The Road To Calvary
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Somewhere Out There | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| March 3, 1996 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | The Sacred |
| Followed by: | God Only Knows |
I was working in a slaughterhouse. My job was to grasp two cantilevers.
The Road To Calvary is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Somewhere Out There. It was originally broadcast on March 3, 1996.
Synopsis
Working in a packing house, sex in the presence of death, the evil plant manager. Working in a nuclear plant, sex and electricity, plant disasters, spies. Getting rich by black mailing a spy. Working as a test subject on addictive substances. Running out of gas in the desert and having a meaningless encounter with an Indian. Jesus on the road to Calvary - he considers alternatives, witnesses lovers with an audience, stops at a blues club. Praying in a godless world. Woman talks about a man's illness.
Music
- "One More Night" - Can (from Ege Bamyasi, 1972) | YouTube
- "Go Faster" - Propellerheads (from Dive EP , 1996) | YouTube
- "Re-arrange" - Cinematic Orchestra (from Talkin Inside The Beat, 1999) | YouTube was used in place of "Go Faster" in an alternate version of the program
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "Created in collaboration with David Rapkin. Recorded, edited, and mixed by Theo Mondle. Music production by Bob Carlson. Special thanks to Jennifer Ferro, Carly Eiseman, and Esmé Gregson."