The American Immortal: an audiodrama

1825. The Journey Begins in the American West…After an unscrupulous thief and an obstinate Native American teen kill each other, they take a wrong turn on their way to the Afterlife and wind up back among the Living by mistake. Now they’re being pursued by a whiskey drinking Soul Tracker determined to drag them back to the Realm of the Dead. The only way these mortal enemies can avoid the Tracker, escape the Realm, and hang onto their souls is to partner up. For Eternity.

Contributors

Producer

Jack James Busa

Producer / Poland Pilcher

Jack is a NYC-based actor and vocalist. In addition to recent roles in the FOX series Gotham and the lead in the feature film Mister Sister (2021), Jack is the frontman of burgeoning glam rock band UNI and the Urchins, whose debut studio album was released in 2023 to critical acclaim. He balances acting roles and national tours with headliners like The Flaming Lips, The Dandy Warhols, Starcrawler and The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Jack is a graduate of Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Producer

Leslie Cidale

Leslie Cidale is a co-founder and producer at Twenty-Two Twenty-Two Media. She produced the comedy short, SLEEPOVER, which was an Official Selection of Women Texas Film Festival and Austin Comedy Short Film Festival. She also produced the successful crowd-funder for the film BABYDOLL, as well as the film itself, which will be released in 2025. In addition to her film work, Leslie has developed and produced Season One of the audio drama The American Immortal, and the first season of the soon-to-be-released podcast, The Wild Wild Death. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University, is a licensed Realtor, and a former co-owner of Pano, an interior design showroom in São Paulo, Brazil.

Producer

Susan Busa Leshner

Writer/Editor/Producer

Susan Busa Leshner has written for and optioned screenplays to NBC, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Cosgrove-Meurer Productions, Highway 101, and Go Dog! Creative. Her comedy short, Sleepover, was a festival selection at the Women Texas Film Festival and Austin Comedy Short Film Festival. In 2019, Susan won the Sundance Co//ab ‘Pitch Perfect’ contest for her screenplay Babydoll. A film short of Babydoll, will be released in 2025. She wrote the narrative for the choreographic production THE FOUR SEASONS, which premiered in Spring 2023. In addition to her film work, Susan has written and directed nine youth musicals, including Welcome to Camp Katchikootee, A School for Superheroes and The Wicker Street War. A former James A. Michener Fellow in Screenwriting, Susan is a co-founder of Twenty-Two Twenty-Two Media and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at Texas State University.