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**Pulp Musicals** is an original radio musical series created by Matt Dahan. The first episode The Great Moon Hoax premiered on November 19, 2021. Episode 2: The Brick Satellite is premiered on August 21, 2022 and Episode 3: The Ghosts of Antikythera premiered on September 24, 2023.

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The Ghosts of Antikythera
Penumbra

**Penumbra** is the fifteenth song from The Brick Satellite sung by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish, James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford, Curt Mega as John Herschel, Jaime Lyn Beatty as Anna Hanover and Matt Dahan as Narrator. It is the fifteenth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

The next day

When morning came

The mortar dried

On the finished satellite

Herschel smiled

Anna cried as Rose painted

The word Sagitta on the side

**Herschel, spoken:**

Just like our game on the ship

**Rose, spoken:**

How so?

**Herschel, spoken:**

This satellite will live among the stars, Miss Stratford. She will forever be known as the Sagitta

**Rose, spoken:**

‘Followed by dreamers everywhere’

**(sung)**

I could get used to adventure

**Herschel, sung:**

Exploring the heights

**Rose:**

And starting anew

**Rose, Herschel:**

I could get used to adventure

**Rose:**

After years of imagining

**Herschel:**

It’s finally happening

**Rose:**

And I can share it with…

**Anna, spoken:**

Hershey! We did it!

**Herschel, spoken:**

Yes, Nova, we did it!

**Anna, spoken:**

Rose, darling, isn’t it something?

**Rose, spoken:**

It’s amazing, Anna, congratulations

**Narrator, sung:**

Samuel sat atop the satellite

With a notebook in his hand

He had to write final observations

Before the launch sequence began

**Samuel:**

Words don’t often fail me

But looking down along this ramp

Towards the flywheels spinning

Then across the jungle and the camp

I wish that I could draw!

The morning sky is perfect

Not a single cloud can be seen

Soon the sphere will sling-shot

To beyond from here, between

**Margaret, spoken:**

Always with your notebook

**Samuel, spoken:**

Margaret, hi - no, I mean - yes. I just want to remember this moment

**Margaret, spoken:**

The sphere’s top hatch is still open

**Samuel, spoken:**

I can’t bring myself to close it. Once it’s shut-

**Margaret, spoken:**

It’s over?

**Samuel, spoken:**

What’s going to happen afterwards? Do we stay in Township Number Nine? Do we stay Together? Are you and I going to be okay? We barely talk anymore

**Margaret, sung:**

I’ve lived so long in shadows

That all I knew was dark

So I hurried to the Sun, not thinking

At the first sign of a spark

Now, you know belief is priceless

And sacred trust is to be earned

I wanted to believe you

And in the end, it left me burned

Now, where we go from here

Samuel, I don’t know…

**(spoken)**
Wait, what’s that?

## External Links

* Penumbra on iTunes
* Penumbra on Spotify
Anna Hanover (song)

**Anna Hanover** is the fifth song from The Brick Satellite sung by Jaime Lyn Beatty as Anna Hanover, Curt Mega as John Herschel, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford, Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish and Matt Dahan as Narrator. It is the fifth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

As soon as they took

Their jaws up off the floor

They packed into a boat

And rowed themselves to shore

They walked along a path

Through the scattered huts and farms

Then a woman shouted

**Anna, spoken:**

Ahhh!

**Narrator, sung:**

And leapt in Herschel's arms

**Anna, spoken:**

Hershey! What took you so long!

**Herschel, spoken:**

I had to make a stop in America

**Rose, spoken:**

“Hershey”?

**Herschel, spoken:**

Friends, this is the indomitable-

**Anna, sung:**

Anna Hanover

Nice to meet you

Sorry that I wasn’t at the dock to greet you

I was needed at the mill

We’re short staffed, so I don’t have lots of time to kill

I’m Anna Hanover

Mathematician

Built with an astronomеr’s disposition

A civil engineer

Have you seen our spherе?

**Rose, spoken:**

Couldn’t miss it

**Anna, sung:**

You’re probably wondering what it is

**Margaret, Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

Yes

**Anna, sung:**

You’re probably wondering what it could be

**Margaret, Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

Yes!

**Anna, sung:**

Hershey didn’t tell you on the boat?

**Margaret, Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

No!

**Anna, sung:**

He wanted you to hear it from me

Well, we are building

We are building…

Something marvelous

Truly magical

Its benefits would be international

A gift for all mankind

Sure, it cost a fortune, and we will not make a dime

But known the land over

And to think

All these years of planning, and we’re finally on the brink

You’re probably still thinking ‘bout the sphere

**Margaret, Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

Yes

**Anna, spoken:**

You probably want me to slow down

**Margaret, Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

…Yes

**Anna, sung:**

You’re probably wondering what’s for lunch

**Samuel, spoken:**

Yes! … Wait, what?

**Herschel, spoken:**

Stop teasing them, Nova

**Rose, spoken:**

“Nova”?

**Anna, sung:**

Short for Anna Hanover

Nice to meet you

We don’t get many visitors, so it’s a treat to

Add new friends to the mix

What do you know about making bricks?

**Narrator:**

They approached a table

Inside a church

That was covered in journals

Filled with research

**Herschel, spoken:**

Where’s Charles?

