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In New York City, a young, secretive street tough who calls himself, Bear, lands on the doorstep of two teenage sisters. On the one hand Rose is delighted with his surprising knowledge of literature, poetry, and music; on the other hand Blanche is afraid of his apparent connections to drugs, murder, and a hidden treasure. Even as Blanche learns to trust him, her fears that Bear's friendship threatens their family prove terrifyingly true.

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The Shadow of the Bear is a Chesterton Productions audio fiction feature. In New York City, a young, secretive street tough who calls himself, Bear, lands on the doorstep of two teenage sisters. On the one hand Rose is delighted with his surprising knowledge of literature, poetry, and music; on the other hand Blanche is afraid of his apparent connections to drugs, murder, and a hidden treasure. Even as Blanche learns to trust him, her fears that Bear's friendship threatens their family prove terrifyingly true.

In addition to winning The Sonic Society's 2009 Uni Award for "Best Audio Drama Show", The Shadow of the Bear audio drama was also a finalist for:

1. Best Sound and Editing - Northern Rain Studio (in Canada).
2. Best Script - Regina Doman.
3. Best Actress for Theresa Ford Fisher's performance of Blanche.
4. Best Actor for Alex Fedoryka's performance of Bear.

Adapted for audio from Regina Doman's book, "The Shadow of the Bear", the story is based on the traditional fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red" by the Grimm Brothers.

This audio drama features a full-cast, sound effects, and original music. Listen in as the characters from "The Shadow of the Bear" come to life in this professional, full stereo, approximately 4-hour audio drama.

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The poem "Only to Rise" used with permission by Nathan Schmiedicke.

Poetry quoted included excerpts from "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold, Sonnet #29 by William Shakespeare, "The Ballad of the White Horse" by G.K. Chesterton, "Murder in the Cathedral" by T.S. Eliot, "The Lady of Shallott" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke, and lines from the writings of Hildegaard von Bingen.

The song "It's only a Paper Moon" was used with permission of S. A. Music, Next Decade Entertainment, Glocca Morra Music, and Warner/Chappell Music. Vocals by Martin Doman, instrumentation by Ken Fast.

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