Help us bring Sundown: The Podcast Musical to listeners around the world.
We’re raising funds to create a fully produced, three-episode musical featuring eleven gifted actors, original music, and immersive sound. Premiering in early 2027 as Series 4 of Theater Of The Imagination, Sundown will be available to listeners for free — anywhere, anytime.
The price of admission? Bring your imagination.
Watch the video above, meet the story and cast below, and consider joining us in bringing Sundown to life. Thank you for being here!
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Sundown: The Podcast Musical — A Musical Fable of the Old West —The Legendary Story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sundown will be the fourth series in the Theater Of The Imagination podcast, following Rosemary And Thyme, our podcast musical in sixteen episodes.
Theater Of The Imagination is a Watchfire Music initiative that is helping lead the emerging art form of the podcast musical, bringing fully integrated musical storytelling to people around the world—including those who may never have the chance to attend a Broadway show or a national tour.
Through original music, dialogue, and immersive sound, we invite listeners to create the world of each story in their own imaginations.
Our productions have reached audiences in more than 140 countries, with over 53,000 downloads and views.
Now we’re bringing the legendary story behind the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral to life as a three-episode podcast musical.
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A story of friendship, greed and the power of love.
The legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted less than sixty seconds. But those fleeting moments of the late nineteenth century grew rapidly into an American myth, one that informs our national character to this day.
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Sundown explores the myth and those larger-than-life men and women who unwittingly formed it: the Earps, the Clantons, the McLaurys, and the unlikely duo of Doc Holliday and Cattle Kate Fisher.
Their story, which culminates on a dusty street in Tombstone, Arizona, is an American romance.
-- Combining comedy, drama, romance, and a contemporary country score, Sundown looks beyond the familiar showdown to reveal the humanity behind the legend.
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Sundown was created as a stage musical with music by Peter Link, book by Joe Bravaco and Larry Rosler, and lyrics by Larry Rosler. It was developed through the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop and the York Theatre Company in New York. After its world premiere at Lyric Stage in Texas, the musical went on to productions across the country, including The Barter Theatre in Virginia and The Adobe Theater in New Mexico.
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Now Sundown is being reimagined as a full-cast, fully produced podcast musical for Theater Of The Imagination.
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This new production will bring the story to life through dialogue, songs, underscoring, and sound effects — creating an immersive musical experience that listeners can enjoy wherever they are.
-- Eleven gifted actors will bring Sundown’s characters to life. Our cast brings experience from Broadway, film, and television to this new podcast production.
The cast features Steve Blanchard, Judy McLane, Wayne Duvall, Patrick Ryan Sullivan, Julia Wade, Gordon Weiss, Robert Montano, Martin Sola, Austin Khemraj, Mark Guerette, and Joe Osheroff.
We’re delighted to reunite with longtime collaborators and welcome new voices to the world of Sundown.
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Sundown will premiere in early 2027, available for free on major podcast platforms and through the Watchfire Music website — so listeners can enjoy it wherever they like to listen to podcasts.
BROWSE: Get to know the cast and creative team, explore the musical’s awards, and read reviews and press coverage.
TAKE A DEEP DIVE: Listen to songs from the Sundown original cast album.
TAKE THE ULTIMATE DIVE: Listen to Peter Link’s Scattershot Symphony, Episode 52 — The Coming of Sundown — and discover the musical’s history and plans for this new production.
Then come back to this Fractured Atlas campaign page and click Donate to help bring the new podcast musical to life!
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Your donation will help turn Sundown into a fully produced podcast musical — and make it available to listeners around the world for free.
The budget below covers the people and production work needed to bring the story to life, including artist fees, recording, editing, sound design, mixing, mastering, and other project expenses.
$10,000 — Artist fees $1,600 — SAG-AFTRA pension and health contributions $3,500 — Studio time and engineering $2,000 — Post-production $1,500 — Stage manager, script supervisor, and director’s assistant $640 — Legal fees for contracts $1,000 — Digital marketing $1,760 — Fractured Atlas administrative fee (8%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total:$22,000
Our goal is to bring Sundown to life and share it freely with listeners around the world. Through podcast innovation, we’re advancing the art of American musical theater. Every contribution helps us move this production toward its early 2027 premiere.
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Please click the Donate button at the top of this page to help bring Sundown: The Podcast Musical to life.
You can also help us reach more listeners and supporters by sharing this campaign with friends, family, and anyone who loves music and musical theater.
Thank you for helping us light the fuse of imagination!
With gratitude, Watchfire Music and Theater Of The Imagination
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Sundown is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Fractured Atlas donor FAQ
