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2009-06-02 Breaking Radio Silence!

2. June 2009 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first Tuesday of each month! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Live Performances:
LibertyCon is nearly upon us and the lineup has been (mostly) set! This year we are pleased to bring the following audio dramas to our good friends in Chattanooga, TN:

Our Fair City by Robert A. Heinlein
A newspaper reporter takes on corrupt city officials with the help of a retired newsstand operator, a photographer, and…a pet whirlwind named Kitten.
Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper
Mars is being explored and a once-thriving civilization has been discovered. But with the Martians long gone, how can we decipher their now-dead language?
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Enemies Within! by Ron N. Butler
In this brand new episode of our longest running and most popular series, a disgraced politician from Rory’s first adventure as a Space Marshal comes back to haunt him. Featuring characters first introduced in Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Luna Shall be Dry!

We’re also gearing up for Dragon*Con on September 4-7.
And finally, we are extremely excited to announce our second season at the Academy Theatre.
October 24-25 - The Call of C’thulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler
December 5-6 - An Atlanta Christmas created by Thomas E. Fuller, expanded by the authors of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company
March 27-28 - The Last Dragon to Avondale by Thomas E. Fuller

More details to be included in future newsletters. As always, expect more great audio drama and musical guests at these public performances!

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

The First ARTC art contest!
The deadline is approaching! It’s a tight race! Actually…nobody has entered. With these fabulous prizes I can only hope that people are waiting until the submission deadline to get their work in, but if that’s the case go ahead and send us an email letting us know so we’ll be on the lookout for it. Pass this along to your fast-working artist friends and let’s see what you can do! Here are the details again…

ARTC is well known for its adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft’s classic horror. With adaptations of At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Rats in the Walls in our CD collection and The Colour Out of Space in our live production catalog we thought we’d return to one of our earliest adaptations, The Call of C’thulhu. Originally adapted by Gerald W. Page and performed at the first Dragon*Con in 1987, the script has, unfortunately, been lost. Ron N. Butler, creator of Rory Rammer and adapter of The Colour Out of Space, among other outstanding new audio dramas, has agreed to do a brand new adaptation for us, which we will present as part of our 25th Anniversary celebration at Dragon*Con 2009.

We’d like for YOU to create the promotional poster and, eventually, CD cover art for this project. Here are the specifics:

Artwork should be portrait style, 3.75″ x 7.5″ with a “live” area of 3.25″ x 7″.
Submissions should be in jpg, gif, or png format, emailed to art@artc.org. Questions may be sent here as well.
Submissions should depict your vision of the short story The Call of C’thulhu by H. P. Lovecraft and must be your original work. We’ll fill in our logo, name, and showtimes afterwards.
Once a winner has been selected, a final version should be provided as a high-res Photoshop (psd) or TIF file of at least 300dpi.
One winner will receive the entire H. P. Lovecraft ARTC CD collection as well as a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD.
Three runners-up will receive a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD.
Artwork will be properly credited, but becomes the property of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.
Submission deadline: June 7, 2009

Studio Productions:
In addition to the new Rory Rammer CD that will be coming out very soon, we’re also pleased to announce that our storytelling release, Tales From the Dark River will be on Audible.com soon! We’re also hard at work on An Atlanta Christmas, Throne of Shadows, and we’re looking into some opportunities that will enable us to get our material out there faster and better than before.

And for you new subscribers, once again here’s the link to the outtakes from the studio sessions for Rory Rammer. These are being made available exclusively to subscribers of Breaking Radio Silence…not even the podcast gets this kind of content. And if you like it, let us know and we’ll be sure to include more like it in the future!

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!

Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

Getting Involved:
Ever wanted to help out ARTC but you weren’t sure how? Email us and let us know! There’s all kinds of things that can be done from anywhere in the world. Or if you have an idea for something you’d like to help out with, let us know that, too! We’re always eager to welcome new people into our fold in whatever way works best for them!

