Jashae Slaughter’s science fiction epic Last Day: Origins episodes one and two is our feature tonight on the Sonic Society and your hosts, as always, are David Ault and Jack Ward.
Author: Jack (Page 113 of 175)
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!
From audio tape to film strip as hit Radio 4 play from Morwenna Banks makes its way to Hollywood. Great audio drama scripts get worked into movies at times and this story about the tragedy of cancer among a group of friends is no exception. Banks who has made a name for herself writing comedic characters won the annual Tinniswood award for radio drama for the play, and when accepting the prize she thanked those who had taken a chance on a “cancer drama with laughs”, adding that Goodbye was her attempt “to make sense of the death of three friends”. All the details of Morwenna Banks, the radio play Goodbye and the subsequent film can be found in this article from The Guardian
Through the years we’ve seen many adaptations from movies, stage, and novel form into the medium of audio drama. It’s rare to see the reverse, but Sam Wheeler from Bates College is taking Norman Corwin’s famous “They Fly through the Air with the Greatest of Ease” and adding stage directions and elements to contextualize to a stage play. In preparation, Mr. Wheeler read 25 scripts to get ready to bring the theatre of the mind to the theatre of the stage. Details can be found in Riley Hopkin’s article in The Bates Student.
It seems like everyone everywhere are getting into the act. Radio Drama on the stage is a fantastic way to get a production mounted and shown to audiences. Main Street Theatre is no exception. October 23rd, 24th and 25th at the Native Sons Hall, in Sutter Creek, MST proudly presents “The Count of Monte Cristo” one of our favourites. If you’re in the area, go have a listen and a look see!
Details from Broadway World.
Awakening from a fall through the shanty town of Geln, Biff sees a rocket ship crash and meets up with Commander Angela Degan and Professor Ildeen Thermopoli of Nova Command!
Long time friend of the Society and host of the awesome Radio Drama Revival, Fred Greenhalgh and his production company FinalRune Productions have worked together with Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez to reproduce their hit graphic novel Locke & Key as a powerful audio drama with over fifty actors including such stars as Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is The New Black), and Haley Joel Osment (Sixth Sense, A.I.). A great I09 review tells the tale, and be sure to download the full production on Audible.
Tonight on the Sonic Society we settle into episode three of the incredible new smash hit The Black Tapes Podcast, with thanks to Paul Bae and Terry Miles and their crew. Sit back and enjoy. And as if to get into the spirit, there was something rather weird in the recording of this introduction. Pro Tools stopped with an error. On the end of the cut was a strange message. We include it after the credits and guarantee we never manufactured it for this podcast. Happy Month of Halloween!
As we wish the best for his recovery, Tim Curry explains why he loves audio theatre in this rare behind the scenes look at Tales from the Crypt the radio plays. A great reminder that Horror Month in the AD world is our favourite time of year!
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From Dan Freeman and the Minister of Chance folks another grand crowdfunded awesome production featuring Sylvester McCoy and Richard Oliver.
Nothing can travel faster than light. In the near future, however, it does, and the crew of the RRS Venus must deal with the Earth-shattering consequences.
Can you help out this solid team of audio wizards? They are SO close to their goal of 5000 pounds. Check out RADIOSTATIC and pop off a few quid to get the entire Light of September out for the world!
In a move that adds power and credence to the medium of audio drama, the powerhouse company, General Electric is coming back to radio… or rather podio. A new podcast called “The Message,” which is a fictional eight-episode series that follows the decoding of a 70 year-old message from outer space is reminiscent of General Electric Theater and is designed to draw in a whole new generation of listeners to spark their imagination and consider the future.
I guess everything old IS new again?