ARTC - Breaking Radio Silence

2010-06-01 Breaking Radio Silence!

David — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:19:11 +0000

There is Adventure in Sound!

ARTC Podcast

The ARTC podcast for March featured The Gargoyle’s Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. Coming up on June 10, Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Set Loose the Dogs of Time!

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

ARTC on the Air!

WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here!

Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm

Program director for public radio? Need programming?

ARTC at PRX

Follow ARTC on Twitter

“Like” ARTC on Facebook

Check out our random (and rare) updates on LiveJournal

See pictures of audio drama in our Gallery

Continue your support of audio drama with ARTC merchandise at Woodrow’s Mercantile (hosted by Cafe Press)

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.

Nominated

We received notification the other day that ARTC’s Podcast has been nominated for a Parsec Award! We’re really thrilled about this (since we didn’t nominate ourselves) and are putting together the materials to formally submit ourselves for consideration. Thanks!

Getting Involved
Part 2

In the last newsletter, I asked everyone to put down their excuses and get involved in ARTC. Since then we’ve gotten responses from folks in South Carolina, Washington, Ireland, and Georgia (the country, not the state)!

Also, hits to our website have gone up nearly 50%! So this is a big thank you to those of you who responded, those of you who helped get the word out even if you didn’t write to us, and those of you who are still getting around to writing.

For that last group there, what are you waiting for? Write to us and help us create Adventures in Sound!

Studio Recordings

The studio projects are proceeding nicely! We have completed voice work for Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Colour of the Shadow of the Outsider Over the Mountain of Madness Out of Space by Ron N. Butler and Nothing-at-All by Kelley S. Ceccato.

Several other titles are in various states of completion as well, and more are slated to begin very soon. And now…a few weeks (months?) of editing…

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:

Ok, this is a little lowbrow, but still: The 50 Hottest Women of Radio.
Audio drama for the deaf? It’s (possibly) more likely than you think.
We pride ourselves on improving and stimulating the imagination. Here’s some quotes on the subject.

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 CORIOLANUS! June 5-June 27.
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!
Planetary Stories! Lots of ARTC contributors here including Gerald W. Page and Ron N. Butler!

Got something for Snippets from the Static or Off-dial Programming? Broadcast it this way!

There is Adventure in Sound!

2010-05-06 Breaking Radio Silence!

David — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:23:45 +0000

There is Adventure in Sound!

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!

ARTC on the Air!

WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here!
Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm

Program director for public radio? Need programming?
ARTC at PRX

Follow ARTC on Twitter

"Like" ARTC on Facebook

Check out our random (and rare) updates on LiveJournal

See pictures of audio drama in our Gallery

Continue your support of audio drama with ARTC merchandise at Woodrow’s Mercantile (hosted by Cafe Press)

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!

2010-04-06 Breaking Radio Silence! ARTC News

David — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:23:17 +0000

There is Adventure in Sound!

ARTC Podcast

The ARTC podcast for March featured The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato. Coming up on April 8…a special surprise.

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

ARTC on the Air!

WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here!
Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm

Program director for public radio? Need programming?
ARTC at PRX

Follow ARTC on Twitter

Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook

Live Performances

Thanks to everyone who made The Last Dragon to Avondale a huge success for us! We met a bunch of wonderful new people and were reunited with some old ones who we hadn’t seen in a while and the verdict seems to be that it was one of our best shows ever.

We’d especially like to thank Paul Mercer and Brad Weage for their musical performances in The House Across the Way. We’ll be taking this piece into the studio this spring and if the live performance is anything to go by, the formal recording is going to be spectacular. Also, Rooke was amazing!

We also successfully raised money to benefit the Georgia Aquarium! Final tallys are still being done, but it looks like we raised somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 to help them with their research into endangered and threatened species.

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.

Studio Recordings

With our live season concluded for the time being, we are completing final preparations for our return to Audio Craft Studio to work with recording wizard Henry Howard on our next batch of material for CD and Audible.com.

