For the beginning of our grand finale of Season 15, Sonic Cinema Productions presents the fantastic screwball comedy made popular by Howard Hawk, Cary Grant, and Katherine Hepburn- Bringing Up Baby. This public domain treasure is Jack’s all time favourite classic comedy movie and with the support of an incredible team including Stephanie Stearns-Dulli, Tom Konkle, Theresa Ireland, Patte Rosebank, John Bell, Paul Arbisi and directed by Larry Groebe, we present part one! With special thanks to John Bell!
For our seventh presentation Rachel Pulliam returns with three women stand vigil, awaiting the death of a loved one in this tense tale of…Suspense! in “Waiting”!
In a similar vein to “Sorry Wrong Number,” Laura Mirsky plays the role of Mary, an aging blind woman who must rely on her senses to deal with…”The Unexpected!”
In the long lineup of fictional hard-boiled detectives, Philip Marlowe stands out as one of the earliest and best. Raymond Chandler’s creation first reached print in the early 1930s, then went on to memorable adaptations in film, television, and of course radio. “The Adventures of Philip Marlowe” had a solid four-year run of well over 100 episodes on CBS. Still, a handful of recordings are lost today. Now Project Audion recreates one of these missing episodes – “The Quiet Number” – directly from the original script, exactly seventy-five years after it was broadcast. “The Quiet Number” wasn’t penned by Chandler, but we meet the son of the man who wrote this and most of Marlowe’s other radio adventures. Then our transcontinental voice cast performs this gritty story of lost love in a hot Los Angeles summer via a live transcription that sounds just like 1949. Our versatile voice actors were: Andy Hartson-bowyer in Virginia Richard Durrington in Idaho Gary Layton in Texas Lothar Tuppan in California Kristen James in Nevada Holly Adams in New York Kyle Bonn in Oregon Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas
Lorna Rogers wants a Mink Coat and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants in this somewhat comedic episode of “The Unexpected.” Rachel Pulliam brings this feature to the Sonic Summerstock Playhouse and starring Nicee Wagner, Frank Guglielmelli, Paul Arbisi, and John Bell.
This week we’re thrilled to welcome back The Narada Radio Company as they return for their ninth year of Sonic Summerstock Old-Time Radio re-creations! This time, it’s remake of another “Quiet Please” episode, entitled “How Are You, Pal?” It’s not a lost episode, but the only existing copy of the original is so badly damaged that it is barely audible. Director Pete Lutz hopes this remake comes close to creator Wyllis Cooper’s original vision – the story of a man who reaches out to an old friend to get the answers to some pretty pertinent questions.
For our second performance, John Bell from Bell’s in the Batfry brings an original OTR science fiction sure to become a classic in the manner of X-Minus One. Blast off for “Seeker”!
David Ault opens the Sonic Summerstock Playhouse for its 15th season with the incredible production of The Amigos and Audio Groove Cats starring Lothar Tuppan, Jack Ward, David Ault, Pete Lutz, Larry Groebe, Jeff Billard and John Bell in X-Minus One’s classic “The C-Chute” by Isaac Asimov!
Jack and David are finding themselves in Bridgewater by Lauren Shippen. When a relic from his past is rediscovered, folklore professor Jeremy Bradshaw puts his life on hold to solve the mystery. Along the way, he’s helped by people who challenge everything he believes in, and ultimately tries to answer the question: can the past be rewritten? A supernatural thriller for your ears, starring Misha Collins, Melissa Ponzio, and Alan Tudyk. This week it’s “Chapter 1: Remnants” and “Chapter 2: An Untamed Place”.
Jack and David seek out the purpose for the TORDIS and find themselves in “The Subjective Truth” episodes 1 and 2. In June of 2020, Buddha Kline vanished from the Carson National Forest while searching for the legendary Fenn Treasure. From alien abductions to haunted hotels to reincarnation robots, everyone has a theory to push. A narrative they’re hoping to construct. Join our host, Graham Anderson, as she unearths all the answers to the question of… What happened to Buddha Kline?
