The REUNION Audio Drama by Oskar Karash. Unsettled by a friend's passing, an aging man returns to his former communist country and reunites the Beatles cover band of his youth to win back his first love he was forced to leave decades ago ॐ Please, listen to the following songs when prompted: https://bit.ly/Savoy-Truffle-cover-Alvarortega https://bit.ly/End-Of-The-End-MCCARTNEY https://bit.ly/I-Want-You-cover-HALESTORM https://bit.ly/Sgt-Peppers-HENDRIX https://bit.ly/Sgt-Peppers-REUNION-BAND - highly recommended as part of the show https://bit.ly/Flying-cover-CUTSTHEBEAT https://bit.ly/Twist-And-Shout-BEATLES ॐ In Episode 1 - ABBY & THE ROADKILL, we meet Widlovsky, a 60-something die-hard Beatles fan, who’s grappling with nostalgia. As he searches his cluttered apartment for a missing box of "Savoy Truffle" chocolates, Widlovsky reflects on his life, filled with Beatles memorabilia and bittersweet memories. He attends a wake for his late friend at the "Crossroads" blues club, where he encounters Abby, the fierce lead singer of the band "Abby & The Roadkill." Their interaction stirs memories of a past love, as Widlovsky begins to recount an important event from his youth during the socialist era. The episode artfully blends humor, music, and reflection, introducing themes of memory, loss, and the enduring influence of the Beatles ॐ Website: https://⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thereunionproject.com ॐ This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental ॐ All texts, voices, songs, music and singing, were developed and performed without AI. However, AI tools were used in two specific instances: (1) background music was generated using MuseNet Beatlesque samples, and (2) the background pictures were generated using Dall-e, both with meticulous creative Natural Intelligence labor of love using story-based prompts and post-generation manual finalizing ॐ CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST Oskar Karash – Author, Writer, Executive Producer, Investor and Owner Rena Karash – muse, support, inspiration, dedication Igor Karash and Alexander Melkumov – co–creators of an early story Nikolai von Keller – co–author of a movie script Alexander Melkumov – Producer Elena Tonunts – Creative Director Ilya Petukhov – Sound Director ACTORS Michael Karash – Narrator and Director of Episodic Characters Oskar Karash – Widlovsky Nikita Pomerantsev – Droog Yulia Vergun – Abby, Margaret Lina Zakharane – Beata Aleksandr Rezalin–Izraelson – Ladislav David Mkhitarel – Haritonov Vadim Kurilov – Gene Georges Devdariani – Adam Yelena Antonenko – Zhana Anna Melkumova – Young Beata, Julia Inna Karash – Leta, Waitress, Flight Attendant Ilya Karash – KZB Officer, Neighbor, Guard and Director of the Narrator Alla Nowowiejski – Carrie, Clara, Gate Attendant Scott Nowowiejski – Howard, Young Droog, Diner, Police Officer, Gate Attendant Aleksandr Lisitsin – Young Widlovsky, Kip, Airport Agent Croft @croft64 – John, Paul, George, Ringo Paran Thakur – HariHara and Yama MUSIC and COVER SONGS by The REUNION Band Oskar Karash – composed and arranged all the Background Music using MuseNet-generated Beatlesque samples Simone Poliedric @poliedricsimo – Guitars, Drums and other instruments on all Reunion covers except Now and Then Igor Karash – Piano, Guitars, all instruments on Now and Then cover Yulia Vergun – vocals on Sgt.Pepper’s cover Lina Zakharane – vocals on Purple Haze, End of the Line, You Never Give Me Your Money, Now and Then, I Will covers Oskar Karash – vocals on Her Majesty, Yer Blues, End of the Line, You Never Give Me Your Money, Now and Then covers Aleksandr Rezalin–Izraelson – vocals on Yer Blues, End of the Line covers Yelena Antonenko – vocals on End of the Line cover OTHER SUPPORT Scott Nowowiejski – Consultant in American English Anastasia Shapoval – Consultant in English