On the slate this time:

The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft
The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft
The Dancer in the Dark by Thomas E. Fuller
Blues for Johnny Raven by Thomas E. Fuller
The House Across the Way by Kelley S. Ceccato
Nothing-At-All by Kelley S. Ceccato
The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato
The Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants by Sketch MacQuinor
The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: The Widow’s Web by Ron N. Butler
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Colour of the Shadow of the Outsider over the Mountain of Madness out of Space by Ron N. Butler
Haunter Hunters by Thomas Berry
Horror at Camp Healthy Springs by Thomas Berry

That’s quite a lineup!

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

Snippets from the Static:

A gallery of cassettes.
An article about RealNetworks and media piracy. Share the ARTC Podcast, but please don’t pirate our work… we can’t afford it.
Bad reviews of classic books on Amazon. Incidentally, you can review ARTC recordings on Audible.com. Be honest!

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!

Breaking Radio Silence 3/2/2010

David — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:51:05 +0000

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:
ARTC is pleased to announce that we will have guest violinist Paul Mercer with us for The House Across the Way! A talented and innovative musician, Paul has appeared with the Changelings, Jill Tracy and her Malcontent Orchestra, and The Ghosts Project, among many others. He will be joining longtime ARTC composer, pianist, and synthesizer Brad Weage in what is sure to be a stunning duet, wrapping up Kelley S. Ceccato’s story of the romance between a grieving young man and the spirit of Hope Caudle.

The House Across the Way will accompany our feature presentation, The Last Dragon to Avondale (also on Audible.com) by Thomas E. Fuller. This show is a benefit for the Georgia Aquarium, with 25% of ticket sales going to support their research program for endangered and threatened species.

The Last Dragon to Avondale with The House Across the Way
March 27 at 8:00pm
March 28 at 2:30pm
Special Musical Guests: Rooke and Paul Mercer!
Tickets: $10
Special offer: FREE admission to the visually impaired with half-price admission for their sighted friends and family!

The roar of an approaching subway train becomes a different kind of roar and the train becomes a creature of quicksilver and flames. A case of nerves? Or the defiant cry of a creature older than humanity?

In The Last Dragon to Avondale, Thomas E. Fuller told a story of suspense and mystery through the magic of audio drama. In so doing he also speculated on what unique adaptations endangered species might be forced to exhibit to continue their very survival. ARTC is pleased to benefit the Georgia Aquarium in their study of endangered species by contributing 25% of total ticket sales to this cause.

Special musical guest, Rooke!

Also included, The House Across the Way by Kelley S. Ceccato featuring guest violinist Paul Mercer and Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Colour of the Shadow of the Outsider Over the Mountain of Madness Out of Space by Ron N. Butler.

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
ARTC is pleased to announce that we will be returning to our usual haunt, Audio Craft Studio, where Henry Howard will once again be providing recording engineering services for us. We always get great sound out of Henry and Audio Craft and we’re really excited to be bringing our latest batch of dramatic audio back to a place that can rightly be called home.

And 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 February featured Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. Coming on March 11, The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato. Get a taste of Kelley’s writing style before you come to the show at the end of March. There will also be a selection from our musical guest Rooke!

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

Snippets from the Static:

Behold, the power of Sound.
Silence and sound, the yin and yang of our craft. We think we understand how we hear sounds, but how do we perceive silence?
Fresh off our performance and podcast of Omnilingual, this story appears. Just another example of how we control the media.
Some of our colleagues get some ink in the Wall Street Journal!

See longtime ARTC performer and confidante Doug Kaye at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in King Lear, March 4-April 4!
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!

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:
ARTC on the Air! WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here! Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm
Program director for public radio? Need programming? Try ARTC at PRX!
Follow ARTC on Twitter!
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!

Check out our random (and rare) 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!

Breaking Radio Silence - 2/2/2010

David — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:14:44 +0000

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:
ARTC’s next live performance will be at the Academy Theatre where we will present The Last Dragon to Avondale (also on Audible.com) by Thomas E. Fuller.

