Monday Matinee

David is back and Jack is still among the missing! This week we're back with the final part of "A Beautiful Spell" from the Secrets, Crimes and Audiotape Podcast and for our second feature: Abigail Corbin tracks down renowned paranormal investigator James Hunter to help her investigate a mysterious series of murders. It's HAUNTED; The Audio Drama! starting out spooky season!

Federal Stonecipher opens the matinee for another week with Sonic Society #786- Hauinted Beauties, Project Audion #14, and Re-Imagined Radio: Frank Lovejoy Tribute!

Re-Imagined Radio samples two stories by Martin J. Gallagher, an independent composer and sound designer based in Portland, Oregon. Both stories are framed by music. "And the Waters Were Music" tells of Gallagher's 1998 visit to China with his wife Rose. He remembers how water and music were a part of his experience. "And the Ruins Became a Prayer," tells of learning about the war in Ukraine. In the story, Gallagher honors Ukrainian classical composer Valentin Silvestrov by recording a premiere performance of a three-movement string quartet, "Ruins of Mariupol," by Vancouver, Washington composer Daniel Truschov. From our Guest Producer series. Thank you for listening. 

"Did you hear about the plot to overthrow Christmas? Well, gather ye now from Maine to the Isthmus of Panama, and listen to the story of the utter inglory of some gory goings-on in hell. It happened down there that the fiends held a meeting for the purpose of defeating Christmas. With the aid of a fade, a fade on the radio, we'll take you there with a hi and hey-di-ho!" Project Audion has lovingly recreated Norman Corwin's charming 1938 radio fantasy using some of our best cross-country vocal talent performing live, augmented by a few visual effects. Our sterling cast cast includes Doug Fain, Dana Gonsalves, Les Marsden, Sally Martinez, Chris Messersmith, Duane Noch, Brad Oxnam, Patte Rosebank, and Lothar Tuppan, with Larry Groebe directing. Project Audion would be happy to make an audio copy of this show available at no charge to any radio station or podcast who would like to share this show with their listeners this holiday season. Please contact us!

David rides alone this week as Jack is lost in the wilds of Nova Scotia. Franny (Jenna Elfman) and Jim (Bodhi Elfman) have been happily married for 12 years. Until one night Franny wakes up with a very unsettling thought. What's her secret? The dark comedy, “A Beautiful Spell” is the beginning of Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. This week it's parts one and two!

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another powerful week! This week it's Sonic Society #785, Project Audion Episode 13, and Re-Imagined Radio: Water and Ruins!

We're thrilled to re-welcome Re-Imagined Radio back to the Monday Matinee stage as they present two radio stories, "Retribution" and "Restitution," both written by Cindy Brown, an actor, director, producer, playwright, and disabilities advocate based in Portland, Oregon. Both of Brown's stories are crime fictions for radio. Our tribute to Women's History Month. Part of our Guest Writer series.

Scary days, these. To suite the times, Project Audion episode offers three stories you know, from an old radio series that you don't. Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Purloined Letter", and "The Fall of the House of Usher" were adapted into taut, streamlined 15-minute editions for a lost mid-century syndicated radio series: "We Know a Poe Story." Project Audion's live-transcribed Zoom-based recreation of "We Know a Poe Story" draws on voices from across the country...this time including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, and Florida. Our cast includes Arrianna Abraham, Paul Arbisi, Dan Keenan, Duane Noch, Jacob Palka, Ken Raney, Kim Titus, Tom Wilkens, Lec Zorn, and Larry Groebe.

This week Jack and David look into "Confessions of a New Grad". When Brooklyn Winters graduates from university, she thinks that her adult life will “just kind of figure itself out.” Spoiler alert: this doesn’t happen. Six weeks after graduation, she has no job, no money, and is frantically calling her best friend to come and rescue her from the basement suite she has unwisely moved into with her dud of a boyfriend... Created by Greta Craig today's feature Canadian Podcast Awards nominee double-feature begins with chapters 1 and 2- Graduation and The Basement! It's Audio Drama Time!

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee early as a refuge from the storm. Come in and enjoy Sonic Society #784, Project Audion #12, and Re-Imagined Radio: Retribution-Restitution!