Jack | October 10, 2017
It is no secret that I have always loved Orson Welles. One of the great compliments I had was back in Teacher’s college when someone saw me on the stage and remarked later that I would take this compliment too far but I had indeed resembled the great man in her mind. I was humbled. […]
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Tags: Anniversaries, Merv Griffin, Orson Welles
Jack | April 24, 2016
Audio Drama is replete with people who put their nose to the grindstone. Many producers work extremely hard to produce incredible productions. But who are the hardest working producer/writers in the modern audio drama movement? To tunnel down the list, it’s important to keep in mind that many producers like Dirk Maggs (Perfectly Normal Productions) […]
Category: Audio to Buy, Media |
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Tags: 2109 AD, Amity Dark Waters, Barrymore, Battlestar Galactica, Beacon Hill, Bill Hollweg, Black Jack Justice, Broken Seas Audio, Campfire, Colonial Radio Theatre, Decoder Ring Theatre, Dirk Maggs, Gregg Taylor, Jake Sampson, Jerry and the Pirates, Jerry Robbins, John Ballentine, Narada Radio Company, Orson Welles, OTR Swagcast, Perfectly Normal Productions, Pete Lutz, Planet of the Apes, Pulp-Pourri Theatre, Ray Bradbury, Red Panda, Royall House, Swagcast, The Dibble Show, The Grog and Gryphon, The Sonic Society, Ticonderoga, Walter Koenig, William Luce
Jack | April 16, 2016
I don’t know about you. But the thought that the new Star Wars movies could produce more NPR Star Wars audio drama makes me more excited than even for the release of the next installment- Rogue One. For many of us who held on to the flame of radio drama in those twilight years, the […]
Category: Radio |
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Tags: Arch Obeler, Brian Daley, Hollywood Reporter, J.J. Abrams, Jack Benny, NPR Star Wars, Orson Welles, Rogue One, Star Wars, Vincent Price, William Conrad
Jack | April 12, 2016
Great loss to the world of radio drama and voice acting on April 10th, when Arthur Anderson passed away at the age of 93. The New York Times article reported: Arthur Anderson, who performed on radio as a teenager with Orson Welles’s Mercury Theater and appeared on Broadway, in films and on television, but whose most […]
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Tags: Archive.org, Arthur Anderson, Frosted Lucky Charms, Lucky the Leprechaun, Mercury Theatre, Mercury Theatre on the Air, New York Times, Orson Welles
Jack | March 20, 2016
This UK Market Magazine Article suggests that while Oculus Rift may represent an entirely new world of virtual entertainment and immersion, maybe the original virtual reality or VR gold standard belongs to radio drama. Consider the authors, Gavin and Jason Fox’s suggestion that Orson Welles and War of the Worlds provided the greatest trick to the […]
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Tags: Gavin Fox, Jason Fox, Marketing Magazine, Oculus Rift, Orson Welles, Virtual Reality, VR, War of the Worlds
Jack | March 18, 2016
Ken Foote muses over at CBS Local about the sunny days of radio drama after seeing an episode of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and the titanic voice actor Orson Welles. While talking about the difficulties of working as an actor and as part of the crew during live radio drama, Foote considers the powerful gateway […]
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Tags: CBS, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Citizen Kane, E.G. Marshall, Johnny Carson, Ken Foote, Orson Welles, The Tonight Show
Jack | March 8, 2016
From kuow.org: Being the first sound effects woman came with its challenges. Actors and directors were still learning to value her trade as a much they valued their own. Ora Nichols worked with Orson Welles frequently, but there was an ongoing tension between the two over how sounds were created. Ora Nichols thought that the […]
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Tags: Foley, International Women's Day, Ora Nichols, Orson Welles, Sound Effects
Jack | February 25, 2016
Nicola Sturgeon has the challenge of her life. She’s to save the world from alien invasion! The first time an actor was called upon to do this may have been Orson Welles, but it was hardly the last. BBC 4 has Sturgeon playing in a modern retelling of the classic John Wyndham 1953 apocalyptic novel […]
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Tags: BBC 4, Huffington Post, John Wyndham, Nicola Sturgeon, Orson Welles, The Kraken Wakes, Val McDermid
Jack | October 27, 2015
The phenomenal 40th anniversary love letter to War of the Worlds is written and produced by the brilliantly inventive Steve Bellinger and our feature tonight after its 1978 premiere on American Public Radio. With thanks to Captain Radio, Jack and David present this classic on the week of World Audio Drama Day. May we all live […]
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Tags: @sonicsociety, Audio Book, Audio Drama Links, audiodrama, Biff Straker, Comedy, David Ault, Day of the Martians, e-book, historical, Horror, Jack Ward, Old Time Radio, Orson Welles, OTR, Podcast, Pulp, Radio Drama, radiodrama, Serial, serialpodcast, sonicsociety.org, Steve Bellinger, The Sonic Society, Thriller, viral, viral video, War of the Worlds, World Audio Drama Day, youtube
Jack | August 4, 2015
With a flourish and a parade we’re happy to announce the initial release of bookcraft.org! Make a free account, and a free ad or start hunting for ways to help bring your book project to life! Tonight’s Sonic Summerstock Playhouse is a doozy. It’s the incredible Narada Radio Company’s presentation of Lux Radio Company’s “The […]
Category: Podcast, Show Notes, Sonic Summer |
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Tags: @sonicsociety, Audio Book, Audio Drama Links, audiodrama, Bookcraft.org, David Ault, e-book, Jack Ward, Narada Radio Company, Old Time Radio, Orson Welles, OTR, Pete Lutz, Podcast, Radio Drama, radiodrama, Serial, serialpodcast, sonicsociety.org, The Sonic Society, The Third Man, viral, viral video, youtube