Audio Drama
BLACKBLADE
Told in four short episodes, BLACKBLADE reveals the climax of a decades-long witch hunt through various perspectives: a charismatic wayfarer who has seen more of the world than almost anyone else alive; the bartender of a famed tavern with a wild history of violence; two of the most brutal, feared assassins the world has ever known. Featuring ancient forests, mythical creatures, and unearthly magic, BLACKBLADE tells the story of a world wracked with power struggles and environmental crisis.
THE STORY
Featuring ancient forests, mythical creatures, and unearthly magic, BLACKBLADE tells the story of a world wracked with power struggles and environmental crisis.
Told in four short episodes, BLACKBLADE reveals the climax of a decades-long witch hunt through various perspectives: a charismatic wayfarer who has seen more of the world than almost anyone else alive; the bartender of a famed tavern with a wild history of violence; two of the most brutal, feared assassins the world has ever known. Featuring ancient forests, mythical creatures, and unearthly magic, BLACKBLADE tells the story of a world wracked with power struggles and environmental crisis.
BLACKBLADE is the second part of a theatrical fantasy series called THE TITAN CYCLE, conceived and written by Arif Silverman, and developed and directed by Lillian White. Each play tells a standalone story with its own cast of characters, chronicling sixty years of tumultuous political and environmental transformations in a world not unlike our own.
BLACKBLADE was originally commissioned by the Dixon Place theater, a non-profit, NYC-based company committed to telling diverse, radical stories by emerging and established artists.
RECENT EPISODES
Vaghinra Thune
A seasoned traveler and a lone wolf, Vaghinra Thune is a compassionate, lively, and wild individual who has seen more of the world than most. Her insatiable urge to stay in motion was sparked by a family tragedy when she was little. Usually accustomed to letting her feet lead the way, her current excursion to Motley’s is based on a strong impulse she has yet to fully understand. She dreams of visiting the West, that unmapped land from which no one alive has returned.
Vaghinra is voiced by Angelica Sumner
Borozin Sartrum and Luna
The Sartrum family has a long, proud history of leading The Southern Raiders across the open sea, pillaging and plundering any township they come across. Borozin realized at an early age that the life of a Southern Raider did not suit him, so he turned his back on his family and started life anew. He rescued his Sun Fox, Luna, from a Jade Fire, and they’ve been inseperable ever since. He currently runs Motley’s, the famed tavern with a singular, strange history.
Borozin is voiced by Arif Silverman
Luna is voiced by Katie Spurgin
Lu
While they grew up more secluded than most, Lu has always been a curious and joyful child. The only world they’ve ever known is the small section of forest in which they’ve lived with their parents and their White Elk, Jinora. As they’ve gotten older, Lu has grown more eager to understand the world beyond the woods, and developed an understanding that they may not be able to rely on their parents forever. They are enamored by the stories their parents tell them of times past, and remain hopeful that they may one day live a life similar to the one their parents lived, before they were forced to hide from the world.
Lu is voiced by Lynda Cortez
Fenrir and Sercir
Fenrir and Sercir share a deep, mutual affection for one another, welcome anathema to their shared historical trauma. The two met in Pelingin Forest while hiding from those who meant them harm, and have never left the safety of that magical wood since. It is here they raised Lu, their spritely and loving child.
Fenrir is voiced by Andre Sguerra
Sercir is voiced by Saima Huq
Sercir’s song is performed by Katy Early
Akira
Akira is the bearer of a heavy and tenous burden. Desperate for revolution, his circumstances have prevented him from entering the fray. Wracked with guilt, but shackled by his sense of duty, he has waited in the shadows as the world burns around him, all the while knowing that his role might be just the thing that could put the fires out.
Akira is voiced by Brandon Bogle
Vaghnar
Vaghnar is thought to be the first of his generation to stumble upon The Earthbound Temple. Since then, he has earned his living as a tour guide for anyone brave enough to scale the mountains surrounding the storied, yet secluded, Temple. Plagued by personal tragedy, Vaghnar found peace in this unexpected calling through connecting with other wayfarers eager to experience this holy place.
Vaghnar is voiced by Ernest Emmanuel Peeples
Milo Regikal
An exceptionally talented mercenary and bounty hunter, Milo Regikal is known for his sharp instincts and unpredictable behavior. Before Seraphine Regikal found him, Milo and his twin sister were freelance assassins, leaving a discrete but brutal trail of devastation everywhere they went. At Seraphine’s invitation, Milo quickly denounced his family name and joined House Regikal, rising to even greater notoriety.
Milo is voiced by Ernest Emmanuel Peeples
Shiro Regikal
More calculating than her twin brother Milo, but no less deadly, Shiro Regikal is one of the world’s most feared assassins. Like her brother, she was recruited into House Regikal for her reputation as a ruthless, methodical bounty hunter. Shiro’s sense of loyalty does not prevent her from questioning those in power, as she often has better ideas than anyone else in the room. Unlike the rest of House Regikal, Shiro and Milo are biological siblings.
Shiro is voiced by Sierra Doss
Leon Regikal
Leon is the most recent indoctrinate of House Regikal. Unlike his colleagues, he has a family of his own, and struggles to balance his work as an assassin with his role as a father and husband. He relishes the newfound powers with which Seraphine Regikal has endowed him, and sees work as his escape from the pressures of home life. In spite of his unruly nature, he doesn’t butt heads with Seraphine nearly as much as his colleague Milo.
Leon is voiced by Brandon Bogle
Felix Regikal
Little is known of Felix’s life before he joined House Regikal. He took to his duties as Seraphine’s second in command with a quasi-religious fervor, to the sneers and mudslinging of his colleagues. He assisted Seraphine in penning the song of House Regikal, which he performs with astounding zeal whenever the opportunity arises. While he is an exceptional warrior, he is rarely seen in the field, instead serving as the director of intelligence in the search for the Queens’ treasonous kin.
Felix is voiced by Arif Silverman
Seraphine Regikal
After their youngest sister robbed them of their powers, the Queens of the East called upon their cousin Seraphine to see if she could share her powers with them. In spite of their familial ties, Seraphine was unable to bestow any of her abilities to her cousins. An exhaustive search for anyone compatible with her magic then led to the inception of House Regikal. Seraphine renounced her family name, and became Eminence of this newfound syndicate. Seraphine shares her magic with her subordinates through blood transfusions, so together they may aid the Queens in their relentless, brutal search for their youngest sister.
Seraphine is voiced by Saima Huq
