Centauri Express Audio Magazine

A short update regarding the past, present, and future of the Centauri Express Audio Magazine

A few extra notes for this episode. We have big changes in store for this podcast. First, we have increased the sampling rate for this episode and for all future episodes.  When we started this podcast 10 years ago we purposely made the decision to encode each episode a lot lower than we needed to because the ultimate goal was to help people understand what audio drama was. We weren’t exactly the only game in town, but we were one of only a few audio drama companies that we knew about and what we wanted to do was draw attention to the art form and also let people know about our titles for sale. What better way than to have free samples? We also had years of live performances sitting around that didn’t meet our standards for sale, but were still something we were extremely proud of and didn’t want to keep to ourselves. Today the landscape has changed. There are dozens if not hundreds of audio drama podcasts out there. Anthologies and series, ongoing and one-offs, and at least one notable podcast about how to do audio drama podcasts. After ten years, it’s time for us to get with the times. So, with all of that said, this episode, number 167 will be the last installment of what we have been so creatively calling “ARTC’s Podcast”. Next month we’re relaunching as the Centauri Express. What’s going to be different? Lots. For one thing, we’re joining the club and will begin airing studio-produced episodes of some of the various serials we’ve written over the years, starting with our 13-part expanded story of “Dash Cardigan”. We’re also working on a new show intro and will be including additional segments from time to time that will feature panel discussions, interviews, and really whatever else you’d like to hear, so be sure to let us know at podcast@artc.org. Plus there’s that improved audio quality we were just discussing. What’s going to be the same? How you get us. We’re sticking with the same publication platform and RSS feed, so you shouldn’t notice much difference except in the format of the content. Also the same, unfortunately, will be the publication schedule. I had hoped to be able to bring this to you every two weeks, but we’re still getting our studio legs under us, as it were. We’ve been performing live for so long that we’ve gotten pretty good at it, if we do say so ourselves, but adding studio work in there to go with those live shows is a bit of a learning curve. Plus, we want to be able to have a consistent schedule without any gaps in publication. We’re still shooting for that every two week mark, but we want to get there in a way that is sustainable. For those of you who were enjoying the live performances, fear not. We’ll still be bringing those to you by way of Patreon, which you’ve heard me talk about for the last few episodes. All patrons at any level will be able to hear these updates, which will become free bonus content for those folks like Caran, Matthew, Kerry, Christa, John, Donald, Jason, Chelsea, Brad, Sterling, Ben, Richard, Shael, Juliana, and Sketch. The regular episodes of the Centauri Express will continue to be free, but we’d truly appreciate your support. And the last thing I’d like to ask of you before we get into this month’s episode is for you to let us know what you’ve been doing while listening to ARTC’s Podcast. Do you listen while you drive? Just sit quietly? Catch Pokemon? Do you listen by yourself or make it a group activity? Let us know at podcast@artc.org or head over to the main website at artc.org and use the Speak Pipe to leave us a voicemail that we can feature in later shows. And now for this month’s episode, which is kind of a transition episode, as this piece was produced here at ARTC Studio and is the first in a new imprint for us. Our other imprints include things like Science Fiction by Gaslight, which features adaptations of classic horror and science fiction, Into the Labyrinth, featuring original dark fantasy, and Adventures in Sound, which features original work that doesn’t really fit into any specific category. And to that lineup we are adding The Sound of Liberty, a collection of classic science fiction adaptations and some original work that highlights the principles in the American Bill of Rights. The first installment in The Sound of Liberty is this month’s audio drama offering, The Proper Thing to Do by Brad Linaweaver and William Alan Ritch, adapted for audio and directed by William Alan Ritch, produced by David Benedict.

