Monday Matinee

A pigeon race, as every fancier knows, begins with a basket. But with a hundred different finish lines, each one a backyard loft, when does a pigeon race end?

In 1913, Charlie Hudson entered one of his pigeons in a race from Rome to England. On the day of the big race a storm blew in and a thousand birds were swept away and never seen again. Apart from one…

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This week host David returns with more science fiction to the Summerstock stage with "Syndrome Johnny" a Tales of Tomorrow classic never before performed and brought by Project Audion and Larry Groebe, starring Trevor Rines, Tim Burns, Greg McAfee, Rhianno McAfee, Gary Layton, and our own Jack Ward!

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This week, we have the first of a three-part audio drama from Edward Einhorn and Untitled Theatre Company No. 61 adapted from the 1908 dystopian novel by Jack London called “The Iron Heel” and that can only mean it is… AUDIO DRAMA TIME!

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Come in from the cold! Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee with Sonic Society #698, Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 14.3- Syndrome Johnny, and The King of Rome!

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This week host David brings us the Shadow Recreation Society with "The Golden Deceiver"... The Prospector's are finding gold in them mountains! Carl Murray, an old-timey prospector, finds a good amount of gold; he is charmed by the beautiful and lovely Rita Karen, a singer at the "Lucky-Seven" Tavern. Little does Murray know; she has been helping Vince Regan, a two-timer barkeeper, in taking the profits for themselves... 

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Jon is an uneducated but well read and cultured northern man, who has lived and worked in the same town all of his life. As the local and national economies take a turn for the worse, respected union man Jon is, to his surprise made redundant. As his town and friends start to crumble, Jon realizes they need a voice, and thinks about pursuing his political interests. Homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, food banks and gambling have hit his town hard. He has the voice and a narrative. But does he have the answer? 

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This week, Fairies wreak havoc on the lives of their favorite human podcasters during 2020 lockdown. This modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set during 2020 NYC with bickering fae, flirtatious mortals, and a podcast within a podcast, must be the work of none other than The Faustian Nonsense Network. This phenomenal group has a beautiful collection of audio drama, fiction, and live play shows and much, much more. But we begin with their first outing with “A Midsummer Quarantine, episode 1- An Honest Puck“! It’s Audio Drama time! 

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Federal Stonecipher gets the new year started with the matinee opening for Sonic Society #697, The C in Our Community, and Sonic Summerstock Replay 14.2!

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A Re-Imagining of a classic X-Minus One episode where Colin Ord, a Space Officer waits six and a half years to be picked up on Pluto and can’t be sure what’s real and what isn’t

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Jeannie is an American citizen who relocated to Sheffield with her family several years ago and whose US driving license expired shortly after arrival. However, with 20 years of driving experience under her belt, she felt confident about obtaining a UK license.

That is, until she had to take the test. Until she met her instructors.

Written and performed by Jeannie Mcginnis and based on her own real life experiences of being an American living in Sheffield; ‘Bits and Bobs’ is our new heart-warming tale of persistence and parallel parking!

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