**Anna, spoken:**

Overseeing maintenance at the east flywheel

**Herschel, spoken:**

Are we talking about the same Charles?
 He hates science

**Anna, spoken:**

I’m fairly certain our governor hates everything

**Herschel, spoken:**

The fact that we’re still here is the most likely reason why. Nova, we can’t afford to delay this experiment any longer. Are we still on target to launch before the rainy season?

**Rose, Samuel, spoken:**

“Launch”?

**Margaret, spoken:**

Of course!

## External Links

* Anna Hanover on iTunes
* Anna Hanover on Spotify
Samuel and the Sun

**Samuel and the Sun** is the thirteenth song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford. It is the thirteenth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Samuel:**

I was afraid to begin

How much nerve would it take

To convert our passion to action?

Samuel, stand up for what you believe

Act like someone from your dreams

Not who you appear to be

A man who longs for direction

But doesn’t know how to lead

I wasn't trying to move any mountains

Or to wave and part the ocean

I write as a way for my brain to break

The Laws of Motion

And here we are

We've flown to the moon for the Sun

Twice already, and again

When the next big article starts to run

“Samuel, Samuel, is it true?”

“I would like to know how it ends

Tell me how it ends”

Now look at the skyline

Each word we write sets a brick

And we're building a Tower of Babel

Margaret, are you with the moon at the top?

Would you cast us from the sky

If you found out this was a lie?

## External Links

* Samuel and the Sun on iTunes
* Samuel and the Sun on Spotify
May This Monument Stand Forever

**May This Monument Stand Forever** is the twenty-fourth and final song from The Brick Satellite sung by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish, James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford, Curt Mega as John Herschel, Huck Walton as Morgan Reese and Matt Dahan as the Narrator with Amanda Walter and Jackie Franco as the chorus. It is the twenty-fourth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

In a blinding flash

They were transported

To a bustling harbor

That belonged to a city

That must have been

Ten thousand strong

There was something peculiar

‘Bout this city on the water

Hershel looked around

**Herschel, spoken:**

Something’s wrong

**Narrator, sung:**

Steamships passed upriver

As smoke filled the air

**Margaret, spoken:**

I’ve never seen so many...

**Rose, spoken:**

Not even in New York Harbor

**Narrator, spoken:**

Merchants moved around them

Tending to their wares

You might also like

**Herschel, spoken:**

Excuse me, sailor! What is the name of this settlemеnt?

**Morgan, spoken:**

The port of Hanover, sir. Sorry, sir, I must gеt to the Ellen Austin. She can’t leave without her bosun

**Herschel, spoken:**

…Hanover. Oh my God

**Narrator, sung:**

Everyone looked to the sky

**Samuel, spoken:**

There she is

**Narrator, Chorus, sung:**

They saw the brick satellite

Standing strong with all her might

**Margaret:**

Don’t give up the fight

**Rose, Samuel:**

Travel where you might

**Herschel:**

We will reunite

**Rose, spoken:**

Look!

**Narrator, sung:**

On the beach beside the harbor

A towering obelisk

They hurried to the monument

That was made entirely of brick

There was a plaque, Samuel read

This is what it said

**Samuel:**

On this site in eighteen thirty-five

Sir John Herschel and Anna Hanover

Launched the first brick satellite, the Sagitta

In what was known as Township Number Nine

**Herschel, spoken:**

What?

**Samuel, sung:**

Erected to commemorate their bravery

To thank them for their gift to all mankind

May this monument stand forever

Dedicated August, eighteen sixty-five

**Chorus:**

This is your brick satellite

This is your brick satellite

**Rose, spoken:**

…What year is it?

**Narrator, spoken:**

To be continued!

## External Links

* May This Monument Stand Forever on iTunes
* May This Monument Stand Forever on Spotify
Episode 2: The Brick Satellite (Original Cast Recording)

**Episode 2: The Brick Satellite (Original Cast Recording)** is an album containing all the songs from Episode 1 of Pulp Musicals: The Brick Satellite. It was released on iTunes on August 21, 2022 and on Spotify on December 30, 2022.

## Songs

* I Could Get Used to Adventure
* Polaris
* Shadows
* Township Number Nine
* Anna Hanover
* The Brick Satellite, Part 1
* Twelve Million Bricks
* Charles at the Flywheel
* One Bad
* Urania Propitia
* Through a Glass
* The Brick Satellite, Part 2
* Babel
* Here
* Penumbra
* Newton's Second Law
* The Brick Satellite, Part 3
* John and the Earth
* Twelve Million Bricks (Reprise)
* Polaris (Reprise)
* Great Things
* The Traveler
* A World of Our Own
* May This Monument Stand Forever

## Cast

* Matt Dahan
* James Tolbert
* Mariah Rose Faith
* Curt Mega
* Jaime Lyn Beatty
* David Zack
* Kim Whalen
* Jackie Franco
* Amanda Walter

## External Links

* Episode 2: The Brick Satellite on iTunes
* Episode 2: The Brick Satellite on Spotify
Amanda Walter

**Amanda Walter** is an American singer, actor and makeup artist. She is best known for her work in the musical Starry. She features in Pulp Musicals as the Preacher and the Chorus.

## Early Life and Education

Amanda grew up in Rochester, New York. As a child she enjoyed doing makeup and making up plays. To pursue her dream of acting, Amanda moved to Los Angeles.

## Work

Amanda has featured in a number of productions most notably as Degas in Starry at Rockwell Table & Stage.

