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The Adventures of Little Gou are a series of swashbuckling tales of action, comedy and romance centered around the gambling martial artist nicknamed Little Gou (小狗).
When a crime lord’s wife is stricken with a mysterious illness, Gou finds himself facing off with Princess Lung, the Emperor’s Cousin, in his efforts to find a cure.
a Kung Fu Action Theatre Production
in conjunction with Animelondon.ca
Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson
Starring:
Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
Michael Armstrong as Old Man Wong
Michael Horsepool as Little Wolf
James Wegg as Big Wolf
Evelyn Yung as Miss Lily and Princess Lung
Lisa To as the Waitress
Dave Collins as Ma the Soup Master
Sean Snapper as Six Finger Ho
and
Graham MacClean as Doctor Duan
This work and all the characters in it are
copyright Robyn Paterson, all rights reserved.
The music and sound effects in this production
copyright their original owners and creators.
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Little Gou and the Order of the Perfect Golden Dragon
Summary:
Little Gou and the Order of the Perfect Golden Dragon is a swashbuckling martial arts radio play in which Gou, the hero, outwits his way through pirates and finds himself a prisoner of the ancient Order of the Perfect Golden Dragon. The Order, a nunnery, plans to execute him for sleeping with one of their members, and Little Gou’s only hope lies in the scroll he carries and a half-remembered song…
Runtime:42 minutes
A Kung Fu Action Theatre Production
Starring:
(in order of appearance, with names in Brackets designating Voice Acting Alliance handles)
Robyn Paterson [UltraRob] as Little Gou
Jonathan Lourdes [Teacher_Nine] as Zhu the Whaler
Amanda Gatley [Leiko] as Sister ZhiZhu
Fiona Thraille [fthrll] as Sister Cat
And
Azure as Abbess Sister Willow of the Fall
With
Kevin Kulpa [Saint Kevin] and Michael Armstrong as Pirate Crewmen
And
Lisa To as the Temple Guard
Written and Directed by Robyn Paterson
Song “Whaler’s Lament” written by Robyn Paterson, Performed by Jonathan Lourdes and Fiona Thraille
With Sound Effects Provided by:
Findsounds.com
Edwyn of the VAA
The Freesound Project
Kung Fu Action Theatre would like to thank Voiceactingalliance.com and it’s members for it’s support in helping to cast this production, without which it would very likely never have been made. Thanks to all of you!
This production and all it’s characters are copyright Robyn Paterson, and are free to distribute to all your family and friends!
Liner Notes:
Abbess [A-Bess]: The head of a Nunnery.
A-Mi-Ta-To-Fu: “Buddha’s Name be Praised”
Dan Bing: A rolled crape shell with egg and often ham inside, usually served with a sweet sauce and eaten as a common breakfast food in Taiwan and some parts of China.
Dao-Lu: A series of movements used by martial artists to practice their form or warm up before a competition, known more commonly in English by it’s Japanese name- “kata”.
Guan Yu [Gwan-Yu]: Also known as Lord Guan, one of the three central heroes of the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. (One of the best books ever written!) After his death he supposedly rose from the dead to protect his sons, and as a result achieved something akin to Saint status among the Chinese. He is effectively the patron saint of Taiwan, and can be recognized by his red face and long black beard. He is considered one of the most just and noble beings to have ever lived, and could be considered a god of warriors.
Magistrate Dee: A famous judge from Chinese history.
Mahjong: A popular Chinese board game played with heavy tiles. Similar to the card game Bridge. When someone has a winning hand, they shout “Kong!”
Nunnery: Female counterpart to a Monestary, a religious retreat for Nuns.
Qi [Chee]: Life energy, used by WuXia Martial Artists to enhance their performance and do other feats not normally humanly possible.
The Dragon King: The Chinese God of the Ocean, similar to the Greek God Poseidon.
The Monkey King: Chinese trickster god, most famously known for his role in the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West.
Yang: Active, Masculine Energy, often Associated with Fire.
Yellow River: One of the two major rivers of China, and a major route of trade and boating.
Yin: Passive, Femine Energy, often Associated with Water.
ZhiZhu [Jur-Jew]: Spider [Mandarin]
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Little Gou and the Master of Thunder sees Little Gou facing off against an old blind martial arts master determined to get his revenge at any cost. How can Little Gou defeat this fearsome foe?
