Mercury’s Wake, Series One: Before Chaos, Episode 2: The Paper Zoo

Imani joins Geoff in London for a unique theatre opportunity, only to be set back by the pandemic. But that’s not the only setback. When she emerges from the London Tube at Regent Street, Imani receives a phone message from America and learns that her mother is dying. Imani flies back to Connecticut to see her mother out, but not without bumping into a few extraordinary events that presage her future.

Actors:

Imani: Gwyneth Mackenzie

Marco: Jonathan Medina

Geoff: Kenny Ricci

Nurse: S Vlahos

Augusta: S Vlahos

Onstage Actor: S Vlahos

Imani’s Mother: Anindo Marshall

FX Sounds courtesy of Freesounds.com:

Marco’s Theme: FoolBoyMedia “new York jazz loop” 347848

Geoff’s Ringtone: jgreer “calling you”555699

Geoff Theme: anechoix “Game Music, jazz loops, jazz loop 3”

Mother Theme: Kai Hansen “Kalimba-song” 24515

Father Theme: cunningar807 “Sad Violin” 377258

Plane: tim.kahn “plane flyover takeoff”199263

Connecticut exterior: Allirog “crickets and whiny insect” 456821

London Taxi: Kyles “Uganda, communal taxi” 407104

Sound in empty theater: _isragallo_ “Silence_movie_theater” 514305

Footsteps: wolfdoctor “Lots of Footsteps” 555116

Keys: sKydran “Key Noises” 131437

Soap theme song: DDmyzik “Fairy Logo” 476707

Theme song for Paper Zoo: pogmothoin “hesitant mysterious glockenspiel tune” 401674

London Underground: InspectorJ “London Underground, arriving” 401989

Mango store: azumarill “Websters department store” 330543

Kennedy Airport arrivals: jjamespacap “car horns Morocco” 268015

Thunder and Rain: FlatHill “Rain and Thunder” 237729

Car driving up Hill: deathicated “South Africa” 137978

Oxygen Machine: Nixeno “hospital room” 417957

Screen Door: snardin42 “Screen Door Opening and Closing” 45643

Lawnmower” alinistcog “lawnmower–drone” 125784

Butterfly at screen window: Yuval “butterfly wings” 198818

Party: thorvandahl “Small Party Walla” 77003

News Theme: chimerical “Countdown News Intro” 107330