Borrowed Lives

As we launch into the harrowing season finale of “Borrowed Lives,” the Great Chicago Fire rages, burning everything in its path. Elise flees for her life in the body of a young Irishman with his wife, Molly. Will Elise find and stop Honoré before it’s too late? And how does one stop an Awakened who will just return again and again to enact her revenge? The season will conclude after many unexpected twists and turns… after a few more “Borrowed Lives.”

CAST: 
ELISE…………………………………………………………………Lauren Rogers
ALEXANDRA……………………………………………………..Sarah Feeley
LIBERTY…………………………………………………………….Andy Bishop
HONORÉ..…………………………………………………………..Kristen Johnson
MOLLY………………………………………………………………Jayce Fortin
FATHER……………………………………………………………..Ethan C. Kaye
MOTHER……………………………………………………………Keri Hendrix
VAN OSDEL………………………………………………………..Dave Cavallaro
CONDUCTOR……………………………………………………..David Bareford

Written and Directed by David Bareford
Audio Engineered by Fawzy Simon
Produced by Roger Bazinet
Marketing by Amanda Caraway

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.