In the Lap of the Goddess

Earworms

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In the Lap of the Goddess

By: Arvind Ethan David, Whitney Mosery

Narrated by: Jacob Tobia, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kasper, Joe Spano

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The people of ancient Sumer are gathered to celebrate the rite of the Sacred Marriage, a joyous and glorious testament to the unity of Goddess and Man. Times are tough, crops are failing, and this year’s ceremony holds special significance.

But for the priestess Simi, the fertility rite is very personal. Because it is Simi who will be locked in a room with a stranger to carry out the blessed responsibilities. Only this time, the stranger is no stranger at all....

In the Lap of the Goddess is written by Arvind Ethan David and Whitney Mosery and stars Jacob Tobia as Simi, Kasper as Eresha, and Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Gilgamesh.

Earworms is a series of short speculative-fiction dramas–tales of what might have been...or might yet be...or perhaps in fact are, if only you were paying attention...if only you were listening.

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Arvind Ethan David

Whitney Mosery

About the Creator

Arvind Ethan David is a writer and producer who works across film, TV, stage, publishing, and audio.

In television, Arvind was an executive producer of Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (for which he also wrote the graphic novel series and co-wrote the stage play) and is a writer on Neil Gaiman’s forthcoming Anansi Boys for Amazon Studios.

His graphic novels include the Stoker Award-nominated series Darkness Visible (with Mike Carey) and Gray, a reimagining of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. His next graphic novel, forthcoming from Penguin Random House, is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe mystery Trouble Is My Business.

Arvind is a principal of Prodigal, the entertainment company where he has produced eight feature films including the Asian Academy Award-winning The Garden of Evening Mists and theatrical shows including the Tony- and Grammy-winning Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill.

Other work for Audible includes the hit Original The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe and The Crimes of Dorian Gray.

About the Director

Whitney Mosery is a director, dramaturg, and writer. As a theatremaker, her work has been presented at venues and site-specific spaces across the US, UK, and Greece. Favorite directing credits include: Girl From Nowhere, a rock musical by Victoria Rigby, presented in support of Planned Parenthood; Foreign Bodies, a documentary musical co-created with Joshua Williams and Yve Blake, about the drug resistance crisis; and the outdoor play/ritual/bonfire/dance party BACCHANALIA, the first English-language production ever to be performed at a newly excavated amphitheater in Messini. Associate director credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, American Psycho, and King Charles III (Broadway, West End, also co-director of International Tour). Dramaturgy projects include Cirque du Soleil’s Echo in collaboration with Es Devlin. Whitney holds a BA in classics from Princeton University, and an MA in theatre directing from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She is currently pursuing a PhD at UT Austin, where she is researching the intersection of performance and climate protest.

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Jacob Tobia

Kasper

About the Performer

2024 should prove to be quite a year for multihyphenate Utkarsh Ambudkar, one of the freshest, smartest, most relevant voices in the business right now. Currently co-leading CBS’s Ghosts, named TV’s number one new comedy in 2022 (and now shooting season 3), Utkarsh also continues to perform throughout the year with Freestyle Love Supreme, the freestyle rap group with Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Tommy Kail. In late 2023, the musical comedy World’s Best, a feature Utkarsh conceived, co-wrote, co-produced, wrote the music for, and starred in, was released on Disney+. Utkarsh is also known for previous films and shows ranging from Amazon's Brittany Runs a Marathon, Universal's Pitch Perfect, Fox film Free Guy opposite Ryan Reynolds, Netflix hit show Never Have I Ever, and Fox comedy The Mindy Project. He also made a lasting impression at the Oscars in 2020 with his freestyle rap performance. Utkarsh will next be seen in the upcoming film My Dead Friend Zoe opposite Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris and in Netflix's highly anticipated Avatar: The Last Airbender.

About the Performer

Jacob Tobia (pronouns: they/them) is a gender nonconforming writer, producer, and performer based in Los Angeles. A member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and the OUT 100, Jacob made television history voicing the nonbinary character of Double Trouble in Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princess of Power. Their writing and advocacy have been featured by The New York Times, Time, The Guardian, Good Morning America, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, among others. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Jacob has worn high heels in the White House twice. Sissy is their debut memoir.

About the Performer

Kasper is an LA-based actor/singer/musician. Most recently, they starred as Ezra in the world premiere of A Transparent Musical (from the writers of the hit Amazon TV Series, dir. Tina Landau) at The Mark Taper Forum. They played the titular role in Amina (prod. Lena Waithe/Hillman Grad), which premiered at Tribeca and screened before Jordan Peele’s Nope in theaters nationwide. In addition to EARWORMS, this past fall they starred in The Fun-Raiser, a feature film from showrunner Karl Gajdusek. In 2019, they played Reza in the musical Once, becoming the first Black actor cast in the show's history. Other notable credits: Geeked Thoughts (Netflix), The Vicksburg Project (Mabou Mines), Hymns (Getty Villa/Four Larks), Hive Rise (Geffen MOCA/The Industry), Frankenstein (The Wallis/Four Larks), 13th Point (Geffen Playhouse), Recorded in Hollywood (Kirk Douglas Theatre). They have lent their voice to Disney, providing vocals for the animated series The Lion Guard theme song and opening for Grammy Award-winning artists like Macy Gray and Verdine White from Earth, Wind & Fire.

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