Outside of acting Amanda works as makeup artist and has provided makeup for a wide number of productions including the Rapunzel and Flynn vs Anna and Kristoff Princess Rap Battle by Whitney Avalon as well as working on Break: The Musical alongside Matt Dahan.

## Pulp Musicals

Amanda made her debut with Pulp Musicals in the first episode: The Great Moon Hoax. She featured as the character of the Preacher as well as playing the chorus. She is also appeared in The Brick Satellite as the Chorus.

## Personal Life

Outside of work, Amanda enjoys cosplaying, especially Disney Princesses, often posting to Instagram and TikTok.
Virginia Vass

*This page contains spoilers for **The Ghosts of Antikythera***

**Virginia Vass** is an American actor, singer, writer and performer based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her work with American musical theatre company Team StarKid. She features in Pulp Musicals as Ahlaam.

## Early Life and Education

Virginia attended Montclair State University where she graduated in 2017 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Virginia graduated Summa Cum Laude.

## Work

Virginia has worked on a number of productions both in theatre and TV and film. She served as Production Associate for Disney's The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. She also worked as a Freelance Assistant/Community Manager for the Misfit Film School.

## StarKid Productions

Virginia made her StarKid debut as the Female Understudy in Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

## Pulp Musicals

Virginia made her debut with Pulp Musicals in the third episode: The Ghosts of Antikythera. She featured as the character of Ahlaam.

## Personal Life

Virginia is currently based in Los Angeles.

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Here

**Here** is the fourteenth song from The Brick Satellite sung by James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford with a spoken part by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish. It is the fourteenth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Charles:**

I was born in London

A loyal subject of the king

I was a soldier for my country

Never asked for anything

I was voted into parliament

Had a burgeoning career

I was asked to run a township

The king assigned me here

Really?

Here

Seven thousand miles from England

In the middle of the jungle with the bugs

Here

Where the food is barely edible

To any living creature but the slugs

Here

A colony so far away

It takes a month to get a message home

Here

At the ass-end of the empire

An afterthought, I guess I’m on my own

But it’s three thousand acres of land so fertile

You could grow almost anything off it

I’d skim each harvest, I’d cook the books

And turn a tidy profit

If I kept it stealthy

Soon I’d be so wealthy

I’d leave Guiana in the dust

And buy a house in Chelsea

But no, no, I’m still

Here

When they start to build the flywheels

And I wonder why they’re taking all the land

Here

They occupy the waterfront

The best place I can grow my contraband

Here

A letter finally comes from London

Telling me to give them what they need

Here

Now I’m stuck with nothing

No, your Majesty, that’s not what we agreed

Then in comes celebrity Sir John Herschel

And everyone adores him

He speaks a lot of nonsense

But the monarchy supports him

At first, we would get on

But one day he was gone

And passes an American – woman! – the baton

I don’t think so

No, no, no, not

Here

I tried my hand at subtlety

By poisoning the clay that made your bricks

Here

Would you have left my township

If your flywheels had been splintered into sticks

Here

If there was an accident

It would not reach the throne for thirty days

Here

I’d remove the evidence

And send home a report that would say

“The experiment was dangerous

I did my best to warn them

But every single one ignored the signs

I was the only witness

There were no survivors”

Murder wouldn’t even cross their minds

I’ve done my time

I’ve been upstanding

Now this sphere’s

Getting a crash landing

That leaves Charles

As the last man standing

Here!

## External Links

* Here on iTunes
* Here on Spotify
Through a Glass

**Through a Glass** is the eleventh song from The Brick Satellite sung by Curt Mega as John Herschel, James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford and Matt Dahan as Narrator. It is the eleventh track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

It wasn’t hollow inside the sphere

It was designed for durability

It was filled with pillars and beams

Then divided into sections

The walls were brick, the floors as well

To maximize stability

Hundreds and hundreds of supports

And every inch required inspections

**Herschel:**

Chamber thirteen, check

Samuel, everything looks okay

**Samuel:**

I can’t believe we’re gonna be

Done in a few days

**Narrator:**

Samuel stopped and stared

At the only things not made of brick

Thе satellite had two windows

Made of quartz twеlve inches thick

**Samuel:**

Why install a window

When the sphere will travel empty

**Herschel:**

This sphere will have no passengers

But someday, there might be

**Samuel:**

I can only imagine the view

**Herschel:**

Imagining’s what you do

**Samuel:**

A trait I share with you

**Herschel:**

It runs in our families

**Samuel, spoken:**

Your father must be very proud of you following in his footsteps

**Herschel, spoken:**

Do you know why I kept this experiment a secret?

**Samuel, spoken:**

Why?

