Dreams of Bali
Encyclopedia
Dreams of Bali is a radio drama
, produced by the ZBS Foundation
. It is the eight of the Jack Flanders
adventure series and the third of the Travels with Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Americana
, Old-time radio
and Sufism
.
Jack: "I think I once dated her."
Nani: "Her tongue hang out."
Jack: "Yeah, that's her."
Environments and music recorded in Bali
by Meatball Fulton
.
Additional music and sounds (cremation, monkey chant, Balinese geese) recorded by Michael Stearns.
"Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts
, Garuda Indonesia Airlines
, Garuda Orient Holidays, the Indonesian Tourist Office of North America, and Aerowisata Hotels."
and Dreams of the Blue Morpho
- which are not part of it.
Each story involves Jack
being approached by a beautiful woman who asks for his help. In three of them he is sitting in a restaurant, eating alone, when this happens. The fourth (Dreams of Bali), while it begins with a strange dream concerning food, starts after Jack
has already accepted the invitation and been flown out.
These are the only stories in which Jack
asks that someone cover his expenses.
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
, produced by the ZBS Foundation
ZBS Foundation
ZBS Foundation, a small non-profit audio production company, was founded by Thomas Lopez in 1970 with a grant from Robert E. Durand as a working commune based on a donated farm in Upstate New York...
. It is the eight of the Jack Flanders
Jack Flanders
Jack 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....
adventure series and the third of the Travels with Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Americana
Americana
Americana refers to artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States. Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana: paintings, prints and drawings; license plates or entire vehicles, household objects,...
, Old-time radio
Old-time radio
Old-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...
and Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
.
Plot
Jack travels to Bali to visit an old friend Tiffany and finds himself immersed in a saga of jealousy that extends down from the gods themselves to the mere mortals who fall under their spell. A spectral Balinese holy man helps Jack to become an avatar of Rangda, Queen of Witches in a dangerous attempt to save Tiffany from her plight.Quotes
Made: "Only the bulging eyes and twisted fang of her mask can be seen."Jack: "I think I once dated her."
Nani: "Her tongue hang out."
Jack: "Yeah, that's her."
Credits
- Jack FlandersJack FlandersJack 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....
- Robert LorickRobert LorickRobert Lorick is an actor and lyricist, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, a character in an ongoing series of ZBS Foundation audio adventures. In 1972, he made his debut as a lyricist with the Off-Broadway musical Hark! at the Mercer-O'Casey Theatre... - Tiffany - Jana Harris
- Made - Aasif Mandviwala
- Nani - Pheobe Moon
- Man in Hotel - Baju
- Black Magic Woman - Yolande Bavan
- Wise Old Man - Felix Avacado
- Additional characters - Andre Adler, Virginia Rambal and Ruth Maleczech
- Executive Producer - Thomas Manuel LopezThomas LopezThomas Lopez, aka Meatball Fulton, is one of the founders and president of the ZBS Foundation. He writes and produces the ZBS Foundation's audio drama productions. Some of these aired in 1984-85 as part of ZBS' stereo radio series The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz.His output includes the entire Jack...
- Story & Script - Meatball FultonThomas LopezThomas Lopez, aka Meatball Fulton, is one of the founders and president of the ZBS Foundation. He writes and produces the ZBS Foundation's audio drama productions. Some of these aired in 1984-85 as part of ZBS' stereo radio series The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz.His output includes the entire Jack...
- Additional ideas plus the Wise Old Man's words - Marcia Dale Lopez
- Music - Tim Clark
- Engineers - Robert Harrari and FultonThomas LopezThomas Lopez, aka Meatball Fulton, is one of the founders and president of the ZBS Foundation. He writes and produces the ZBS Foundation's audio drama productions. Some of these aired in 1984-85 as part of ZBS' stereo radio series The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz.His output includes the entire Jack...
- Illustration - Alan Okamoto
- Graphics - Jaye Oliver
Environments and music recorded in Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
by Meatball Fulton
Thomas Lopez
Thomas Lopez, aka Meatball Fulton, is one of the founders and president of the ZBS Foundation. He writes and produces the ZBS Foundation's audio drama productions. Some of these aired in 1984-85 as part of ZBS' stereo radio series The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz.His output includes the entire Jack...
.
Additional music and sounds (cremation, monkey chant, Balinese geese) recorded by Michael Stearns.
"Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, Garuda Indonesia Airlines
Garuda Indonesia
PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
, Garuda Orient Holidays, the Indonesian Tourist Office of North America, and Aerowisata Hotels."
Travels with Jack
All of the instalments in this sub-series are entitled Dreams of ... although there are two others with a similar title - Dreams of RioDreams of Rio
Dreams of Rio is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation. It is the fifth of the Jack Flanders adventure series, and combines elements of Americana and Old-time radio with themes of lost cities, jungle exploration and shamanism...
and Dreams of the Blue Morpho
Dreams of the Blue Morpho
Dreams of the Blue Morpho is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation . It is the thirteenth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the first of the Travelling Jack sub-series...
- which are not part of it.
Each story involves Jack
Jack Flanders
Jack 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....
being approached by a beautiful woman who asks for his help. In three of them he is sitting in a restaurant, eating alone, when this happens. The fourth (Dreams of Bali), while it begins with a strange dream concerning food, starts after Jack
Jack Flanders
Jack 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....
has already accepted the invitation and been flown out.
These are the only stories in which Jack
Jack Flanders
Jack 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....
asks that someone cover his expenses.
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(1992) - Dreams of IndiaDreams of IndiaDreams of India is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation . It is the seventh of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the second of the Travels with Jack sub-series...
(1992) - Dreams of Bali (1992)
- Dreams of SumatraDreams of SumatraDreams of Sumatra is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation . It is the ninth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the fourth of the Travels with Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Americana, Old-time radio and Sufism....
(1993)