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for May featured Ghost Dance by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at a special engagement for Georgia Pacific. Remember, the studio recording of Ghost Dance is available for sale at our website and at Audible.com! June’s podcast will be a special surprise. For everybody. Because I haven’t picked it yet. Doesn’t everyone love surprises??

Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:

This reminds me a lot of the ARTC adaptation of Zap Thy Neighbor by James P. Hogan, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. How about you?
ARTC went to CDs several years ago…but are cassettes making a comeback?
We first reported this on our Twitter feed, but it bears repeating. Scientists are working on stealth sound technology. Shhhh.
An interesting article about The Saint.
And lastly, in The Rats in the Walls, Lovecraft makes reference to the Piltdown Man. I guess the story was more fictional than he’d expected.

Haven’t heard Zap Thy Neighbor? Want to? Let us know and we’ll add it to the list of upcoming podcasts!
Off-dial Programming:
ARTC has had dozens, if not hundreds, of members in its run since 1984, and they don’t just do radio drama. Look for these ARTC members in performances around the Atlanta area…and beyond!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!
Long time ARTC members Sarah Taylor and Oreta Taylor appearing with the Northside Festival Singers (YouTube video)
One of ARTC’s favorite musical guests, Juliana Finch, is touring around the country. See her in Decatur, GA, at Paris on June 21. Full tour calendar here!

Got something for Snippets from the Static or Off-dial Programming? Broadcast it this way!
As always:
Remember that more information about us and audio drama in general can be found at www.artc.org. Please feel encouraged to forward this newsletter to any and all who may have an interest in New Old-Time Radio, audio drama, or just using your imagination. You can contact us through the website or by emailing info@artc.org. Archives of these newsletters as well as other information may be found at blog.artc.org.

Handy social networking links:

Follow ARTC on Twitter!
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!
Check out our random updates on LiveJournal!
See pictures of audio drama in our Gallery!
There is Adventure in Sound!

Like what you heard? Pass this message along!Have you somehow become tired of receiving these emails? Unsubscribe But first ask yourself….what might keep me reading these? And then once you’ve answered that question, tell us!Did you accidentally unsubscribe? Horrors! Get subscribed again!Had a change of address? Want to refine some part of your life? Change your preferences!

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Breaking Radio Silence! 2009-05-05

6. May 2009 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first Tuesday of each month! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

The First ARTC art contest!
ARTC is well known for its adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft’s classic horror. With adaptations of At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Rats in the Walls in our CD collection and The Colour Out of Space in our live production catalog we thought we’d return to one of our earliest adaptations, The Call of C’thulhu. Originally adapted by Gerald W. Page and performed at the first Dragon*Con in 1987, the script has, unfortunately, been lost. Ron N. Butler, creator of Rory Rammer and adapter of The Colour Out of Space, among other outstanding new audio dramas, has agreed to do a brand new adaptation for us, which we will present as part of our 25th Anniversary celebration at Dragon*Con 2009.

We’d like for YOU to create the promotional poster and, eventually, CD cover art for this project. Here are the specifics:

Artwork should be portrait style, 3.75″ x 7.5″ with a “live” area of 3.25″ x 7″.
Submissions should be in jpg, gif, or png format, emailed to art@artc.org. Questions may be sent here as well.
Submissions should depict your vision of the short story The Call of C’thulhu by H. P. Lovecraft and must be your original work. We’ll fill in our logo, name, and showtimes afterwards.
Once a winner has been selected, a final version should be provided as a high-res Photoshop (psd) or TIF file of at least 300dpi.
One winner will receive the entire H. P. Lovecraft ARTC CD collection as well as a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD.
Three runners-up will receive a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD.
Artwork will be properly credited, but becomes the property of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.
Submission deadline: June 7, 2009

New Social Networking:
ARTC is pleased to be participating in the current online gab-fest that is Twitter!