**Herschel, spoken:**

So my father wouldn’t know if I failed. When I step into this satellite, I feel, for the first time, that my footsteps are my own

**Samuel, spoken:**

I’ve felt that way since we left New York

**Herschel, spoken:**

That much is obvious. You’ve laid more bricks than any of us, working your fingers to the bone

**Samuel, spoken:**

Because this is important to me, too

**Herschel, spoken:**

I sense it’s about more than the satellite

**Samuel, sung:**

Through a glass, darkly

I see myself, partially

With pieces left forgotten or unseen

Is there a way to wipe the surface clean

Are these my mother’s eyes

My father’s smile

Speak to me, it’s been a while

Would you trust what you see

When looking through a glass at me

**Herschel:**

Through a glass, darkly

I see myself, starkly

With armor that’s been comfortable to wear

Underneath, is anybody there

Are these my father’s dreams

His hopes and fears

Is that people want to hear

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

When they hold a glass to me

**Samuel, Herschel:**

So many years spent in the atmosphere

Neglecting what happens here

On the earth, in my brain

With the pieces just out of the frame

**Herschel:**

I’ll build my own path

**Samuel:**

I’ll build my way back

**Samuel, Herschel:**

To more than I thought I could be

High enough to finally see things clearly

Through a glass, darkly

We judge ourselves, harshly

**Herschel:**

The road we take

**Samuel:**

The choice we make

**Samuel, Herschel:**

Is the view

**Samuel, spoken:**

I have such a long way to go

**Herschel, spoken:**

Whatever the distance - we’ll travel together

## External Links

* Through a Glass on iTunes
* Through a Glass on Spotify
Township Number Nine (Location)

**Township Number Nine**, later known as **Hanover** , is a township located with British Guiana. The town was previously governed by Charles T Coram. It is the site of the construction of the first Brick Satellite, the Sagitta. Following the launch of the satellite, the town is renamed to Hanover and becomes a bustling trade port.

## Appearances, Mentions and References

* Township Number Nine is one of the main locations in The Brick Satellite, it is the site of construction for the satellite.
More Than This

**More Than This** is the third song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford and Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford. It is the first track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Rose:**

There's a place with no laws of gravity

Where no one's feet are touching the earth

You hear it calling you, it's calling me

It's been echoing in our minds since birth We will find our way there

We will build a bridge across the stars

And explore the galaxy

`Cause, when we look to the sky

We are looking inside

I will walk to the edge of the abyss

Just to prove there is more than this

**Samuel:**

Fiction is not always fantasy

Unseen does not make it untrue

**Rose, Samuel:**

In this place where all things are possible

**Samuel:**

Your truest self is waiting for you

**Rose:**

We will find our way there

Even if it feels that place is bound

To remain a mystery

On my head, there's a crown

Of constellations, spinning 'round

Yes, we will persist

`Cause we are more than this

**Samuel:**

Imagination leads to hoping

Once you hope, you start to question

**Rose:**

Soon those questions lead to trying

Trying leaves a strong impression

**Samuel:**

That begins the conversation

**Rose:**

Thinking, then proliferation

**Samuel:**

Doing often leads to knowing

**Rose:**

Reaching towards belief, then growing

**Rose, Samuel:**

That's the world we want to live in

That's the world that we belong to

A world that's more than this

Don't be scared of the dark

`Cause that is where the dreaming starts

One word at a time

I know that we will find

**Rose:**

A world that we know exists

And it's so much more than this

**Rose, Samuel:**

So much more than this

## External Links

* More Than This on iTunes
* More Than This on Spotify
Shadows

**Shadows** is the third song from The Brick Satellite sung by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish. It is the third track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Margaret:**

I can’t recall my family

A single moment, word, or face

They’d given me a fortune

Then disappeared without a trace

I built my life in New York City

But I couldn’t make it feel like home

Like pictures drawn from memory

All details fade and stay unknown

I lived within a light

That dimmed years ago

What people saw in me

Had been left to grow

In the shadows

In the shadows

I studied every science

That dealt with things once undefined

Searching everywhere for answers

Hoping one of them was mine

I found peace in a moonbeam

The Sun began to rise

I trusted total strangers

Our friendship started out with lies

Yet, within me there’s a light

I can finally show

What they see in me

Has just begun to glow

In the shadows

In the shadows

Now, they promise adventures

Beyond the books that filled up my shelf

Forgiveness is a journey, too

But I know I can trust myself

Because I believe in mystery

The feeling when I radiate

The darkness of my past

My future will illuminate

Yes, within me there’s a light

I’ve just begun to know

So ring the bells

Strike the match

I’m on the surface

And it needs a scratch

Here I come at last

Out of the shadows

## External Links

* Shadows on iTunes
* Shadows on Spotify
Natalie Llerena

**Natalie Llerena** is an American actor, singer, dancer and creator based in Los Angeles. She is best known for featuring as Agostina Segatori in the musical Starry. She features in Pulp Musicals as Margaret Cavendish.

## Early Life and Education

Natalie grew up in the Washington DC area where her love of acting and the creative arts was recognized at an early age. Natalie is a company member with The Road Theater and studies Improv and Musical Improv at The Upright Citizen's Brigade as well as studying acting at John Rosenfeld.

## Work

Natalie has featured in a number of television productions such as appearing as Alicia Gallego in ABCs General Hospital, as Marissa in My Life is a Lifetime Movie and as Guidette in What Would You Do? She has also featured in a number of films, most notably as Roxie in Hedgehog.

Natalie also featured as Agostina Segatori in the musical Starry. She has also featured in a number of theatre productions such as Salvage at The Hudson Theatre, LA, Found: The Musical and The Play You Want at The Road Theatre.

## Pulp Musicals

Natalie made her debut with Pulp Musicals in the first episode: The Great Moon Hoax. She featured as the character of Margaret Cavendish. Natalie has since reprised her role as Margaret in The Brick Satellite and is due to appear in The Ghosts of Antikythera

## Personal Life

Natalie currently resides in Los Angeles and is of Cuban, Spanish, Albanina and Romanian descent.
The Brick Satellite

**The Brick Satellite** is the second episode of the radio-musical series Pulp Musicals. It was released onto YouTube in three parts between the 21st and 25th August 2022. The album was released for purchase on iTunes on August 21, 2022. It is written by Matt Dahan.

