Monday Matinee

In this Project Audion broadcast, we recreate a lost 1953 episode of "On Stage" originally produced by and starring the husband and wife team of Cathy and Elliott Lewis. "On Stage" was an anthology with an emphasis on the relationships between men and women, allowing for everything from drama to comedy to romance. It may not be familiar to many people, but "On Stage" is well worth listening to. This episode, "A Month of Sundays," originally aired in August 1953 but no recording survives. Patte Rosebank plays the Cathy Lewis role from in Toronto Canada. She also directed. Tim Burns plays Elliott Lewis' part from Salina Kansas. Denise Cline, in Kentucky, is heard as Mrs. Marlin. Trevor Rines announced the show from Toronto. Ken Raney handled the live Sound Effects from Arlington Texas. Larry Groebe produced the show from Grapevine Texas.

Our 9th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2024. This is a recreation of "The Shadow radio episode..."The Long Arm of Death". The original broadcast took place on November 7, 1954. There is no surviving recording of the original broadcast so this your chance to hear what it might have sounded like back in the day. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.

This week Jack and David's feature "Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later" which takes place two years after Julius Caesar failed to beware the Ides of March and got stabbed to death by a band of well-wishers. Now the assassins have been rounded up and slaughtered in battle, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But who’s in charge now? 
With things on the verge of absolute collapse, the cool and calculating Cleopatra, the Queen of the Nile, has swung by for an extended visit. She’s eager to renew an alliance with Rome by any means necessary – including marriage and/or murder. 
A dramatic comedy of power politics, whirlwind romances, and running fast to get nowhere! Created by David K. Barnes

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for the last week in July with Sonic Society #778, No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death, and Project Audion #6 with "On Stage"!

Project Audion presents a recreation of the classic Lucille Ball sitcom "My Favorite Husband" with an episode from September 24, 1948. If you're not familiar with the show, it's the direct ancestor to "I Love Lucy," with many of the same situations and comedy - and when you're talking about Lucy, how much more do you need to say? "My Favorite Husband" was about "two people who live together and like it!" , and we feature THREE real-life couples sharing mikes from different locations in the US -- Denise & Norman Cline, Jannette & Ed Dennis, and Fern & Barry Katz, supported by Larry Groebe, Ken Raney, and John Mauldin.

Our 6th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2023. This is a recreation of the 1955 Suspense program - "The Whole Town's Sleeping". In this production we combined a bit of the music from the original broadcast with recreations of the original music in GarageBand. It ended up working very well.
If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/
While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. In this show our production values took a leap forward. This was our first time incorporating a green screen into the video production allowing us to place our performers into our own graphic backgrounds and simultaneously remove all microphones from the shot. If you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production

This week Jack and David's feature "Jackie the Ripper" where the infamous Whitechapel murders are retold in a serialised comedy-drama! We begin with "Chapter 1: Cock and Balls Story" and "Chapter 2: Leaving Her Mark"!

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for another amazing week in Mutual! This week it's Sonic Society #777, No Soap Radio: The Whole Town's Sleeping, and Project Audion #5: My Favorite Husband!

Project Audion presents a recreation of the vintage radio show Gunsmoke. Gunsmoke, one of the classic "adult Westerns", had a ten-year run on radio and an astounding 20+ years on television. This early episode, "The Guitar", originally aired December 26, 1953 and was later remade on both the television and radio series. A simple man with an unexpected talent is taunted by town bullies, with tragic results. Project Audion is a collaboration of radio theatre actors from across North America recording OTR shows live via Zoom. This Audion episode features the talents of Dennis Thompson in Colorado, Doug Fain in Kentucky, Paul Arbisi in Illinois, Dan Keenan in Colorado, Norman Cline in Kentucky, Pete Lutz in Texas, Denise Cline in Kentucky, Dick Huitema in Florida, Tim Burns in Kansas, Darren Rockhold in Illinois, and Larry Groebe in Texas. Doug Fain directed and Larry Groebe produced it.

Our 5th NO SOAP RADIO production created in April, 2023. This is a recreation of the 1949 Our Miss Brooks program starring Eve Arden - "Student Government Day". If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on
Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.