We love all of our audiences and look forward to entertaining everyone, but some audiences have a special place in our hearts. 221B Con is one of them. Not least because we pack the house when we go there! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Proof[/caption] It's such a ton of fun playing to these dedicated Sherlock Holmes fans. An iconic character, portayed by a variety of actors in a variety of ways, but without having to deal with all the time travel and blue police boxes. For this performance, we commissioned new scripts from Sketch MacQuinor. One was Commonplaces, by Naomi Novik (stay tuned to see if we can run that one on the podcast), and the other was The Game is Afoot: Game the Fourth - The Ultimate Ultimatum. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Pictured: A ton of fun[/caption] We also had a special guest for the show, David Nellist! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Proof![/caption] David was such a good sport about this. We only asked him if he'd appear on stage with us a few hours before show time, but he agreed to do it readily. Right up until the show itself, we were figuring out the logistics of when to have him approach the stage, how to introduce him, and going over his role. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] And then we gave him a non-speaking part and pushed his character off a cliff.[/caption] And the fans LOVED it! Next year we hope to have him back in a more substantial (and audible) role, but for this year he honored us by appearing on stage, however briefly, and gamely played along with the joke. Thank you, David! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Pictured: Our biggest fan[/caption] Thank you for listening! If you're enjoying the podcast, be sure to support us on Patreon! Or just tell your friends about us!

We're really sorry we missed our normal publication time this month! Car trouble impeded our progress. But we're back on track now! EDIT: We forgot the link to the actual audio! It's here now! Those of you looking for it can find it now! [esplayer url = "http://traffic.libsyn.com/artc/ARTC163-Rats02.mp3" width = "80" height = "20" title = "The Rats in the Walls-LIVE part 2 of 4"] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tony Fuller practices breaking some kneecaps in case this ever happens again.[/caption] This month we continue with The Rats in the Walls from our 2012 performance. With music by The Ghosts Project, it was a really creepy experience. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Robert Drake is really creeped out.[/caption] The creepiness was enhanced by the lighting wizardry of Robert Drake. We don't always have the luxury of special lighting at our live shows. At most of our convention appearances we usually just have the ballroom lights of the room we're performing in, so being able to do a show at the Academy Theatre is a real treat. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Probably should have saved the fisheye lens for The Shadow Over Innsmouth[/caption] And don't forget, you can get this performance at a much higher audio quality from Bandcamp!

Well, here we are. We made it. All the way through 4 parts of Lovecraftian horror and now we're...not quite ready for the Centauri Express to launch. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Hal Wiedeman is displeased[/caption] We were so looking forward to this being the last episode of the venerable, but generically named, ARTC's Podcast. But we just can't. We can't put forth something that's less than our best effort. We just can't do that to our listeners. So we're pushing back to August. We hope. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Paige Steadman has her doubts.[/caption] So we'll be carrying on in our usual fashion for just a couple more months. In the meantime, won't you consider supporting us on Patreon? We just posted a bunch of really cool milestone goals to help you know what your support will mean to us, and we're working on a short video to show how we're operating, too. All kinds of good stuff going on, so remember that you can set your own budget and hopefully you can see your way clear to helping us out a bit. We'd really appreciate it! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bob Zimmerman, Kat Nowack, and Bill Ritch are waiting for YOU.[/caption]

We're back and ready for another episode of ARTC's Podcast! This month, The Rats in the Walls-LIVE part 3 of 4, performed live at the Academy Theatre in October 2012. What else can we say about Lovecraft and The Rats in the Walls? Not much, really. I mean, it's creepy, it's awesome, it's classic horror. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Paige Steadman wants to know what you mean by "creepy".[/caption] So in this month's show notes, we're going to talk instead about what's coming up for the podcast. As we mention in the podcast itself, we're about to wind down on the show as you've known it for the last 10 years. We're shooting for a June launch, but we're perfectionists, so it might be July or August before we get this really ready, but when it gets moving it's going to be as hard to stop as a freight train. Which is fitting since it will be the Centauri Express Audio Magazine! What is the Centauri Express? It's whatever you want it to be! For one thing we'll be taking a step back from our anthology format and focusing on a serialized audio drama, beginning with the full 13-episode version of Dash Cardigan! But that's not all! We'll also be featuring interviews with ARTC personnel, behind-the-scenes looks at our productions, outtakes, and user-submitted content that might take the form of reviews or previews of other audio dramas, convention reports, flash fiction, and whatever else looks interesting to us and to you, our loyal listeners. Enjoying the live performances? Fret not! The majority of the back catalog will remain online and free for the foreseeable future and future live performances will be made available as free perks for our Patreon subscribers at ALL levels. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Hal Wiedeman has "feelings" about that news. David Benedict looks on, while scouting an escape route.[/caption] There's still one more part of The Rats in the Walls to go and then...well, you'll just have to stay tuned to find out what happens next. But whatever shows up next you can be sure that....There is Adventure in Sound! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Kat Nowack and Bill Ritch are waiting with you.[/caption]