Studio Productions:
The CD for Rory Rammer, Space Marshal is nearing completion! We aim to have it available for mail order and download in time for our appearance at LibertyCon on July 11…if not before. In the meantime, don’t forget the outtakes from the studio sessions. These are being made available exclusively to subscribers of Breaking Radio Silence…not even the podcast gets this kind of content. So if you’re not a subscriber, become one! We’re repeating the link from last month for our new subscribers. And if you like it, let us know and we’ll be sure to include more like it in the future!

Also, you told us and we listened. New pricing at Audible.com makes your favorite ARTC studio recordings more affordable than ever. Each piece is available individually or as the same set we sell on CD by mail order. Download and complete your collection!

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!

Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

Live Performances:
We’ve taken some time off to work on studio productions, but more great live audio drama is coming your way soon!

Our next confirmed live performances are at LibertyCon on July 11th and Dragon*Con on September 4-7.

Our second season at the Academy Theatre has been set and we’ll be announcing the dates and shows in our June newsletter, so stay tuned.

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for April included a special favorite of ours, and we hope yours as well, Blues for Johnny Raven, by Thomas E. Fuller, from our 25th Anniversary Performance at the Academy Theatre. Next up for May we’ll be bringing you Ghost Dance by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at a special engagement for Georgia Pacific. Remember, the studio recording of Ghost Dance is available for sale at our website and at Audible.com!

Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:

My Little Cthulhu.
Ron N. Butler contributed to our long-running series Bumpers Crossroads with a gem entitled Bradbury’s Funeral Home. Does this sound familiar?
Often called one of the most chilling, horrifying stories we’ve ever performed, Ron N. Butler’s A Case of Abuse was called to mind with this item.

Haven’t heard A Case of Abuse? Want to? Let us know and we’ll add them to the list of upcoming podcasts!
Off-dial Programming:

ARTC has had dozens, if not hundreds, of members in its run since 1984, and they don’t just do radio drama. Look for these ARTC members in performances around the Atlanta area…and beyond!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!
Longtime ARTC members Oreta Taylor, Clair W. Kiernan and Daniel W. Kiernan will be singing at a recital for students of John Sabine on Saturday May 9 at 5:00pm at the First Christian Church of Decatur.
ARTC member Sarah Taylor will be singing with the William Baker Festival Singers (part of the William Baker Choral Foundation) on May 17 at their annual “Bon Voyage Concert”. The concert will be held in Grace United Methodist Church at 8:00 pm.
Sarah Taylor will also be appearing with the William Baker Festival Singers in Charleston, SC, on May 25 at 3pm. Admission is FREE to the Circular Congregational Church, so arrive early for best seats!
ARTC members Sarah Taylor and Oreta Taylor will be singing with the Northside Festival Singers (part of the William Baker Choral Foundation) at their Season Finale concert on May 31 at 4:00 pm at the Alpharetta Presbyterian Church. The concert will feature early American music, jazz, and modern American choral works.
Audio costumers (yes, you read that right) Clair Whitworth Kiernan, Trudy Leonard, Fiona Leonard, Chrism Kronick, Caran Wilbanks, and Bill Kronick were awarded Best in Show Presentation- Master Class at CostumeCon 27 in Timonium, Maryland, on May 3. Their presentation, Killer Bs, was also recognized with a special award from Simplicity patterns for best use of Simplicity patterns for their costumes!
One of ARTC’s favorite musical guests, Juliana Finch, is touring around the country. See her in Hayward, CA on May 14, San Francisco, CA on May 15, and Los Angeles, CA on May 18. Full tour calendar here!

Handy social networking links:

Follow ARTC on Twitter!
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!
Check out our random updates on LiveJournal!
See pictures of audio drama in our Gallery!

There is Adventure in Sound!