## Summary

Inspired by the 1869 novella The Brick Moon, The Brick Satellite follows Margaret Cavendish, John Herschel, Rose Stratford, Samuel Stratford, and a few new characters as they attempt to build a satellite entirely made of brick in the hopes that this could act as a Polaris-like guide for those attempting to navigate the sea.

## Cast

(\*) Bold names denote the actor's Pulp Musicals debut.
Behind Me

**Behind Me** is the fifteenth song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford. It is the fifteenth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Rose:**

I know what's behind me

A family cut down to two

A career with a sense of irony

A dream that wasn't coming true

The fate of a star to shine

Does all of that define me?

I'm putting all of that behind me

I know what's behind me

A union of endings

All dressed to the nines

Addressed as ‘character’

But I will not romanticize

A life spent immobilized

You don't have to remind me

I'm putting all of that behind me

Then a chance, then a choice

Then a breath, then a voice

I see the earth tilt on its axis

The full force of the wind of change

Gets behind me

The ghost of all my yesterdays

Stands beside me

Now nothing can hide me

This mess of emotions

That's building her wings

‘Cause flying or falling

I'm finally spending my time midair

I made it, and I'm not going anywhere

Don't spend a second looking back

You will never find me

I'm putting all of that behind me

I'm putting all of that behind me

## External Links

* Behind Me on iTunes
* Behind Me on Spotify
David Zack

**David Zack** is an American singer, actor and performer. He is best known for his work on the TV series Outside the Box. He made his Pulp Musicals debut as Charles T Coram in The Brick Satellite.

## Early Life and Education

David attended the University of Cincinnati where he graudated with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is also trained in both stage and competitive fencing,

## Work

David has featured in a number of theatre productions including featuring as Prince Charming in Cinderella at the Sierra Repertory Theatre and as Vivian Budd in Panama Hattie at Theatre West. He also featured as Danglars in Matt Dahan's musical adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

He has also featured as a recurring dancer in the TV series Outside the Box.

## Pulp Musicals

David made his Pulp Musicals debut in The Brick Satellite as Charles T Coram.
Sun Employee 1

**Sun Employee 1** is a character in The Great Moon Hoax. He is an employee at The New York Sun and is played by Curt Mega.

## The Great Moon Hoax

Sun Employee 1 is one of the reporters at The New York Sun. Following the publishing of the Great Astronomical Discoveries articles, Sun Employee 1 and the rest of the reporters are stunned and overjoyed at The Sun's new success as it's saved their jobs.

Later, when The Sun is visited by John Herschel Sun Employee 1 and the rest of the reporters are eager to express their gratitude to the man.
Tony Gonzalez

**Tony Gonzalez** is an American singer, actor and composer. He features in Pulp Musicals as Chester Thomas and Rival in The Great Moon Hoax.

## Work

Tony has composed a number of musicals with his writing partner Sam Johnides. The two wrote Bachelor: The Unofficial Parody Musical and Supportive White Parents as well as writing the music for the musical Trump in Space which was the second longest running show at Second City, Los Angeles.

## Pulp Musicals

Tony made his Pulp Musicals debut in The Great Moon Hoax as Chester Thomas and Rival.
Great Things

**Great Things** is the twenty-first song from The Brick Satellite sung by James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford with a spoken part by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish. It is the twenty-first track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Samuel:**

Fiction is not always fantasy

Unseen does not make it untrue

In this place where all things are possible…

Was it you, Margaret

Did you launch the satellite

Moving tons of bricks with your mind

The radiance, Margaret

I believe it saved us all

Leaving our attackers far behind

What’s inside you

Once denied by shadows

Has grown

It enchants me

Stares into my soul

And chills me to the bone

Never stop, never change

Dig down deeper, turn the page

That’s the way great things are done

Step by step, stone by stone

Though the path has twists and turns

We’re hand in hand, not alone

Passion or grace

Forgiveness or faith

All great things start from within

So let us begin

Here I am, Margaret

Twelve million bricks in the future

And I’m still learning how to lead

But I have changed, Margaret

Not because of bricks and mortar

It was what we’ve done as a team

If it’s over

If this is the final journal entry

I am grateful

For the better man you made out of me

That’s the way great things are done

Step by step, stone by stone

Though the path has twists and turns

We’re hand in hand, not alone

The lessons we learn

The friendships we earn

All great things start from within

Even when it feels hopeless

Even close to the end

Even when the air is scarce

And the walls are closing in

We are mighty

We have been

**Margaret, spoken:**

Samuel?

**Samuel, spoken:**

Margaret, you’re alright!

**Margaret, spoken:**

What happened? Are we okay?

