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Born to Teachers and Amateur Audio Enthusiasts in the small rural community of Belwood, Jack's first love was stories- writing, reading, telling, and singing. He developed his acting skills through High School, University, and through film and community theatre.
Jack writes the lion's share of Sonic Cinema Production's (previously Electric Vicuna) Audio Drama scripts and has his own writing site at www.jackjward.com. Jack also is the middle of book writing, screenplay production, and is the CEO of the Mutual Audio Network- where he and the best people in the world Listen & Imagine, Together!.
He's thrilled to co-host the Sonic Society with his wonderful, talented, friend David Ault as they enter their second decade in the medium!

The C in BBC Stands for Comedy

February 26, 2016 / Jack / 1 Comment

sc_simon_callow While the “C” in BBC actually stands for Corporation, it might as well, be comedy as BBC4 historical sit-com called “Plum House”. Starring Simon Callow, Miles Jupp and Jane Horrocks. The Chortle article describes the six-part series as one that shows:

Peter Knight, curator of Plum House, former dwelling of poet and artist George Pudding, with Jupp as Julian, his fogeyish but megalomaniacal deputy. Horrocks is Maureen, running the giftshop and more concerned with turning a profit than preserving Pudding’s legacy.

This crumbling comedy begins June 15 in an 11.30 am following the successful pilot from 2014!

Everything Gold(en) is New Again!

February 25, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

Meadville Community Theatre is working this week to bring back two classic golden age radio drama shows: Sorry, Wrong Number, and Cancelled. as one-act plays from Feb 19th to the 28th at 8 pm on weekdays and with 2 pm matinee performances at the Meadville Community Theatre’s stage in the Odd Fellows Building, 400 N. Main St., Meadville. So go grab your 10 dollar tickets ($7.50 for students and seniors) while you can if you are in the area!

More details can be found in this Meadville Tribune article.

The Light of September

February 25, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

the_light_of_september_0 What chance do Sylvester McCoy, Tamsin Greig, and Tuppence Middleton have in being in an audio drama together? Well, if its from the team that brought you The Minister of Chance, all stars appear to be aligned for The Light of September.

This audio drama sci-fi series has been inspired by the teachings of Albert Einstein says this DenofGeek article and along with the above three are many other recognisble stars will be relesed as a free bi-weekly podcast.

What exactly IS The Light of September about? So glad you asked!
“Einstein said that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. In the near future, a probe does just that. On Earth, the crew of the oceanographic research vessel Venus begin to experience the results: a passing brigantine spews murder from its hold; strange creatures roam the seas, and the crew are shocked to learn that their chief scientist is dead: none more so than the chief scientist himself. Only a passing American ship can help, though it may not be from America…”

So spread the word and get to Radio Static Website to help crowd-fund this awesome project!

Scotland Saves the World!

February 25, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

aliens 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 ‘The Kraken Wakes‘, which has been adapted by the Scottish crime writer Val McDermid.

Find out more of this upcoming two-part drama from this Huffington Post article and enjoy more radio drama classics!

Audi-acious!

February 24, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

Audie-Awards-2016-1-800x445 Every year the gold standard of professional audio dramas can be found at The Audies. The Voice Over Herald article points out that this year Audible Studios and ACX has been nominated in twelve categories including one for celebrated actor and Academy Award winner John Malkovich. The Audie Awards include more than audio drama and focusing on all things audio such as Best Female Narrator, Best Male Narrator, AutobiographyMemoir, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Middle School. Romance, Original Work and many others.

Check out the nominees and start polishing your audio works up for next year!

Episode 460- Holmes is Where the Art is

February 23, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

The Andy Holmes selection is tonight’s feature as we get into episodes one to five. David is your host and Jack is back next week. So will his back be back.

Radio Without Limits

February 23, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

erica-jong In an IBT article entitled, BBC Radio to air uncensored adaptation of Erica Jong’s feminist novel featuring sex scenes BBC is dramatizing for radio scenes from the famous novel Fear of Flying. BBC began to air scenes last night, as they break the novel into five different episodes.

Fear of Flying was a controversial book for iconic feminist Jong, as it depicts sex scenes spattered with expletives. Concern is noted from some listeners that while adult programming conventionally occurs after 9 PM on television stations, radio has no such requirement. So listeners are requested to be aware of the content.

Twilight Zone Appears Over England

February 22, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

twzone The BBC has made arrangements to carry the famous Twilight Zone Radio Dramas from producer Carl Amari. For those of us familiar, Stacy Keach’s rich voice fills the role of narrator once held by the iconic Rod Serling for the original television series. In an io9 article, we discover that ten episodes will be released featuring the voice work of such well known actors as Jane Seymour, Jim Caviezel, Michael York, Malcolm McDowel and many others.

Curiously, the first episode An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge was originally a silent French short film that Rod purchased the rights for and modified for the Twilight Zone. So fascinating to see how the voiceless is given voice in a new generation. But that’s the power of the Twilight Zone, and the power of radio drama. Look for the episodes on BBC 4 coming soon!

Dramatic Students

February 16, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

The Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts has an exciting opportunity for students to create professional radio drama. HarperAudio worked with Goldberg to create a contest for burgeoning audio dramatic writers.

According to this NYU News article:

Undergraduates, graduate students and alumni who graduated no earlier than 2013 can submit their pieces to the NYU Radio Play Contest via email by March 1. Submissions will be judged based on narrative quality and writing style, among other criteria.

Ana Maria Allessi, Vice President of Digital Innovation and Publisher at HarperAudio believes that the submissions should be natural extensions of the students’ current work. The winner will receive 25 percent of net profits of total digital recordings sold and 10 percent of total CD units sold. HarperCollins, a publishing company since the 50’s has all the specified terms and conditions and exclusive rights distribution rights to the winning piece.