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Breaking Radio Silence - 2009-04-07

12. April 2009 by David.

Studio Productions:
It’s been about two years since ARTC’s last studio release and we’re looking to correct that this year. Right now we’re putting the finishing touches on the long-awaited CD release of Rory Rammer, Space Marshal. In the meantime, allow us to whet your appetites with some outtakes from the studio sessions. (Outtakes link available exclusively to newsletter subscribers! Sign up to get the latest news about ARTC and great content like this!)

These are being made available exclusively to subscribers of Breaking Radio Silence…not even the podcast gets this kind of content. And if you like it, let us know and we’ll be sure to include more like it in the future!

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!
Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

Live Performances:
Thanks to everyone who came out to our kickoff event for our 25th Anniversary! Bits of it will be showing up on the podcast for the next few months and pictures are also available in the Gallery!

ARTC founder William L. Brown hosts the kickoff for the 25th Anniversary Event!

We’re just getting started on celebrating a quarter-century of great audio drama and intend to carry the celebration throughout this year, so stay tuned for new shows and other exciting announcements.

Our next confirmed live performances are at LibertyCon on July 11th and Dragon*Con on September 4-7.

We’re in negotiations to have a second season at the Academy Theatre, so look for news about that soon!

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Getting Involved:
ARTC will be hosting its first ever art contest beginning with next month’s newsletter! Watch this space for details on how you can create the next ARTC promotional poster and cover art and win fabulous prizes to boot!

Ever wanted to help out ARTC but you weren’t sure how? Email us and let us know! There’s all kinds of things that can be done from anywhere in the world. Or if you have an idea for something you’d like to help out with, let us know that, too! We’re always eager to welcome new people into our fold in whatever way works best for them!

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for March included another installment from Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Baby Boom, by Jonathan Strickland, fresh from the 25th Anniversary performance. Next up for April we’ll bring you a special favorite of ours, and we hope yours as well, Blues for Johnny Raven, by Thomas E. Fuller. Longtime listeners will recognize this piece as being the 5th show we ever put up on the podcast…we even re-ran it during our extended hiatus. This time, however, we are pleased to present the version performed in March for our 25th Anniversary kickoff. Featuring Daniel W. Kiernan as Johnny Raven, Fiona K. Leonard as Gloria Kinsolving, and Mary Buchanan on live saxophone, this piece demonstrates as few others can the power of the audio medium and the evolution of ARTC as a live performance company.

Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:

ARTC has a piece written by Ron N. Butler called Ask Mr. Omniscient, about a man on a radio talk show who knows everything. This isn’t quite the same, but it’s not far away, either!
One of our longtime serials, Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While U Wait, created by Ron N. Butler, talks about UFO abductions and how the best way to document one is to be out in the middle of nowhere with no witnesses or recording devices. Does this qualify? You be the judge.
Robert A. Heinlein’s house is for sale. Sort of. Also for sale are adaptations of Robert A. Heinlein’s short stories.
And finally, for audio enthusiasts everywhere, a possible cure for tinnitus is very welcome news.

Haven’t heard Ask Mr. Omniscient or Unresolved Mysteries: UFO Abductions? Want to? Let us know and we’ll add them to the list of upcoming podcasts!
Off-dial Programming:
ARTC has had dozens, if not hundreds, of members in its run since 1984, and they don’t just do radio drama. Look for these ARTC members in performances around the Atlanta area!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret! Next show: April 24-26 at the Academy Theatre.
ARTC member Jayne Lockhart will be appearing in “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” with the Town and Gown Players in Athens, GA! Show dates are April 17-19 and April 23-26.
Longtime ARTC members Clair W. Kiernan and Daniel W. Kiernan will be singing at a recital for students of John Sabine on Saturday May 9 at 5:00pm at the First Christian Church of Decatur.

Handy social networking links:
Follow ARTC on Twitter!
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!
Check out our random updates on LiveJournal!
See pictures of audio drama in our Gallery!
There is Adventure in Sound!

Subscribe to the ARTC newsletter!

