This week we start our campfire series with the anthology series by playwright Jonathan Cook “Gather by Ghostlight“. Think of the Ghost Light as your campfire. Gather around and listen to stories from a variety of genres that have been produced in theatres around the world. Short play festivals have become wildly popular in recent years and they have given emerging playwrights a platform for their work. Our campfire ghost light begins with “Settle and Reach”, “Memento Mori”, and “Transferring Kyle”.
Re-imagined Radio proudly presents an incredible new release of Archibald MacLeish’s “The Fall of the City” originally released from The Columbia Workshop, one of radio’s most inventive series during its Golden Age! This modern retake melds the classic tale with the original script from Jack J. Ward, “Great Day for a War”. Listen now on the website, or join us on the Sonic Society’s release of the show on May 22nd!
CAST
The Fall of the City featured members of The Willamette Radio Workshop Sam A. Mowry Chris Porter Linda Goertz Holly Spencer Tim McKinney Ricardo Delgado Mark Homayoun Adam S. Moore Alticus Mowry
Sound Design and engineering by Marc Rose Recording by Robert Kowal and Michael Gandsey Foley conductor Martin Gallagher Produced by Sam A. Mowry, Robert Kowal, and Marc Rose Co-Producer Cynthia McGean Directed by Sam A. Mowry Recorded at PCC Sylvania in Portland, OR Produced by special arrangement with Mr. Richard B. McAdoo
Great Day for a War featured The Voices Sam A. Mowry as Daniel Stone Mago Weston as Anna-Marie Hammond Sam Gregory as GlobalWeb Announcer Eric Newsome as GlobalWeb News Service Announcer Eric Newsome as President Stephanie Crowley as Sheila MacDonald Produced by special arrangement with Jack J. Ward
CREDITS
The Fall of the City written by Archibald MacLeish Great Day for a War written by Jack J. Ward Sound Design, Music, and Engineering by Marc Rose of Fuse Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Curated and Hosted by John Barber
RESPONSES
Just so tickled pink to hitch my star with “The Fall of the City” in this amalgam. Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity! — Jack J. Ward, author of “Great Day for a War”
We’re thrilled and excited to hear this amazing fusion of the classic, “The Fall of the City” with an unproduced Jack J. Ward script “Great Day for a War”! — Sonic Society
“Berlin, 1921. Democracy teeters. Zealots battle in the streets as the Bechsteins, Europe’s famed piano makers, host an elegant soiree. A surprise guest arrives – a combat veteran – unknown and seemingly unremarkable. He unveils powers of seduction, manipulation and demagogy that will soon change the course of history.” This week history MARCH takes the Sonic stage thanks to writer and director James Isaiah Gabbe (pronounced as GABE)! Part 2 next week continues!
This week Jack and David visit their friends at Re-Imagined Radio for their Women’s History Month, women in radio, and specifically Lucille Fletcher, one of our favourite writers of all time and RR picks the cream of the crop reprising a double feature of “The Hitch-Hiker” and “Sorry, Wrong Number”!
This week Jack and David bring you Seven Lamb Productions and their new sci-fi apocalyptic series called “End of All Hope“. Ava, Mark, and Jay have been friends and co-workers for years. On a routine trip to New York for an environmental convention, they soon find that things are about to go horribly wrong. Is this the beginning of the end? Episodes 1 and 2!
This week Jack and David present Y2K which is a completed story in 66 episodes over two seasons but we’re only featuring the first four episodes. Olivia launches Y2K podcast, and plays the first two voice mails from Kat and Jess in the year 2000 by Karin Heimdahl.
This week from the very appropriately named “The Audio Drama Show” David and Jack present two adaptations of “The Story of Tom Smart” and “The Strange Client” by Charles Dickens scripted by James Newberry.
“Tales of the Night Sky” is a unique Audio Drama experience with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence. This week Jack and David look at a trilogy of tales including “Callisto: The Constellation of Ursa Major”, “Arcas: The Constellation of Boötes” and “Cynosura: The Constellation of Ursa Minor”!
This week in honour of Mutual Audio Network’s crackerjack fourth season, Jack and David have a listen with American Radio Theater‘s recreation of Mutual RADIO Theater’s “Oh, Really? No, O’Reilly”, when a boomtown goes bust some local merchants hatch a scheme to preserve their prosperity.
This week Jack and David bring a run from a fun science fiction mini-series from Theatre of Tomorrow with the first three episodes of The Lost Logs of the Saratoga! Fun retro radio drama! Be sure to do your part to help the crowd funded show from Faustian Nonsense- Super Suits! Go to http://seedandspark.com/fund/super-suits before March 10th!