So last month we brought you The Music of Erich Zann. This month we decided to keep the cosmic horror going. And why not? It's our 10th year of podcasting and our H. P. Lovecraft fans have been very good to us, so we'd like to be very good to them! This month we bring you The Rats in the Walls-LIVE by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland, with music by The Ghosts Project, accompanied by Alton Leonard. This performance was part of our 2012 celebration, Lovecraft's Nightmares. And it's available for sale! Up to now, performances on the podcast were exclusive to the podcast, but you can download this performance from Bandcamp. Or, if you're a purist, you can get the original recording that featured Harlan Ellison! For the uninitiated, Lovecraft's Nightmares was our monthlong celebration of the master of cosmic horror. For four weekends in October, ARTC performed a different Lovecraft adaptation from our catalog. The first weekend, we led off with The Rats in the Walls, featuring Dave Schroeder in the role of Delapore. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Dave Schroeder pronounces it Shray-der.[/caption] And, as if a month of Lovecraft weren't enough, we invited our good friends Paul Mercer and Davis Petterson, The Ghosts Project, to play along. You can hear them on several of our other performances as well, such as The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Call of C'thulhu, and At the Mountains of Madness, and their music also serves as the intro for our podcast! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Paul Mercer pronounces it with a viola[/caption] Keep a lookout for more collaborations between ARTC and The Ghosts Project!

The Music of Erich Zann [esplayer url = "http://traffic.libsyn.com/artc/ARTC161-ErichZann.mp3" width = "80" height = "20" title = "The Music of Erich Zann"] Can you believe the first ARTC podcast was back in 2006? We can't, and we published it! At the end of 2015, we featured three interviews with ARTC writers and performers. We'll be having more of that in 2016, but for now let's get back to the audio drama with The Music of Erich Zann by H. P. Lovecraft, adapated for audio by Jonathan Horton and David Benedict, featuring music by The Ghosts Project, Paul Mercer and Davis Petterson with Alton Leonard. This was part of our Lovecraft's Nightmares show back in 2012 at the Academy Theatre. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Davis is a dark and shadowy presence.[/caption] Lovecraft's Nightmares was a monthlong celebration of the master of cosmic horror. His writing focuses on the strange, the macabre, and the insane. Speaking of insane, we performed a different Lovecraft adaptation each week in October of 2012, and many of the cast and crew went insane and everyone called the producer insane. But it was a ton of fun and we got a lot of great performances out of that month! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Pictured: The Producer. Insane.[/caption] You can hear more of the performances from Lovecraft's Nightmares, and even more of our ongoing collaboration with The Ghosts Project, by purchasing them from our catalog. But for now, here's a glimpse into madness. We hope you enjoy it. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Paul Mercer[/caption]

This month we're completing our interview series...for now. Be sure to let us know what you think of this new format and we may mix it in again from time to time! This time we are featuring ARTC actor and Head Writer Brad Strickland. Also, how is everybody liking the new Libsyn plugin format? Be sure to let us know what you think and we'll make adjustments based on your feedback! [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="138"] Not as mean as he looks.[/caption] Brad is the author of many of our finest adaptations, including At the Mountains of Madness and The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft and the forthcoming Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. He is also the author of several original audio dramas such as An Arkham Home Companion. He has several published novels and was the writing partner with the late Thomas E. Fuller. You've heard his voice in several ARTC live productions and also as Professor Cletius Tremaine in The Dancer in the Dark.       [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="263"] Brad as Prof. Tremaine[/caption]   [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Brad Strickland with Richard Hatch in "The Weapons Shops"[/caption]  

This month we're continuing on with our interview series, this time featuring ARTC author and actress Kelley S. Ceccato. We're also pleased to be making our very first post using the new Libsyn Wordpress plugin! This will, of course, be changing up how the podcast is presented just slightly, so be sure to let us know what you think of the new format and we'll make adjustments based on your feedback! Kelley is the author of several audio dramas including Nothing-at-All (which we'll be performing LIVE at CONjuration this weekend), In Need of a Bard, Sarabande for a Condemned Man, The Horseman of the Hollow, The Worst Good Woman in the World, and The House Across the Way. She is also the author of the novel Atterwald and the forthcoming Nightmare Lullabye under the name Nan Monroe.