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Breaking Radio Silence - ARTC News! 2009-03-03

3. March 2009 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first Tuesday of each month! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Live Performances:
The kickoff event for our year-long 25th Anniversary celebration is nearly upon us and I am pleased to be able to bring you the complete lineup of scripts you’ll be hearing in this performance.

King Kong (an audio introduction) by Gerald W. Page
Bumpers Crossroads: Bargains written by Terry Sanders, series created by Daniel Taylor
Poetry reading by ARTC founder William L. Brown
Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Baby Boom by Jonathan Strickland
Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While U Wait: Phrenotherapy by Ron N. Butler
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Asteroid of Love by Ron N. Butler
An Arkham Home Companion by Brad Strickland
and culiminating in one of our most ambitious audio performances, a story that can ONLY be told in audio, Blues for Johnny Raven by Thomas E. Fuller

All this and more with musical guests Alton Leonard and Juliana Finch!

Our Facebook event page currently has just under 750 invitees listed on it. Not everyone can come, obviously, but every person you invite to the show is another potential convert to the cause of New Old-Time Radio. Invite your friends!

Here’s all the details:

ARTC 25th Anniversary Spectacular
March 7, 8:00 pm - March 8, 2:30 pm
Academy Theatre
119 Center St.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
Tickets: $10
Box office: 404-474-8332

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Getting Involved:
Not on Facebook? Or, have another blog you’d rather plug us on? We’ve made it easy for you!
First, we’ve created a handy web-friendly poster for you!

The thumbnail goes to the midsize version (direct link here) and if you click on the midsize version you can get to the full size, suitable for printing! All this courtesy of the ARTC Gallery, so feel free to hotlink unless you’re especially high-traffic, and then we’ll ask you to rehost, but use your judgment.

Second, if you’re short on copy, feel free to use any of the material in this newsletter or from this posting on LiveJournal!

Studio Productions:
The sound effects library we mentioned in the previous newsletter is already helping streamline the production process. Look for new product soon!

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!

Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for February featured two episodes of our long-running series Bumpers Crossroads! The Developer and The Traffic Light. Next up in March, we’ll bring you another installment from Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Baby Boom - HEY! That looks familiar! Yes, it’ll be the performance from the 25th Anniversary show I mentioned above, so come on out and be a part of podcasting magic! Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:
Anyone who has ever heard our classic piece Most Pierced Man will get a shiver out of this story.
Similarly, this reminds us of our adapatation of Robert A. Heinlein’s All You Zombies…
And, lastly, we present this archive from the podcast to go with this story. Life imitating art? Just one more step, we think.

Haven’t heard Most Pierced Man or All You Zombies… ? Want to? Let us know and we’ll add them to the list of upcoming podcasts!
Off-dial Programming:
ARTC has had dozens, if not hundreds, of members in its run since 1984, and they don’t just do radio drama. Look for these ARTC members in performances around the Atlanta area!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!

Handy social networking links:
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!
Check out our random updates on LiveJournal!
Help us gather pictures of audio drama on our Gallery!
There is Adventure in Sound!

Subscribe to the ARTC Newsletter!

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Breaking Radio Silence! 2009-02-03

4. February 2009 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the online archive of the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first Tuesday of each month! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Live Performances:
Thanks to everybody who saw us at Chattacon! We had a blast and we hope you did, too!

Next up, ARTC returns to the Academy Theatre for our 25th Anniversary Kickoff. Featuring Thomas E. Fuller’s Blues for Johnny Raven: The Ambience Man and also musical guest Juliana Finch, this is going to test the limits of live performance in audio and marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of a quarter-century of original audio drama.

If you’re looking for a fast, cheap, and easy way to help ARTC, this show has a Facebook event associated with it. Our holiday show, An Atlanta Christmas ended up with a little over 700 people invited and for this show we’d like to make it to 1000. If you have a Facebook account, please go to the event page, RSVP, and then invite everyone you know. Even if they don’t live around here, you never know when you might reach someone who might appreciate a little Adventure in Sound!