Here’s the gory details:

March 27 at 8:00pm
March 28 at 2:30pm
Musical Guest: Rooke!
Tickets: $10

This will be a benefit performance for the Georgia Aquarium where 25% of our ticket sales will go to their 4R program!

In The Last Dragon to Avondale, Thomas E. Fuller told a story of suspense and mystery, creating a sense of fear in the audience as an unlikely circumstance leads to a novel conclusion. In so doing, however, he also examined the plight of the endangered species and what unique adaptations they might be forced to exhibit to continue their very survival.

ARTC is pleased to benefit the Georgia Aquarium in their own study of endangered species and species survival through the 4R Program by contributing 25% of total ticket sales to this cause.

Also joining us for these performances will be special musical guest, Rooke. Performing rarely these days, they’re an endangered species in their own right.

Also included in this performance will be The House Across the Way by Kelley S. Ceccato and Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Colour of the Outsider over the Mountain of Madness out of Space and one or two other surprises as well!

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
Still in Pre-Production. We’re getting really excited about it!

And 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 those far off, future days of 1985AD, after men have landed on the moon! Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Enemies Within! by Ron N. Butler! Coming up in February, Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.

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

Snippets from the Static:

At Chattacon we presented NOSINET. Which this reminds us of. We remember when this piece was funny…now it’s just par for the course.
The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts. No, the ARTC Podcast didn’t make the list. (harsh language)
Why does music sound happy or sad depending on whether it’s in a major or minor key?
And, lastly, a list of things we’ve broadcast into outer space for people not on Earth to listen to. Again, the ARTC Podcast didn’t make the list.

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!

Handy social networking links:
ARTC on the Air! WGUN 1010AM in Atlanta, streaming here! Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm
Follow ARTC on Twitter!
Become a fan of ARTC on Facebook!

There is Adventure in Sound!

2010-01-08 Breaking Radio Silence! ARTC News!

David — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:05:06 +0000

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Breaking Radio Silence - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Newsletter

Happy New Year! Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC newsletter, published on or around the first Tuesday of each month! The disclaimer fulfills its purpose this month as a variety of things conspired to keep your newsletter unpublished, but things are back on track now…

The purpose of a newsletter is to bring news, so let’s begin with news about…

Thanks!
We say it, but it bears repeating. Thanks to everybody who listens and keeps the spirit of imagination alive. Remember, we’re here for you, so feel free to write and let us know how we’re doing. We love fan mail, constructive criticism, and suggestions for how we can improve.

ARTC on the air!
As reported in our Station Identification supplemental newsletter, after years of having to shuffle our feet awkwardly whenever asked the question “What station are you on?” we finally have a legitimate answer!

ARTC can now be found on WGUN, 1010AM, here in Atlanta on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00pm. Tune in Saturday nights for our as-yet-untitled comedy half-hour and then again on Sunday nights for Into the Labyrinth, a festival of horror, suspense, science fiction, and the macabre. There’s going to be lots of Lovecraft, Heinlein, and some material that hasn’t yet made its way into the studio yet.

Can’t pick the station up where you live? Stream the broadcast online!

We’re really excited about this opportunity. Look for more announcements and information as the shows evolve. Oh, and if you have a suggestion for what to call the comedy half-hour, send it our way!

Live Performances:
ARTC’s next live performance will be at Chattacon on January 23 where we will bring you A Ship Named Francis by John Ringo and Victor Mitchell, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. One of our most popular recent adaptations, which has received rave reviews at LibertyCon and Dragon*Con.

Space.The Final Frontier.

Or so they say.

Writers of speculative fiction have given us
glimpses of a future in
which travel to other
planets is
commonplace.

Sleek space ships
propelled at speeds
faster than light itself;
Aboard them, a new
generation of pioneers
and explorers, the
best and brightest of

humanity.

But what about those
who aren’t the best
and brightest? Where are they?

Also included in the Chattacon show will be Rory Rammer: The Angel of Destruction and SWATting the Books, both by Ron N. Butler.

In March we’ll wrap up the Academy Theatre 2009-2010 season with The Last Dragon to Avondale (also on Audible.com)by Thomas E. Fuller, with special musical guest Rooke!