**Samuel, spoken:**

Yes, because of you

**Margaret:**

I’m so tired. I feel like I’ve been hit by Rose’s printing press plate

**Samuel, spoken:**

I’ll let you sleep

**Margaret, spoken:**

No - stay. I’ll just be a few more hours, I don’t want to miss anything

**Samuel, spoken:**

Me neither

**(sung)**

Great things await us

So let us begin

## External Links

* Great Things on iTunes
* Great Things on Spotify
Great Astronomical Discoveries, Pt. 1

**Great Astronomical Discoveries, Pt. 1** is the fourth song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford and Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford. It is the fourth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Rose, Samuel:**

Great Astronomical Discoveries

**Samuel:**

We have the happiness of making known

**Rose:**

A recent breakthrough in the field of astronomy

**Samuel:**

A monument to the age in which we live

**Rose:**

The biggest news that we will ever give

**Rose, Samuel:**

Sir John Herschel built a telescope

At the Cape of Good Hope

The grandest that any man had ever built

**Rose:**

He pointed it at the moon

**Samuel:**

Our companion

**Rose, Samuel:**

Always there, watching us

From Eden to Edinburgh

**Rose:**

As wе grow

**Samuel:**

As she glows

**Rose:**

He put his eyе to the lens

**Samuel:**

And put his findings in pen

**Rose, Samuel:**

Sir John Hershel built a telescope

And now we know

Now we know

**Rose:**

The first thing that he saw when he took stock

Of the surface of moon, was a field of rock

This was nothing new, but he didn’t fret

And soon got something that he'd never forget

**Samuel:**

Traced along the ridge of the field of grey

Was a river full of water running clear as day

All along the banks, he could see a spread

Of flowers blooming blue and red

**Rose, Samuel:**

Oh, Sir

John

Herschel built a telescope

Oh, Sir

John

What else can you tell us

What else can you tell

**Rose:**

Further down the river, say, could that be

A forest full of foliage and giant trees

He never thought the lunar atmosphere

Was similar to the one that we have here

**Samuel:**

The waters of Luna flowed to a sea

With white sand beaches looking heavenly

He looked down the shore, feeling like a kid

**Rose, Samuel:**

He said “oh my God, is that a pyramid?”

Oh, Sir

John

Herschel found a pyramid

Oh, Sir

John

Tell me the next thing you did

**Samuel:**

Shining like a diamond with the finest tone

**Rose:**

Could it be that something so elegant

Was made by something intelligent?

**Rose, Samuel:**

Herschel glanced through the looking glass

On what was once thought a barren mass

**Rose:**

He had one more thing to prove

When he saw something move...

**Rose, Samuel:**

Sir John Herschel built a telescope

At the Cape of Good Hope

The grandest that any man had ever built

He pointed it at the moon

And now we know

**Rose:**

Now we know

We're not alone

## External Links

* Great Astronomical Discoveries, Pt.1 on iTunes
* Great Astronomical Discoveries, Pt.1 on Spotify
Pulp Musicals

**Pulp Musicals** is a radio-style musical series created by Matt Dahan. The series revolves around the main four characters: Samuel Stratford, Rose Stratford, Margaret Cavendish and John Herschel in stories of science fiction, fantasy and myth.

The first episode The Great Moon Hoax premiered on YouTube between November 15 and 19, 2021 with the album being released on the 19th. The second episode The Brick Satellite was released between August 21 and 25, 2022 with the album being released on the 21st. The third episode The Ghosts of Antikythera is currently in production.

## The Great Moon Hoax

The first part of The Great Moon Hoax was posted on YouTube on November 15, 2021. It was available for four hours before being deleted in order to maintain the fleeting radio nature of the stories. The other two parts premiered on November 17 and November 19, 2021. The album for the episode was also released on November 19.

The episode is based on the real life events where the New York Sun published six articles titled 'Great Astronomical Discoveries' beginning on August 25, 1835 which claimed there was life on the moon. The story follows twins Samuel and Rose Stratford as they publish the false articles gaining the trust of Margaret Cavendish and ultimately leading to them meeting John Herschel.

## The Brick Satellite

The first part of The Brick Satellite was posted on YouTube on August 21, 2021. It was available for four hours before being deleted in order to maintain the fleeting radio nature of the stories. The other two parts premiered on August 23 and August 25, 2022. The album for the episode was released on August 21.

The story follows the main four characters as they travel to South America to aid in the building of a satellite made of brick. In South America they are joined by Anna Hanover, a friend of Herschel's from university and the head of operations in South America and Charles T Coram, the governor of the township where the story takes place. Their work on the satellite ultimately leads to them meeting a mysterious woman known as The Traveler.

## The Ghosts of Antikythera

The Ghosts of Antikythera is currently in production. The story follows the main four characters as they find themselves stuck in the future. They board a ship named the Ellen Austin and sail on it to New York City. However, their journey forces them to travel through the Sargasso Sea, a mysterious stretch of water plagued by the supernatural.
The Brick Satellite, Part 1

**The Brick Satellite, Part 1** is the sixth song from The Brick Satellite sung by Curt Mega as John Herschel and Jaime Lyn Beatty as Anna Hanover. It is the sixth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Anna, Herschel:**

