HEY THERE! We had some bandwidth left over at the end of the month and we didn't want it to go to waste, since we're paying for it after all...so here are a few comedy sketches that we think you'll enjoy, most of them being parodies of TV shows and commercials. Thanks for listening, and watch for the new shows coming in September!

Regular contributor Rachel Pulliam (Jane Eyre, Rebecca, etc.) has created a new audio drama company that will be devoting itself to re-enacting classic OTR favorites, plus other original programming with a vintage vibe. Sole Twin Audios will kick off its Old-Time Radio Theatre series with that tense drama from Suspense, "Short Order", which takes place in a roadside diner shortly after the end of World War II. Get a little "taste" of that now, with this trailer, and watch for the launch at https://anchor.fm/soletwinaudios

ELECTRIC VICUNA PRESENTS A WESTERN DOUBLE-FEATURE: Gunsmoke & Stagecoach!

In these special productions from 2016 and 2019, respectively, EVP brings you outstanding voice actors re-creating classic episodes from old-time radio. We hope you enjoy this power-packed double-feature and will watch for more terrific shows in future from Electric Vicuna Productions!

The Wave Front Anthology series is a science fiction collection that explores futuristic societies, dystopian nightmares, technological travesties and bleak tomorrows.

Voting is Anonymous (SCI-FI) - In a dystopian future, voting is an earned right, "spoiling" ballots, means killing your political opponents.

Dedicated to Bill Hollweg- the John Carpenter of Audio Drama.

Starring: Jeffrey Billard, Lothar Tuppan, Jan Didur, Pete Lutz, Tanja Milojevic and Jack Ward.

Written and Directed: Jack J. Ward

Produced: Lothar Tuppan

Music: Sharon Bee

SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE 2021: Algiers, from Lux Radio Theatre

Director Pete Lutz presents an extended adaptation of Lux Radio Theatre’s ALGIERS - the story of French jewel thief Pepe Le Moko, who evades capture by hiding in plain sight, in the maze-like Casbah district. When he meets the beautiful Gabrielle, he begins to hate his surroundings — and realizes that he has made his own prison within these ancient walls.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Announcer: Darren Rockhold

Hedy Lamarr/Gaby: Victoria Fancki

Charles Boyer/Pepe Le Moko: Pete Lutz

Slimane: Les Marsden

DeMille: Joe Martinez

Prefect of Police: Pete Lutz

Ines: Jessica Mathews

Regis: Dana Gonsalves

Grandpere: Paul Arbisi

Janvier: John Bell

Andre: Carl Yowell

L'Arbi and Maxim: Gareth Severn

Carlos: Jason D. Johnson

Marie: Aileen Corpos

Pierrot: Rachel Pulliam

Aicha: Dawn Robertson

Additional voices were provided by Geri Elliff, Kendra Murray, and members of the cast.

Music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt

NARADA RADIO COMPANY

Like the title says, this live show was performed and recorded in 1989, staged as a mock radio broadcast to entertain the ladies of "WAVES National", an organization whose members had served or were still serving in the U.S. Navy. They held their annual convention in Atlanta that year.

All characters played by Pete Lutz and John Bayer, who were, respectively, serving on active duty and in the Naval Reserve at the time.

WAVES, by the way, stands for Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service, which goes back to World War I. Nowadays all women serving in the Navy are full-fledged Sailors, serving on combat-ready ships and on submarines.

The comedy sketches in this program were written by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, with filler written by Pete Lutz.

NEW KINGDOM RADIO THEATRE PRESENTS: THE THIRD SOLDIER

In ancient Rome, two old members of the legion discuss their past times as soldiers of the Empire. One, Graccus, recalls his part of the crucifixion of the said "King of Jews" in Jerusalem. What transpires is hostile banter and the sinister underbelly of Caesar's Gladiator sport.

"The Third Soldier" is a production of the New Kingdom Radio Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, a re-creation of an episode of NBC's "Biblical Dramas" series, originally broadcast 1/8/1928; made especially for Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 2020.

CAST:

Graccus: JV Torres

Antonius: Austin Beach

Narrator: Mike MacDonald

Lustra: Shannon Perry

Marius: Schuyler Torres

Tertius: Levi Reid

Dromidus: Brandon Richard

Caesar: Steve Fisher