Sun, 19 March 2023
THE MUTUAL STAGE: Charade Hearkening back to such classic series as Lux Radio Theatre and Mercury Theatre On the Air, The Mutual Stage presents all-new adaptations of films and stage plays, sourced from the public domain. In our inaugural effort, director/producer Pete Lutz has assembled an Oscar-worthy cast to bring you his adaptation of the hit 1963 film, CHARADE. Get set for comedy, adventure, and romance, as we tell the story of a recent widow whose husband stole a quarter of a million dollars -- and now his partners want that money back! NARADA RADIO COMPANY CAST: Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER Jack Ward as THE HOST Greg McAfee as GRANDPIERRE, BARTHOLOMEW, MARINE Karim C. Kronfli as PETER JOSHUA Rhiannon McAfee as REGGIE Gwendolyn Lim as JEAN-LOUIS Lisa Michaud as SYLVIE Dana Gonsalves as GIDEON and BRITISH DELEGATE Pete Lutz as TEX, GENDARME, EMBASSY TELEPHONE OPERATOR, MONSIEUR FELIX Ian Federgreen as "BARTHOLOMEW" Chuck Wilson as SCOBIE Tanja Milojevic as ITALIAN DELEGATE Carole Krohn as FRENCH DELEGATE Geri Elliff as FUNERAL ATTENDANT, WAITER, VENDOR, CRUIKSHANK'S SECRETARY MUSIC BY Dr. Ross Bernhardt Adapted, produced & directed by PETE LUTZ
Direct download: MS-ep01_Charade_NRC_final-rev2_03-20-23.mp3
Category:Comedy Drama -- posted at: 1:01am EDT |
Sat, 18 February 2023
PROJECT AUDION 39 - Little Ham from Harlem, by Langston Hughes Project Audion presents a world premiere of an unrealized radio play by the famed Black poet Langston Hughes. What might radio drama's Golden Age of the 1930s, '40s and '50s have sounded like had Black creators been allowed time on the airwaves? Back then, radio was almost exclusively a stage for White entertainers, with only a handful of secondary roles and occasional guest appearances offered to people of color. In 1943, Langston Hughes took the lead characters from a successful theatrical comedy he had written eight years earlier - "Little Ham from Harlem" - and proposed creating a daily soap opera around them. Hamlet Jones of the Singing Shoe Shine Parlor, and Tiny Lee, his "stout but beautiful" lady friend, would have been the main focus of radio's first Black soap opera. It would have taken the radio audience around Harlem life as Hughes knew it, encompassing everything from numbers-running to local night spots. But "Little Ham" would have not been just a soap opera. It was also full of comedy, and each episode was deliberately scripted to feature songs from the cast worked into the action. Langston Hughes wrote the show's first two 15 minute episodes, then shopped his concept to networks, syndicators, and advertising agencies. But in the 1940s, no one would take a chance on such a progressive idea. As Hughes noted some years later, 'My Agents stated flatly "It is just abut impossible to sell a Negro writer to Hollywood or radio, and they use Negro subject matter very rarely."' His two completed scripts for "Little Ham" were filed away, unproduced and unheard. Now Project Audion brings the show to life for the first time. "Little Ham from Harlem" features the talents of Black actors from across America, and is preceded by an interview with Dr. Vanessa Valdez, Director of City College of New York's annual Langston Hughes festival, who offers insights into Langston Hughes' work and impact. Our cast features: LITTLE HAM: Lee J. Green, NE BUSTER: Robert Stevenson, IN SHINGLE: Willie Macon, FL PAPA MACK: Carl Thomas, TX TINY LEE: Yle Blackburn, CT SUGAR LOU: Tabetha McNeal, VA LAWYER / STRANGER: Sean Massey, TX ANNOUNCER / CUSTOMER: Norval Soleyn, NY with production and direction by Larry Groebe in Texas |
Sun, 18 September 2011
WAITING FOR A WINDOW (COMEDY DRAMA) An unexpected storm throws Norman off his course to somewhere. The island he lands on is nice enough with a bar that’s always open. But no one seems to leave. Is Norman trapped in paradise? Finalrune Productions
GOLD OGLE AWARD WINNER 2009
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Fri, 1 July 2011
MARSYAS: THE HIPPEST SATYR - (COMEDY / DRAMA) A jazzed up modern version of the Greek myth of Marsyas which tells the story of a cursed satyr. From the Audio Gothic series produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre |
Fri, 1 July 2011
THE IRISHMAN: HAVE TROLL WILL TRAVEL - (COMEDY/DRAMA) A fable of magic and firearms in the wicked wild west. Crazy Dog Audio Theatre – Diabolic Playhouse |
Wed, 29 June 2011
THE DWEETS (COMEDY / DRAMA) – An irrelevant look at mankind’s first contact with an alien from the planet Dweets. Precarious Audio Theater |