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

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
We’re in pre-production now for our most ambitious studio schedule in years. Been to a live performance or heard the podcast and wonder why some of that great material isn’t available on CD yet? We’re going to correct that. And we’re looking to speed up the production cycle with our new sound effects library and some new studio techniques. Some of the stuff you can look forward to in the coming year?

The Call of Cthulhu and The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler
Nothing-at-All and The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato
The Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants by Sketch MacQuinor
and much, much more!

And 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 a really low-key podcast with a bit of holiday poetry by Doug Kaye and a touching song by Juliana Finch! Next up for January, we return to those far off, future days of 1985AD, after men have landed on the moon! Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Enemies Within! by Ron N. Butler!

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

Snippets from the Static:

Citadel Broadcasting files for Bankruptcy. I have to wonder if they had more imaginative material than Don Imus if they might be doing any better.
Ever wonder why we’re not on the radio more often? Money’s a big reason. But we are on the radio now!
One of our favorite segments from An Atlanta Christmas is O Tannenbaum, based on this event from World War One.
We just got a dusting of snow here in Atlanta. Oddly, we were reminded of this podcast. (It’s the one at the end).

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!

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!
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 (hostedby Cafe Press)

Subscribe to the email newsletter!

There is Adventure in Sound!

Station Identification! 2009-12-15

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:51:32 +0000

Station Identification - The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Supplemental Newsletter

Greetings everyone and welcome to the ARTC supplemental newsletter, published whenever there’s news that won’t wait for Breaking Radio Silence! These Station Identification newsletters will be few and far between, but sometimes we just can’t wait to tell you something. Like…

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company returns to the Atlanta airwaves!
After years of having to shuffle our feet awkwardly whenever asked the question “What station are you on?” we finally have a legitimate answer!

Can’t pick the station up where you live? Stream the broadcast at their website!

Live Performance Season Isn’t Over!
Thanks to everybody who came out to see An Atlanta Christmas! We raised nearly a hundred dollars for the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta. But we’re not done yet! Our host performance space, the Academy Theatre, is producing Felice Ramadan, a holiday vaudville extravaganza made up of contributions from their resident companies and ARTC is taking part with Sketch MacQuinor’s hilarious Blue Hanukchristmas Carol. It runs December 11-20, which means there’s only one weekend left. See it performed live and get in on this irreverent, offbeat look at the holidays.

Shopping Season Isn’t Over Either
Give the gift of imagination this year with ARTC! Quality studio recordings are available by mail order at artc.org and by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon.
There’s also Woodrow’s Mercantile! Merchandise and apparel that lets the world know that you have a brain and aren’t afraid to use it!

If you have other non-audio drama things on your list, you can still help ARTC by going to our website first and clicking on the Amazon link at the bottom. Anything you buy from Amazon will make a contribution to us without costing you anything extra.

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!

2009-12-01 Breaking Radio Silence (better late than never)

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:09:32 +0000

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 Holidays
Whether it’s Christmas, Hannukah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, or even Giftmas, it’s that time of year again. The time of year when ARTC puts on An Atlanta Christmas, people get pressured by retailers to spend money, and there’s lots of pretty lights around.

Speaking of spending money…

Audio drama makes a great gift. Seriously, give the gift of imagination and Adventure in Sound this season. There are three great ways to get our stuff.

Come see An Atlanta Christmas live! We’ll have CDs for sale in the lobby at the Academy Theatre. See the below show announcement for time and admission details.

This is our favorite method, because it means we get to see our fans in person!

Mail order! Now, obviously, this is a bit more time-sensitive. If you want your stuff to arrive by Christmas then I’d recommend you head on over to artc.org right now!

Audible.com. This is for folks who want the immediacy of a download or who wait until the last minute to pick out a gift.

ARTC’s stuff

Gift Certificates

And don’t forget Woodrow’s Mercantile (hosted by Cafe Press) for all your ARTC apparel needs!

