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Chatterbox creates fully soundscaped audio works for free download. With rare exceptions, Chatterbox shows are recorded live, with manual sound effects and as little post-production editing as possible.

Chatterbox Audio Theater


    • Sep 14, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 108 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Chatterbox Audio Theater

    The Cask of Amontillado

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 19:44


    Chatterbox's ten-year story reaches its final chapter with this classic horror tale. The vindictive Montresor has been insulted by the obnoxious Fortunato. Montresor's taste for revenge leads the two men deep into the catacombs below his palazzo, where Fortunato will face a shocking reckoning.

    After Twenty Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 9:12


    A man travels a thousand miles to a particular rain-swept city street in order to keep an appointment made two decades before. A classic tale from O. Henry.

    Dandelion Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 27:09


    In this modern take on the Cinderella story, a young girl searches for her talent while suffering at the hands of her tone-deaf stepmother and crass step-siblings. But an impulsive wish on a dandelion introduces her to her magical, brassy, Southern fairy godmother, who might just hold the key to her self-discovery.

    The Nature of Captivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 55:08


    A desperate family struggles to stay together and stay alive in the face of an overwhelming force. The choices they make will determine their survival. Script developed through the Mabou Mines/SUITE Resident Artists Program; mentored by Ruth Maleczech and Terry O'Reilly. Awarded BBC's "Top Prize of the Americas." Available for theatrical production from Samuel French (http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/9811/nature-of-captivity-the).

    Thumbnail Theater: Scavenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 5:42


    A young man rides his bike to the neighborhood park in order to carry out a peculiar plan.

    Thumbnail Theater: The Great Mississippi Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 5:02


    This historical vignette takes the form of a blues song recounting a 1927 natural disaster and the efforts of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover to address it.

    Thumbnail Theater: The British Army Makes a Pot Roast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 4:06


    Two soldiers struggle to understand their confounding new mission.

    Thumbnail Theater: The Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 5:26


    Two asylum doctors debate the best course of treatment for a particularly bizarre patient.

    Thumbnail Theater: The Art of Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2016 5:15


    Thumbnail Theater: Heat Ray

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2016 3:28


    In this short tale, two rural youths prepare for an otherworldly invasion.

    Thumbnail Theater: Excuse Me, Do You Have the Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 3:16


    In this micro-show, a nursing home resident searches for someone who can answer her question.

    Thumbnail Theater: Florestan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 4:56


    In the first of our series of "micro-shows," a man suffering from tinnitus cannot escape a particular musical note.

    Lineage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2016 47:45


    Through candid interviews and archival recordings, three women tell the story of the inescapable evil that haunts their family. As each subsequent generation suffers new horrors, they also begin to piece together an understanding of the curse that flows down their bloodline.

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016 41:19


    George McWhirter Fotheringay is just a regular bloke... until he discovers the ability to make things happen simply by thinking about them. He tries to use his power for good but can't quite seem to get it right. An original musical adaptation of H.G. Wells's comic story.

    REPLAY: Argonautica, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 47:12


    This live performance follows Jason and his heroic band of Argonauts on their quest to claim the golden fleece. Along the way, they will encounter powerful gods, fearsome warriors, nightmarish creatures, and other thrilling challenges. Part two of two.

    Spoon River Anthology, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 52:53


    The deceased residents of Spoon River, Illinois, reflect on their lives, recounting their stories from beyond the grave. Together, they paint a picture of a quintessential American town at the turn of the 20th century. Part 2 of 5.

    REPLAY: Argonautica, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 55:15


    This live performance follows Jason and his heroic band of Argonauts on their quest to claim the golden fleece. Along the way, they will encounter powerful gods, fearsome warriors, nightmarish creatures, and other thrilling challenges. Part one of two.

    Head, Heart, Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016 29:51


    Dottie, an imaginative young girl, takes a trip to the magical land of Oz without ever leaving her room. Instead of a scarecrow and a tin man, she encounters creatures made of socks and soda cans, and together they will embark on a quest to meet the wizard who lives under her bed. A fun, family-friendly tale inspired by The Wizard of Oz.