We are building

We are building

**Anna:**

A brick satellite

A brick satellite

Planet Earth, 1817

My father sailed ships on the Caribbean Sea

Thrown off course by a storm, suddenly

He didn’t know his place in the world

By the time the skies had finally cleared

Every bit of navigation gear

Was shattered by the storm, suddenly

Suddenly, they didn’t know their place in the world

**Herschel:**

In the Northern Hemisphere, look for Polaris

In the Southеrn Hemisphere, thе Southern Cross

Latitude’s an easy thing to figure

But longitude, with no gear - you’re at a loss

**Anna:**

My father was a proud man

He could follow a star

He had maps of every port in the Atlantic

But when you look up to heaven

And you don’t know where you are

You begin to give in to the panic

**Anna, Herschel:**

He needed a brick satellite

A brick satellite

**Anna:**

He tried his best, but he could not be saved

Soon his ship was taken by the waves

I made a vow back then, nobody

Should ever lose their place in the world

So I aced each class, studied every book

Building and experimenting, anything to look

For a sign, a lifeline for those who are lost at sea…

**Herschel:**

We met at university

And started talking shop

We helped each other graduate

**Anna:**

He knew I’d never stop

The years began to pass

**Herschel:**

But we always kept in touch

**Anna:**

It hit me like a lightning bolt

**Herschel:**

It came out in a rush

**Anna:**

We could build a new kind of Polaris

One that sits at a fixed altitude

Hanging in the sky for weary travelers

To help them calculate their longitude

**Herschel:**

A sphere

**Anna, spoken:**

A moon…

**Anna, Herschel, spoken:**

A satellite!

**Anna, sung:**

Two-hundred feet wide

**Herschel:**

It’d have to clear the atmosphere

And rest on the other side

**Anna:**

We’ll launch it using flywheels

Of titanic mass and size

**Herschel:**

Let’s build a ramp upon a river

**Anna, spoken:**

Yes!

**Herschel, sung:**

And point it at the skies

**Anna:**

I’ll draw it up

**Herschel:**

I’ll get the land

**Anna:**

I’ll get to work

**Herschel:**

I’ll lend a hand

**Anna:**

But what will it be made of

It must stand fire well

If this satellite is to survive its fateful voyage

It must be substantial

With a solid outer shell

**Herschel:**

It won’t be lack and plaster

**Anna:**

Wood won’t do the trick

**Herschel:**

Iron will not answer

**Anna, Herschel:**

It must be brick!

So we’re building a brick satellite

We’re building a brick satellite

Watch it as it takes its flight

Shining in the night

This is your brick satellite

This is your brick satellite

Don’t give up the fight

Travel where you might

We will reunite

Just follow the brick satellite

The brick satellite

## External Links

* The Brick Satellite, Part 1 on iTunes
* The Brick Satellite, Part 1 on Spotify
Captain AJ Griffin

**Captain AJ Griffin** is a character in Pulp Musicals. He is the captain of the Ellen Austin. He is due to appear in The Ghosts of Antikythera and is played by Jeff Blim.

## Personality and Traits

AJ is a strong captain who is rigid leader and has a fierce loyalty to his crew. AJ is also a civil war veteran and is haunted by the battles and choices he made during it. He is often haunted by the darkness of men.
Polaris (Reprise)

**Polaris (Reprise)** is the twentieth song from The Brick Satellite sung by Curt Mega as John Herschel, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford, Matt Dahan as Narrator and James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford. It is the twentieth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

The Earth turns

Rose stares out the window

Taking in all that she can

Samuel, as always

Stands beside her

With his notebook in his hand

**Rose, spoken:**

Is this the latest Stratford adventure?

**Samuel, spoken:**

Thomas wants it for The Sun’s early edition

**Rose, sung:**

A weekly feature full of tales
From Township Number Nine

**Samuel:**

If there is a change you want to make
Then now’s the time

**Rose:**

I thought Thomas was the president

**Samuel:**

He’s set to run next year

**Rose:**

Funny, I can almost see

His big, fat, massive head from here

**(spoken)**

He was lucky to have you

**Samuel, spoken:**

And I’m lucky to have you

**Herschel, spoken:**

I’m sorry to interrupt, but if that journal involves me and a telescope, then I’m going to-

**Samuel, spoken:**

Don’t worry, John. Your legacy is safe

**Rose, spoken:**

For now

**Samuel, spoken:**

I’m going to go check on Margaret

**Herschel, spoken:**

There

**(sung)**
Sagitta

**Rose:**

Rose, Samuel, Margaret, and-

**(spoken)**
Ugh, John, you know how being near death makes you think?

**Herschel, spoken:**

I do now

**Rose, spoken:**

Well, I’ve been thinking about earlier, and I’m sorry

**Herschel, spoken:**

For what?

**Rose, sung:**

When I took your hand

John, I apologize, for the things I said

‘Cause you and Anna are in love

And the last thing that I

**Herschel, spoken:**

What?

**Rose, spoken:**

You’re in love with each other. And that’s okay

**Herschel, spoken:**

Miss Stratford, no-

**Rose, spoken:**

She’s brilliant and accomplished and you have adorable nicknames for each other-

**Herschel, spoken:**

Anna and I have been through a lot together over the years. Still, our relationship is that of close friends

**Rose, spoken:**

Really?

**Herschel, spoken:**

Really. There

**(sung)**
Ursa Minor

**Rose:**

Polaris, Kochab, Pherkad

**Herschel, spoken:**

Polaris

**Rose, spoken:**

Polaris

**Herschel, spoken:**

Your turn, Miss Stratford

**Narrator, sung:**

On the other side of the satellite

Laying in the faint glow of the galaxy

Margaret slept

Unconscious since the radiance

Samuel and the moon kept her company

The Sagitta was running low on air

And running out of time

Every breath brought them closer

To the end of the line

Samuel looked at Margaret

Samuel looked at the stars

He saw them shine

## External Links

* Polaris (Reprise) on iTunes
* Polaris (Reprise) on Spotify
Rival

**Rival** is a character in Pulp Musicals. He is a reporter for The New York Sentinel and features in The Great Moon Hoax. He is played by Tony Gonzalez.

