Monday Matinee

Project Audion's live-transcribed cross-continental Zoom-based production for October is an episode from Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air from 1938. No, not the "War of the Worlds" which everyone knows, but "Around the World in 80 Days" which aired the week before. Welles, John Houseman, and Howard Koch condensed Jules Verne's 1872 novel into a fast-paced 60 minutes, and fewer than 20 characters (which we handle by doubling each actor's part.) Phileas Fogg's journey started October 2, 1872 at about 9 PM: Project Audion's recreation premieres exactly 148 years later! In our sterling cast: Paul Arbisi / Illinois John Bell / Alabama Norman Cline / Kentucky Aileen Corpos / Texas Dana Gonsalves / Texas Larry Groebe / Texas Pete Lutz / Texas Les Marsden / California Pete Lutz directed, and Larry Groebe produced.

The latest performance by Chicago's Northside/Southside Radio Players is "Put the Kettle On," Episode Two -- The Furry Turtles." This zany original musical comedy features the return of Mrs. Ellen Thackeray, her brother Bertie, and their handyman, Merkle. Merkle's discovery of strange little creatures living under the garage precipitates a near-miracle, as penned by and featuring David Drazin, with Carol Seymour, Nick Palumbo, Joe Urbancik, Douglas Bryan Bean, and Tom Gollagly. Sound engineering by Mickey Cushing of Chicago's Mystery Street Recording Studio.

We're off and running with Season 19 as tonight's feature is Roi Gold Productions' "Fall of the House of Sunshine". The complete and crazy musical adventures that begins with the murder of kids' TV show host and spins out into a world of: angry puppets, a tooth worshipping cult, a fuzzy elder god, and so, so much more! It's Episodes 1- 3: Open Wide and Say Die, Down in the Dank Darkness Darts Dankent and In the Mouths of Mouthness! It's Audio Drama Time!

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee when school's impending. Don't play hooky! Get your last free day with Sonic Society #783, Northside/Southside Radio Players: Put the Kettle on #2, and Project Audion #11!

Project Audion's 10th episode recreates one the best episodes from the award-winning 1950s science fiction series "X Minus One" using a cross-country Zoom conference and a cast of both Audion veterans and first-timers: Announcer: Trevor Rines in Canada Narrator: Kim Titus in Texas Guy Burkhardt: Lothar Tuppan in California Mary Burkhardt: Rachel Pulliam in Missouri Henry Swanson: Duane Noch in New Jersey Dorchin: John Bell in Alabama April Horn: M J Cogburn in Texas with sound effects by Key Raney in Texas, and production and direction by Larry Groebe In "The Tunnel Under the World," based on a story by Frederick Pohl, a man was up on June 15th with a strange feeling of deja-vu. His suspicions turn out to be justified when he eventually discovers his whole world is not would it seems to be... 

The latest performance by Chicago's Northside/Southside Radio Players is "The Man From Lot Two": a zany musical comedy adapted for audio theater from a 1966 script originally penned by authors Bob Connelly and Raymon Bruce, who worked in Hollywood on the crews of hit TV shows. Our story features Douglas Bryan Bean as a "movie nut" with a chameleon like ability to change his appearance at will and add to his "secret filmography" by blending in with the cast of a network TV pilot episode. Additional cast members are Nick Palumbo, Tom Gollagly, David Drazin (also composer/musician), Joe Urbancik, and Carol Seymour (also director/script adapter). Lyricist: Mark Wood. Sound engineering by Mickey Cushing of Chicago's Mystery Street Recording Studio.

To kick off this inaugural week of Season 19 of the Sonic Society, hosts Jack and David have a special feature of The Crossing Guard Tapes by Jim Waters with Tape 1 Side A and B and Side A of Tape two...  Hit play!

Federal Stonecipher returns this week for the last days of summer with Sonic Society #782, Northside/Southside Radio Players: The Man From Lot Two, and Project Audion #10!

Project Audion premieres our recreation of the classic supernatural radio show "Lights Out" - a 1943 episode entitled "Little Old Lady." It's a ghostly story written and directed by the master of spooky stories, Arch Oboler. It's a tale truly made for radio, where you close your eyes and let your imagination run wild. Except this time, keep your eyes open and watch the voice actors do their stuff. Our transcontinental cast, hooked together via Zoom, includes Angela Young; Kristin James; Denise Cline; Brad Oxnam; Larry Groebe; and John Mauldin of the Inexplicable Dumb Show in Tennessee. We hope you'll listen in...with the lights out!

Welcome back to our final episode of No Soap Radio- for now- on Monday Matinee! This week  Jack Benny returns with "Hello Louella"!