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The Dragoning

The Dragoning

Written by: Messenger Theatre Company
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Trigger Warning: Men in Peril! In this audio dramedy, the world is shaken by the transformations of women into dragons who consume and immolate men. Season 1: A tourist from afar tries to understand what, when any woman could literally eat you for lunch, is a guy supposed to do? Who can you trust? Season 2: The tourist creates an international incident by bringing home a dragon. Season 3: New episodes release on Mondays. * Produced by Messenger Theatre Company, a 501c3, based in New York City. Start with Episode 1, Season 1.402313 Drama & Plays
Episodes
  • A New Show From Our Dragon Friends - Metra: A Climate Revolution With Songs
    Dec 1 2025

    Hot Dragoning gossip! Emily Hartford, who plays Ashley, and Ned Hartford, who plays Ray in our show are married to each other! And they have a podcast of their own, which we are delighted to get to share the first episode of here, in the home of The Dragoning.

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    Metra is an original musical fiction podcast about how we change the world. The show weaves myth, magic, and music to tell a story about the power of collective action—and about all we have that’s still worth saving. Featuring a Broadway cast including Tony nominee Jeannette Bayardelle, Fred Inkley, Cherrye J. Davis, Corinna Schulenburg, and many more.

    Written and created by The Hartfords.

    The year is 2043. The world is hot, water is scarce, the weather is unpredictable…and the fossil fuel industry continues to thrive. The wealthy are comfortable in their air-purified, cooled, humidified, superbly hydrated Bubble cities. But in a roadside bar on the Outside, an unlikely group of revolutionaries is about to demand a new story.

    Metra releases weekly on Wednesdays, on all podcast platforms. Follow @metrathemusical on IG for launch info and bonus content.

    Written by Emily and Ned Hartford
    Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford
    Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford
    Produced by MythMakers Media
    Starring Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Fred Inkley, Corinna Schulenburg, Alia Munsch, Cristina Obando Sanchez, and Sierra Rein
    Casting by Judy Bowman, CSA and MythMakers Media
    Sound Editing and Design by Ned Hartford
    Instrumentation Arranged and Performed by Ned Hartford
    Vocals Arranged by Ned Hartford
    All Audio Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Ned Hartford
    Marketing and PR by Tink Media
    Image by Holly Brown


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    20 mins
  • Leaders Don't Carry Keys
    Nov 25 2025

    FM

    This is the tenth (and final) episode of Season Three. To catch up, listen to the Re-caps of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Season One⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Season Two⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode One, Season One⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!)

    This episode features Thadd McQuade as FM.

    Sound Design by Matt Powell

    Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis

    The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier

    Show art by Shannon Harvey

    Produced by Kashayna Johnson

    If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.

    To hear future seasons, please follow and subscribe.

    To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can also donate on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Candid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.

    The hub for all these fundraisers is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bonfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    This episode is explicit due to a lot of a**h*les.

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    20 mins
  • I Am a Nice Dragon
    Nov 17 2025

    Delia, Justin and Dylan

    This is the ninth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Season One⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Season Two⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode One, Season One⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!)

    This episode features Jacki Jing as Delia, Andrew Winson as Justin and Jeff LaGreca as Dylan

    Sound Design by Matt Powell

    Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis

    The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier

    Show art by Shannon Harvey

    Produced by Kashayna Johnson

    If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.

    To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.

    To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can also donate on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Candid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.

    The hub for all these fundraisers is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bonfire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    This one's not explicit - unless wishing someone good luck in French in the classic way counts as explicit.

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    22 mins
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