05/21/2026
Every year, we encourage our artists to check out each other’s audio shows and vote for the one that really stands out to them. The result is the Artists’ Fav award—a peer-chosen shoutout to the show that wowed fellow creators with its storytelling, craft, and originality.
We’re incredibly pleased to announce that this year’s Artists’ Fav is none other than…
“Captain Skimp – The Beginning” by Cinematic Audiobooks!
Twelve-year-old Nils Olsen lives in the coastal town of Svendborg in Denmark with his sensible but unremarkable parents. His life is orderly and predictable, and excitement is in short supply—until his eccentric and largely withdrawn grandfather, who lives in the family’s garden shed, gives Nils an unexpected birthday present…
The full score of the Captain Skimp series grew out of more than fifteen years of live, improvised storytelling with children aged 4–12. Through his part time work—first in kindergarten and later as a schoolteacher—Jonas Præst Nielsen recorded over 300 sessions, letting characters, worlds, and stories emerge naturally through play and interaction with the children. This improvisational process became the creative backbone of the series. As Nielsen says, “I didn’t write the story—the characters did.”
Listen to the whole production at:
https://atlfringe.podbean.com/e/captain-skimp-the-beginning-by-cinematic-audiobooks/
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