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!
Prologue: Mark Kilfoil is rhapsodic about the Sonic Society! Aired: 12/27/2005As we look into a New Year here in the Society, one has to spend a little time in the past. But be careful where you step, because the past can be a rabbit hole of traps that loops again and again. Crazy Dog Audio Theatre has a propensity in their timeless and powerful tales to look at society in its most naked absurdity. This week’s foray into the Universe requires only that you press #3. Later we’ll take a week’s hiatus from our serial and enjoy some laughter from Third Coast Live.
Prologue: Lothar Tuppan brings his first memory of the Society! Replay of the Christmas Podcast A treat for the Society’s podcasting audience- a delayed Christmas present. In this special replacement podcast we travel to the past as your host reads three stories from Oscar Wilde. What makes this gift extra-special is the heartfelt motivation behind it. After, it’s Christmas in August as we travel to the future with the Robotz of the Company and their season finale, “Santicon Day”.
Prologue: John Bell of the Batfry remembers the Sonic Society! This week we return once again to the next exciting installment of the Arbiter Chronicles from Prometheus Theater. One of the enduring ideas of space that has been explored so readily in television shows like Star Trek, Firefly, Space Above and Beyond, and Babylon 5 among others is the concept of isolation. Like great adventurers of the past, heroes in space will not have the opportunity to turn to the powerful resources of a city, country, or empire to solve problems that arise. This leaves room for the ingenious, the clever, and the wiley. Surviving in space requires a quick understanding of a situation when it arises and the best solution with the least amount of depleted resources in the task. The best Captains in space are those who inspire courage in their fellows and answers to the most complex solutions. Whether they are Kirk, Adama, Reynolds or Atal. After our feature in this meeting we’ll listen to a segment from Crazy Dog Audio on the process of writing radio drama, and of course end with the second last episode of Dream Realm Enterprise’s Robots of the Company.
Prologue: Joe Stofko remembers the years! Music has a powerful draw in all our lives, and its importance seems to grow as the years pass. We purchase CD’s of the music of movies as readily as the DVD’s of the movies themselves. No less is the importance of music in radio drama. While there have been very successful series that have not utilized music, for the most part, modern radio drama depends upon it to cover the skeletal structure of an audio performance and make each contour seamless… beautiful. In this week’s feature, music is very much the magic that enchants and beguiles the characters in our story. Texas Radio Theatre’s live show of “Dragon Song” begins in a moment. Also included in our meeting this week is an interview with Richard Frohlich architect and creator of The Texas Radio Theatre group, another shout out for all those interested in writing your own audio cinema scripts, and we begin to wrap up our run of Robots of the Company by DreamRealm Enterprises.
Prologue: Captain Radio™ brings his first memories of the Sonic Society. Aired: 11/29/2005 We may walk roads of darkness as well as light, but we spend most of our time drifting in shadow. Crazy Dog Audio Theatre has a proven track record of high-end sonic soundscapes, and this week on the Society we are pleased to present one of our favourites, “Gerry in the Dark Passage.” The Dark Passage in this story is a video game, but it could easily be many other escapes that modern life affords. As we sit in our consumer-driven lifestyles most of our relationships are moderated around products. Stylized video games and songs, downloadable movies, and “cool” political rants- but do they really change the world, or even the way we think? Has humanity become as disposable as the products we’ve come to rely on? One thing is certain, each week we present audio gems that are from a rejuvenating art form, and here in the Society we love to create. Stand by in the intermission as we talk about the Consortium Comics project here in the Society, and later an interview with Roger Gregg from Crazy Dog. Our action packed meeting ends with one of the last episodes of our continual serial “Robots of the Company” by Dream Realm Enterprises… listen in to recognise a familiar voice or two.
Prologue: Will Anderson brings his thanks to the Society! Aired: 11/22/2005 Our meeting this week takes us back into the far depths of space to listen to the next installments of Prometheus Theatres’ sci-fi epic “The Arbiter Chronicles”. Later we’ll continue our interview with the actors who make up the crew of the Arbiter and of course we’ll complete our show with another trip to the mayhem of Dream Realm Enterprises “Robots of the Company”.
Prologue: Frank Guglielmelli thinks back to his original memories of the Sonic Society! Aired: 11/15/2005 Returning with us here on the Society this week, we’re proud to bring you episodes #5 and #6 of David Koenigsberg’s exciting adventure drama “The Soul Patrol”. Later we’ll have a conversation with the creative force behind our continual serial “Robots of the Company”, Jonithan Patrick Russell, and of course listen in to the Company’s latest antics.
Prologue: Tracy Babione gives us her take on the Sonic Society! Many of us in the Sonic Society thrill at the very thought of a radio hero from World War II. My first remembrances of audio cinema were in listening to The Shadow, Buck Rogers, and The Green Hornet. The good folks from Decoder Ring Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada have uncovered a gem of a hero, one who has finally received the accolades he deserves for his part in the war effort. This week on the Sonic Society, we’re proud to present the first two episodes of Canada’s premiere super-hero, “The Red Panda”. Later we’ll continue our conversation with the creator of the Red Panda, Gregg Taylor, and of course we’ll listen to the hilarious serial- Robots of the Company by DreamRealm Enterprises. Set out your decoder rings and spell Adventure with “The Red Panda” here, on the Sonic Society.
Prologue: Larry Groebe describes his interest in the Society! This week, in a special podcasting issue, of the Sonic Society, we offer the Shadowlands Theatre radio noir spectacular premiere episode of “Graves Shift- Episode #1- Open for Business”. Phillipa Graves was my first full feature as an audio script writer. Immediately when I was considering doing a private jane, Phillipa’s personality came to me in a flash. I’m absolutely certain she’s always been waiting to come out, and if I didn’t write her, she’d throttle someone else’s Muse until she could take form. Later we’ll listen in on our conversation with Jerry Robbins from Colonial Radio Theatre, and check in to see what the machines are doing in our weekly serial- Robots of the Company.
Prologue: Mel Rose talks about her love affair with Sonic Cinema Productions as we release our first show on Sonic Society! Episode #8 Aired: 10/25/2005 This week we travel back to a little familiar ground. Three years ago, the Shadowlands Theatre Players completed work on their first project. It was a classically plotted story of audio suspense. In the tradition of Lucille Fletcher’s triumph “Sorry, Wrong Number”, Jack Ward wrote a script centred around a single phone call received by the wrong person. Stand by for the thriller “Right Number, Wrong Party”. Later we’ll have a conversation with some of the cast of the Shadowlands Theatre Players, listen to a sketch from Montage Theatre, and continue our weekly serial Robots of the Company with Episode #8.
