The Celery Festival

The Celery Festival is the eleventh episode of season one. Content warnings: profanity, frightening soundscapes and screams, seizures, and discussion and portrayal of dementia and Alzheimer's.

The transcript can be found here.

Episode Description
In which the town celebrates and painful truths are revealed.

Post-Credits Fact
In the early 1800s, it was a Mount Absalom tradition to plant celery on the graves of departed family members. Stalks would be tended all spring and summer and then served at a special dinner dedicated to the memory of those they loved.

Music
The Stalks were played by Sadie Rogers, Joe Griffin, Clayton Faits, Dan Schaeffer, and David Schaeffer.

The Third Street Warblers were played by Randy Palmer, Merri Palmer, Betsey Palmer, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner.

Wes’s banjo and the Curly Stem String Band songs are by Gunnar Jebsen.

Cast

 * Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily
 * Kathleen Hoil as Abbie
 * Amelia Bethel as Marisol
 * Joshua K. Harris as Rudy
 * Marsha Harman as Dot
 * Michael Turrentine as Wes
 * Isa Ramos as Spikes
 * Christopher J. Wilson as Tony
 * Jillian Leff as Selen
 * Lisa Burton as Marsha
 * Celery Festival attendees:
 * Cara Ehlenfeldt
 * Vishnu Venugopal
 * Mel Ruder
 * Eleanor Hyde
 * Philip Gaissert

Crew

 * Writer: Jessica Wright Buha
 * Sound design: Ryan Schile
 * Director: Jeffrey Nils Gardner
 * Music composer: Stephen Poon
 * Recording engineer: Mel Ruder
 * Lead sound designer: Ryan Schile
 * Executives Producers: Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Gardner
 * Theme performed by:
 * Stephen Poon
 * Lauren Kelly
 * Gunnar Jebsen
 * Travis Elfers
 * Mel Ruder
 * Betsey Palmer