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Texas Radio Theatre and the Ed Wood of Audio

| December 1, 2018

We’re loving the return of Texas Radio Theatre’s feed into the world of activity. Some shows you love podfade forever, but Rich Frolich has brought back TRT with new vigour. In case you haven’t heard, TRT is one of the great originals of the modern audio drama movement- and to just kick up their qualifications a […]

The Game is Afoot!

| July 11, 2018

Lions Den Theatre roars this summer with another grand live radio drama tradition- Sherlock Holmes. Keith Morrison wrote and directed this epic tale of The Hound of the Baskervilles and “The Aventures of Sherlock Holmes” starring Jesse Robb as Holmes and Dorian Lang as his faithful companion, Doctor Watson. The rest of the expert cast […]

Vienna This Halloween Weekend!

| October 23, 2017

Virginia’s, New Vienna Community Center will help light up their 2017-2018 season with an evening of live radio dramas “In Living Sound – Back Home” for the end of October. Check out the Connection article on the upcoming performance: In its first show of the 2017-2018 season in the newly renovated Vienna Community Center, the […]

Theater review: Coach House opens 90th season with vintage Christie radio dramas

| September 19, 2017

From Ohio.com: Coming next: Radio drama Butter in a Lordly Dish Where: Coach House Theatre at the Akron Woman’s City Club, 732 W. Exchange St. When: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1 p.m. matinee Sept. 23 Cost: $10 for show only, $35 for dinner and show Information: www.coachhousetheatre.com/shows/118/ for Brown Paper Tickets order or call 330-434-7741 The live […]

Sonic Society Season 12 Bonus: No Sleeping!

| June 30, 2017

Tonight Jack is proud to present a special two hour bonus episode of the No Sleep Podcast Live showfrom David Cummings and starring among others our David Ault.  

From Midlands to Radio

| March 24, 2017

A live Old Time Radio evening is planned at the Midland Seventh Day Adventist Church on April 1st this year. According to the Midland Daily News: The program features a live radio drama, instruments and a gospel quartet. Audiences can see how radio was produced in the “old days” with songs both vocal and instrumental, and […]

The No Sleep Podcast Tour

| February 8, 2017

If you had an ear to the recent Sonic Society episode, our David was getting ready for his trip to North America and his new tour with the No Sleep Podcast team to head from city to city across the great United States to spread the power of live audio theatre. Along with the haunting music […]

Crime Classics in Chicago

| September 18, 2016

If you’re in the Chicago area, the Kimball Street Theater will be putting on Crime Classic on October 4th. From the Chicago Tribune: “Crime Classic,” an old-time radio drama with Radio Players West and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra trombone section will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Kimball Street Theater of the […]

Listening Library

| July 22, 2016

The library used to be a quiet place to read. Librarian’s cold death stares to the noisy have long been fodder for teen movies. But lately, they reflect more of a cross between an Internet and Starbucks cafe. Books are the least of your experience in a library today. For example, the Clark Library allowed […]

Final Act Playhouse in July!

| June 27, 2016

If you’re living in the Des Moines area, now’s your time to get tickets for the upcoming summer playhouse live radio drama there. Final Act Ensemble is bringing back many of your OTR favourites. Check out this Broadwayworld article: The Des Moines Community Playhouse’s Final Act Ensemble presents their annual summer showcase, an evening of […]