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The concluding chapter of the classic novel by Jules Verne, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland and David Benedict. Get the whole story, including photos from the performance, at www.artc.org!

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This month we bring you part 1 of 4 of The Doom of the Mummy by William Alan Ritch. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

This month we bring you part 1 of 4 of The Doom of the Mummy by William Alan Ritch. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

This month we bring you part 3 of 3 of The War of the Worlds: The Untold Story by Ron N. Butler, based on the original novel by H. G. Wells. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

This month we bring you part 2 of 3 of The War of the Worlds: The Untold Story by Ron N. Butler, based on the original novel by H. G. Wells. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

This month we bring you part 1 of 3 of The War of the Worlds: The Untold Story by Ron N. Butler, based on the original novel by H. G. Wells. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

Thanks for your patience while we took the holidays off and got a late start on January! We now return with another episode of Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: Sherlock Gnomes by Dave Schroeder. This was performed live at 221B Con on April 13, 2013. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

This month we bring you another episode from Thomas E. Fuller's series about occult phenomena: Dr. Geoffry Stanhope: The Maker of Dreams. This was performed live at 221B Con on April 13, 2013. As a reminder, the podcast archives can now be found at artc.org, along with behind the scenes production stories, bits of trivia, and whatever else we can think of!

Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast! This month we bring you part 4 of 4 of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller. Complete information on this podcast, as well as the archives, can be found at artc.org!

Size: 8.2M Duration: 17:33 Welcome again to the ARTC podcast! This month we bring you part 3 of 4 of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller. Complete information on this podcast, as well as the archives, available at artc.org!

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ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! Size: 16.4M Duration: 36:01 This month we bring you Dr. Geoffry Stanhope, Investigator of Occult Phenomena: A Vision of Vampires, by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Anachrocon, February 22, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Geoffry Stanhope currently appears in 5 episodes of this short-running series. Drawn from the journals of Colonel Horatio Fitzwilliams, the adventures detail Dr. Stanhope's quest to uncover the dark places in the world and bring them to light. It's a bit like Holmes and Watson meet Mulder and Scully. In this episode, Dr. Stanhope and Col. Fitzwilliams have traveled to the island of Antigua,where they are told of a number of mysterious deaths. Is it voodoo? And can Baron Samedi help them solve the mystery? Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!  

