Monday Matinee

Live community theatre production of an adapted radio play, "Empire Builders - Glacier Park." Prerecorded introduction followed by live audio recorded onstage at Chicago's Den Theatre on 8/20/2022, lightly edited for broadcast. Two musical numbers: "Old Montana" (cowboy ballad) and "Mike's Place" (hot Western Swing). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Lucy' is dark fictional tale of one man's obsessional love for someone far younger than himself; for if she is ‘Little Red Riding Hood‘, then he must clearly be the ‘Big Bad Wolf‘. This radio play is performed and written by Kevin Cordell and is based upon his own stage play which you can view here. This play got its audio premiere on Sheffield Live 93.2fm at 11pm on May 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David bring the first two episodes of Brimstone Valley Mall. The year is 1999. Lurking somewhere between Hot Topic and the food court, five misfit demons from Hell kill time inciting sin in a suburban shopping mall. When the lead singer of their band goes mysteriously missing, the demons only have two weeks to find him before they play the biggest gig of the millenium - or face the wrath of Satan herself. Be sure to do your part to help the crowd funded show from Faustian Nonsense- Super Suits! Go to http://seedandspark.com/fund/super-suits before March 10th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee today with Sonic Society #719, "For Lucy" and Northside/Southside Radio Playerss: Empire Builders Glacier Park! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radio drama program featuring the Northside/Southside Players of Chicago. The script for The Summons was adapted by Carol Seymour from a 1914 Old West short story by Canadian author George Pattullo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poison is on the stereo, the guitar is plugged into the console and the biscuit-tin is all but empty. This is “Biscuits for Tea“, the story of two young flatmates who have recently left university and now find themselves considering what life might have in store next. Faced with broken relationships, dead end jobs, empty bank accounts and too much spare time to fill; they quickly work out that they'll have to help each other out if they're to get through this. That is, as long as they don't irritate each other to death first… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we complete Roar Creative Productions feature with "The Grove"! Written and directed by Meg Toogood and episodes 4-6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to June at the Matinee! This week Federal Stonecipher brings us Sonic Society #718, Biscuits for Tea, and Northside/Southside Radio Players: The Summons! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British comedy is an inspiration!  Everything from films produced by the Ealing Company, Spike Milligan and The Goon Show, Monty Python, Keeping Up Appearances, you name it!  I love the laughs, and decided to try writing a British comedy script.  I hope you forgive the accents and enjoy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Martians Never Die” is the next in our series of updated radio sci-fi pieces from the forties and fifties. Re-recorded with new actors, modern sound effects and atmospheric music. During these productions we try to stick to the original script as closely as possible; in-turn seeking to create modern, yet strangely old fashioned pieces of radio drama… What is the ideal bodyguard? The most ferocious looking? The most efficient killer? Or the most devoted? On Earth, you might find a combination of all three, but it'd never be as effective as the curious creature which came back from Mars with Dr. Clyde Curtis; the first human to ever step foot on the red planet… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we check out a Roar Creative Productions feature with "The Grove"! When she's asked to present at the company's flagship conference graduate developer Mira Fisher must face her biggest fear - public speaking. But life at the world's coolest, biggest, wealthiest tech company is not as it seems. In the atrium of ornamental trees ancient, mythical forces are waking that will change Mira's destiny and grant her a terrifying gift. Written and directed by Meg Toogood. Sound design by Ed Clarke. This week the first three episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the last week of May at the Matinee with Sonic Society #717, Martians Never Die, and Northside/Southside Radio Players: Put the Kettle On! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original radio comedy performance with music featuring Flywheel, a wisecracking crooked lawyer, and his bumbling assistant Emanuel Ravelli. The play is based on the 1930s radio series "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel." Three original songs by David Drazin are included: "Wilbert, the Butler," "Just Give Me Food," and "Radio is Great ee-Oh." Written and directed by David Drazin. Other cast members are Carol Seymour, Tom Gollagly, Nick Palumbo, and Joe Urbancik. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenny is standing in her bedroom, cleaning a pair of walking boots. She is in her under-slip. There is a mirror, a small table, a rail of clothing and a double bed. A long nighty is on top of the bed and underneath it, sits a small cardboard box. She patiently waits for her husband to return, while outside the rain continues to fall, as it has done all day… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feeling in the dumps from the dark days of January? Let Sonic Society brighten your day with some music! This week we have "Ignore City" which is an audio drama rock musical with original songs by The Shake Ups! In a post-apocalyptic future where technology has been outlawed, Deban Rimpa, a scrappy bike messenger, befriends a sentient robot head named Saner 0805. She embarks on an intrepid adventure through Ignore City to save civilization before government agents catch up with her. Part Futurama, part Terminator, this whimsical tale is written by Ed Cho, author of the graphic novel series, Little Guardians, and features music and voice work by The Shake Ups! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the week with Sonic Society #716, Flood, and Northside/Southside Radio Players: Flywheel & Ravelli, Shoemakers at the Matinee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Completing our grand finale of Season 15, Sonic Cinema Productions presents the fantastic screwball comedy made popular by Howard Hawk, Cary Grant, and Katherine Hepburn- Bringing Up Baby. This public domain treasure is Jack's all time favourite classic comedy movie and with the support of an incredible team including Stephanie Stearns-Dulli, Tom Konkle, Theresa Ireland, Patte Rosebank, John Bell, Paul Arbisi and directed by Larry Groebe, we present part two! See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Hutchinson was on his way to meet an old friend; somebody from his past for whom a dark secret had once been hidden. Yet, as he crossed the road and approached the location they'd arranged to meet, he found himself trying to comprehend a myriad of emotions and questions he wasn't sure he ever wanted the answer to. He never saw the car that hit him that day. The car that killed him… ‘A Grave Reunion' is the new Poetry-Play from Nick Card, telling the story of four friends coming back together after ten years to morn the passing of somebody from their past. Somebody who is important to all of them… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Christmas tradition sadly ends this week as we bring "Christmas in Crisis" from Steven Cardinal. Santa's Workshop is in turmoil – the number of kids on the nice list has dropped to 0 – the ListCheck 3000 says so! And, what's worse, Santa is nowhere to be found. Can a plucky little housekeeping elf solve the mystery and get Santa back in time to save Christmas? And we finish off with "Father Christmas Letters #5" from Misfits Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Matinee! This week we have Sonic Society #715- Father Crisis, A Grave Reunion and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.9- Bringing Up Baby: Part 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the beginning of our grand finale of Season 15, Sonic Cinema Productions presents the fantastic screwball comedy made popular by Howard Hawk, Cary Grant, and Katherine Hepburn- Bringing Up Baby. This public domain treasure is Jack's all time favourite classic comedy movie and with the support of an incredible team including Stephanie Stearns-Dulli, Tom Konkle, Theresa Ireland, Patte Rosebank, John Bell, Paul Arbisi and directed by Larry Groebe, we present part one! With special thanks to John Bell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, the chills going up your spine until you feel like you have to shake this feeling off your back? No matter how silly it feels? Or how about those times when you feel like someone is looking over your shoulder? So much so, that you can almost feel someone breathing down your neck? Listening to this podcast, as you are right now; alone in a darkened room, the disturbing feelings become stronger than ever and so intense that you feel the need to keep looking behind you; just to reassure yourself that you're still alone. That's when it will strike… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the New Year for certain but our holiday spirit hasn't wained as we present, "Frosted" from Steven Cardinal and Aural Traditions. Sometimes a magic hat is more than just a magic hat. And sometimes, you don't always get the real story the first time. Frosted is our attempt at correcting the story you may have heard of that particular frozen fellow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher returns with the rundown for the Matinee- Sonic Society #714, Halloween Special, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.8- Bringing Up Baby 1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our seventh presentation Rachel Pulliam returns with three women stand vigil, awaiting the death of a loved one in this tense tale of...Suspense! in "Waiting"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fractured Lives' explores how the First World War literally fractured lives. The war's many casualties were not just amongst the dead. There were the men maimed and disabled with scars that would blight the rest of their lives. The play also has resonance for the present day, as wars and international conflicts continue to fracture lives, leaving scars and injuries that can last a lifetime. Today men still return from war's ‘theatre' to play out new roles that they have not chosen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas is over, but the adventure continues for Mrs. Claus! It's the exciting conclusion of "Evil Wears a Green Dress: A Mrs. Claus Story." With the villain's moon base in sight, Mrs. Claus is locked, loaded, and ready to deliver coal to the Scarlet Jade's stocking. Will our fearless party survive the onslaught of missiles, drones, droids, and foot-soldiers to put an end to her evil scheme before it's too late? You'll have to listen to find out... with episodes 3 and 4! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Matinee for the last of April! This week Jack guest hosts giving tickets to Sonic Society #713, Fractured Lives, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.7- Waiting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a similar vein to "Sorry Wrong Number," Laura Mirsky plays the role of Mary, an aging blind woman who must rely on her senses to deal with..."The Unexpected!