    REPLAY: King Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2016 14:24


    Two men sit in a rented room, waiting. One is calm, the other nervous. To pass the time, the men play a game of checkers -- and the stakes are much higher than they first appear. A Chatterbox original.

    Gawain and the Green Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2016 50:41


    The brave but untested Gawain sees a chance to prove his valor when King Arthur's court is visited by a mysterious, monstrous Green Knight. Will the Knight's strange bargain prove to be Gawain's opportunity -- or his undoing?

    REPLAY: Master Zacharius, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2016 24:08


    As his creations inexplicably malfunction, an aging clockmaker feels his heart winding down toward death. How far will he go to restore his clocks' vitality -- and ensure his own eternal life? Part two of two.

    The Warriors, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 29:55


    Ten years later, a school shooting survivor reconnects with her former classmates to explore how the event has continued to shape their lives. How do they deal with the repercussions? And how have they each moved on in the wake of tragedy? Based on actual events. Part 2 of 2.

    REPLAY: Master Zacharius, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016 33:35


    As his creations inexplicably malfunction, an aging clockmaker feels his heart winding down toward death. How far will he go to restore his clocks' vitality -- and ensure his own eternal life? Part one of two.

    The Warriors, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2016 36:57


    Ten years later, a school shooting survivor reconnects with her former classmates to explore how the event has continued to shape their lives. How do they deal with the repercussions? And how have they each moved on in the wake of tragedy? Based on actual events. Part 1 of 2.

    REPLAY: Moon-Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2016 18:58


    John Claverhouse's strange appearance and grating laugh are enough to get under anyone's skin. But how far will his neighbor go in order to get rid of the jolly, moon-faced man? A surprising and darkly comic tale from Jack London.

    The Fisherman and His Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 40:59


    A Fisherman and a Mermaid fall in love, but they cannot be together as long as he retains his immortal soul. The Fisherman's quest to rid himself of his soul will have far-reaching consequences that neither of them could foresee. A rich, poignant, and surprising fairy tale by the great Oscar Wilde.

    REPLAY: The Kallahoney Kids vs. the Shadow-Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 35:36


    A very nearly scary story with jazz, featuring The Lady Who Lives in the Curtains. Arthur, Maggie, and Conroy find themselves in a big, drafty house with their parents gone, a donut shop next door, and a radio that only plays jazz. What is the secret of the house, and of the mysterious shadows that snoop around at night? A fast-paced comic adventure for all ages.

    Time to Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 26:50


    In a dystopian future, three paper pushers get the assignment of their lives. If those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it, what becomes of those who erase the past? An original and unique dark comedy.

    REPLAY: The Yellow Wallpaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2016 32:47


    A restless woman is forced to live in a mysterious old house, where she discovers the horrors and the madness that can emerge from the most innocuous of patterns.

    Journey of Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 56:51


    Sojourner Truth relates the formative memories and moments from her life, which put her on the path toward history. Vivid characters, surprising encounters, and inspiring moments of courage populate this one-woman show, written and performed by Jazmin Miller.

    REPLAY: Meridian 7-1212

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016 27:48


    Various lives intertwine through the telephone time service in late-1930s New York. A recreation of an Old Time Radio broadcast originally aired on The Columbia Workshop on August 24, 1939.

    Theseus and the Minotaur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 31:02


    An Athenian prince and four of his countrymen are locked in a maze as a sacrifice to an unspeakable monster. But these sacrifices will not go quietly. A high-octane, adventure-style take on the iconic myth. Sponsored by The Levit Family.

    REPLAY: Partridge's Perfect Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2015 25:00


    Partridge is leaving his pear tree to visit his family for the holidays. But before he arrives home, he is determined to find the perfect gift for his loving parents. On his journey, he'll meet several feathered friends who will help him find exactly what he's looking for. This interactive show was performed live at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on December 12, 2010.

    Spoon River Anthology, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2015 54:41


    The deceased residents of Spoon River, Illinois, reflect on their lives, recounting their stories from beyond the grave. Together, they paint a picture of a quintessential American town at the turn of the 20th century. Sponsored by Karen Strachan. Part 1 of 5.

