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Piece Description
Elizabeth and Brian are strangers. It's Valentine's Day. They're lonely, as usual. But things will be different this year, when one random call from the phone book and a slice of coconut cake collide. This fictional romantic comedy was originally produced for Weekend America's final broadcast in January 2009.
Original music composed and performed by the producer specifically for this piece.
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Loved this piece.Sound design and music were really sweet. I loved how the perspective was shifted in the middle of the phone conversation. Strong work. Hope that it becomes a public radio offering. |
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cute love vignetteI liked the sound design, the wacky story. Wish it were longer. |
Broadcast History
aired on Weekend America January 31, 2009
Transcript
Elizabeth [location]: Happy Valentine's Day! Happy Valen- look at - Triscuit? Triscuit?
Elizabeth [interview]: Today's Valentine's Day.
Elizabeth [location]: Happy Valentine's Day! You're my Valentine, right? You're my Valentine.
Elizabeth [interview]: It gets to be a bit much with all the couples everywhere and candy out everywhere and cards and bears.
Elizabeth [location]: Let's see, flour…
Elizabeth [interview]: But I have this tradition.
Elizabeth [location]: I'm gonna make a cake!
Elizabeth [interview]: I make a coconut cake, and I then I go to a movie.
Elizabeth [location]: [singing] Where is my sugar at?
Elizabeth [interview]: It started, like seven years ago, the last time i had a boyfriend on Valentine's Day.
Elizabeth [location]: Turn on the oven.
Elizabeth [interview]: The first year it was actually a chocolate cake, 'cause Chad liked Chocolate cake. And he wanted t...
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Timing and Cues
The piece is 9:50 with a :45 music tail at the end
Intro and Outro
INTRO: OUTRO:Eat Cake was produced and directed by Jonathan Mitchell, the actors in that piece were Eliza Skinner, Birch Harms, and Curtis Gwinn as the Taxi Driver.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music for Eat Cake | Jonathan Mitchell | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Eliza Skinner as Elizabeth
Birch Harms as Brian
Curtis Gwinn as the Taxi Driver
with Pat Etchill, Jennifer Geller, Hillary Frank, and Jonathan Mitchell
edited by Hillary Frank
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Rekha Murthy
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 08:32 PM | Permalink
I want the sequel
I like their dynamic. What happens next?