#unchartedregions

SAN DIEGO, California – Swords & Circuitry Studios is very pleased to announce that sci-fi icon Gigi Edgley has joined the cast of Uncharted Regions, a weird tales audio drama series currently in production. Gigi will star as Alice Kaplan, a fiercely independent pioneer visited by a mysterious stranger on an untamed, newly terraformed Mars.

“From the moment we started drafting the story for this episode, we knew that Gigi was born to play the part of Alice. We’re so very happy that she agreed with us,” says Neal Hallford, writer and director of the episode as well as the co-Executive Producer of the series.

“I have searched the world near and far to tell magnificent stories. When Neal and Jana told me that  Alice was written with my voice in mind I felt truly honored. I am so excited to be joining forces with Uncharted Regions!” Edgley says of her casting. “We can't wait to share this tale with you.”

Presented as a western set on Mars, the episode “These Haunted Hills” intentionally mixes the feel and trappings of both of classic westerns and of vintage sci-fi. “Gigi has this remarkably expressive voice that uniquely bridges those separate worlds, and we are really looking forward to her breathing life into the world of New Perth,” says co-Executive Producer Jana Hallford. 

“These Haunted Hills” is the fourth of thirteen episodes being produced for Uncharted Regions. Each episode of the series takes the listener on a fantastical voyage to a far flung time and place, featuring characters struggling against situations beyond the limits of normal human experience.

ABOUT SWORDS & CIRCUITRY STUDIOS Swords & Circuitry Studios is a San Diego-based film production and entertainment company developing content for films, television, radio, comics, and computer gaming. Founded in 2001 by Neal Hallford and Jana Hallford, Swords & Circuitry remains dedicated to the independent creator movement. In addition to being the production company behind Uncharted Regions, S&C created the award-winning noir horror short The Case of Evil which toured film festivals across the U.S. and the U.K. in 2014. They are also production partners with Los Angeles-based MyStar Media on the forthcoming feature documentary, The Con of Wrath. People who wish to know more about Uncharted Regions can visit the series official website at http://unchartedregions.com.

ABOUT GIGI Gigi Edgley is an internationally renowned actress originally from Australia. Edgley has starred in countless film and television series including FX's Feud, USA’s The Starter Wife, Enuattii: Face off Designer's latest feature, Diminuendo, Rescue Special Ops, Tricky Business, SyFy’s Showdown at Area 51, Quantum Apocalypse, Carlotta, Newcastle, Black Jack, Peacekeeper Wars, Stingers, Secret Life Of Us, Beastmaster, Lost World, Water Rats, Day of The Roses, Star Trek Continues and Nexus.

Additionally Edgley has an extensive history with The Jim Henson Company beginning with her popular role as Chiana on the company’s critically acclaimed sci fi cult series, Farscape in which she starred for over five years. Gigi stole the hearts of sci-fi enthusiasts. She was originally cast as a guest star for one episode, but quickly captured the attention of the Farscape writers, producers and the fans alike. The mischievous Chiana became one of the most popular, and at times controversial characters in the series. The SyFy Channel and The Jim Henson Company also asked her to host Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge. 

Recently Gigi also helped crowd fund over $101,700 for The Circuit. Edgley’s team additionally raised over $44,000 on Kickstarter to fund a sci-fi short called Hashtag. They are planning to take it to Sundance, Cannes and Toronto film festivals. Gigi was nominated for the Film’s Critic’s Circle awards for best lead actress in the feature Last Train To Freo, the SyFy Genre Award for Best Supporting actress, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a television series and Maxim Award for Sexiest Space Babe.

Gigi has a long list of theatre credits as well that include: Kill Everything You Love, 4.48 Psychosis,The Rover, Boy’s Life, Romeo And Juliet, Road, Picnic At Hanging Rock and Les Miserables. She also recently sung at Stan Lee's Birthday and was selected for the Women of Sci-Fi book by Denny's Illic. 

Edgley is also a recording artist, creator of original comic books, director and producer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of Technology after entering in the auditions alongside hundreds of other candidates. Check out her website at: GigiEdgley.Com

CONTACT Jana Hallford Uncharted Regions [email protected]

Today's final May Patreon Exclusive is something you won't be seeing a lot of, but I thought you might enjoy. Currently I'm in the process of putting together a radio drama series called Uncharted Regions which should air sometime later this year (I'll have more details on our cool slate of writers as we get closer to the start of production.) The first episode will be a previously unproduced script called "Someday, Over You," which centers around a blues singer who died under mysterious circumstances in the 1930s (If the story sounds vaguely familiar, it served as partial inspiration to Swords & Circuitry Studios' short film The Case of Evil, though the two stories have very different plots.)  At several points during the script, the episodes' protagonists listen to a long-believed non-existent recording of the dead singer's hit "Someday, Over You." Since the song and the singer are both fictional, that's necessitated the creation of the song along with the episode.

When I penned the first version of "Someday" around 1987, my plan had simply been to find a jazz band and commission them to write a new song with an appropriate chorus. I toyed with the idea of writing it myself, but my spare time was limited, and I had doubts that I could adequately compose for a vocalist given that my own ability to sing is about on par with my ability to repair a nuclear reactor. I could do it, but you wouldn't likely survive my attempt. As I started winding up the idea of reviving Regions, however, I decided that I could at the very least take at the basic melody and chorus, then hand it over to professionals who at least would have a general idea of what I had in mind.

So far the composition is only about half finished, but the main melody and the chorus are established here, as well as a hint of some of the other parts. The musical notation software I'm using here is funky and does odd things to some of my phrasing, so I apologize if the lyric line can be a little hard to follow, but you can at least get the basic idea.

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