    The Tell-Tale Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2015 23:13


    Haunted by an old man's "evil eye," a woman commits a shocking act of violence. But although she conceals the crime, the old man's presence is not so easily forgotten. A classic tale of madness and murder from the great Edgar Allan Poe.

    Marjorie and the Magic Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2015 35:40


    Bookworm Marjorie is jealous of her sister's birthday present. So she travels through a series of great stories from classic literature in order to find the magic words that will help her. A family-friendly tale about the power of language and stories.

    Halloween Show 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2014 87:50


    Hungry demons, depraved murderers, lonesome spirits, vicious monsters, and other strange beings stalk this terrifying anthology show. These nine original tales were performed as a live broadcast on 91.1 WKNO-FM on October 31, 2014. Not for the faint of heart!

    Bathysphere

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2014 29:05


    Two men, a scientist and a dictator, are sealed in a metal sphere and plunged into the ocean, hoping to break a record. What they discover in the depths will lead them into the depths of their own fears, hopes, and spirits. A timeless political thriller from radio playwright Arch Oboler, originally produced on November 18, 1939.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2014 40:27


    This energetic, family-friendly performance brings to life three tales of folklore collected by the Brothers Grimm: "The Old Woman in the Woods," "Little Red Cap," and "The Three Little Birds." Performed live at the Memphis Children's Theatre Festival on May 24, 2014, in collaboration with Theatre Memphis's ShoWagon.

    Alice in Wonderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2014 45:05


    Youth performers from the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center's TheatreKids program recreate Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy tale in this live production. Featuring commercial interludes written by the cast. Performed live on November 24, 2012.

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - now available!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 0:55


    We just released our live soundtrack to the classic horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Listen for details, and visit chatterboxtheater.org for the full production!

    La Parure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 19:39


    Mathilde dreams of mingling with high society. When her husband secures an invitation to a ball, she finally gets the opportunity to live out that dream. But her taste of privilege -- and the borrowed necklace that enables her to look the part -- come at an enormous cost. Also available in French as "La Parure."

    The Necklace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 21:00


    Mathilde dreams of mingling with high society. When her husband secures an invitation to a ball, she finally gets the opportunity to live out that dream. But her taste of privilege -- and the borrowed necklace that enables her to look the part -- come at an enormous cost. Also available in French as "La Parure."

    Oedipus the King, Act III

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2013 29:55


    The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods -- but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatterbox presents Sophocles' seminal tragedy in a contemporary translation by Ian Johnston. Act three of three.

    Oedipus the King, Act II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 36:06


    The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods -- but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatterbox presents Sophocles' seminal tragedy in a contemporary translation by Ian Johnston. Act two of three.

    Oedipus the King, Act I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2013 36:39


    The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods -- but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatterbox presents Sophocles' seminal tragedy in a contemporary translation by Ian Johnston. Act one of three.

    Robots, Vampires, and Satellites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2012 22:33


    This live performance, a collaboration with the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention and the Memphis College of Art, tells the story of a robot vampire and the unexpected friendship that helps him discover his true function. Featuring renowned voice actor Tom Kenny.

    Halloween Show 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2012 57:31


    Chatterbox's fifth annual Halloween broadcast on 91.1 WKNO FM looks back to highlights from the previous four years before offering a live performance of the brand-new tale "A Voice from the Woods."

    Prison Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2012 48:51


    Recorded in collaboration with Voices of the South, this performance piece is drawn from the writings of women incarcerated in the Shelby County Correctional Center. Their true stories provide a glimpse into the circumstances, actions, and emotions that make up their lives.

    The Human Experience 02: Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2012 86:12


    A series of confessional theater pieces asking people of various ages and backgrounds to share their views on a universal topic. This episode explores the many dimensions of fear. How do we cope with the most frightening aspects of our lives, our world, and ourselves?

    The Pied Piper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2012 31:51


    The adults in a small village are far too busy to spend time with their children. They're dealing with a whole range of problems, including a growing rat population. When a mysterious stranger arrives, he seems to offer the perfect solution. But things are not as they seem, and the stranger will ask the villagers to make a difficult decision. This interactive show was performed live at the Memphis Children's Theatre Festival on May 26, 2012.

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