which she shared with Kristin. Chase says it's not his fault that he was first, and at least he gave Sam and Kristin something, unlike Nick.

Kristin talks about how a new Director has to take a trip through the Tilted Nebula and trudge across the Star Dust Valley, so he will surely show up exhausted. As such, she has snacks waiting in a gift basket she and Sam made. Nick swipes an apple from the basket, leaving five for the newbie. Dodging Sam, he also swipes the card so he and Chase can sign it.

Nick wonders what's taking so long. Sam says the new Director is literally being plucked from human obscurity and reborn as a celestial being onto another plane of existence. Kristin points out it didn't take them so long, and Sam says maybe he got lost. Chase says the journey is a straight line. Then Nick sees a head poking through and yells at him to push. A man, Shane, steps through a tear in space.

Shane is taken aback by the welcome, but seems warm. Chase comments that Shane is cute, and Kristin unconvincingly says he's all right, primping herself quickly. Nick welcomes Shane and says they all got him a gift basket. Shane says thank you. Shane asks who knew a universe journey would be so tiring? They all laugh at his joke. Kristin and Sam begin to share a poem they wrote for him, but they're cut off when it's realized that the poem is twenty verses long. Nick offers to show Shane to his room, which Shane accepts gratefully, being tired.

Shane asks what they do up here. Chase says they direct shows and one is about to start. Shane reluctantly says he can hold off on rest and observe. Nick yells "new guy's it!" and he, Chase, and Sam quickly scatter, Sam calling Shane a sucker. Shane is confused and asks what he should do. Kristin whispers that he should just say "Without further ado, *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*. Shane stutters and doesn't really say it. Kristin tells him he nailed it. "Welcome to Our Show" music begins and Shane exits.

Following this introduction segment, Shane appears a few more times during the show itself. In the second commercial segment of Show LXX, the actor playing Georgie Schlotte calls for a line and Shane comes on stage to feed him it. At the end of segment two, as the narrator complains about the story being twisted, Shane also re-enters and says it's not his fault, he only got the script today. Finally, Shane directs the narrator to begin the curtain call at the end of the show.

## **Poem**

The following text of Kristin and Sam's poem was read as part of the script:

> KRISTIN
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> Mars is red,
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> Neptune is blue,
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> Happy Ascension Day,
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> From us to you!
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> SAM
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> A new job is scary,
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> Things may get hairy,
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> But leaning on us,
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> Is an absolute must!
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> KRISTIN
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> Humans are our charge,
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> The responsibility is large-
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>

It is unknown what the rest of the text was, but it went on for quite a lot longer.

## **Trivia**

* The Announcer may or may not be the narrator once the show begins. It isn't clear, though both are voiced by Darren.
* This was Shane Stefanchik's first time directing a performance. of the series.