Dreams of the Amazon
Encyclopedia
Dreams of the Amazon is a radio drama
, produced by the ZBS Foundation
. It is the sixth of the Jack Flanders
adventure series and the first of the Travels with Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Americana
and Old-time radio
with themes of lost cities, jungle exploration and shamanism. It is a loose sequel to Dreams of Rio
and while it is not necessary to have heard that story first it will help to understand some of the references.
finds his life in New York being haunted by visions of the Crystal Skull
(from Dreams of Rio
) appearing to him in the form of a very beautiful woman who then proceeds to peel away her flesh to reveal the skull beneath, all the while imploring Jack to "take me home". When the skull turns up on his doorstep, he knows he's once again going to be travelling deep into the Amazon Rainforest
to find that legendary Lost City – which even now seems more like a dream than a reality.
Once again the sinister crook, Paulo Pompadora, seems to be at the heart of things and dodging him is just one of the problems Jack has to face as he plans his expedition up crocodile infested waters, through caves full of vampire bats and on to a city that may be one of the world's last magical places that needs visitors as much as it needs treasure-hunters with arms full of dynamite.
Jack: "God! I really hate things that eat your soul."
Tereza: "I do too."
Additional ideas plucked from the mind of Marcia Dale Lopez
Sounds recorded in Rio
, the Amazon
, and the Pantanal of Mato Grosso by Fulton
& Clark
"Production was made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
, and donations from people like you, maybe even you. Additional support was provided by Sid Ashram and Grill, home of the Big Om Burger."
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 for his expenses be paid for.
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 sixth 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 first 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,...
and 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...
with themes of lost cities, jungle exploration and shamanism. It is a loose sequel to Dreams of Rio
Dreams 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 while it is not necessary to have heard that story first it will help to understand some of the references.
Plot
JackJack 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....
finds his life in New York being haunted by visions of the Crystal Skull
Crystal skull
The crystal skulls are a number of human skull hardstone carvings made of clear or milky quartz rock, known in art history as "rock crystal", claimed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts by their alleged finders. However, none of the specimens made available for scientific study have been...
(from Dreams of Rio
Dreams 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...
) appearing to him in the form of a very beautiful woman who then proceeds to peel away her flesh to reveal the skull beneath, all the while imploring Jack to "take me home". When the skull turns up on his doorstep, he knows he's once again going to be travelling deep into the Amazon Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
to find that legendary Lost City – which even now seems more like a dream than a reality.
Once again the sinister crook, Paulo Pompadora, seems to be at the heart of things and dodging him is just one of the problems Jack has to face as he plans his expedition up crocodile infested waters, through caves full of vampire bats and on to a city that may be one of the world's last magical places that needs visitors as much as it needs treasure-hunters with arms full of dynamite.
Quotes
Tereza: "It will eat your soul."Jack: "God! I really hate things that eat your soul."
Tereza: "I do too."
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... - Tereza Cavalcanti – Ana Rosa
- Paulo Pompadora – Andre Adler
- Claudia Guedes – Claudia Zagarodne
- Terry Newman – Terry O'Reilly
- Professor Elvis – Edward Blake
- Chico – Sergio Cesario
- 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...
- Music – Tim Clark
- Director – T. 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...
- Engineers – Robert Harrari, 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...
& Clark - Illustration – Alan Okamoto
- Graphics – Jaye Oliver
Additional ideas plucked from the mind of Marcia Dale Lopez
Sounds recorded in Rio
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
, and the Pantanal of Mato Grosso by 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...
& Clark
"Production was made possible through grants from 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...
, and donations from people like you, maybe even you. Additional support was provided by Sid Ashram and Grill, home of the Big Om Burger."
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
Dreams of Bali
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...
), 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 for his expenses be paid for.
- Dreams of the Amazon (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 BaliDreams of BaliDreams 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...
(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)