''Orchids and Moonbeams'' is a

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, produced by the

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(Orchids and Moonbeams) It is the seventeenth of the

Jack Flanders Jack Flanders, full name Jonathan L. Flanders, is the protagonist of a series of audio dramas produced by the ZBS Foundation. He is the creation of writer and sound artist Thomas Lopez and is played by actor Robert Lorick. Jack is an adventurer wh ...

adventure series and the first of The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders sub-series. It combines elements of

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with

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phenomena,

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beings and energies.

Plot

Construction of a new beach resort threatens a jungle valley thought to be sacred by the local people who believe that it is the domain of a powerful spirit of nature - a jungle goddess no less. It's not long before the spirit is fighting back and soon the jungle is threatening to take over the beach. Snakes and lizards are becoming the regulars at Maria's Cafe and it's up to Jack, Mojo and Claudine to try and restore balance.

Notes & Themes

Jack once again returns to the tropical parts of the world for a new series of adventures with Mojo and Claudine. While she's made Jack the captain of her 35' trimaran, she's the one directing their travels.

Quotes

Sam: "Why does Claudine have a boat down here?"
Jack: "She bought it."
Sam: "I thought she was in Montreal."
Jack: "I don't know where she is."
Sam: "That figures. The Montreal she's from people don't even know about and that includes the people who live in Montreal!" Disc 1, Track 1 10:29 ''Sea Snakes?''

Credits

Robert Lorick Robert Lorick (died January 2016) was a lyricist, actor, and writer, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, the lead character in a series of ZBS Foundation audio adventures produced from 1972 until Lorick's ...

* Mojo Sam - Dave Adams * Claudine - Pascale Poirier * Pat Patterson - Patrick Donovan * Bunny - Camille Goodhart Hebert * Amber - Laura Roth * Producer/Director/Engineer - Tom Lopez * Writer - Meatball Fulton * Music - Tim Clark * Illustration/Graphics - Jaye Oliver Recorded at Froggy Acres Studios, Fort Miller, NY

The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders

Jack, Mojo and Claudine sail around the

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encountering mysterious and other-worldly incidents. * Orchids and Moonbeams (2005) * The Ghost Islands (2006) *

Tropical Hot Dog Night ''Tropical Hot Dog Night'' is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation.ZBS.orlink (Tropical Hot Dog Night) It is the nineteenth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the third of The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders sub-serie ...

(2007) *

The White Castle ''The White Castle'' (original Turkish title: ''Beyaz Kale'') is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Plot introduction The events of this story take place in 17th century Istanbul. The story is about a young Italian scholar sailing from Venic ...

(2008)

References

External links

ZBS Foundation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orchids and Moonbeams American radio dramas ZBS Foundation