Got other things on your list besides audio drama? You can still help us out! If you plan to buy anything from Amazon.com, head on over to artc.org FIRST and click on the ad down at the bottom (or just use that Amazon link to the left there). You’ll go straight to Amazon’s site, ARTC will get a portion of any money you spend at Amazon, and it doesn’t cost you one red cent!

Happy holidays!

Live Performances:
ARTC’s next live performance will be at the Academy Theatre on December 5 and 6 where we will once again bring you An Atlanta Christmas by Thomas E. Fuller. If you’ve never heard this one, then you’re in for a real Southern treat as we bring you a regional look at the holidays throughout history. Brimming with that unique Southern perspective, An Atlanta Christmas will bring back memories of Christmases past, our city’s past, and our past in this family-friendly celebration of the season.

Welcome, welcome one and all to our family Christmas! To every family Christmas that ever was or ever will be! Behold the traditional Christmas tree weighted down with ornaments and decorations! Every five year old’s Christmas morning writ large and come true!

For one day a year, the Theater of the Mind gives way to a warm hearth and a bowl of gingerbread – and when from the roof there arises a clatter, it’s neither a faceless monster nor a Martian.

It’s Christmas.

This year’s lineup:

The Tree Comes to Atlanta
Mr. Currier, Mr. Ives, and All That Snow
Cut-Out Christmas
Davy Crockett and Me
Are You Lonely Tonight?
The Legend of the Poinsettia
Bumpers Crossroads: Rose’s Fruitcake
The Experts
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: A Visit From St. Rex
Christmas on the High Seas

Showtimes: Saturday, December 5: 8:00pm

Sunday, December 6: 2:30pm

Admission: FREE

(Donations accepted at the door. Suggested donation $10. 25% of all donations collected at the door will go to the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta as our gift to them.)

And as an added bonus, we’ll also be participating in the Academy Theatre’s production of Felice Ramadan, A Holiday Vaudeville. A variety of takes on the winter holidays… Comedy, radio theater, dance, & Thimblerig all are part of the mix as we celebrate in a whole new way! All of the Academy’s membership companies have been invited to participate in this event! ARTC’s contribution? Sketch MacQuinor’s Blue Hanukchristmas Carol!

In January we’ll be returning to Chattacon (programming to be announced) and in March we’ll wrap up the Academy Theatre season with The Last Dragon to Avondale (also on Audible.com)by Thomas E. Fuller.

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

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

Studio Productions:
Sadly, we didn’t make the deadline for having the CD of An Atlanta Christmas for the holidays this year. Our desire to bring you a quality product won out over our desire to make a quick buck on the season.

We are still planning studio time for the new year, though, so look for all kinds of goodies to be released soon!

And 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 November featured, fresh from our Dragon*Con show, the second part of The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler. If you missed it at Dragon*Con AND at the Academy Theatre, here’s your chance. But I have to tell you…we really missed you at those shows. Up next for December, a really low-key podcast that will feature a bit of holiday poetry by Doug Kaye and a touching song by Juliana Finch!

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

Snippets from the Static:

A bunch of big-name actors have gotten together to do a full-on audio adaptation of the Bible. Could this be what it takes to make audio drama popular in the US again?
It’s the holidays! Time to break out the standard Christmas carols, right? Sure. Just try these on for size. (Lots more where those came from)
It’s the holidays! Time to buy gifts! But not these, please.
And now it’s time for our seemingly obligatory Loch Ness Monster link. This time, the marketing side of Nessie.

The Academy Theatre hosts more performances than just ARTC! Check out their performance calendar!
Need that special feeling that only live Christmas caroling can bring to your holiday event? Check out the Toast of Christmas Past! Owned and operated by longtime ARTC member Fiona K. Leonard, these acapella carolers can be contacted and booked by calling 404-313-3491.
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!

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!

2009-11-05 Breaking Radio Silence! ARTC News!

David — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:59 +0000

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…

Studio Productions:
We’re working hard to have An Atlanta Christmas on CD and Audible.com by the holidays. Other titles nearing completion include Throne of Shadows, Country of the Blind, and the return of Kissed by a Stranger. We’re also booking studio time for early next year.

