Borrowed Lives

Elise lies trapped in a new body confined within the grim walls of Cook County Asylum. Doctors dismiss her desperate pleas, convinced her tales of stolen lives are mere ravings. But Elise knows the horrifying truth: she is being hunted. To break free and unravel the mystery of her fragmented existence, she must play their game, feigning madness to escape.

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CAST
ELISE...............................................Lauren Rogers
KINGSTON......................................Fawzy Simon
LIBERTY..........................................Andi Bishop
DR. GRAVER....................................Brad Wadle
DR. DIXON.......................................Ethan C. Kaye
ORDERLY.........................................Dave Cavallaro
CONDUCTOR..................................Ryan Bond
CEMETERY WORKER......................Roger Bazinet
HENRIK............................................David Bareford
MARCUS..........................................Stan Peal
MRS. HAVENS.................................Brenda McGinnis
O'SHEA/UNDERTAKER...................Riley Allen

PRODUCTION CREW
Playwright........................................David Bareford
Director............................................David Bareford
Producers........................................Roger Bazinet, Fawzy Simon
Recording Engineer.........................Roger Bazinet
Audio Engineer................................Fawzy Simon
Director of Marketing.....................Amanda Caraway

Some sound effects and music by Pixabay.com. 

Creators and Guests

Producer
Amanda Caraway
Marketing and Social Media Director for Obscura Dramatica, Voice Talent for Charles Michael in Borrowed Lives
Writer
David Bareford
Co-founder of Obscura Dramatica and creator of the Borrowed Lives audio drama, David is also the Resident Playwright of Love Street Playhouse in Woodland, WA and the co-author of Theatrical Violence Design: Safety, Illusion, and Story in Stage Combat Choreography. He also works as a certified ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Producer
Fawzy Simon
Audio Engineer and Sound Designer for Borrowed Lives, Voice of Kingston
Guest
Lauren Rogers
Lauren Rogers (Voice Talent of Elise DeJong) is an artist from the Portland Metro Area where she is currently working as a choreographer for children’s theater. As a young girl, listening to radio theaters was a favorite pastime, and she often dreamed of what it might be like to be one of the actors behind the mic. After a decade of performing on stage, she is thrilled and honored to make her voice-acting debut in Obscura Dramatica’s Borrowed Lives.
Producer
Roger Bazinet
Producer and Recording Engineer of Borrowed Lives, Obscura Dramatica Webmaster, Voice Talent

What is Borrowed Lives?

In the gaslit shadows of 1871 Chicago, the Broken Hourglass Society trades in stolen lives. When Elise dies, she's caught up in their deadly game, body-swapping repeatedly as she searches for her true form while a relentless cult closes in.