Here’s all the details:

ARTC 25th Anniversary Spectacular
March 7, 8:00 pm - March 8, 2:30 pm
Academy Theatre
119 Center St.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
Tickets: $10
Box office: 404-474-8332
Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Getting Involved:
We get a number of inquiries from people asking how they can help with ARTC. Of course we always welcome new members, but some folks don’t have the time, have no interest in the gritty details of audio production or acting, or just don’t happen to live in the area where we rehearse. For all of you folks, Thank You for your interest. We have some solutions for you.

Join the ARTC Facebook page.
Contribute to the ARTC photo Gallery! Just create an account, wait for us to approve you, and upload your pictures of our performances to the website!
Tell folks about this mailing list!

Studio Productions:
The sound effects library we mentioned in the previous newsletter is already helping streamline the production process. Look for new product soon!

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!
Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for January featured Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Atomic Graveyard. February will see two episodes of our long-running series Bumpers Crossroads! The Developer and The Traffic Light. Modern technology tries to find the little town that time forgot, but gets lost along the way. Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:
We’d like to present this episode from the podcast for context. Finished listening to that? Now check out this story.

Off-dial Programming:
ARTC has had dozens, if not hundreds, of members in its run since 1984, and they don’t just do radio drama. Look for these ARTC members in performances around the Atlanta area!

Doug Kaye returns to the role of Friar Lawrence in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the New American Shakespeare Tavern, January 31-March 1.. He promises spectacular swordplay, so make a point of attending!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!

There is Adventure in Sound!

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2009-01-01 Breaking Radio Silence!

1. January 2009 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first of each month! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Happy New Year!
Ok, now that that’s out of the way…

Goals:
As the tired old cliche goes, 2008 has come and gone. We set some lofty goals for ourselves this year and we achieved many of them. One of the big ones is one that all of you helped out with, we purchased a sound effects library. This is a major achievement for us and we have big plans for bigger, richer soundscapes through the use of this new tool as well as custom sound effects that we will record ourselves. Thanks to everyone who donated to help us with this project. What’s up for 2009? Why don’t you tell us? Write to us and tell us what you want to hear out of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. After all, we’re here for you.

Live Performances:
We’d also like to thank everyone who came out to see An Atlanta Christmas this past December. It was well received and a success by all measures. Thanks to your generosity at this pay-what-you-can event, we were able to donate $160 to the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta. The Christmas show has moved around a lot in the last few years, but we hope that the Academy Theatre will continue to host us for the foreseeable future.

Next up, ARTC’s love affair with the city of Chattanooga, just over the TN/GA border continues. We’ve been performing at LibertyCon for the last several years and now we’re making our first ever appearance at Chattacon on January 24 where we plan to reprise our performance of The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler, as well as The Gargoyle’s Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. We’re also trying to squeeze in a seldom-heard episode of Rory Rammer, Space Marshal, so stay tuned for that.

Following Chattacon, ARTC returns to the Academy Theatre for our 25th Anniversary Spectacular. It’s so spectacular that we’re dazzled by the light of the radio dial and haven’t picked all the programming yet, but I can tell you that we will feature Thomas E. Fuller’s Blues for Johnny Raven: The Ambience Man and also musical guest Juliana Finch. Here’s all the details:

ARTC 25th Anniversary Spectacular
March 7, 8:00 pm - March 8, 2:30 pm
Academy Theatre
119 Center St.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
Tickets: $10
Box office: 404-474-8332

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
Going back to the goals section of the newsletter just briefly, ARTC hasn’t had a studio release since Special Order came out in 2006 (coincidence??). This year we resolve to do better. There are several things right on the verge of completion and we hope to have available for you this year the long-awaited releases of An Atlanta Christmas, Throne of Shadows, Country of the Blind, and the often-rumored collection of Rory Rammer, Space Marshal, featuring four of our favorite episodes!
In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog!

