[Rated MA]* Cornered, cuffed, and one frame-up away from a murder rap, Dan Turner bluffs his way through poison, passion, and press passes—till the final showdown proves that in Hollywood, even love can be lethal.

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Dahlia Mannerling . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman

Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maris Crane

Walt Ashworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Thurman

Tim Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Rush

Peaches Varner. . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica

County Cop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Eubanks

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[Rated MA]* Framed for a starlet’s poison death and dodging cops with itchy triggers, Dan Turner chases the real killer through a haze of morphine, movie moguls, and midnight kisses—where the only antidote for murder is a .38 and a hunch.

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Dave Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Daub

Dahlia Mannerling. . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman

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[Rated MA]* When a redheaded starlet trades her ingénue halo for a hangover and a one-way ticket to the morgue, Dan Turner hits the Hollywood nightbeat—where a striptease, a snatch job, and a .22 slug turn a case of bad booze into cold murder.

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Rhoda Ashworth. . . . . . . . . . . . Kendal Terezi

Walt Ashworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Thurman

County Cop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Eubanks

Dave Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Daub

Tim Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Rush

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[Rated MA]* When a panic-stricken Wampas Baby star hijacks hard-boiled Hollywood hawkshaw Dan Turner at gunpoint for a desperate midnight dash to the airport, a murderous horoscope prophecy drags them both into a deadly maze of jealousy and frame-ups!

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Evelyn Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance

Diana Banning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica

Dave Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Daub

Saul Romney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellan Dray

Fifi Glendon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman

Prof. Astrio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milo Nix

Cop on Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt

Traffic Cop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milo Nix

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[Rated MA]* When a worried ex-gridiron star hires hard-boiled Hollywood sleuth Dan Turner to shadow his oil-heiress wife and thwart a ruthless blackmailer, a clandestine hotel payoff detonates into sudden, smoking death!

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Toby Vaughn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul L. Williams

Desk Clerk 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declan Mire

Kay Holliston Vaughn. . . . . . . . Liza Fairbanks

Squirrel Puss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geetus Jones

Dave Donaldson. . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Daub

Lucette Landon . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman

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[Rated MA]* In the blistering California desert, hard-boiled Hollywood shamus Dan Turner goes undercover as a Bedouin extra to guard a sabotage-plagued epic—only to find murder crashing the set like a runaway camera crane!

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Jack Hanegan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard Lannister

Aline Witmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twila Krantz

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[Rated MA]* When dazzling Hollywood starlet Nalia Kenton vanishes from fame and her powerful lover, hard-boiled shamus Dan Turner tracks her to a sun-scorched desert ranch—only to have brutal death shatter the silence of her hidden hideaway!

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Jamie Lopez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramon Esposito

Kitty Kenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance

Nalia Kenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vaness Wendt

Jake Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cael Mercer

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[Rated MA]* On the dimly lit Altamount soundstage, hard-boiled Hollywood hawkshaw Dan Turner watches a sultry starlet bare all for a Mata Hari execution scene—only for a real bullet to crash the take and turn blank-fire drama into cold-blooded murder!

Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone

Dan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps

Billy Blackwood . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt

Felipe Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramon Espisito

Properties Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Emerson

Dave Donaldson . . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Daub

Raquel Gonzales . . . . . . . . . . . Esmer Santiago

Millie Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman

Medical Examiner . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Knox

Morgue Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Rush

Lee Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigel Bruce

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