V A P O R

T R A I L

an audio story


At a chance meeting at the farmers market, two strangers find a connection rooted in their own unspeakable tragedies. The evening they spend together becomes an encounter they can’t forget. A meditation on grief and finding connection in surprising places.


VAPOR TRAIL premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival as an official selection of Tribeca Audio Storytelling, sponsored by Audible. Now part of Season 2 of Sound Stage at Playwrights Horizons.

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Starring Maulik Pancholy and April Matthis.


Written by Ken Urban

Directed by Knud Adams


Audio Produced and Mixed by Daniel Kluger

Recorded by Noel Nichols

Edited by Noel Nichols and Christian Frederickson

Foley by Daniela Hart

Additional Sound Design by Christian Frederickson

Produced by John Albert Harris

Original Music by Daniel Kluger and Occurrence



The script of VAPOR TRAIL is available here.

MUSIC FROM VAPOR TRAIL - a four song soundtrack featuring the original music in the piece - is available now on Archie & Fox Records. Listen here.

The creation of VAPOR TRAIL was made possible thanks to the support of the d'Arbeloff Fund, the DeFlorez Fund and the SHASS Research Fund from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. VAPOR TRAIL was developed at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, MN as part of the IN THE LAB series in their 2020-21 season.