Written and Produced by: Robyn Paterson
Starring
Geist Sieg as Little Gou
Fiona Thraille as Sister Cat
Ty Konzak as Rong Li- The Master of Thunder
Jared J Lee as Phoenix Tan
Jonathon Lourdes as Doctor Bing
with
Dave Collins as Long Ting
Tattoo Butterfly as Little White Cloud
and
Ty Konzak as Hong Yu
Sound Effects found on:
The Apple iLife Sound Effects Collection
Findsounds.com
Casting done on Voiceactingalliance.com
This work and all of its characters are copyright Robyn Paterson and Kung Fu Action Theatre. All Rights reserved.
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Little Gou is hired by Tenacious Teng, the richest man in White Fox Town to hunt down a dangerous female martial artist who has turned to banditry. But what he finds is a lot more than what he bargained for!
Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson
Starring (in order of appearance)
David Ault as Tenacious Teng YingFaStar as Little Bei Ty Konzak as Light Touch Tou River Kanoff as Pawnbroker Hui
Bomberman61 as the Captain
Shintarou Onizuka as General Lo
Fiona Thraille as Sister Cat
Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
DrifterXGS as the Soldier
Ty Konzak as Captain Hao
Merodi as Jing
DrifterXGS as the Rebel
Merodi as Silver Sabre
Bomberman61 as Ruthless Gao
Closing Music
The Puddle of Life by Peter Chen, find is work at:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=416595
Little Gou and Sister Cat journey to take their charge Jing home to meet his new grandfather in this follow-up to Little Gou and the Bell Maker’s Son.
Stranded at a remote inn, they find themselves trapped with bounty hunters, an army unit, and the unit’s mysterious prisoner.
Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson
Starring:
Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
Fiona Thraille as Sister Cat
Merodi as Jing
Chris Gumprich as Lieutenant Hung
John Boardman as Shay
Ty Konzak as Fan
Richard Bartock as the Soldier
With special guest stars:
Jack Ward as the Innkeeper
and
Shannon Hilche as the Innkeeper’s Wife
End Music:
“The Battle” by James Underberg
<http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/457/about.php>
Sound Effects:
Freesound Project:
43513- hammer
25453- pub ambience
35033- chair
3981- chains
11591- saucer
13898- thump
21612- platesmash
21613- cupsmash
29617- pain male
29618- pain male
42903- glass break
44264- male fight
9018- cathedral door
12652- door
35213- slashkut
14624- soldati
43586_Syna_Max_punches_and_slaps
Soundsnap.com
Apple iLife Sound Effects Collection
and
Purchased from SoundEffectsLibrary.com
This story and all related characters are copyright 2008 Robyn Paterson, all rights reserved.
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Little Gou must rescue the Emperor’s cousin Princess Lung from the hands of fiendish slave traders. Can our hero succeed? Or will he end up falling prey to the fiendish traps of Scarecrow Bai?
Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson
Starring:
Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
Evelyn Yung as Princess Lung
Richard Bartock as Mountain Divider Kang and Magistrate Ying
Quinton Boyd as Scarecrow Bai
The Four Flowers of Shandong- Blossom, Lily, Chrysanthemum and Orchid, each as deadly as they are beautiful. When Little Gou falls into their hands, it’s up to Sister Cat to save him but whose side is Gou’s old buddy Shun on?
Written by Fiona Thraille
Produced by Robyn Paterson
Starring:
Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
Fiona Thraille as Sister Cat
Richard Bartock as Shun
Ty Konzak as Punctilious Wei
David Ault as Ming
Al Asoche as Blossom
Melissa D. Johnson as Chrysanthemum
Rosegirl18 as Lily
Melissa D. Johnson as Orchid
Ming’s Song:
Produced by: Saffron and Fiona Thraille
Performed by Saffron
Sung by David Ault
Addition music by Saffron
End Music:
“The Battle” by James Underberg
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/457/about.php
Soundsnap.com
Apple iLife Sound Effects Collection
and
Purchased from SoundEffectsLibrary.com
This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.0 noncommercial share-alike license.
This story and all related characters are copyright 2008 Robyn Paterson and Fiona Thraille, all rights reserved.
This step into audio adventure and others can be found at kungfuactiontheatre.com, where theatre is spelt with an “re” at the end because that’s how it’s done with style! Until next time! Zaijian! Bye bye!
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