A Peek Behind The White Vault: Spoiler Free
This "behind the scenes" look showcases the effort that goes into EVERY season of The White Vault, framed through the lens of our miniseries: The White Vault: Avrum.
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Writer K.A. Statz
Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer Travis Vengroff
Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, and Mixing Engineer Dayn Leonardson
Yiddish Translations by Allen Lewis Rickman
Georgian Translations by Lika Khukhashvili
Ukrainian Translations by Inga Kyrychok
Russian Translations by Erebusodora
Consulting by Professor Natan Meir and Allen Lewis Rickman
Featuring the voices of:
Yelena Shmulenson, Lika Khukhashvili, Sandro Berdzenishvili, Shota Svanidze, Giorgi Pruidze, Erebusodora, Suzanne Toren, Empatik, Allen Lewis Rickman, Anton Kolesnikov, Antidze Nana, Boris Bendeliani, Saba Khergiani
“Song of Avrum" – Written and Performed by Steven Melin, with Accordion by Travis Vengroff. Based on "Unsealed" by Brandon Boone
"Unsealed" – Written and Performed by Brandon Boone
"Unsealed - 2022 Remix" - Written and performed by Dayn Leonardson. Based on "Unsealed" by Brandon Boone
Cover Art by Kessi Riliniki
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Special Thanks to:
Our Patreon Team, Michael Lenz, Ned Vengroff, and Etta Vengroff, our fantastic cast and crew!
This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Content Warning: References to actual historical genocide (1648)
Comments (7)
This was so delightful - I'm finally caught up on Avrum (and the rest of the exclusives!) and so deeply enjoyed hearing Yiddish here, notwithstanding the terrible context of the Khmelnytskyy massacres. One question I had re the casting / worldbuilding process - how did you settle on Yelena to voice Avrum? So many of your cast were first-time actors, but I gather that Yelena was not a newcomer. Is Avrum meant to be a child, or a young Yentl-esque trans man? Everyone referred to Avrum with male pronouns, but I thought that could have been a conscious choice to ignore the gender of the person playing him.
We had a great difficulty finding someone from Ukraine who was Jewish that spoke Eastern Yiddish, Ukrainian, and English with the proficiency needed to deliver the performance we required of the role. Yelena was not only qualified but the person we felt comfortable entrusting our entire show to. Casting women in the role of boys is very common in voice acting, and Avrum is meant to be a young boy. She did a FANTASTIC job in the role and we greatly enjoyed working with her on the project :)
That "horse bit" had me in tears - reminded me of a heated discussion our international drama group once had about how to imitate and then shoo away a seagull...
oh wow, it is really refreshing to hear that you do your research on the time frame! Really cool!
Ooh that new intro song is just *chef’s kiss* perfection. I’ve listened to it a few times.
Vimesy said it best! I will simply say thank you for all of your creativity and hard work. I've thoroughly enjoyed everything your team has shared.
It's incredible how much hard work you put into every aspect of your creations, from the detailed research writing, to authentic international languages and cultures, the superb sound design and absolutely unique atmospheric theme music. Truly appreciate your dedication and effort you put into your work. Thank you and your team and take care!