ARTC Podcast

The ARTC podcast for March featured The Last Dragon to Avondale by Thomas E. Fuller. Coming up on May 13, The Gargoyle’s Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.

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

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WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here!
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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!

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.

Getting Involved

We mention this from time to time, but we really need help. Yes, that kind, too, but I mean your help. We have a ton of fun creating audio drama and we’re ready to expand our audience. In order to do that, we need people who want to have fun creating audio drama, too!

Specifically we need people who can help with Foley sound effects, technical setups, marketing, production, production assistants, and fundraising. And acting. Some of our techies started out as actors and found they really enjoyed the technical side of things.

Now…we have pretty good ears and we can hear you saying now "I don’t know how to do any of that stuff." And that’s ok, because until we started actually doing it, neither did we. Seriously, most of us learned (and are learning) about the craft of audio drama by the seat of our pants and with the help of seasoned professionals and keep getting better through experience and practice.

Don’t live near the Atlanta area? No worries. Thanks to the magic of the Internet there’s still stuff you can do to help.

So put down that excuse and contact us about starting the next exciting thing in your life. There’s no commitment, but there’s also no pay…people come and go as their schedules allow, and we think that once you stop by the first time you’ll be hooked.

You’ll be glad you did. And we will, too.

Studio Recordings

We’re deep into studio territory having laid down tracks for bits and pieces of several of the scripts on our slate for this season. Mass editing will commence shortly!

And 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 aren’t resting on our laurels in live-performanceland. Coming soon, our exciting announcement for public performances in the 2010-2011 season at the Academy Theatre.

Next up:
LibertyCon, July 9-11
Programming: The Competitor by Brad Linaweaver and Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper
Dragon*Con, September 3-6
Programming: To be announced!

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Snippets from the Static:

• Someone has found a chapel in their basement. With what they believe are "meat hooks". Someone needs to hear (or read) H. P. Lovecraft’s The Rats in the Walls, I think.
• An adult book for the visually impaired. We have an audio drama that’s a little racy, too, called Can You Hear Me?
• A radio station for the visually impaired in Utah has had to shut down. We have a similar service here called the Georgia Radio Reading Service. And then there’s us.

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!

• See longtime ARTC performer and confidante Doug Kaye at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in The Taming of the Shrew, April 8-May 16!
• The Academy Theatre hosts more performances than just ARTC! Check out their performance calendar!
• 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!

There is Adventure in Sound!