Show Credits
Staggars & Jags was created, written, directed, and produced by Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart
Co-produced by, Caitlin Dullea, Clay Russell, and Maya Sharma
Cover artwork by Sofie Birkin
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Episode 1: The Big Drink
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars
Sander Randall as Jags
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black
Nadia Pinder as The Narrator
Clay Russell as Toucan Man
Maya Sharma as Medusa
Annie Donley as Pig Man
Ian Lockwood as Virgin Daiquiri
Mathew Liner, David Steele, and David Bowers as The Hup Boys
Jani Chakravarti as Nanny Pantaloon
Nathan Galovan as Big Ed
Music:
“Day Drinkin’” is our take on “No Business like Show Business”
“Meduda’s News” is inspired by “What did you learn in school today” by Pete Seeger
“Ships of the World” is to the tune of Jarabe Tapatío
“Make That Money” is an homage to another Pete Seeger classic, “Which Side Are You On?”
Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Dialogue Editing by Riley Cecil Taggart
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Jody Shelton, Lead piano
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
Episode 2: The Mighty Bite
The cast, in order of how tall we think they are:
Clay Russell as Toucan Man FOR SURE
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars (surprising)
Maya Sharma as Medusa of course!
Sander Randall as Jags
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black, shorter but not by much
Nadia Pinder as The Narrator
Zach Swan as Constable Bones (super tall guy)
Abby Salzberg as Mizz Bleach! She is the size of a quarter…
Music:
“Stink Stinkity” is a wonderful nod to “Chim Chim Cher-ee“
“Catch Those Flies” a parody of the ICONIC “9-to-5” by Dolly Parton
“Dear Friends, It’s Over” is our take on the ol’ folk classic, “Goodnight Irene” by Lead Belly.
Episode Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Sound Editing by Amy Frances Wright
Dialogue Editing by Riley Cecil Taggart
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
Episode 3: The Princess & Pauper
The cast, in order of appearance…as they appeared to us in life!
First off, we are ourselves so:
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars
Sander Randall as Jags
Clay Russell as Toucan Man (Sander met him in 2015)
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black
Maya Sharma as Medusa
And the latest greatest person to join the gang…
Nadia Pinder as The Narrator
Marcia Belskey as Princess Anne Marie orr Anne Bonnie! I still don’t know, and I wrote the damn show.
Caroline Yost as Mary Reade
Zach Swan as Constable Bones
Mateo Irvin as Henri
And all the wonderful bar patrons played by:
Nathan Galovan
Mandy Ranero
Jani Chakravarti
Julia Letzel
Abby Salzberg
Clay Russell
Music:
“Ain’t So Bad Bein’ A Thief” a spooky little parody on “Waist Deep In The Big Muddy” by Pete Seeger.
“Staggars Is Your Dream” is an eerily close parody to I’ll Make Your Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates.
“Princess of Port Anne Marie” is (obviously) the #1 playground chart topper John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Episode Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Sound Editing by Amy Frances Wright
Dialogue Editing by Riley Cecil Taggart
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Jody Shelton, Lead piano
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
Episode 4: Rock Bottom
The cast, in order of how much they are afraid of bugs
Maya Sharma as Medusa
Sander Randall as Jags
Nadia Pinder as The Narrator
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars
Clay Russell as Toucan Man
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black
Annie Donley as Pig Man
Mandy Ranero as Divorced Woman #3
Mathew Liner, David Steele, and David Bowers as The Hup Boys
Music:
“Dreadful Sinkin’” composed by Sander Randall with lyrics by Caitlin Dullea, Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart
“Medusa’s Elegy” composed by Sander Randall with lyrics by Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart
“Only As Dumb As I Wanna Be” a loving parody of “Hey Good Lookin’” by Hank Williams
“Thinkin’ Song” which is the jaunty take on “Draft Dodger Rag” by Phil Och’s
Episode Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Sound Editing by Amy Frances Wright
Dialogue Editing by Sander Randall
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Jody Shelton, Lead piano
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
Clay Russel on Autoharp
Episode 5: The Frangipani Forest
The cast, in order of how much we think they believe in ghosts:
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black
Maya Sharma as Medusa
Sander Randall as Jags
Annie Donley as Pig Man
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars
Clay Russell as Toucan Man
Nadia Pinder as Dionysus, our Narrator
Chloe Troast as Tootie
Jamie Linn Watson as Rudy
Joey Dundale as The Devil
Matthew Liner, David Steele, and David Bowers as The Hup Boys
Nick Naney as Zeus
Clare O’Kane as Hera
Music:
“Drinkn with Dionysus” Music and lyrics by Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart
“The Shack was Built” a little Diddy based off that ol’ traditional tune “The Green Grass Grows All Around”
“Need a Little Sacrifice” is a spooky take on “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye
Episode Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Sound Editing by Amy Frances Wright
Dialogue Editing by Sander Randall
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Jody Shelton, Lead piano
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
Episode 6: Last Call
The cast, in order of how much their names rhymes with “smiley”:
Riley Cecil Taggart as Staggars
Sander Randall as Jags
Caitlin Dullea as Captain Black
Maya Sharma as Medusa
Nadia Pinder as Dionysus, our Narrator
Clay Russell as Toucan Man
Annie Donley as Pig Man
Chloe Troast as Tootie
Jamie Linn Watson as Rudy
Zach Swann as Constable Bones
Abby Salzberg as Mizz Bleach
Ian Lockwood as Virgin Daquiri
Mathew Liner, David Steele, and David Bowers as The Hup Boys
Justin Linville as Ser Cumberland
Sam Taggart as King Cash Monet
The original tune we had in this episode was
“Uncomfortable Discomfort Machine” Music and lyrics by Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart
“The Last Call Medley” has lyrics by Sander Randall and Riley Cecil Taggart and the melodies came from a mix of originals and parodies. Parodies include: El Jarabe Taptio, Draft Dodger Rag, 9 to 5, and John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Episode Sound Design and Mixing by Sander Randall
Sound Editing by Amy Frances Wright
Dialogue Editing by Sander Randall
Original theme song by Kyle Rodriguez
Musical recording and Mixing by Kyle Joseph
Musical Supervision by Clay Russell
Nyssa Grant, Fiddle
Jody Shelton, Lead piano
Tim Davis, Rhythm piano
…AND THAT’S IT!