Category: Media (Page 22 of 45)

The Sound of Bugles

AlStevensStudents and co-workers from Lewis and Clark Community College remember their teacher, colleague and friend, Al Stevens. Al taught radio drama and radio news at LCCC since 1998. He retired in 2015 to spend time with his family and take care of his illness. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Al Stevens passed on February 19th. As a radio veteran students thought of his radio drama class as “fun” and an opportunity to try different voices and improvisational comedy. His skills in visually picking out the edit spots without even listening to the recordings stunned his students. His eulogy was uplifting and a time to share stories and pizza. Zac Coffman, a former student said:

“He loved life and enjoyed every minute,” Coffman said on social media. “When I found out he had passed, I spent some time talking about him with friends from WLCA, and I could not remember a time when there wasn’t a smile on his face. He was a great man, and the world is that much dimmer without his light in it.”

More details of Al’s story can be found in this article of The Telegraph. Radio Drama brings all of us together. Our heartfelt apologies to the family.

Brandon Seeks Audio Actors

supermanSuperman may soon be flying again and Dick Tracy will be speaking into his two-way radio as Kathy Mathis, director at the Brandon Town Players, looks to find actors to fill the roles of the classic OTR radio plays. Mathis plans to have the actors dressed in period garb and perform the plays on stage as written on the page.

If you’re in Brandon get the details about the new initiative in Vermont from this Times Argus article.

Downtown Abbey

KZMUA Moab Sun News article points to a radio station, KZMU to broadcast an original comedy series from Moab, Utah. This grassroots, solar powered station brings their listeners Downtown Abbey starting its run on February 20th. The KZMU manager Marty Durlin penned a satirical radio drama, which “takes place in a parallel universe and features Edward Abbey’s “fifth cousin twice removed,” along with other colorful characters.”

The final episode of this series is scheduled for March 12th, 7pm local time. So get your ears on and support great new radio drama!

The C in BBC Stands for Comedy

sc_simon_callowWhile 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!

mctMeadville 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.

Crossroads

crossroadsOne of the incredible benefits of audio drama is how it can affect rural areas and places where video is not as available. The series Crossroads aims at creating awareness about the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The Protocol involved helps provide women with information on a wide range of human rights including freedom from sexual harassment, support for women who are survivors of incest and rape to seek for safe abortion, and clear laws against the act of female genital mutilation (FGM), as well as the practice of humiliating widowhood inheritance, and the right to reproductive health.

Social justice radio is an opportunity to engage, inform, and inspire a whole new generation of women and bring forward a better and more humane community and world!

Audi-acious!

Audie-Awards-2016-1-800x445Every 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!

 

Escape for More Audio!

escape_velocityAs we continue our NADSWRIM journey, we highly urge the Society members to look into Christopher Jarvis’ Elite: Escape Velocity.

Mr. Jarvis explains the science fiction epic:

Hey everybody. When I produced series one and two of Elite: Escape Velocity I was overwhelmed by your reception to the series. Not just as a faithful fan adaptation of a game world you all loved as much as I did, but to the characters, stories, performers and music that made it such a success. Nearly every week I get messages asking for Escape Velocity to come back. And I really want to be able to make it for you and continue the story we all started together.

That’s where you come in. However much you can pledge provides funds to get the series made. Whether you want to contribute $1 and be a part of things, or pledge $8 per episode and join in with private post-show discussions, I appreciate each and every donation that helps get this show on the air. It’s not going to be exclusive – Escape Velocity will still be released as a free podcast. But every supporter at $4 and above will have access to a download of a high bitrate version of the show. (The podcast is released as 128kbps mp3, while the private downloads are 320kbps).

Head on over to the Patreon Page for Elite: Escape Velocity and begin the adventure!

Hurt’s So Good!

johnhurtSo many great stars old and new keep coming back to Audio Drama. Now it’s the War Doctor himself, John Hurt, has a plea for many people out there. About radio drama, Mr. Hurt says:

 “I consider it a very important part of my life. I think one of the major weapons of an actor is the voice. And I think [radio] is a forgotten art. And it’s just wonderful to be someone who is celebrating that particular art.”

Mr. Hurt was honoured in the BBC Awards for his outstanding contribution to radio. Catch the rest of his thoughts on our “forgotten art” in The Stage.

Editor’s Note: Anyone out there who knows Mr. Hurt, I’d be happy to interview him for Sonic Speaks!- Jack

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