Think CDs are old hat? ARTC is available by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon!

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for December featured three new additions to An Atlanta Christmas. Rudolphium by Cyd Hoskinson, Christmas on the High Seas by Jonathan Strickland, and Christmas Rose by Kelley S. Ceccato. This month, to kick off the 25th Anniversary of ARTC, we will bring you the newest episode of Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Atomic Graveyard. Tune in on the second Thursday of each month at 8pm for more free audio drama from ARTC!

Snippets from the Static:
Anyone familiar with our long-running series Bumpers Crossroads is probably also familiar with that show’s long-running sponsor, Collins’ Best Coffee, that special concentrated blend that gives you more of what you drink coffee for. Looks like in the future you might be able to get Collins’ Best for your car!

Some time back, ARTC did an adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s wonderful novel, Guards! Guards!, which was later podcast in three parts. He has now been granted knighthood. Coincidence?? …probably. Congratulations, Sir Terry Pratchett!

Former ARTC President Geoffrey M. Brown in his new production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!
As always:
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Breaking Radio Silence - 2008-12-01

1. December 2008 by David.

Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter! The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Holiday gift-giving:
We hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving. As we all gear up for the holiday season, we’d like to remind you to give the gift of imagination with the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. CDs are available by mail order at artc.org or you can download from Audible.com, iTunes, and now Amazon!

But that’s not all! Planning to give something that we don’t sell? You can support ARTC without costing yourself any extra money by visiting artc.org first and using us as your portal to Amazon.

Live Performances:
ARTC’s next live performances will be Saturday, December 6 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, December 7 at 2:30 pm. We will perform our annual presentation of An Atlanta Christmas conceived by Thomas E. Fuller and written by the various authors of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. This performance, one of our perennial favorites, has been performed at venues as diverse as high schools, Eddie’s Attic, and even a hair salon! Come celebrate the Magic of Christmas with the Magic of Radio and this charming story of the season as seen through Southern eyes.

An Atlanta Christmas
December 6, 8:00 pm - December 7, 2:30 pm
Academy Theatre
119 Center St.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
This performance is FREE, but donations are accepted with a suggested donation of $10. 25% of all donations collected at the door will go to the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta.
Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
Studio productions are tricky beasts. You think you’re about done with one and suddenly Real Life intervenes and you’re set back quite a bit. Suffice to say that for the upcoming 25th Anniversary year of ARTC we have the potential to release several new CDs including Throne of Shadows by Thomas E. Fuller, An Atlanta Christmas by Thomas E. Fuller, as well as All You Zombies…by Robert A. Heinlein if all goes according to plan. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, don’t forget our already extensive catalog! Original audio drama makes a great gift this holiday season.

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast this month features a two-fer! Nothing-at-All by Kelley S. Ceccato, divided into two parts, both parts offered one week apart from each other. We’ve kicked off the holiday season by giving you the gift of not having to wait until next month for the concluding chapter in the story! Tune in each month for more free audio drama from ARTC!

In other news:

ARTC has been invited to Chattacon! More information in next month’s newsletter!

As always:
Remember that more information about us and audio drama in general can be found at www.artc.org. Please feel encouraged to forward this newsletter to any and all who may have an interest in New Old-Time Radio, audio drama, or just using your imagination. You can contact us through the website or by emailing info@artc.org. Archives of these newsletters as well as other information may be found at blog.artc.org.

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5. February 2008 by David.

Hello and welcome to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company’s new weblog! Here you will find archived newsletters, information about audio drama in general, interesting happenings from radio theatres around the country, and much more!

Using a weblog is the next step in what we call New Old-Time Radio…using modern technology and acting techniques to enrich an art form that brings new vibrance to stories and stirs the imagination to life by being an active medium and involving the listener.

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