4. September 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…

Breaking News!

Hey, sorry the newsletter is late. Dragon*Con ate my soul and had my time for dessert. Better late than never!

Also, if you don’t follow us on Twitter, now’s a good time to start! We’ll be doing special promotions and giveaways via Twitter during the convention.

Live Performances:

For us right now it’s all about Dragon*Con! Please note the times and dates below as they are correct. The times, dates, and shows listed in the pocket program guide for the convention are not.

Saturday, September 5, 20097:30pmMarriott Atrium Ballroom Night Call by Brian Phillipsand The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler

Sunday, September 6, 20097:00pmRegency Ballroom (Hyatt) Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper,adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor and Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Enemies Within! by Ron N. Butler

Second season at the Academy Theatre.
October 24-25 - The Call of Cthulhu 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

Additionally in December, watch for the Academy Theatre’s own seasonal production. Details are yet to be finalized, but ARTC will be involved!

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.

Rory Rammer, Space Marshal

A longtime fan favorite comes at last to CD with five exciting episodes!
Get the whole collection on CD or from Audible.com!
The Phantom Menace: Captain Cosmos, Space Pirate, is waylaying spaceships all over the inner Solar System in his sinister, invisible battlecruiser. But is that any way to make a living?
The Island of Dr. Marceau: Investigating a terrorist extortion plot on Venus, Rory and Skip are kidnapped and brought before the shadowy figure behind the scheme: mad geneticist Rene Marceau.
The Last Vampire: Recovering an object plunging in from deep space, Rory and Skip, with Prof. Feynman and his daughter, find it is the last survivor of a race of alien vampires.
The Planetoid of Doom: Rory and Skip, with the help of a robotic deputy, must stop an asteroid miner who wants to cut out the “mining” step of getting his ore to Earth — by nudging the whole asteroid towards Earth with a hydrogen bomb!
The Lance of Justice: Rory and Skip are assigned by the Second Assistant Undersecretary for Public Affairs, Extraterrestrial Division, to act as technical advisers for a new TV show: “Lance Thruster, Rocket Ranger!”

Studio Productions:
Tales From the Dark River is on Audible.com now!
Work is continuing on An Atlanta Christmas and Throne of Shadows!
The following scripts are in pre-production!

• Blues for Johnny Raven by Thomas E. Fuller
• The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland
• All You Zombies… by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Victor Koman
• And much more to come!
• Could your favorite be next? Drop us a line and tell us what you want to hear!

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 August featured, fresh from our LibertyCon show, Our Fair City by Robert. A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Brad Strickland. We had intended to repeat this performance at Dragon*Con. Our time slot did not allow us to fit this one in, so we bring you the podcast instead! September brings you the second part. October…will be a surprise.

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

Snippets from the Static:

• Art imitates life department: Abandoned NASA projects. ARTC’s short piece by Ron N. Butler: The National Endowment for Space Art.
• Spam goes intergalactic. This is not what radio is meant for, folks.
• We’re all geeks here.
• No, really, we’re all geeks here. It’s ok.

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 production company, Dancing Monkey Cabaret!
• One of ARTC’s favorite musical guests, Juliana Finch, is touring around the country. 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!
and continue your support of audio drama with ARTC merchandise at Woodrow’s Mercantile (hosted by Cafe Press)
There is Adventure in Sound!

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