The Sonic Society is a Broadcast/Podcast out of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. We showcase the very best of Modern Audio Drama from around the world. We also showcase new releases of Audio works here on the site, give links for latest episodes, and look at new audio series. Please join Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie in the Society...
This bonus Sonic Summerstock Playhouse presentation is from the good folk at Gypsy Audio with Stage Door!
Hosting this final episode of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse is writer, producer, actor, and Modern Audio Drama groundbreaker Jeffrey Adams from Icebox Radio Theatre and Sound Stages Internet Radio!
Gypsy Audio and the cast of Stage Door wish to honor the memory of Kimmie Daily, a 16 year old girl recently murdered in Puyallup, Wa. She was bright, funny, and full of life. Our hearts go out to her father, and believe us, she is missed. This show, is dedicated to you Kimmie, with remembrance and love”.
This week is the conclusion of the full adaptation of the classic “Bringing Up Baby” from Electric Vicuña Productions.
Starring Jack Ward, Shannon Hilchie, Eric Benson, Schoel Strang, Colleen MacIssac, Bob Munson, Ira Henderson, Elizabeth Bishop, Ryan Sadler, Allan Tidgwell, and John Kyle with our special guest star, John Bell from Bell’s in the Batfry and continuing with the great dynamic hosting duo- Gregg and Clarissa Taylor from Decoder Ring Theatre.
Intermission is over! Time for the fun and games!
And stay tuned for a bonus item this week as Friday’s podcast will include “Stage Door” to conclude our summer season!
This week brings us the first Act of the full adaptation of the classic “Bringing Up Baby” from Electric Vicuña Productions.
Starring Jack Ward, Shannon Hilchie, Eric Benson, Schoel Strang, Colleen MacIssac, Bob Munson, Ira Henderson, Elizabeth Bishop, Ryan Sadler, Allan Tidgwell, and John Kyle with our special guest star, John Bell from Bell’s in the Batfry and with this week’s hosts the fabulous duo- Gregg and Clarissa Taylor from Decoder Ring Theatre.
The second Act will begin next week after the Intermission… load up on snacks while you can!
Well it’s official and wow what a fun ride its been so far!
Can you believe it? The first run of the immortal Black Jack Justice the stage play farce written by the equally immortal Gregg Taylor since its debut!
Who’s in this tour de force? Why none other than so many of your Electric Vicuña favourites- Schoel Strang, Kristin Slaney, Colleen MacIssac, Ira Henderson, along with Andrew Chandler as Martin Bracknell, and of course Shannon Hilchie and yours truly. Directed by the endlessly talented Eric Benson and managed via the stage the eminently fun and professional Kate Redding and Liz Bishop!
Do come! When will you get another chance to see it? And so inexpensively!?
This week the Ward Boys host as we proudly present the amazing Icebox Theater’s recreation of the Louise Fletcher classic “The Hitchhiker”! Summertime rocks!
Looking at stage productions in Sonic Summerstock Playhouse it’s hard not to reminisce about our first audio drama stage play.
Some time ago (way back in 2004) we attempted our first and only live show. It was mostly a sound quality nightmare. The venue, although a wonderful restaurant, was lousy for sound with waiters and orders and poor visibility to the stage and even our live feed to CKDU was plagued with a horrendous buzz and attenuation that killed the fantastic vigour from our actors.
So after our show, I asked the company to show up in CKDU to record “Live in Studio” the Hill Manors Show for posterity and clarity’s sake.
I love Fawlty Towers, so when I thought about writing a tribute show set in Nova Scotia, this is what I came up with. Apologies to John Cleese and Connie Booth. No Architeuthidae were hurt in this performance.
HILL MANORS – EPISODE #1 “More Action Than a Burma Railway” with
Elana Zatzman as Mrs Buckman #1
Jen Robbins as Mrs Buckman #2
Alicia Polonski as Mrs Tweedmere
Joseph Mauricio as Chef
Jocelyn White as Eugenia Hill
David Connellan as Rene
and Nico Lorenzutti as Jonah Hill
Some months ago, Tim Heffernan from the newly revamped Dramapodasked me to be involved in his latest fun project “Off the Cuff”. It’s a great ad lib show in which the contestants are mailed an audio file and you’re to give off the cuff answers to the questions.
Long time listeners know I am hopeless at improv so I invited the amazing John Bell from Bell’s in the Batfry to come for support.
Keeping the “Off the Cuff” feel, I recorded my lines, and passed both to John who filled in the gaps.
I feel extremely badly as I know Tim wanted to start his show off with me and I held him back. I hoped the response was worth the wait..
This bonus Sonic Summerstock Playhouse presentation is from the good folk at Gypsy Audio with Stage Door!