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! Size: 18.3M Duration: 39:14 This month we bring you Nairobi Jack Rackham: The Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani, parts 1 and 2, by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Anachrocon, February 22, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Thomas E. Fuller wrote The Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani in the early days of ARTC in 13 episodes. In this podcast, we present parts 1 and 2. At this time, we don't have any of the rest of the episodes recorded, but if we hear from our listeners that they like it, we can be sure to put it on the schedule for upcoming shows and studio time! Incidentally, Thomas also wrote a full treatment for a second set of 13 episodes for Nairobi Jack Rackham, so if you really like it, there's more where this came from! Next live show... LibertyCon Our annual journey to the wilds of Chattanooga, TN, for some of our best fans! Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper, adapted by Ron N. Butler When Steven Silk is sent to the planet of New Texas, he thinks he has three small things to accomplish. But when he arrives, he finds a culture that guards its freedoms jealously. Can Silk stand before the Court of Political Justice and convince the tribunal that the victim being a politician isn't an acceptable defense against murder? Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! Size: 7.2M Duration: 15:32 This month we bring you Two's A Crowd, part 3 of 3, by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Necronomicon, October 10-12, 1997 in Tampa, Florida. Website poll... Help us with our website redesign! The poll is still open! Take a short poll, if you please... Next live show... First, thanks to everyone who came out to hear Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea! It was so great to see you all! Here's our next chances to get together... 221B Con It's no mystery why people love audio drama! Lineup for this brand new convention appearance: Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: Sherlock Gnomes by Dave Schroeder How Watson Learned the Trick by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Doug Kaye Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Murder by Meteor by Ron N. Butler Dr. Geoffry Stanhope, Investigator of Occult Phenomena: The Maker of Dreams by Thomas E. Fuller Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! Size: 8.9M Duration: 18:56 This month we bring you Two's A Crowd, part 2 of 3, by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Necronomicon, October 10-12, 1997 in Tampa, Florida. Website poll... Help us with our website redesign! The poll is still open! Take a short poll, if you please... Next live show... Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne's classic story of the undersea kingdom, a fantastic journey, and one man's quest for revenge! Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! Size: 8.2M Duration: 17:37 This month we bring you Two's A Crowd, part 1 of 3, by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Necronomicon, October 10-12, 1997 in Tampa, Florida. Website poll... Help us with our website redesign! Take a short poll, if you please... Next live show... Anachrocon Alternate history and Steampunk are right up ARTC's alley as we bring you an entry from the journals of Dr. Geoffry Stanhope, A Vision of Vampires by Thomas E. Fuller and chapters 1 and 2 of Nairobi Jack Rackham and the Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani by Thomas E. Fuller. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne's classic story of the undersea kingdom, a fantastic journey, and one man's quest for revenge! Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 5.8M Duration: 12:27 This month we bring you Jane Handley-Page: Men Who Morph by Daniel Taylor performed live at Necronomicon, October 10-12, 1997 in Tampa, Florida. Next live show... Anachrocon Alternate history and Steampunk are right up ARTC's alley as we bring you an entry from the journals of Dr. Geoffry Stanhope, A Vision of Vampires by Thomas E. Fuller. Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 8.9M Duration: 18:57 This month we bring you Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Murder of Skip Sagan, performed live at LibertyCon, July 21, 2012 Next live show... Lovecraft's Nightmares Horror takes many forms.  From the startling to the macabre to the psychological, fear has drawn and driven mankind for centuries.  When your own nightmares do not satisfy your craving for fear, come be with us as we explore Lovecraft's Nightmares and learn the true nature of cosmic horror. Weekends in October.  Complete details here. Sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 6.9M Duration: 14:41 This month we bring you Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: Taxing Our Patience by Dave Schroeder, performed live at LibertyCon, July 21, 2012 Next live show... Dragon*Con Dragon*Con. Our biggest shows of the year. So we pull out all the stops. Here's this year's lineup: Friday, August 31, 2012 - 7:00pm Hyatt Regency VI-VII The Wood-Bound Werewolf by Kelley S. Ceccato Sunday, September 2, 2012 - 7:00pm Hyatt Regency VI-VII Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Murder of Skip Sagan by Ron N. Butler The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft Lovecraft's Nightmares Did we say Dragon*Con was our biggest show of the year? I suppose it is if you consider the convention as a single show. But what if ARTC did a different show every weekend for a month? That would be a nightmare for the producers and the tech staff (the actors think it's kind of fun). But if we did it in October at the Academy Theatre...that would be Lovecraft's Nightmares. We don't want to give away everything just yet (which is why the image is so small), but complete information will come in next month's newsletter. If you're an H. P. Lovecraft fan, this will be your month!   Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 9.5M Duration: 20:25 This month we bring you Mac McKnight, Private Investigator: the Case of the Runaway Groom by Andrew Chiang and Dave Schroeder, performed live at Andrew and Catherine's wedding, June 9, 2012. Next live show... Liberty Con LibertyCon is upon us! If you're attending the convention, be sure to stop by the Centennial Theatre at 9:00pm on Saturday night to hear Live Free or Die: The Maple Syrup War by John Ringo, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor! And don't forget the rest of our spectacular lineup! Rory Rammer, Space Marshal by Ron N. Butler Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard by Dave Schroeder USO Christmas by Thomas E. Fuller July 20-22, 2012 Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel ARTC's show will be July 21st at 9-ish (CST: Convention Standard Time) August 31-September 3, 2012- Dragon*Con For Dragon*Con we'll have a brand new piece by Kelley S. Ceccato, author of Sarabande for a Condemned Man as well as lots more surprises!   Coming soon to the Academy Theatre... Lovecraft's Nightmares. A different story by or inspired by the master of classic horror each weekend in October. Subscribe to the ARTC Newsletter: Breaking Radio Silence for more information as it becomes available! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