What will we record? You tell us!

(Only the first 100 responses will be accepted due to account limitations. Want to sponsor ARTC’s surveying capabilities? Let us know!)
(Hrm…Surveymonkey…MailChimp…lotta primates around here lately…)

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

The Newsletter:
The first newsletter sent out via MailChimp was a smashing success! We’ve begun the process of replacing the subscription links that previously went to PHPList (our old provider) with links that go to the brand-spanking-new MailChimp signup form. As before, if you have any trouble let us know so we can make with the fixes.

For one day a year, the Theater of the Mind gives way to a warm hearth and a bowl of gingerbread – and when from the roof there arises a clatter, it’s neither a faceless monster nor a Martian.

It’s Christmas.

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

Handy reference link for the ARTC performance calendar.

ARTC Podcast:
The ARTC podcast for October featured, fresh from our Dragon*Con show, the first part of The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler. If you missed it at Dragon*Con AND at the Academy Theatre, here’s your chance. But I have to tell you…we really missed you at those shows.

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

Snippets from the Static:

The pictures are pretty, but we selected this link because it mentions Loch Ness and Lake Vostok and has a picture of a Shoggoth.
Butterflies with ears on their wings. Now everybody can enjoy a little audio drama.
12 Unfinished SF novels. What’s this got to do with audio drama? Well, one reason is that we like classic SF as much as anyone. Another is that we do adaptations from time to time. The third is a secret.

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!

The Academy Theatre hosts more performances than just ARTC! Check out their performance calendar!
Need that special feeling that only live Christmas caroling can bring to your holiday event? Check out the Toast of Christmas Past! Owned and operated by longtime ARTC member Fiona K. Leonard, these acapella carolers can be contacted and booked by calling 404-313-3491.
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!

2009-10-06 Breaking Radio Silence!ARTC News!

David — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:31:44 +0000

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 Newsletter:
In our neverending quest to make this newsletter better for you and for ourselves, we’ve changed our distribution method once again. We were originally on YahooGroups (actually, we were with eGroups before Yahoo! acquired them) and then moved over to PHPList and now we are proud to announce we have stepped up to MailChimp! For the time being the PHPList signup form will remain in place and we will import new subscribers into MailChimp ourselves, but eventually we’ll be replacing that page with a brand new signup form full of chimpy goodness. Unlike our move from YahooGroups, existing subscribers will NOT have to resubscribe.

Live Performances:
ARTC’s next live performance will be at the Academy Theatre on October 24 and 25. If you missed The Call of Cthulhu at Dragon*Con, fear not…or actually fear a whole lot because it’s a horror piece…but what I mean is you can still see it at the next show. Also included will be Night Call by Brian Phillips and The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato.

We will also be participating in the Free Night of Theatre!This is a nationwide event where theatres make seats available for FREE to encourage participation in the arts.

The giveaway has already started and many seats are already claimed, but stay tuned as many theatres will sometimes add seats as the event gets closer.

Check out the Free Night of Theatre website to see which theatres in your area are participating!

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.

Studio Productions:

Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Volume 1 was a big hit at Dragon*Con this year. This long-awaited release includes five exciting episodes detailing the adventures of everyone’s favorite Space Marshal and his loyal sidekick “Skip” Sagan. Thrill to classic audio dramas such as The Last Vampire, The Lance of Justice, The Island of Dr. Marceau, and much more! Available by mail order through artc.org or on Audible.com, where you can buy the entire collection or select individual episodes!

And 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 September featured, fresh from our LibertyCon show, the second part of Our Fair City by Robert. A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Brad Strickland. I could tell you what we have planned for October and November, but that would be telling.

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

Snippets from the Static:

We’re performing The Call of Cthulhu. This is the Scent of Cthulhu. (anybody who brings a bottle of this stuff to the show gets in free, seriously)
A sound cannon used against protesters. Adventure in Sound, yes, but not quite what we had in mind.
Watch out for us. Really. And we’ll watch out for you, too.

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!

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!

Handy social networking links:

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