In war, some battles are fought at home.In 1944, a naïve “Rosie the Riveter” is forced to live with an unfriendly family of German-Americans. What does she do when she finds a Nazi armband?1944 was written and produced by John Van Roekel in collaboration with James Alburger, at VoiceActing Studios, who directed the recording and edited it. Cast, in order of appearance:Introduction and Credits, Paul BellantoniDoris and Narrator, Maya TrabulsiEdwin and Telegram Boy, Jeremy HerreraJimmy, Marisha TaperaHildy, Jo WarrenMrs. Gruden, Paula Lee MicallefMr. Gruden, Paul BellantoniKarl, Sandy NeilsonSam, Christopher GentleHans, George RothrockMusic provided by VoiceActing Studios.Happy Birthday to You is now in the public domain.Be Careful, It's My Heart, lyrics by Irving Berlin, used with permission from Concord Music and the Irving Berlin estate."Die Frist ist Um" from Richard Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer. Moravian Philharmonic. Peter Schmelzer, Conductor. Paul Bellantoni (Holländer), bass-baritone.1944 is loosely based on John’s novel, Prisoner Moon, which is available at Amazon in both Kindle and print formats.No rabbits were harmed during this production.