ARTC's Podcast Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 6.9M Duration: 14:40 This month we bring you All You Zombies... by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Victor Koman, performed live at the Heinlein Centennial Convention in Kansas City, MO, July 7, 2007. Next live show... Liberty Con ARTC returns to our favorite out-of-town venue for Liberty Con 25. We've had some of our best audiences get a sneak preview of future performances and have debuted many new works. What will we have in store this year? Come up to Chattanooga and find out! July 20-22, 2012 Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel ARTC's show will be July 21st at 9-ish (CST: Convention Standard Time) LibertyCon lineup Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: Taxing our Patience by Dave Schroeder Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Murder of Skip Sagan by Ron N. Butler Live Free or Die: The Maple Syrup Wars by John Ringo, adapted by Daniel Taylor USO Christmas by Thomas E. Fuller Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

Untitled Document Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 8.2M Duration: 17:35 This month we bring you All You Zombies... by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Victor Koman, performed live at the Heinlein Centennial Convention in Kansas City, MO, July 7, 2007. Next live show... Liberty Con ARTC returns to our favorite out-of-town venue for Liberty Con 25. We've had some of our best audiences get a sneak preview of future performances and have debuted many new works. What will we have in store this year? Come up to Chattanooga and find out! July 20-22, 2012 Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel ARTC's show is usually Saturday night You helped us pick our Spring 2013 show! Thanks to everyone who voted for the Spring 2013 show. The winner was... Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

Untitled Document Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 7.93M Duration: 17:20 This month we bring you All You Zombies... by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Victor Koman, performed live at the Heinlein Centennial Convention in Kansas City, MO, July 7, 2007. Next live show... STEAM Fest The creative folks of the Academy Theatre return to host their 2-day celebration of the artistic ability of those who toy with alternate history and retro-futurism. This year's S.T.E.A.M.Fest will be bigger and better than ever before.  What will ARTC bring?  Stay tuned! April 14-15, 2012 ARTC performance: April 15, 2:00pm Ticketing information here! Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 404.474.8332 Help Us Pick Our Spring 2013 Show! We had a very lively discussion internally about what our performance next spring should be. After much debate, we settled on the idea of an adaptation...but which one? Help us choose! A very quick (one question) survey. Right now it's a pretty tight race, so cast your vote and help us out! Vote here! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

Untitled Document Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 8M Duration: 17:01 This month we bring you Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: The Wells of Time by Dave Schroeder, performed live at the Academy Theatre March 3 and 4, 2012. Next live show... STEAM Fest The creative folks of the Academy Theatre return to host their 2-day celebration of the artistic ability of those who toy with alternate history and retro-futurism. This year's S.T.E.A.M.Fest will be bigger and better than ever before.  What will ARTC bring?  Stay tuned! April 14-15, 2012 Exact performance times and dates for ARTC coming soon! Ticketing information here! Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 404.474.8332 Thanks!! We would be remiss if we didn't start out this month's newsletter by thanking everyone who came out and experienced ARTC this past season. We just wrapped up 2011-2012 and celebrated a lot of firsts. Our first back-to-back sellout crowds at the Academy Theatre, our first art show, our first live streaming broadcasts, and the first time many of you heard of us and the magic of radio. There might be doubt about trees in forests, but I can tell you that if nobody is there to hear an audio dramatist, he might as well not even exist. So thank you all who came out and shared the power of the imagination with us! Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!

Untitled Document Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 5M Duration: 10:28 This month we bring you The Fox and the Fry Bread, a traditional story adapted for audio by Daniel W. Kiernan, performed live at Frontier Days at Stone Mountain Park, May 1 and 2, 2004. Next live show... The Time Machine This historical episode for the podcast reminds everyone that the Atlanta History Center will be given 25% of ticket sales from this performance! Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00pm Sunday, March 4, 2012 2:30pm Tickets: $10 in advance $15 at the door Get your tickets, make your reservation, and then tell your friends with the handy Facebook event! Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 404.474.8332 Partner in Imagination: Atlanta History Center   Visual Art Exhibition Do you like that illustration for The Time Machine? Of course you do. Did you like the one we had a few months ago for The Dancer in the Dark? I bet you did. Well, both of them were done by local artist Lindsay Archer and we're pleased to announce that we'll be having an exhibition of her work alongside our performance of The Time Machine in March, along with an up-and-coming local artist, Jen Richards! Radio theatre lives in sound, but it can't live in sound alone. Come explore the visual side of our medium! Copyright Lindsay Archer Copyright Jen Richards   Check us out on your favorite social media! Follow ARTC on Twitter "Like" ARTC on Facebook Be our friend on YouTube!   Sign up for the free monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence!