Monday Matinee

For our seventh presentation Rachel Pulliam returns with three women stand vigil, awaiting the death of a loved one in this tense tale of...Suspense! in "Waiting"!

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Fractured Lives’ explores how the First World War literally fractured lives. The war’s many casualties were not just amongst the dead. There were the men maimed and disabled with scars that would blight the rest of their lives. The play also has resonance for the present day, as wars and international conflicts continue to fracture lives, leaving scars and injuries that can last a lifetime. Today men still return from war’s ‘theatre’ to play out new roles that they have not chosen.

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Christmas is over, but the adventure continues for Mrs. Claus! It's the exciting conclusion of "Evil Wears a Green Dress: A Mrs. Claus Story." With the villain's moon base in sight, Mrs. Claus is locked, loaded, and ready to deliver coal to the Scarlet Jade's stocking. Will our fearless party survive the onslaught of missiles, drones, droids, and foot-soldiers to put an end to her evil scheme before it's too late? You'll have to listen to find out... with episodes 3 and 4!

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Welcome to the Matinee for the last of April! This week Jack guest hosts giving tickets to Sonic Society #713, Fractured Lives, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.7- Waiting!

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In a similar vein to "Sorry Wrong Number," Laura Mirsky plays the role of Mary, an aging blind woman who must rely on her senses to deal with..."The Unexpected!"

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The gods think they can do what they want with us. They make shit for us and we’re supposed to deal with it. But you forget, we’ve also been given free will to express what we want and when we want it. We say this because we do not accept your court, we do not accept your laws, and we do not accept you! All we do is mirror the chaos around us. The Sad Tale of Sisyphus by Gill Buttery is new our adult retelling of the classical Greek myth of sisysphus, with new modern political undertones.

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It's the night after Christmas and all through the house, the incredible Adventures of Mrs. Claus captivated Jack and David from Last Act Radio Theatre! Mrs. Claus, Lyric, and Kuma find themselves trapped in a prison cell after trying to save Princess Nyra, and who's behind it? The Scarlet Jade herself, a nasty no-good-nik bent on draining planets of their lifeforce...but to what end?! Can Mrs. Claus and the gang stop the Scarlet Jade in time and save the Princess? Should they trust the handsome blue alien they meet along the way? And will Santa get to borrow the sled for Christmas Eve? Only one way to find out...

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This week Jack stands in front of the Matinee to give out tickets for Sonic Society #712, The Sad Tale of Sisyphus, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.6!

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In the long lineup of fictional hard-boiled detectives, Philip Marlowe stands out as one of the earliest and best. Raymond Chandler's creation first reached print in the early 1930s, then went on to memorable adaptations in film, television, and of course radio. "The Adventures of Philip Marlowe" had a solid four-year run of well over 100 episodes on CBS. Still, a handful of recordings are lost today. 

Now Project Audion recreates one of these missing episodes - "The Quiet Number" - directly from the original script, exactly seventy-five years after it was broadcast. "The Quiet Number" wasn't penned by Chandler, but we meet the son of the man who wrote this and most of Marlowe's other radio adventures. Then our transcontinental voice cast performs this gritty story of lost love in a hot Los Angeles summer via a live transcription that sounds just like 1949. Our versatile voice actors were:

Andy Hartson-bowyer in Virginia

Richard Durrington in Idaho

Gary Layton in Texas

Lothar Tuppan in California

Kristen James in Nevada

Holly Adams in New York

Kyle Bonn in Oregon

Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas

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Sophie cannot finish her dinner, she says she’s eaten enough. Sophie’s trying to make herself thinner. Says she’s eating too much and her brother says, “You’re joking,” and her mother’s heart is broken. Sophie has a hard time coping and besides; Sophie’s hoping… She can be like all the other girls…

Bones is a new play written by Renate Reynolds and tells the story of a young girl suffering through the inner turmoil and hurt that ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ has brought to her soul.

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