Moonlight Audio Theatre

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PREVIEW TRAILER: "Short Order" by Sole Twin Audios Aug 25, 2021

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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

EVP PRESENTS: "Gunsmoke" & "Stagecoach" Aug 09, 2021

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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!

EVP'S WAVEFRONT ANTHOLOGY: "Voting is Anonymous" Aug 06, 2021

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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

ALGIERS (Lux Radio Theatre remake) - Sonic Summerstock 2021 Aug 05, 2021

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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

63AUDIO PRESENTS: "THE BLUEJACKET JOURNAL" LIVE SHOW (1989) Aug 05, 2021

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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 Aug 05, 2021

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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

CENTRALCASTING PRESENTS: Two Plays by Will Anderson Jul 31, 2021

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Centralcasting presents The Son of West Branch and Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing, by Will Anderson

In this special double-feature, award-winning audio playwright Will Anderson presents a tribute to former US President Herbert Hoover.

THE SON OF WEST BRANCH: AMERICA'S GREAT HUMANITARIAN

The Son of West Branch: America's Great Humanitarian is an historic dramatization looking at the pivotal moments of Herbert Hoover's life from his early childhood up to the eve of the 1928 presidential election. It was written by Anderson during an artist residency at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in 2008. This performance, which stars Phil Proctor (of The Firesign Theatre) as Herbert Hoover, was recorded in front of a live audience of about 200 by the National Audio Theatre Festivals in July 2011 and received an Award of Excellence in the 2012 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.

Directed by: Butch D'Ambrosio

Assistant Director: Sue Bilich

Technical Director: David Shinn

SFX Director: Tony Brewer

Live SFX Mixer: Renee Pringle

Music Mixer: Ben Taylor

Intro Credits: Phil Proctor & Robin Miles

Narrator: Madison Wiehe

Hulda Hoover: Suzan Lorraine

Announcer: Rich Fish

Tad Hoover: Terry Hampton

Herbert at age 2: Sue Bilich

Jesse Hoover: Peter Pollack

Dr. Minthorn: Phil Proctor

Sissy: Melinda Peterson

Toby: Tom Wiens

Mother: Sue Bilich

Conductor: Steve D'Onofrio

Herbert Hoover: Phil Proctor

Voter: Tony Brewer

Edith: Robin Miles

Martha: Toni Johnson

Charles: Michael Byers

Bewick: Jack Davids

Secretary: Suzan Lorraine

Jules's Mother: Christy Jordan

Child: Sue Bilich

Colonel Schmidt: Rich Fish

German Aide: Lucus Keppel

Jules: Michael Byers

Blues Singer: Emily Carlson

Radio Announcer: Rich Fish

Mayor: Bill Chessman

Reporter: Lucus Keppel

Music Director: Dwight Frizzell

Master Mix: Kyle Harris

Guitar: Julia Thro

Drums: Pat Conway

Stage Manager: Jorda Ford

Recording Truck Engineers: Mike Konopa & Kerby Mitchell

Art Design and Layout: Kelly DeBoyer

Sampling Artist/Sound Effects Preproduction/Final Mixdown: Marc Wiener

SIXTY-SIX TRIPS TO LANSING

Inspired by the popular acclaim for the musical "Hamilton," this short comedy script follows the efforts of a professor attempting to get funding for a presidential-rock-musical based on the life of Herbert Hoover. This piece was recorded by actors in isolation during the 2020 pandemic lockdown and assembled in post. Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing was awarded a silver listening award by the National Audio Theatre Festivals at their 2021 Hear Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival.

The committee chair: Ted Clayton.

Vice chair: Jeffrey Weinstock

The applicant: Andrew Papa

Written by Will Anderson and edited by Lucas Nunn.

ADVENTURES OF THE FEDERATED TEC #8 - Night Shots Jul 10, 2021

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NARADA RADIO COMPANY

We proudly present episode eight, "Night Shots", adapted by Mark Slade from Hammett's seventh published Op story, in 1924. This is the season one finale, and we hope you enjoy it and will join us for season 2, coming soon.

Join us for mystery and adventure as the Tec takes a case at a farm in the little town of Knownburg, where the invalid patriarch, recovering from pneumonia, was awakened by a shot fired through his window! The deputy sheriff is baffled, and the chief suspect seems to be the son-in-law...in fact, he dares the Tec to find evidence against him! It's non-stop action and intrigue as our hero does his best to get to the bottom of this whodunit -- before the elderly gent -- or anybody else -- gets killed.

ADVENTURES OF THE FEDERATED TEC WAS CONCEIVED BY PETE LUTZ AND DEVELOPED BY PETE LUTZ AND MARK SLADE.

"Night Shots" was directed by Pete Lutz, mixed and mastered by Daniel French of Fishbonius Sound Design.

Our Cast consisted of the following players:

ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold

THE FEDERATED TEC/FARM HANDS 2 & 3: Pete Lutz

GALLAWAY: Jeff Moon

MRS. GALLAWAY: Rachel Pulliam

DRIVER/SHANDY/MR. FIGG/FARM HAND 1: John Bell

MISS CAYWOOD: Angela Young

MR. EXON: Frank Guglielmelli

DR. RENCH: Paul Arbisi

MRS. FIGG: Geri Elliff

THE OLD MAN: Joe Stofko

Theme and certain incidental passages by Dr. Ross Bernhardt

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KCAL Presents "The Incredible Annalee" Jul 02, 2021

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KCAL Presents FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE: The Incredible Annalee

Performed live at the KCAL Hometown Theater, in Nicholasville, KY at its summer show June 25 - 27, 2021, this is the KCAL Old Time Radio Troupe presenting an episode of old-time radio show Four Star Playhouse. This episode, which originally aired on NBC on August 21, 1951, is called "The Incredible Annalee".

KCAL Troupe members are, in order of appearance:

Doug Fain (Announcer)

Denise Cline (Commercial and Operator)

Connie McDonald (Annalee)

David Damron (Jim)

Norman Cline (Pickerel)

Steve Watts (Carlyle)

KCAL Presents "A Man's Home is Her Castle" Jul 02, 2021

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KCAL Presents: GRAND MARQUEE: A Man's Home is Her Castle

Performed live at the KCAL Hometown Theater, in Nicholasville, KY at its summer show June 25 - 27, 2021, this is the KCAL Old Time Radio Troupe presenting an episode of old-time radio show Grand Marquee. This episode, which originally aired on NBC on February 29, 1947, is called "A Man's Home is Her Castle".

KCAL Troupe members are, in order of appearance:

David Damron (Announcer)

Steve Watts (commercials)

Denise Cline (Jane)

Norman Cline (Dick)

Connie McDonald (Gladys)

Doug Fain (Elwood Marsden)