## The Great Moon Hoax

After helping Rose Stratford, move John Herschel's unconscious body at his apartment, Benjamin Park contacts the Rival and offers to tell him the truth about the Great Astronomical Discoveries articles in exchange for financial reward. The Rival sits in the room while Benjamin tells Margaret Cavendish the truth surrounding the articles. He then thanks Benjamin for his cooperation and leaves.
Belief

**Belief** is the eighth song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by Matt Dahan as the Narrator, Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish and James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford. It is the eighth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

Margaret sat in Samuel's chair

Behind an empty desk

Watching and waiting

For the man who wrote about the moon

An eloquent aristocrat

Her stature statuesque

Wealthy and wondering

Why, when she read his story, she was moved

It was peculiar

That sensation

She wanted more

**Margaret, spoken:**

Mister Stratford?

**Samuel, spoken:**

Call me Samuel. I've seen you before, you're-

**Margaret, spoken:**

Margaret Cavendish

**Samuel, spoken:**

Yes, I've read about you in the papers. Our paper

**Margaret:**

I was told you werе the one

Who had access to Hеrschel’s journal

**Samuel, spoken:**

Yes, me and my sister, Rose. It’s really very exciting

**Margaret:**

I would like to see it

I would like to read it

I would like to know how it ends

Tell me how it ends

**Samuel, spoken:**

… I'm sorry, Miss Cavendish, I cannot show you the journal

**Margaret:**

I won't tell a soul

I just want to know

Where this journey goes

You'd be compensated

**Samuel, spoken:**

That's extremely generous of you, but the Sun will have exclusive rights to the stories moving foreward-

**Margaret, spoken:**

“The stories.”

**Samuel, spoken:**

The journal entries. I assure you, they're real-

**Margaret:**

I believe you, Samuel

I believe

I read your words this morning

It made me feel something I had not felt in years

Maybe ever

Perhaps in another life

A whisper in a daydream

A melody that lingers

A face that you recognize

On a person you've just met

The journal you possess

Has answers to the questions

The world was scared to ask

Are we alone?

Just children wandering the firmament

Throwing stones?

Are we unique in this galaxy

We call home?

So many people have nothing to believe in

Do we need something to believe in?

Or simply faith that out there

There is something to believe?

Is that enough?

I don’t know you, Samuel

I don’t know, but I believe

And belief is priceless

**(sung)**

I hope to see you again soon, Mr. Stratford

**Samuel, spoken:**

You'll know where to find me

## External Links

* Belief on iTunes
* Belief on Spotify
...You Cannot Unsee

**...You Cannot Unsee** is the twenty-fourth song from The Ghosts of Antikythera sung by Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish, James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford, Curt Mega as John Herschel, Kim Whalen as Sia, Jackie Franco as Chorus and Matt Dahan as Narrator. It is the twenty-fourth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

The storm subsided

John Herschel climbed back on board

Sat on the deck

Out of breath and soaking wet

He looked to heaven

So many crazy things he’d seen

But the only thought

Running through his mind

Was the one he left behind

The stars appeared

As the clouds drifted apart

It hurt his heart

**Herschel, spoken:**

Polaris

The one thing

Is different for us all

So soon to fall

**(spoken)**

Orion

**(sung)**

Rigel, Betelgeuse, Bellatrix

**(spoken)**

Huh. That’s not right. Eridanus…

Monoceros… what the–

**Margaret, spoken:**

John!

**Samuel, spoken:**

Thank God you’re here

**Herschel, spoken:**

Samuеl, Margaret, Traveler… whеre’s Rose?

**Sia, spoken:**

I can explain–

**Herschel, spoken:**

I should never have let her go on that ship. This is all my fault–

**Sia, spoken:**

John. She’s okay

**Margaret, spoken:**

We’re going to see her now

**Herschel, spoken:**

What does that mean? Someone needs to explain what is going on here

'*Samuel, sung:*

Captain Griffin was possessed by Kal

As it turns out, not a ghost

Then he fought Margaret and Sia

Using Griffin’s body as a host

**Herschel, spoken:**

You’re Sia?

**Sia, spoken:**

…That’s what stuck out to you?

**Samuel, sung:**

Kal can somehow control the fog

Or turn into fog, or–

**(spoken)**

Uh, I don’t know, I might not be the best one to explain this–

**Herschel, spoken:**

Not that! The sky is wrong!

**Margaret, spoken:**

What about it?

**Herschel, spoken:**

Orion is overhead

**Samuel, spoken:**

So…

**Herschel, spoken:**

So, if we were on the Sargasso Sea, the constellation Orion would be on the other side of the world. So please, if someone would be so kind as to tell me how are we now in the South Pacific?

**(sung)**

When are we

We were in a storm a minute ago

On the Sargasso a minute ago

Now there isn’t a trace of a minute ago

When are we

**Margaret, Sia, Samuel and Chorus, sung:**

We’re never going back to how it used to be

**All:**

Once you get a look you cannot unsee

Like a boat

On an endless sea

Long since gone from the harbor

Time goes

Where the wind will blow

**Sia, spoken:**

There!

**Narrator, sung:**

Just visible in the moonlight

Rising out of the water

A mysterious island

**Sia, spoken:**

I hope you’re ready, everyone. We have a lot of work to do

**Narrator, spoken:**

To be continued!
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