“Boredom” was a funny story with well-explained details, Great music and well-chosen sound effects. Callie knows how to draw the listener in with her voice. She speaks clearly and with enthusiasm. The storyline was good. Even if you were blind, you could see what was going on because there were a lot of little details. The balance between the sound effects, the music and the narrator’s voice was very good. You could always understand what she was saying. It reminded our group of what they do in the summer with friends. We could relate to the situation.

Boredom talks about an ordinary summer day gone to the dogs by a simple mistake, brought on by, you guessed it-- boredom. Callie Dean, the narrator, tells the listener her lament about her previous summer experiences. She talks about how her boredom leads to her drawing on a bus shelter with an Expo-marker and the result of being arrested by the cops. This radio piece is also a little look into police and the way they enforce the law. Callie is so funny I laughed out loud at some points while listening. It is great that she looks back on this very serious incident and makes fun of it. The listener is left with both a lesson on how to combat tediousness, and a way to correct yourself learning from Callie’s mistakes. This piece has everything, an interesting story with a real plot, great music and sound effects, a main character you really care about, and a moral.

Even though I tend to be shamefully skeptical of the stories young people tell, Callie really wins you over with her playful voicing and MTV-style storytelling.

I was entertained and left fairly convinced she had been mistreated. While blessing us with a fun listen, she also shined the light on a rather ugly disrespect we often have for young people in our culture.

This piece would be great laced into the bright programming we expect during those early months of summer. It is very upbeat and uses lots of playful sounds to aid in the storytelling. Great work!