For our second Act, Pete Lutz and Jeff Billard show up on stage to provide “More Bob and Ray”! Hilarity and fun for your Sunday Showcase followed by John Bell with “Danse Macabre”!
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David Ault brings back Project Audion to the stage with Larry Groebe introducing “Bad Day at Black Rock”. This show is an adaptation for radio from the 1955 MGM movie which starred Spencer Tracy. Since Lux Radio Theatre and Screen Guild Playhouse and other classic American radio series were now gone from the airwaves, THIS show was created in Australia – for the series “Caltex Theatre”.It’s a gritty hour well-spent for the first Act of Summerstock and notice United Artist regulars Pete Lutz pulling double-duty directing as well and the incredible John Bell. Tom Konkle from Mindstream Players returns as a steady player!
We begin with Faustian Nonsense’s incredible hosting of this year’s MADCON (The Modern Audio Drama Convention) online with Friday July’s 15th’s Introduction! Come and join the replay of the fun!
After our intermission, the amazingly talented Tom Konkle with his Mindstream Players bring us all new laughs with the adventurous of old with “The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon #5” and “The Hairy Handed Hitchhiker”!
David Ault brings us the second half of our Sonic Summerstock 13 season with the incredible John Barber and Reimagined Radio‘s “The Lone-Green Challenge Tribute” in which they feature three uniquely connected radio drama series, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon. Produced by George Trendle, owner of WXYZ radio, and written by Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon are each examples of pioneering radio storytelling!
Dr. Mark Dreisonstok posted another stunning review in MD Theatre Guide focusing again on Rachel Pulliam’s significant works in this year’s Sonic Summerstock Playhouse!
Many of us travel to vacation destinations during the summer months. Audio plays are a wonderful way to pass the time, and two excellent, full-cast audio dramas from Sole Twin Audios fit the bill. “Short Order” is an exciting drama, somewhat in the style of film noir, and “2462” is a dystopian view of the world’s future. Both are recreations of classic radio plays from the long-running classic series, “Suspense.”
”Short Order” includes brilliant re-creations of the sounds of a fast food, casual restaurant in the 1940s, complete with bells which ring when customers enter, small paper ketchup containers on the tables, and a talkative short order cook. A customer with a severely disfigured face (expertly portrayed by Robin Robbins, who even imbues lines like “lots of ketchup” with menace) suddenly becomes a regular. The man exudes such a malevolent presence that business at the restaurant drops off considerably. Meanwhile, bad luck intrudes more and more in the home life of the restaurant’s owner, Mr. Bailey (convincingly acted by Joe Stofko). Is the worrisome customer somehow connected with Mr. Bailey’s troubles at home? If so, how?
Be sure to read the full review for more!
The haunting theme from Tom Parsons begins and ends our episode as usual as we continue our reflection on the life of Mark Bruzee this time with Tracy Babione from Privy Project Productions and some episodes from her Kyleson Chronicles series where Mark was planning to recreate his role from Star Trek: Lost Frontier.
David Ault presents the second act from Sole Twin Audio as they perform “Fugue in C Minor” returning once again to the Summerstock stage!
Announcer – Dean T. Moody
Miss Amanda Peabody – Rhiannon McAfee
Mrs. Lizzie Chumley – Sharon Grunwald
Mr. Theodore Evans – Pete Lutz
David – Taylor Johnson
Daphne/Caller – Colette Feehan
Directed and Produced by Rachel Pulliam
Music by Ross Bernhardt /Suspense re-imaging by David Krause
Artwork by Joshua Mongardini
Ending the July performances is the incredible John Ballentine with a classic gothic Canadian tale by famed writer Tim Wynne Jones first heard in CBC’s Nightfall. The Campfire Radio Theater takes a turn on stage with this amazing play!
We continue with our reflections on the incredible collection of audio work of the writer, producer, and actor extraordinaire, Mark Bruzee with another who has been an eclectic force for the modern audio drama movement- Pete Lutz. Creative Director, writer, and producer of the Narada Radio Company. Pete shares his memories of Mark and one of the shows they worked on together- “8”.
Music by Tom Parsons.