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gods think they can do what they want with us. They make shit for us and we're supposed to deal with it. But you forget, we've also been given free will to express what we want and when we want it. We say this because we do not accept your court, we do not accept your laws, and we do not accept you! All we do is mirror the chaos around us. The Sad Tale of Sisyphus by Gill Buttery is new our adult retelling of the classical Greek myth of sisysphus, with new modern political undertones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the night after Christmas and all through the house, the incredible Adventures of Mrs. Claus captivated Jack and David from Last Act Radio Theatre! Mrs. Claus, Lyric, and Kuma find themselves trapped in a prison cell after trying to save Princess Nyra, and who's behind it? The Scarlet Jade herself, a nasty no-good-nik bent on draining planets of their lifeforce...but to what end?! Can Mrs. Claus and the gang stop the Scarlet Jade in time and save the Princess? Should they trust the handsome blue alien they meet along the way? And will Santa get to borrow the sled for Christmas Eve? Only one way to find out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack stands in front of the Matinee to give out tickets for Sonic Society #712, The Sad Tale of Sisyphus, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.6! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the long lineup of fictional hard-boiled detectives, Philip Marlowe stands out as one of the earliest and best. Raymond Chandler's creation first reached print in the early 1930s, then went on to memorable adaptations in film, television, and of course radio. "The Adventures of Philip Marlowe" had a solid four-year run of well over 100 episodes on CBS. Still, a handful of recordings are lost today.  Now Project Audion recreates one of these missing episodes - "The Quiet Number" - directly from the original script, exactly seventy-five years after it was broadcast. "The Quiet Number" wasn't penned by Chandler, but we meet the son of the man who wrote this and most of Marlowe's other radio adventures. Then our transcontinental voice cast performs this gritty story of lost love in a hot Los Angeles summer via a live transcription that sounds just like 1949. Our versatile voice actors were: Andy Hartson-bowyer in Virginia Richard Durrington in Idaho Gary Layton in Texas Lothar Tuppan in California Kristen James in Nevada Holly Adams in New York Kyle Bonn in Oregon Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophie cannot finish her dinner, she says she's eaten enough. Sophie's trying to make herself thinner. Says she's eating too much and her brother says, “You're joking,” and her mother's heart is broken. Sophie has a hard time coping and besides; Sophie's hoping… She can be like all the other girls… Bones is a new play written by Renate Reynolds and tells the story of a young girl suffering through the inner turmoil and hurt that ‘Anorexia Nervosa' has brought to her soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for Christmas? Jack and David are preparing as they take a trip into "Tinsel Town" with episodes one and two. After making a wish on the Christmas Star, Holly finds herself popping in and out of Tinsel Town, a magical place where it's Christmas every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in preparation of Easter week with Sonic Society #711, Bones, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay #15.5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorna Rogers wants a mink coat and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants in this somewhat comedic episode of "The Unexpected." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I suppose it was inevitable, me ending up here in this police cell. You might even say it was my destiny. You see ever since I was small, I've loved stories of heroes and magicians who've escaped from impossible places and incredible situations. Now here I am, inside such a place. It's a bit ironic I guess. However; sometimes what you see isn't necessarily what you see… ‘Thanks to Harry' is a new production written by Phil Ryan from Storm-Productions and produced by the creative team here at ‘Cornucopia Radio'. It tells the tale of someone who uses his skills as a magician to help create a better life for himself, his friends and the woman he loves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our holidays in December are just beginning as this week Jack and David present Benjamin Peel's "Wicked Cinderella" and Mercury Theatre Podcast's "War for December" from John S. Badger! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Federal Stonecipher opens the matinee for Sonic Society #710, Thanks to Harry and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.4- The Mink Coat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're thrilled to welcome back The Narada Radio Company as they return for their ninth year of Sonic Summerstock Old-Time Radio re-creations! This time, it's remake of another "Quiet Please" episode, entitled "How Are You, Pal?" It's not a lost episode, but the only existing copy of the original is so badly damaged that it is barely audible. Director Pete Lutz hopes this remake comes close to creator Wyllis Cooper's original vision – the story of a man who reaches out to an old friend to get the answers to some pretty pertinent questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After vandalising a local bowling green; Michael, a young troubled teen is forced to help repair the damage he's done. As he learns the implications of his actions, he finds himself taken under the wing of Ted; who wants to help Michael get his life back on track. But life; like the game of bowls, isn't as simple as it first seems… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices