Podcasts about academy theatre

Trailblazer ballet dancer and Ballethnic dance coach Lydia Abarca Mitchell and author Karen Valby discuss Valby’s new book “The Swans of Harlem: Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History.” Plus, Associate Professor Jeff Albert, the interim chair of the School of Music at Georgia Tech, details this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, and filmmaker Johnathan Banks, along with South Fulton Arts executive director Jennifer Bauer Lyons, talk about “Say Yes to Destiny” which pays tribute to Alice Lovelace and screens at the Academy Theatre on March 6.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.One-act plays in WinonaDaryl Lanz, owner of Chapter Two Books in Winona, is glad to see Theatre Du Mississippi's One Act Play Festival returning for a second year. Playwrights from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa submitted original work earlier this winter, and the winning four short plays will be performed together to make a performance running about two hours.The result is a grab-bag of comedy and drama by regional writers ranging from 10 to 50 minutes. Shows will be performed at the Valencia Arts Center's Academy Theatre in Winona this weekend and next, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.  A family of artistsVisual artist Fawzia Khan of Hopkins recommends the exhibit “Reflections and Conversations: Monica Rudquist and Jerry Rudquist” at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. Assistant professor Monica Rudquist explores the relationship between her ceramic art and paintings by her late father, Jerry Rudquist (1924-2001), who taught painting at Macalester College for 42 years. On the gallery's second floor, Sophia Gibson — an honors student of Monica's — extends the legacy one step further by curating an exhibit of Jerry's portraits. The exhibit runs through March 16, with an artist talk by Monica Rudquist on March 5 at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a screening and panel discussion of the short film “The Painted Eye,” which documents Jerry Rudquist's painting process on March 12. In the East Gallery, Monica Rudquist's deconstructed and reassembled bowls, plates and cylinders reflect the shape and textures of her father's work.  “Both artists deconstruct objects and put them together in new ways to create imaginary forms and leave the marks of their hands on the works,” Khan said. Pining for the fjordsDiane Hellekson, retired writer and former art critic for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, was inspired by the mixed media exhibit “Sund: Notes from the Sea” showing at Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis. Minneapolis artist Moira Bateman created works reflecting on her summer 2024 residency in Ålvik, Norway, and on the human impact of its fjords. The exhibit includes found objects pulled from the fjords, textiles and an audio element that immerses listeners in the sounds of the sea and underwater noise pollution. The exhibit is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through March 8, with an artist coffee reception on Saturday, March 1 from noon to 3 p.m. Hellekson called it an intimate show that gave her a feeling of  “wonder and curiosity.” She says you have to look closely at each piece and see “What is this? Oh my gosh. This is a plastic bag, and you find out that Moira dug it out from among some rocks in a fjord in Norway, and yet, here it is in this strange, deteriorated condition on the wall of a gallery.”“And it makes you think [how] this thing probably was there for years, and yet, if Moira hadn't plucked it out, it would have kept breaking down, and all these little shards of plastic would have gone on to pollute and end up in some animal's belly. It's very emotionally affecting, and yet it's also beautiful.” 

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Tony Award-winning performer Shuler Hensley discusses directing the upcoming production of “The Music Man” for City Springs Theatre Company, which is on stage at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center September 6-22. Plus, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid from the WABE podcast “Savory Stories” share the culinary history of barbecue, and playwright Bill Balzer and director Lynna Schmidt talk about the “Two Drink Minimum,” which is on stage September 6-22 at the Academy Theatre in Hapeville.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Director John Ammerman and writer Karl Harpur discuss Aris Theatre's “CINDERELLA: A Christmas Panto,” on stage at The Academy Theatre in Hapeville December 15-23. Plus, Photojournalist Kate Medley takes us on a journey through the gas stations of the South in her new release, “Thank you Please Come Again.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hi Everyone, my guest is Jyn Hall, children's book author and fellow SCBWI member. I met Jyn at the SCBWI Springmingle and wanted to share her amazing story from actress, producer, and writer. Here is more about Jyn. Jyn Hall has performed in theatre and with local and international troupes all over the U.S. and Europe, as well as toured the Southeast with Atlanta's oldest professional theatre company - The Academy Theatre. Over the past couple years, Jyn has been casting, producing, and writing. She is also writing children's books. She is a 2022 PB Party Contest Finalist and a 50Precious Word Contest Winner. Jyn Hall Website Jyn Hall Twitter Jyn Hall Instagram Thanks for listening!

Dom L'Amour's 8/20/23 performance of "The Life of a Singing Bartender! Preformed at The Academy Theatre in Hapeville GA. Preformed by Dom L'AmourProduced byDom L'AmourPerformers:Keys-Brian ReidDrums- Zack SmithBass- Shane PerrymanGuitar- Patrick ArthurSet ListAct 1:Jump in the line (Made Famous by Harry Belafonte)Sweet Dreams Friendzone BluesVolare (Made Famous by Dean Martin)Don't Let Me Down  (Made Famous by The Beatles)Lets Never Leave Each OtherBreakfast ALone (Written by Thomas Weber)I Will always be loving youAct 2:My greatest Inspiration (Made Famous by Teddy Pendergrass)You SaidFreeThat Sunday that summer (Made Famous by Nat King Cole)And a way we goI love you more and moreIts so crazyyou are mine to loseJanets SongDreamBless you for the good that's in you (Made Famous by Mel Tormé and Peggy Lee)Cover art by Studio Mania: Custom Art @studiomania99Transition Music from Mad Chops Vol. 1 and Mad Chops Vol. 2 by Mad Keysand from Piano Soul Vol.1(Loop Pack) by The Modern Producers TeamYou can support the show by clicking the link at the bottom of the episode description. Please subscribe to the podcast, and give us a good rating. 5 stars please and thank you. Follow me on @doml_amour on Instagram. Or at domlamour.com.Support the show

Dom L'Amour speaks with good friend Rob Lockett AKA @rob_lockett about the movie “Love and Basketball”.Opening quote: Olivia Truffaut-WongOpening and Closing Theme song: Produced by Dom L'AmourTransition Music from Mad Chops Vol. 1 and Mad Chops Vol. 2 by Mad Keysand from Piano Soul Vol.1(Loop Pack) by The Modern Producers TeamFeatured song: "Free" By Dom L'Amour. Preformed live 8/20/23 at the Academy Theatre in Hapeville GA.Cover art by Studio Mania: Custom Art @studiomania99Please subscribe to the podcast, and give us a good rating. 5 stars please and thank you. Follow me on @doml_amour on Instagram. Or at domlamour.comSupport the show

Writer, director and composer Rob Shaw-Smith discusses “The Legend of Finn McCool” on stage June 16-25 at Academy Theatre in Hapeville. Plus, our series “Speaking of Music” shines a light on Dashill Smith, and we hear about “Avanti Da Vinci” on stage now at the Center for Puppetry Arts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 147 Carly & Cecilia are super chill as Carly shares a surprise story in an attempt to show you that ghosts really are everywhere. She takes on one of her secret fave subjects: small town Ontario! Carly brings us to to the town of Lindsay to talk about the supposedly haunted Academy Theatre. Cozy in cause this week is all kinds of causal. Shop GAE Enamel Mugs HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wIdYQT8axYz2Mz0nUImKUQeeNmqo3bZt8RYI3ox3N88/edit Update Description

The Academy Theatre is a local historic venue in the community of Lindsay, Ontario where the Strumbellas have taken the stage, and award-winning musician James Barker was raised. The covid-19 pandemic has forced the venue to close their doors putting a strain on the entire community. Russell Alexander sits down with Chairman of the Board, Michael Piggott, to share the importance of this theatre, and to show his support by sponsoring the Home Again Benefit Concert. To learn more tune in to Family Law Now.

Episode Notes Actor Carl J Grasso is in the studio to talk about what the movie-making process will be like post COVID, 80s horror and action movies, and general bullshittery. Topics include Nightmare on Elm Street, Gremlins, Swamp Thing, Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, and all your favorite sci-fi and horror. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8205249/?ref_=nm_mv_close 

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Using An Effective Integrated Marketing Communication Mix In Nonprofit Organizations Clark Greer is the founder of Clark Greer Communications, LLC, a consulting firm that focuses on assisting nonprofit organizations with marketing communications and public relations. He holds a Master's Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California, and a doctorate in Communication Studies from Bowling Green State University. Clark's full-time job for the past 20 years has been as a communication professor specializing in public relations, strategic communication, TV news, and communication research. In addition, he and research colleagues have published nearly 20 studies in academic journals, and have presented more than two dozen papers at research conferences. Interview Transcript Hugh Ballou: Greetings, everyone. Welcome to this edition of The Nonprofit Exchange. Today, we're talking about that topic we call marketing. Marketing is, the older I get, the more complex it gets, but the more important it gets. It's an area that we do not regard with enough importance, those of us that run nonprofit organizations. Russell, how are you doing today? Russell Dennis: Beautiful day out here in Denver, Colorado. Partly cloudy. There is lots of activity taking place out here. We have folks that have been talking to me who are running nonprofits and are struggling to get the word out on what they're doing. It's hard to get support if nobody knows what you're doing. I'm glad that Clark is here to share with us some ways to increase that visibility. That's what it's all about, isn't it, Clark? Clark Greer: Yeah, that's right. That sounds nice. We're out here in Virginia. I wish I was in a little bit of a cooler spot right now. Hugh: We were out on the parkway night before last, and it was in the mid-50s. It was luscious. Clark, we like to impose upon our guests to define who they are. Tell a little bit about yourself. You have this organization that you run to do marketing specifically targeted to nonprofits. You and I, however, met in one of those nonprofits where you serve on the board. You and I met there, and we started conversations which led to this interview. Talk about yourself and what has led you to this place to do this very specific thing that you do for nonprofits. Clark: This is like the digest size of this instead of a full version. I actually started out in radio when I was in high school. It clicked with me to do communication and spend several years on radio, doing radio news. Ended up ultimately picking up a graduate degree in broadcast journalism from a big university on the west coast. Ended up working in corporate communications, advertising, public relations, marketing communication, organizational communication, different types of organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit. About 20 years ago, I started teaching higher education. That is my full-time gig is teaching in a university. I have always liked to do things for organizations. When my wife and I moved to this area, I said, “Should I work at the orchestra, symphony orchestra that does anything marketing or organizational comm.” We went to a couple of concerts, made some connections, and that's where I am today. Hugh: Love it. It took me only a couple of conversations to determine that you had a very unique perspective on marketing. What is the name of your organization? Clark: Something that is not real creative, but it's Clark Greer Communications. It was easy to come up with it. Then I could put my name out there, and it's easy to remember that. For me, as I get older, remembering the name of the company is a lot easier. Hugh: You're a professor. You teach communications. Clark: I do. I have taught for about 20 years in three different institutions in the country. I taught interactive media when the web was just getting going back in the ‘90s. I have taught public relations and strategic communication, and television news. A little bit of everything. Hugh: We are going to explore this in the interview at some point. I had a pivot in my understanding of how you construct campaigns to let people know about the organization. We are specifically focused on the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra at the moment. When I moved here, people said, “Oh, we have an orchestra?” There was a big gap in awareness, even though the orchestra has paid for ads and they have a Facebook page and all of the things we customarily do. There is a large portion of the community that didn't know about it. You were interviewing me about strategy. I had just recently done the first planning session for the board of the symphony. You interviewed me, and you said, “I want to give value to others in our newsletter and publicity.” Speak to that element a minute. We will unpack that throughout the interview because that is a unique perspective. Clark: I think the temptation is in market communication or PR or whatever we are doing is to make connections with our constituents and followers. In the case of the symphony or other performance organizations, it will be people attending or donating. Organizations have different types of needs. One temptation is we are going to advertise it, and we are going to say, “Here we are, come to whatever, or donate.” If it's a nonprofit that does construction in a community for building, it's “Come and see us.” I think what's really important is to help the organization be relevant to the people they are trying to reach. That is what we are trying to do in different ways. A lot of it is promotion because we are trying to have everybody in this area know who the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra is. That is a big chore because it isn't just the community, but there is surrounding communities. A lot of things we have to deal with. We are trying to give value back to people, so instead of just saying, “Come to our concerts,” it's “How can we serve you as a community and an organization? What are the things you need that we can help you get better at?” Hugh: That is such a different perspective. Here is a mistake I see commonly in social media. “Buy my stuff. Get my program. Let me coach you.” They are pushing their stuff rather than saying how I can provide value, how I can give you value. What is it you need? Having a conversation. One of the points that Russell commonly brings up is when we are interviewing people as donors or board members, find out what their passion is, find out what they want to do. When you said, “I want to create articles like this about strategy,” we teach people why it's important. I would say that 90% of nonprofits I talk to have no strategic plan. What is your number, Russell? Russell: It may be higher than that, as frightening as that seems, because about 82% of these organizations eventually go under. It's a system. It's who do you know, what are you bringing to people. It's about the cause we are working toward. That is the place where people get disconnected. Where are people at? You have to meet the people who you want to support you where they are so your messages have to be placed in the right places as well. If you're not conversing with people where they are, or talking to them about what matters, you become part of the greater chorus of noise that is out there. Hugh: There are some obstacles here. There are so many messages people get every day. Clark, we now have a strategy that we are working on, and we will be doing the first level of clarity at the board meeting in a couple weeks. That gives you a foundational document to then work from to do some messaging. Strategy is important for your work as well, isn't it? Clark: Yeah. Let me just take 60 seconds, and I can talk about where we have come in the last year with the symphony. That might help provide some context for people listening or watching right now. We did a survey of who the people were, the characteristics of the people who were attending the concerts. Using the symphony's mail list, we did a mail-out survey. They filled these things out. We did some number crunching. It gave us a better idea of perspective. We had to understand where they were coming from. More recently, you have jumped in with being able to look at the overall strategy. Where is the organization heading? Then paralleling that, and I know you and I have had conversations, and it has helped to be on the board to get some other input, but to look at it from a communications standpoint, everything is parallel. What I am trying to do from a communication perspective really needs to tightly fit with what's happening as far as the organization, direction, financial attendance, programming, goes into what a performance organization does. Hugh: There are people who think that symphonies are dead. I'm finding there is a real resurgence in people coming back to church, people coming back to arts events, people wanting to find meaning in their lives. There is a service aspect to the performing organization, isn't there? Clark: Yeah. When I was doing some initial research, I wanted to see what the tone was- For the classical arts is what people think of as symphony. It doesn't have to be. There are small to large orchestras in the country who are doing pops and mixtures and interactive things. It's just staying relevant. I am not sure if that is necessarily the reason why because you still have age segments that you deal with. It tends to be an older population, which I guess I'm now part of. You always think about, I'm still 28 years old. That is the case. My wife and I love music. She is involved with the symphony also. We go to symphonies. We lived in a city in another part of the country several years ago, where we had season tickets. We would look around and say, “We do see some young people, but it's people bringing their grandkids.” You have to think long-term about how you can morph into something that doesn't sacrifice your principles as an organization. I think music, classical music and what orchestras do, is as much education as it is entertaining people. How do you stay relevant in those things is what's important. Bringing in younger people. I'm not talking about kids necessarily, but a middle-aged population who would really become interested in the orchestras for different types of reasons. Hugh: There is interest there. I went to dinner with some people I didn't know and sat at the end of the table with people I just met. One is a filmmaker out at Liberty in the cinema department who came from the BBC. High-level filmmaker. The other side of me was a young photographer, friend of our former board member and photographer Michael. His wife was a school musician teacher. She said, “Oh, we would love to have more interaction with the symphony. We would love for the kids to know more about it because they are eager for that kind of connection.” That is part of what we are putting into place with the strategy for the symphony is how we go back to the fundamental programs that people think we can't afford to do anymore, but we really can't afford not to do them anymore. Clark: Exactly. If you look at one of the things that I have dealt with in teaching my students and when I work with organizations or individuals even sometimes, like you said, I typically deal with nonprofits, is what is the primary age segment that you really feel like this is the group we want to work with? You look at the fringe areas. If you have people who are 45-55, there are some characteristics like longevity in an area and ability to sponsor or donate or interest in the arts and find out where they are coming from. They also have children. One thing the Lynchburg Symphony does, and they have been doing this for a while, through some very generous funding of some foundations, is to do music in the schools. I think what you can do is you are not necessarily ignoring other age groups, older or younger. What you are doing is you have a core group and find ways of branching out to them through family members and those types of things. Hugh: Underlying this marketing thing, there is your expertise of teaching communications. Russell and I work with nonprofits and have done so for a number of years. I don't know about you, but in 31 years, there has never been a circumstance where communication as a problem hasn't come up. People think communication is an “it.” It's an announcement in the church bulletin. It's a flyer. Really, communication is the backbone of your plan. You have to communicate, but you have a system to communicate. What I see happen over and over again when I do strategies with boards is what I call a new architecture of engagement. People develop a new kind of relationship. Let me test this piece with you. My take on communication is the foundation is in relationship, then you can transfer information. Otherwise, information doesn't transfer from one person to another. Talk about communication as the overarching thing of marketing and all of what we are doing here. Clark: Is that going to me or Russell? Hugh: You. He will give you questions later. Clark: Communication is really important, not just because I work in it. Obviously I am a  little biased. I think communication is important. When I worked in corporate years ago, I would look around, not necessarily the organizations I worked at, but I would get information and I subscribe to newsletters. I would see in the news where an organization or company would cut back its public relations or its community relations or whatever because they thought that was expendable and they didn't need it. The problem is people have to know you are there all the time. In advertising, it's top of mind awareness. When you go to the grocery store, you see things all the time. There are companies you see advertising, and you say, “Wow, they have been around for decades. They are stable from an economic standpoint. Why do they advertise?” It's because there is always competition. Even in what we are doing in nonprofits is you have a lot of things that are competing for donor dollars, for sponsorship, for organizations that have foundations. You have to show yourself as vital and relevant in that community. We are dealing with things on a different level. It comes down to the sustainability of the organization. Hugh: There are a lot of tidbits in what you just said. Russell, what are you hearing here? Russell gives the real hard questions. I know you are formulating some stuff for him to comment on. I just demonstrated poor communication when he didn't know the question was for him. Russell, what are you taking in there? You have some sound bites you want to play back. Russell: Communication starts with how you talk to each other in the boardroom. That kind of spreads. It fans out from there as a nonprofit organization. It's really easy to get stuck in the room and forget that the message has to fan out. There is a slightly different language you use for potential board members or advisors than you use for volunteers or donors or everybody has their different language for the same message. Communication takes a lot of work in that regard. The one thing that was bouncing around through my mind as we were unpacking that, I was thinking about both of you starting to work with the Lynchburg Symphony and starting to put the strategy and pieces together. What's one thing you found out that was most surprising about- What did you learn that they were not doing that everybody missed? Clark: It's hard to say one thing. I guess my goal is when I look at this, and I think Hugh just alluded to it a few minutes ago, is you show up and say, “You have a symphony here in this town?” One of my goals is I want everybody to know the symphony is here. That takes the place of- We call it integrated marketing communication. I will structure it briefly. Years ago, you have advertising, public relations, marketing, communication. They operated in silos. The last few years, it has come together under IMC. Because a company may sell a product, and at the same time they have to do public relations. What is your attitude toward that? What are you saying? The same thing would be true for nonprofits like the symphony. You have to approach people on different levels multiple times. We use a mix of traditional media. We do things like direct mail. We do a lot of things digitally. We are doing more with social media. We do a lot on Facebook. We are doing some more things with other types of social media that I think will help. It is a building process. You can't do everything all at once, and it has to be strategic. I don't just want to jump and try something. The things we are doing today for communicating is over the next year, here is what we are going to do, and here is how we are going to do it. I have a big plan of the major things that usually revolve around concerts, but they can't just do that. You can't do a concert and people forget about you. We find ways of encouraging people to stay connected. We are doing some interesting things. Something is coming out this week. I am a little off the wall sometimes about ideas. I try to do something that is fun. We found that we were doing some testimonial videos of community leaders. We had one that had over 2,000 views. People love to look at videos. We know that from research. You can see what the status of an organization is when they do social media. Even webisodes and things like that. People love video. We are going to do something that is a little bit different. One of the things that we noticed because you were talking about where do you start, what are some of the things that are gaps. One of the things is we can have followers. We don't do poorly on followers. We want to increase that of course. But we want interaction and engagement, where instead of people just looking at something, we want people to look at it repeatedly and tell their friends to connect with us. That is how it spreads out, exactly what you were talking about. Hugh: A lot of themes came out there. Contrast the difference between marketing and PR. Clark: It depends how you look at marketing. Pure marketing, a lot of it is business. It deals with pricing, product distribution, product development based on what a particular area needs. The idea of a market is usually where a company is, or it could be a fast food place or anybody selling something, the area in which they sell those products or provide those services. Then you have market trends, which are broader. A lot of it is the business side of it. How much do things cost over time? What are people using? They are product/service-based. Marketing people who are watching this may say, “That's not purely it.” It gives us that idea. Public relations is trying to develop relationships with your constituents. It could be customers. It could be attendees. It could be donors, like Russell was talking about. It could be volunteers doing things. Russell hit the nail right on the head. You have the central message, but you communicate it in different ways to different avenues to those different constituents. That is exactly what it is. For public relations, you want to have things that are ongoing relationships where people rely on you to provide them with things in the community. An orchestra is more than a concert. What are we doing? I guess I can talk about it. We are now getting it out. We are going to be starting an instrument program. We are hoping that people in the community will donate instruments that have been in the closet or attic for years that either they or their kid played. You know there are some kids in our community who would love to get involved in music. We are just at the beginning phases this month to do some information. Next month, we will do the campaign in conjunction with National Back to School Month. We try to find some themes we can wrap our promotions around. That is one thing that will be coming up that our community will be hearing about here in the next few weeks. Hugh: We got a new logo for the symphony. They think that's the brand, like most organizations. That is the image. Underneath that is the statement of the brand image. Who are we? It's that brand promise. What is it that you get? That is an important part of your marketing, isn't it? Clark: Sure. When people see the logo, they will think things of it. In fact, when I teach these things about image development and maintenance, I will put up images on the screen and ask them what they think of this. I always put a variety of things. I know what their response is going to be because I read the news, and I know what people's attitudes are to certain organizations and companies. I put those up and say, “What do you think?” I say, “Okay, here's the thing. That's the logo. It represents the brand. What is behind it? Who is it? What are their products like? What is the quality? What kind of services do you get?” Those are the marketing tangibles and intangibles, like your attitudes. When you see a logo, and you attach everything to it, you have to make sure you are maintaining the identity of what stands behind it. That is where your public relations come in. When people see it, do they have a good opinion or bad opinion? What do they think? If they look at something and say, “Wow, that's a wonderful organization,” good. Now what that does is that tells people this is what this brand is all about. That is just an identity piece, but it does represent what that organization stands for. Hugh: To have all of the stakeholders understand that because all of your team members are parts of your brand. They represent your brand. Clark: They do. Hugh: We have seen major companies, airlines in particular, that one of their employees is guilty of brand slaughter. You drag somebody off an airplane. That is big damage to the brand. Clark: We use those as examples when we talk about crisis communication. Here is how this happened. How do you deal with it? How many of you would like to be the public relations director for this company? Nobody wants to do it. Here's the thing. With crisis, organizations at some point will hopefully have problems and not a crisis. If it's a crisis, you are talking a whole different thing. There are different situations people get into. Crisis is a whole different ball game. What happens if you have good relationships with your constituents, if something comes up, or when it comes up, is that if you already have a positive image and relationship with your constituents, it's much easier to go in, if the organization handles things the way they should and say, “This is an issue. We will fix it right now.” In history, we have seen good and bad examples of that. That is why companies and organizations have to think broadly of an employee representing the company. I tell students that. When you do an internship from this institution, when you are out there, you are not just doing an internship, or when you get a job because the person who hired you knows where you went to school, you realize you represent them. When you do an internship someplace, you have to think about, “I'm not just here doing a job for me.” They're not really in the auspices of the institution. Or if it's an organization, somebody who is doing fundraising or development, maybe the relationship is different than an employee, but still, people know you are attached to that organization. How you handle yourself and respond to situations is crucial. Hugh: What it opens up for me is we think of marketing only as external. I'm thinking that we have a lot of nonprofits where the board isn't as engaged as they want to be, as the leader wants them to be. Plus we are not fully in tune with those rubrics you were talking about. What do we stand for? What is our brand promise? How do we make decisions? How do we come together and represent the organization and community? There is a piece internally. Russell, you and I have worked with a number of organizations. In your 11 years for the reservation, you have multiple chiefs. Was there reidentifying of some of these anchor brand identity pieces with a new leader? How did you adjust to that? How did the people inside get informed of what that was? Russell: The tribal council meetings were open to everyone. Different groups on tribal council and different chiefs have different priorities. The key for me was to be, and I learned a lot, familiar with the overall culture and the history and to keep my eye on the things that were most important for the people in the community to provide them the best service I could possibly give them. There were key needs that people had as far as services, whether that was utility services, education, housing. I had to keep my eye on the big things. Provide affordable housing, make sure people had access to education and health care through our health clinics, make sure our facilities for cultural purposes were in good shape. It's really keeping a focus on what the people in the community need. This is the challenge that leadership is up against. It's about the people that you serve. This is how I was able to keep my wits about me in the face of a lot of changing political climates. It's really important to have that DNA so that you know what the most important things are. There is just really- If you can do that, you can keep your eye on the prize. I think something  that a lot of organizations overlook, even in the face of that, people will look at your message, you do the best you can to be clear about who you are, but people are going to make decisions on your brand. They may interpret what you're doing completely differently. People will brand you if you don't brand yourself. People will brand you. It's inevitable that people form their own opinions. One of the things I was also thinking about as we have been unpacking this is putting the message out there and being consistent and being true to yourself. I was curious as to some of the things that you guys put in place as you built the strategy that were not there before to make sure that the messaging is clear across all of the platforms you deliver. Clear and consistent. Hugh: Clark has seen the strategy. He wasn't there that day. He had a poor excuse. I think he was in Europe. Clark: I had to go 6,000 miles away to avoid a meeting. Russell: He is checking out the other symphonies. Hugh: Your point is as usual on target, Russ. We don't know who we are. We can't communicate who we are because we haven't drilled our values. We started talking about guiding principles. How do we make good decisions in this container? We also drilled down on why we exist. We think sometimes the arts are expendable. It's a leisure activity. But really, if you look- When somebody wants to move into a community for a corporate job or a teaching job, they ask about the arts. Is there a symphony? Are there these arts groups? It's a backbone of the community in many ways. It's an essential part of a healthy life. Clark, what you've read from what we have developed so far, it's in the process of getting tweaked in the next couple weeks, do you want to respond to some of what Russ was talking about? What are your ideas about taking what we have created so far and helping us with that and then taking it forward and communicating externally? I think communicating internally. We need to remember who we are internally. Clark: Employee communication or organizational communication. There are different entities of that. Sometimes it's employees, and sometimes it's volunteers. There are different relationships between people who are involved inside. One of the things that is important is to make sure that everybody inside, as you were saying, understands what the message is. One thing we will be developing, and I do this on vacation, so don't tell my wife I did thinking, she says that you're not supposed to think on vacation. Russell: She doesn't know about this broadcast. Hugh: It's our secret. Clark: Don't tell my wife that I actually thought. It's good because when I'm home, I'm doing stuff. The day to day work. When I'm on vacation, I can clear my mind and think a little bit. One thing I wrote down, and I keep notes on my Smartphone, I moved from taking notes on paper to jotting notes on my phone, that way it doesn't get lost, I hope. One thing I said is, “What is the message?” We have to have a central message. I think that will come out of that. The thing about strategic planning and a strategic communication plan with that and a marketing plan, they don't happen instantly because- The other thing is they can't happen too fast. Some of the things we do with communication, I need to think about doing next week. A lot of times, we get in a hurry, and we want to be intentional. We want to know where we are headed and why. As we work over the next year, it evolves into something that we know exactly what it is. Having a center of communication was top on my list. What are we trying to say? Who are we trying to reach? What is the core message that we have? Who are our constituents we want to reach and their characteristics? Now we can mold that communication plan around who those people are. Hugh: One of my principles I teach organizations I work with is at the end of the meeting, I use storyboards. I have two storyboards up. One is an action plan. What are the tangible actions we are going to do? Who is the champion? When are they going to do it? We tend to talk about all of these great things, but we never assign it to a person or give them a deadline. That makes sure it gets traction. The other board is a communication board. We have come up with 90 minutes of some important work. Don't you think somebody needs to know something? It's a specific message. We take that for granted. We just think it will go to the world. When we start thinking about what the specific messages are, who needs to know, and who will tell them, it's a whole different ball game. It's amazing to me how many people don't think they need to do that. One project, I was working with a law firm, and they had dismissed a partner. I said, “Let's do this communication board.” They said, “Nah, everybody will know.” I said, “Humor me.” They hadn't told his secretary. They hadn't told the bar association. They hadn't told the magazine subscriptions and all those periodicals. They started drilling down. There was a lot of people that needed to know something. We had to assign somebody to do that. We don't think about communication as a process, as a connection, do we? Clark: No, that's exactly right. I think companies that do well, I haven't worked for a lot of companies, but I have worked for a number over the years. I'll give you an example of the positive side of what you were talking about. I worked for a big hospital on the West Coast many years ago in their PR department. They were very good about informing employees. They wanted to make sure everybody knew all the time what was going on. They would do every quarter an 11” x 17” and another panel of that with pictures and captions to the department so that everybody could see what everybody was doing. And everybody loves pictures. This is all pre-digital, so everything had to be in print. Along with the paychecks is once a month, there was a stuffer, 8.5” x 11” double sided, with little snippets of information going on in other places of the facility. It was a big place. I always felt I was well-informed. You were informed on capital development. Every year, they did an annual report. I helped with some videos when I was there. They would show the videos in small group settings, and there would be an administrator who would do a Q&A. They had different levels and layers of information that people constantly felt they were being communicated with. The department I worked in produced some amazing stuff. I think it's because we had the freedom to do it, the support to do it, and we all felt we were a part of an organization even though it was huge because they did such a good job communicating. Companies today that we see that are really successful, they are the ones who do interesting things with employees. Some of the tech companies that have been on the news over the past ten years, people feel comfortable, they know each other. It's when those things don't happen where organizations can get in trouble. You have to start with your employees or volunteers, etc. Hugh: Absolutely. That is part of the culture creation. Clark: Yes, it is. Hugh: I am going to give you back some stuff in case you are grading my understanding. Integrated Marketing Communications, that is the umbrella for all of this. Clark: Yes. It's everything. It includes everything that years ago would have been separate. It has marketing communication, advertising, public relations, anything that a communication functions. Because it has the word ‘marketing” in it, it doesn't necessarily mean it's traditional business marketing. Although it could include that. Somebody goes out and buys a car. You want to make sure they're happy. You want to make sure they come back in two years to buy another car or tell their friends. Everything is connected. Now we are not dealing with traditional print and broadcast media like we were doing or direct mail although we still might do those things. The world is changing. We have 24/7 through social media and websites and digital content. You have to do different things. That is what is tying it together. Digital has brought those different fields together. Hugh: It really has.  We see people do things poorly. Speak to that side of it a minute. The biggest mistakes people make in their communications and integrated marketing, including social media. What are the biggest negatives that you see out there? Clark: You and I have talked about this. I think I might have actually included it in the article I wrote for your magazine. One thing is assuming just because you put it out there, people are going to see it. One issue that organizations need to do is find ways of driving people to the social media. You can have some really creative, nice things. Maybe people will share it. It's like having a great website and nobody knows you exist. Sometimes it's traditional media, and it's using different ways. In advertising, radio and television. We would call it cross-promoting. A local TV station runs an ad in a newspaper, or they may run a preview thing on a radio station. That has changed a bit because of digital. Basically, it's finding different ways to communicate with your constituents so they know you're there. That's a big problem. The first solution is we can do a social media site. Great, how are people going to find out about that? Hadn't thought about that. That is part of the problem: trying to get people to do it. You have to be consistent about posting. I'll post today, and then whenever. People forget about you. It has to be constant. If you are going to make a commitment to social media, it's a big job to do that. Anything digital, like websites, Oh, I did my website. When did you last update it? Two years ago. Okay. That's not going to work. If you're committing to digital communication, that's one of the biggest problems is realizing now you have committed yourself to a lot of time and energy to come up with things that are fresh and interesting for your followers. Hugh: We want to track our success in seeing how many followers we have. That's like how many hits we have on a website. He said, “Hits is an acronym. It's how idiots treat success.” You don't want hits; you want conversions. You want people to do something. Clark: Yeah, what are people doing with that? Hugh: We want people to enjoy the symphony. We want them to enrich their lives. They do that by attending concerts. There are other ways. We are expanding our volunteer pool. I say “our.” I am not part of the board, but I can declare here publicly that I am inside because I have been invited to be a guest conductor this year. Russell, I don't know if I shared that with you, but I get to do the Christmas gig in the newly renovated Academy Theatre, which was a vaudeville theatre in the old days. Here's an interesting fact. It will be the first time in history that we know of that the theater will be integrated. It hasn't played to an audience since the time it was segregated. We have the first concert in there during that opening week. It's a multiple pleasure. Of all this stuff we have unearthed, do you have one of those reflections or a good question for Clark before we go to our closing segment here? Russell: This is all exciting stuff. As a symphony, the opportunity there is to bring the next generation into music because this is something that is being taken out of the education system through funding or other things. I commend the symphony for doing that. Donating instruments, keeping people interested, bringing them into the fold to keep that next generation, to keep adding fuel to the fire as it were because there is a lot there. I feel it's important to get people the tools they need once you put the strategy together so that everybody is singing off of the same sheet of music. If the symphony can't appreciate singing off the same sheet of music, who can? Everybody has the same things to work with. For the different types of media, they all have to work together. Different audiences are in different places. Your younger people may be on various social media platforms. It's getting an understanding of which mediums are going to work best. Instagram is starting to explode. That's why Facebook acquired it. Just to have people see different pieces of music and those types of things will probably pique their interest and teach them things about classical music. Here in Denver, we have the Denver Performing Arts Center, and we have the Colorado Symphony and theatres where plays are conducted. That integration and partnership among different people, the opera house is down there, really helps. That collaboration and cooperation is a good thing as well. It's a constant thing to create the type of communication that is going to get the message out to people. That's important. Traditional media is not dead. There are a lot of things with broadcast, with radio, everything is working together. It's figuring out where the people you want to reach are and getting to them. I know you're early in the process, but what are some of the tools that you guys have created up to this point that your staff can use to get the message out about the symphony? Clark: We are trying to use both traditional and digital. Some types of media, especially for a small market and small organizations, are a little harder. Television and radio, because of the cost. We are increasing our media relations, and we have had some really good response from local media of helping to talk about things we are doing. It's finding interesting things that maybe they don't know that much about. Part of that, like you're talking about, traditional media is not dead, it's just organizations have to inform and educate the media. They are one of your publics. Letting them know here is what is coming up. One of the things we just implemented on the website a month and a half ago is I added a newsroom. The newsroom will have, right now we have just a few things up there, but it will have articles from the newsletter that will be posted throughout the month. We will take our major articles. It will have all of our press releases. What we want to do is create from a media relations side the idea that media can go there, and they will see what is happening and connect with it. We are getting more into Twitter. People use Twitter a lot for media and news sourcing. We are trying to build those types of things so we can be a resource for the local print and broadcast media. Hugh: This Integrated Marketing Communications that you're educating us on today, how will you communicate the importance of what we're doing to the board, for instance? Clark: I think organization, I like to do big picture. I can do the little things. I really enjoy that. I've had a great time, this little thing with the tuba is coming out here this week, and I hope you like it. Hugh: I think it's a great idea. Before we stop, I want you to talk more about that. It's a brilliant idea.   Clark: It will be up on Facebook here in the next day. So what I like to do is I like to look at the big picture. That's why you and I talk frequently, or communicate about direction. That's important. I have to get a sense of where we are headed and what the organization wants to do. I won't go into an organization and say, “Hey, these are all my ideas.” That's not how things work, especially today. Things have changed a lot. You have a lot of collaboration between organizations and companies and their agencies, their consulting firms. It's about the organization. What I'm trying to do is serving you with my background and things I think are going to work better. What I try to do is look at the big picture. What are the things we absolutely need to do? This year, we know we have five upcoming concerts, I believe. We are doing five concerts over the year. I look at that and I say, “All right, there are certain things that need to be done.” We will always do media relations. We always do direct mail. We do social media. In between that is other little things we are going to be doing, like we talked about the instrument donation. I'd like to see us have more relationships with other local nonprofits and organizations. We are looking at one aspect of that. Had some conversations with an organization who has a lot of social media followers. It's a great organization. You and I talked about sharing resources and doing things when we visited a few weeks ago. I think that helps everybody, especially in a small market. It really makes for a unified community. Essentially, even though we are doing different types of things, we are all here to service this town and to find the best ways we can of making this place better. That's really what we are all about. Sometimes you can partner up with people and do those things, or at least do things in cooperative ways, maybe not official partnerships, but do things that help each other to help the community. Hugh: Absolutely. We are a social benefit organization. Nonprofit is a dumb word. Talk about the tuba just a minute before- Clark: Okay. I like to periodically come up with some wild ideas. I got a tuba. I have had this tuba for three years. I played tuba for about 35 years. I have played in orchestras. Nothing official. There are people who are far better equipped than me. I am not a degreed professional as it relates to that, but I do enjoy playing. I have played in community bands and things. I really enjoy it. I have this tuba. My wife named it. She is a harpist. My wife is the harpist for the Lynchburg Symphony. She has a couple harps. She has named her harps. She finds out that every harpist names their harps. She named my tuba. I said, “Let's have some fun for social media” because we want to increase engagement. We found out over the last year that people love to watch videos. Most of them are storytelling videos. I made a little video to promote the new newsletter that is coming out this week. I did a promo, and 400 people have watched it. Oh, wonderful. People love videos. You read all the data on this stuff. Even things that don't really have a message more than “Come and look at this.” We personified my tuba, so he has his own episodes. His name is Merlin. What we are going to do this month is each week, because it takes so long to produce these things, they are a minute and a half, but it took me four days to produce these segments. We shot stuff. It takes an hour and a half to do these things. I have a very good friend who is an old radio guy, he is not as old as I am, but he has been in radio a long time. He teaches in that area. I said, “Would you do a voice for me?” He did the voice of Merlin. It sounds great. This month, each week, we have something that acquaints people who follow us with who Merlin is. Next month, we are going to take Merlin to different places in the area and shoot a picture of him in a setting. We are going to ask people where they think Merlin is today. We can do these things three or four times a week. We are going to start engagement next week. One thing Merlin likes to do is listen to music, anything that has to do with tubas. One thing, next week, we are going to ask people, “Merlin needs some new stuff for his mp3 player. What songs would you recommend that Merlin would listen to?” I don't know what kind of a response we will get; I hope people will respond to these things. I'm doing something that is a little different. Hopefully it's fun. I think we could cross the line where this is goofy, but I think it has produced pretty well. It's an interesting thing. It needs to have a disclaimer at the end. It will be real fun. Hugh: It's inter-generational. It will involve the board, too. Clark: What we are trying to do is we are trying to branch out and we are going to ask the board to communicate it when it's posted, to invite friends to listen, to invite other people to do these things. It's not just a one-off post. It's a “Tell your friends about Merlin. He's coming back next week for another webisode.” he will not be on all the time. It takes too long to shoot these sequences and edit them, but he will show up probably around Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas and holidays and whenever else to make an appearance. Hugh: You heard about Merlin right here, folks. Merlin the Tuba. We have two minutes left. *Sponsorship message for Wordsprint* What do you want to leave people with? A thought or a challenge or some perspective. Clark: My voice is giving. That's what happens in the summer. I go four months without talking. I can't do it. I think one thing is knowing who your target audience is. When I say “target,” that's usually about a ten-year range. It will get you in the ballpark. You need to know who your people are, how they think, what they think of your organization, and then give them things that help them. Don't just promote yourself. It's part of it. But do things that help them, help the community. I think it's understanding what's in the minds of your constituents is the best place to start. Hugh: Well, Dr. Clark Greer, wonderful tidbits, wonderful, useful information. Russell, thank you for your faithful attendance and helpful perspectives and good questions. Thank you. Clark: Thanks for having me. Russell: It's always a pleasure. It's about creating an experience for everybody that is involved with you. That is what Clark is doing with the symphony. That's the thing to remember with marketing. We are creating an experience for all the people we are serving. Hugh: Thanks, Clark. Clark: Thanks for having me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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!

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]

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]

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!

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!

Untitled Document Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month: Size: 15.5M Duration: 34:16 This month we bring you Sarabande for a Condemned Man by Kelley S. Ceccato, performed live at Dragon*Con, Sunday, September 4, 2011. New Radio Theatre New Radio Theatre is a weekly radio show that is broadcast on KCNR out of Redding, CA. They've run several of ARTC's recordings in the past, mostly our live material, and now they're hosting a friendly competition amongst the various radio theatres around the country! Each writer could submit one or more radio plays to the contest and now the time has come to vote for the winners. ARTC is being represented by two of our newest and best writers with distinctly different styles. Kelley S. Ceccato has submitted Sarabande for a Condemned Man, performed live at Dragon*Con 2011. (Hey, that's this podcast!) Sketch MacQuinor has submitted The Game is Afoot! Game the First: The Adventure of the Phantom Chippendale, performed live at STEAMfest 2011, featured on the podcast on May 13, 2011. Voting goes throughout the month of January and you can only vote once, so listen to the pieces and pick your favorite! Next live show... The Time Machine Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00pm Sunday, March 4, 2012 2:30pm Tickets: $10 in advance $15 at the door Online ticket link coming soon! Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 404.474.8332 Partner in Imagination: Atlanta History Center 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: 5.6M Duration: 12:19 This month we bring you Mr. Currier, Mr. Ives, and All That Snow by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at the Academy Theatre, December 2008. An Atlanta Christmas by Thomas E. Fuller December 10-18, 2011 Saturdays at 8:00pm Sundays at 2:30pm Academy Theatre Welcome! Welcome to our family Christmas, to every family Christmas that ever was or ever will be! A Christmas of the Imagination! Partner in Imagination: Center for the Visually Impaired   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: 8.73M Duration: 19.04 This month we bring you Dr. Will Ward, Science Wizard: You've Got Mail Demons by Dave Schroeder, performed live at Dragon*Con, September 4, 2011. Sleepy Hollow: The Ride Across America October 29, 8:00pm October 30, 2:30pm Academy Theatre The Horseman of the Hollow by Kelley S. Ceccato Tickets: $10 in advance $15 at the door The big news this month is obviously our upcoming performance at the Academy Theatre of Kelley S. Ceccato's The Horseman of the Hollow. This is being done in conjunction with the Post-Meridian Radio Players nationwide event, Sleepy Hollow: The Ride Across America. Along with radio theatres in Oklahoma and Washington, ARTC will be presenting its own unique take on the Washington Irving classic by having the famous adversary of Ichabod Crane travel from coast to coast, his story advancing in time at each stop along the way until, with his arrival in Seattle, he reaches modern day. ARTC is proud to participate in this event highlighting the fact that audio drama is still alive and well in America and practiced by groups in all parts of the country. The performance will be made available on a compilation CD later, but why wait? Catch it live! Buy your tickets here ($10 in advance, $15 at the door) or, if you don't live near the Atlanta area, catch the live streaming broadcast on Aberrant Radio!   Partner in Imagination The Office of Letters and Light, organizers of National Novel Writing Month, in partnership with NaNoLanta! Kickoff parties: Saturday, October 29 - 6:00pm Sunday, October 30 - 12:30pm Academy Theatre Free! This content has not been reviewed by National Novel Writing Month. For more information, please visit www.nanowrimo.org. Calling all Wrimos! If you aren't familiar with National Novel Writing Month, maybe you should be. And one great way to familiarize yourself with the madness that is NaNoWriMo is to come out to the kickoff party for this year's event! There will be raffles and prizes and people talking about writing a novel in the month of November, some of whom will have the whole thing plotted out and others who will be going by the seat of their pants. Plus, as a Partner in Imagination, we'll be donating 25% of ticket sales to this effort that promotes literacy and encourages writing. ARTC wouldn't be much without writing, so we encourage it whenever possible. 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 Size: 11.1M Duration: 24:17 Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month we bring you Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Murder at the Purge by Ron N. Butler, performed live at Dragon*Con, September 2, 2011. Up next for ARTC: The first installment of our 2011-2012 season at the Academy Theatre. October 29-30 - Academy Theatre The Horseman of the Hollow by Kelley S. Ceccato Part of the Sleepy Hollow Ride Across America! This content has not been reviewed by National Novel Writing Month. For more information, please visit www.nanowrimo.org. Partner in Imagination: The Office of Letters and Light, organizers of National Novel Writing Month, in partnership with NaNoLanta! Join us for the NaNoWriMo kickoff party on the afternoon of Saturday, October 29! Details coming soon. 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!

Size: 6.6M Duration: 14:25 Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month we bring you an episode of Bumpers Crossroads entitled The Stray Dog by Linda Young, series created by Daniel Taylor. It was performed live in October 2010 at the Academy Theatre. Before we get to the main event, however, we are proud to bring you our first ever interview to the ARTC Podcast, this time with Claire Horne of CORE Performance Company. CORE Performance Company is our Partner in Imagination for our upcoming performance of The Dancer in the Dark. Partners in Imagination is ARTC's initiative to spread awareness of what is possible in a collaborative community. By channeling the energies of non-profits into common goals, ARTC hopes to raise awareness of various causes through the magic of radio. Next up on April 30 and May 1 we will return to the Academy Theatre to perform The Dancer in the Dark by Thomas E. Fuller Invite your friends with our Facebook Event page! Buy tickets online! Musical guests: Juliana Finch and The Ghosts Project Partner in Imagination: CORE Performance Company        

Untitled Document Size: 10M Duration: 22:05 Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month we bring you a collection of random material. A hodgepodge of bridging, commercials, random comments, and other bits of flair that give each of our shows its personality but don't make much sense out of context. Some of them are fake, some of them are ad libbed, but the ones about us needing help are totally true. ARTC is growing. we're still an all-volunteer organization, but our message of quality audio drama is spreading and we want you to be a part of it. we welcome virtually everybody, but we're particularly looking for the following: Musicians interested in learning how to score for audio drama! Grantwriters! Marketing assistance! Producers and Directors! Painters and Illustrators (for posters and product covers)! Audio engineers for live performance, studio mixing, and archiving! and, of course, we love writers and actors! The more the merrier! So if you're looking for a unique outlet for your creative energies in a fun, relaxed atmosphere, drop us a line at volunteer AT artc DOT org. Many of these roles don't require you to be in the Atlanta area thanks to the magic of the internet, so no matter where you live you can help create Adventures in Sound! Next up on April 30 and May 1 we will return to the Academy Theatre to perform The Dancer in the Dark by Thomas E. Fuller Invite your friends with our Facebook Event page! Buy tickets online! Musical guests: Juliana Finch and The Ghosts Project Partner in Imagination: CORE Performance Company        

Untitled Document Size: 12M Duration: 26:23 Welcome again to the ARTC Podcast, your monthly source for free, original audio drama! This month we bring you The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: Kraken by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Stone Mountain Park, October 2004. Next up will be Anachrocon, February 27 at 2:30pm (convention standard time) where we will perform: Rafe Rathbone, Constable of the Ether by Ron N. Butler Candle Magic by Kelley S. Ceccato The Game's Afoot by Sketch MacQuinor Following that on April 30 and May 1 we will return to the Academy Theatre to perform The Dancer in the Dark by Thomas E. Fuller Invite your friends with our Facebook Event page! Buy tickets online! Musical guests: Juliana Finch and The Ghosts Project Partner in Imagination: CORE Performance Company        

Size: 13M, Duration: 27:50 Welcome, again, to the ARTC podcast!  This month we bring you part one of The Competitor by Brad Linaweaver, adapted for audio by William Alan Ritch.  Performed live at LibertyCon 2010, this marked the very first live performance of this script.  We hope you enjoy it.  Also included in this podcast, a special selection by our musical guest for our October show, The Old Way by Julie Gribble. Also, remember our Kickstarter project!  We've gotten a lot of great support, but there's still a ways to go to reach the $3500 goal by Halloween night, so check out the great rewards we've selected and help us Advance Adventures in Sound! Our next live performance will be October 23 at 8pm and October 24 at 2:30pm at the Academy Theatre where we will present The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells, script by Thomas E. Fuller.  Tickets are just $10 and are available online!  Also presented at this performance will be Bumpers Crossroads: The Stray Dog by Linda Young, Inhuman Rights by Ron N. Butler, and Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Set Loose the Dogs of Time! If you think you detect a theme with those selections, you're right!  Our Partner in Imagination for this production is the Atlanta Humane Society.  So come on out and help support puppies and kittens!  25% of our ticket sales for this production will go to this worthy and deserving non-profit. There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 12.7M Duration: 27:16 In this episode of the podcast, we pay tribute to the memory of Brad Weage, longtime composer and friend to ARTC and its members, who passed away on August 22, 2010 from complications of double pneumonia. Brad composed many of the themes for our serials including Rory Rammer, Space Marshal, The Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants, Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment, and The Jane Handley-Page Show.  He also lent his talents to our feature-length studio works including The Passion of Frankenstein, The Menace From Earth, The Doom of the Mummy, and Solution Unsatisfactory to name but a few. He performed live with us often.  If you ever heard ARTC live, there's an excellent chance you heard Brad.  If you heard us live more than once, it's a virtual certainty. ARTC's next live performance will be at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 23 and 24 where we will present The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller.  Special musical guest Julie Gribble! This performance also marks the first in our new initiative "Partners in Imagination" where we will explore the possibilities of a collaborative community.  Partners in Imagination seeks to channel the energies of multiple non-profits into common goals and raise awareness of various causes through the Magic of Radio. We are also pleased to announce our first ever Kickstarter campaign.  Help us raise $3500 by Halloween to fund the purchase of new microphones and speakers, improving our quality and helping us to continue Advancing Adventures in Sound!

Size: 8M, Duration: 17:04 This month we bring you Horror at Camp Healthy Springs by Thomas Berry, performed live at the Academy Theatre for Halloween 2008. Don't forget you can support ARTC and keep the podcast going by picking up some of our fine audio dramas on CD, available by mail order at artc.org or by download at Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon. Next live performance: LibertyCon July 10, 2010, 9pm Featuring: The Competitor by Brad Linaweaver, adapted for audio by William Alan Ritch and Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler, along with some nifty other surprises!

    Size: 38.7M, Duration: 26:51 Fresh off our performance at the Academy Theatre comes the 2010 update of The Last Dragon to Avondale by Thomas E. Fuller.  We'd like to take just a moment to thank Bob Zimmerman for turning around the post-production of this piece so quickly for the podcast. We're entering into the offseason for ARTC now, taking a break from the stage to get back into the studio.  Full details about what we're recording and how we're progressing will be available via our newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence.  Sign up here! You can also follow us on Twitter for faster action! The Last Dragon to Avondale was performed as a benefit for the Georgia Aquarium.  Thanks to everybody who came out to support audio drama and the study of endangered species.  And what's more endangered than the last fire-breathing dragon in the world? The Last Dragon to Avondale, written for audio by Thomas E. Fuller There is Adventure in Sound!          

Size: 16.5M, Duration: 35:03 The Worst Good Woman in the World by Kelley S. Ceccato.  Also, Caught by our special musical guest for March, Rooke!  Rooke can be found on MySpace and Facebook. Come be a part of our podcast!  We draw all of our material from our live performances, and we have another show coming up at the end of March.  Witness one of the few audio drama ensembles in the country that performs live! The Last Dragon to Avondale by Thomas E. Fuller (Also on Audible.com) March 27, 8:00pm March 28, 2:30pm Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30001 Tickets: $10 Also featured: The House Across the Way by Kelley S. Ceccato, with guest violinist Paul Mercer.  All this with Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Colour of the Shadow of the Outsider over the Mountains of Madness out of Space. ARTC is pleased to benefit the Georgia Aquarium with this performance.  25% of ticket sales will go towards their efforts to study and protect endangered species. ARTC is also proud to offer free admission for the visually impaired and half-price admission for their sighted friends and family through a partnership with the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta. Performance calendar. There is Adventure in Sound!

[Time: 19:11] [Size: 23 MB] [Genre: Horror] Recorded Live at a performance at DragonCon 2009, The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company presents "The Call of C'thulhu" written by H.P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler. This is Part 2 of 2. var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd"; Folks, by now you all know about all the stuff I usually post here and the links go on for several posts, so I'm not going to repeat them again this month.  I just want to thank everybody for another (almost) year of great podcasting and appreciation of audio drama.  The fact that you're still listening makes it all worth it.We've got one more podcast left for this year, in December, and then it's off to 2010.  One goal I'd like to try to achieve for the coming year is more interaction with our audience.  What do you want to hear from us?  How can we improve?  There's lots of changes coming and we've got some interesting ideas, but we want to make sure we're doing the right ideas and changing in the right ways.So how are we doing?  Everything ok?  We'd like to hear from you, so go ahead and send us that email or comment on this post.Just two links this month.  First, in the spirit of that increased interaction I just talked about, we've done a survey to find out what you want to hear from us out of the studio next.  And second, a reminder to join our mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence"!  Sign up at artc.org/ and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!Next live show: An Atlanta Christmas at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA.  December 5 and 6.Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.Thanks again!--David Benedict and Bob Zimmerman, your podcasting team.There is Adventure in Sound!

[Time 33:50] [Size: 24.4MB] [Genre: Horror] Recorded Live at a performance at DragonCon 2009, The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company presents "The Call of C'thulhu" written by H.P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler. This is Part 1 of 2.And now the obligatory self-promotion:H.P. Lovecraft's "Call of C'thulhu" will be repeated at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates GA on October 24, 2009 (8PM) and October 25, 2009. (2:30PM) Come see us Live!We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places: artc.org iTunes Audible.com and now Amazon!You can now also show your support for quality, original audio drama to the world with our expanded line of merchandise at Woodrow's Mercantile, hosted by Cafe Press!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterCheck our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 9M, Duration: 18:53 var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd"; Hey, folks, we're deep into getting ready for Dragon*Con, but you can look forward to hearing some of those performances here in October!  This assumes, of course, that you can't be there yourself.By the way, a correction to the Dragon*Con schedule.The Call of Cthulhu will be on Saturday night at the Marriott Atrium Ballroom at 7:30pm.Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Enemies Within! will be on Sunday night at the Hyatt Regency VI-VII at 7:00pm.The above schedule is backwards from what Dragon*Con published in their pocket program guide, so pass the word and don't miss either show!We'll be back in a public venue at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 24 and 25, so be sure to tell all your non-congoing friends that they don't have to miss out on the radio magic!This month we bring you the second part of Our Fair City by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at LibertyCon in Chattanooga, TN on July 11, 2009.  This is part of our Dean's List series, available through our website.  And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places: artc.org iTunes Audible.com and now Amazon!You can now also show your support for quality, original audio drama to the world with our expanded line of merchandise at Woodrow's Mercantile, hosted by Cafe Press!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterCheck our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.There is Adventure in Sound!

Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This month we bring you Our Fair City by Robert A. Heinlein, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at LibertyCon in Chattanooga, TN on July 11, 2009.  This is part of our Dean's List series, available through our website.  And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places: artc.org iTunes Audible.com and now Amazon!You can now also show your support for quality, original audio drama to the world with our expanded line of merchandise at Woodrow's Mercantile, hosted by Cafe Press!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, where we will present The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 24 and 25.  Halloween programming guaranteed to chill the imagination.Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.There is Adventure in Sound! var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd";

Size: 12.5M Duration: 26:40Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This month we bring you another episode of Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Luna Shall Be Dry! by Ron N. Butler, performed live at Sci-Fi Summer in June 2004.  The studio version of this piece is available as the "B-side" of The Menace From Earth. (Audible.com link)And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.You can now also show your support for quality, original audio drama to the world with our expanded line of merchandise at Cafe Press!We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be on July 11 at LibertyCon, followed by Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 24 and 25.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org. var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd";

var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd"; Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This year ARTC is celebrating its 25th anniversary!  Over the course of the next several months we'll be taking a look back at our history, examining our present, and predicting our own future.  Stay tuned here for exciting new developments in podcasting and audio drama.This month we bring you another episode of Terra Tarkington, Interstellar Nurses' Corps: Bitch on the Bull Run by Sharon Webb, adapted for audio by Wendy Webb, performed live at Sci-Fi Summer in June 2004.And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If the monthly newsletter updates are too slow for you, follow us on Twitter!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be on July 11 at LibertyCon, followed by Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 24 and 25.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.

Size: 12.3M Duration: 26:16 var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd"; Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.We changed the layout of the podcast page a little.  We've also made it easier for you to share the podcast with your friends!  We hope you like it!This year ARTC is celebrating its 25th anniversary!  Over the course of the next several months we'll be taking a look back at our history, examining our present, and predicting our own future.  Stay tuned here for exciting new developments in podcasting and audio drama.This month we bring you Ghost Dance by Thomas E. Fuller, performed live at Georgia Pacific on October 31, 2000.And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If the monthly newsletter updates are too slow for you, follow us on Twitter!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookTwitterYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be on July 11 at LibertyCon, followed by Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates on October 24 and 25.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.

Size: 18.25M Duration: 39:00 var addthis_pub="49ee0590757eebcd"; Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This year ARTC is celebrating its 25th anniversary!  Over the course of the next several months we'll be taking a look back at our history, examining our present, and predicting our own future.  Stay tuned here for exciting new developments in podcasting and audio drama.This month we bring you Blues for Johnny Raven.  Longtime listeners to the podcast will remember that this was the fifth podcast we ever published, and that we re-ran it later.  But this is the 2009 edition, with Daniel W. Kiernan as Johnny Raven, Fiona K. Leonard as Gloria Kinsolving, and Mary Buchanan on live saxophone!  This piece clearly illustrates the evolution of ARTC as a live performance audio drama company and the power of audio as a storytelling medium.And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be in July at LibertyCon, followed by Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates in October.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.

Size: 5.7M, Duration: 12:21Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This year ARTC is celebrating its 25th anniversary!  Over the course of the next several months we'll be taking a look back at our history, examining our present, and predicting our own future.  Stay tuned here for exciting new developments in podcasting and audio drama.This month we bring you an episode of Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Baby Boom by Jonathan Strickland along with a song from one of our favorite guest musicians, Juliana Finch!Juliana Finch is an Atlanta musician who has performed with ARTC both as an actress and as a musical guest on many occasions.  Check out her website at julianafinch.com where you can pre-order her new full-length album blossoms/apples.  We thank her for permission to podcast her song "Something Holy"!And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be in July at LibertyCon, followed by Dragon*Con on Labor Day weekend, and then we'll be back at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates in October.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.

Size: 8M - Duration: 17:19Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta radio theatre company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This year ARTC is celebrating its 25th anniversary!  Over the course of the next several months we'll be taking a look back at our history, examining our present, and predicting our own future.  Stay tuned here for exciting new developments in podcasting and audio drama.This month we go all the way back to 1993 and the Little Five Points community coffeehouse where our listeners enjoyed monthly performances from ARTC.  Many of our most memorable series were born here as the writers frantically tried to keep up with this breakneck pace in live performance, including the Adventures of the Crimson Hawk, Rory Rammer Space Marshal, and Bumpers Crossroads.  We bring you now two episodes of daniel taylor's gripping serial of the little town that time forgot, beginning with The Traffic Light and concluding with The Developer.And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!The new list is also archived at blog.artc.org.  I'll crosspost to both our old Yahoo Groups list and the new one for a while, but you'll want to be on the new one.  Trust me.If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be on March 7 and 8 at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates where we'll formally kick off the 25th anniversary celebration by testing the limits of live performance in audio with Blues for Johnny Raven.  If you've heard the previous performance on the podcast, you haven't heard anything yet.  We'll also be taking a look back of some of our favorite moments in radio history and welcoming back some longtime performers including William L. brown, Fiona K. Leonard, and lots of other surprises.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 7M Duration: 14:54Well, here we are.  The end of another year of podcasting for ARTC.  Ok, fine, we didn't exactly podcast for the whole year, but the point is that we took some needed time off and came back with a better situation than we had before.  We're looking forward to podcasting at least monthly and more often when we can.This week we bring you Christmas Rose by Kelley S. Ceccato, performed live at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA, on December 6 and 7, 2008.This story is one of my personal favorites of Kelley's.  She's written lots of stuff for us and continues to improve in her craft and we are very lucky to have her.  We hope you enjoy it.As we move into the New Year we at ARTC hope that all of you enjoy all of the magic that your imaginations can provide.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone and we'll see you next year!And now the obligatory self-promotion:We've got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!The new list is also archived at blog.artc.org.  I'll crosspost to both our old Yahoo Groups list and the new one for a while, but you'll want to be on the new one.  Trust me.If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We make great gifts and stocking stuffers!  Give the gift of imagination this holiday season.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at Chattacon in Chattanooga, TN on January 24 where we'll be bringing you The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler as well as The Gargoyle's Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.  We're also trying to squeeze in an episode of Rory Rammer that isn't exactly new, but which very few people have heard.There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 6M Duration: 12:51Hello, and welcome to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.'Tis the season for giving, and so we here at ARTC have decided to give you a new podcast every week for the rest of the year.  Every Thursday from now until (and including) Christmas Day you can find the newest installments of our holiday show, An Atlanta Christmas conceived by Thomas E. Fuller.This week we bring you Christmas on the High Seas, written for the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company by Jonathan Strickland, performed live at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA on December 6 and 7, 2008.We've also got a brand new mailing list, "Breaking Radio Silence".  Sign up at artc.org/lists and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!The new list is also archived at blog.artc.org.  I'll crosspost to both our old Yahoo Groups list and the new one for a while, but you'll want to be on the new one.  Trust me.If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We make great gifts and stocking stuffers!  Give the gift of imagination this holiday season.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at Chattacon in Chattanooga, TN on January 24 where we'll be bringing you The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler as well as The Gargoyle's Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.  We're also trying to squeeze in an episode of Rory Rammer that isn't exactly new, but which very few people have heard.There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 5.7M  Duration: 12:11Hello, and welcome to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.'Tis the season for giving, and so we here at ARTC have decided to give you a new podcast every week for the rest of the year.  Every Thursday from now until (and including) Christmas Day you can find the newest installments of our holiday show, An Atlanta Christmas conceived by Thomas E. Fuller.This week we bring you Rudolphium, written for the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company by Cyd Hoskinson, performed live at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA on December 6 and 7, 2008.  How's that for fast service?If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We make great gifts and stocking stuffers!  Give the gift of imagination this holiday season.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookAnd don't forget our own mailing list.  Last month we pointed everyone to the Yahoo Groups list we've been using.  It's served us well for years, but the time has come to stand on our own two feet.  The new list, "Breaking Radio Silence", is at artc.org/lists.  Sign up and stay current on all the latest audio drama and ARTC news!The new list is also archived at blog.artc.org.  I'll crosspost to both the Yahoo Groups and the new list for a while, but you'll want to be on the new one.  Trust me.You can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at Chattacon in Chattanooga, TN on January 24 where we'll be bringing you The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler as well as The Gargoyle's Shadow by Katherine Kurtz, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.  We're also trying to squeeze in an episode of Rory Rammer that isn't exactly new, but which very few people have heard.There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 10M Duration 21:47Hello, and welcome to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This month we bring you Nothing-at-All, written for the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company by Kelley S. Ceccato, performed live at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA on October 25 and 26, 2008.As promised, this month we bring you a second podcast with part two of Nothing-at-All by Kelley S. Ceccato.If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We make great gifts and stocking stuffers for you early shoppers out there!We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookAnd don't forget our own mailing list.  Just go to artc.org and sign up in the field on the right to stay current on all things audio!You can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at the Academy Theatre on December 6 and 7 where we will present An Atlanta Christmas, conceived by Thomas E. Fuller.  Spread the word on our Facebook Event page!

Size: 10M, Duration: 21:28Hello, and welcome to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company's podcast, your monthly source for the best in free, original audio drama.This month we bring you Nothing-at-All, written for the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company by Kelley S. Ceccato, performed live at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, GA on October 25 and 26, 2008.Due to length, this podcast will be in two parts.  But, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, we're giving you the gift of TWO podcasts this month.  Tune in here this time next week for the concluding part of Nothing-at-All.If you're enjoying these podcasts, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We make great gifts and stocking stuffers for you early shoppers out there!We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at the Academy Theatre on December 6 and 7 where we will present An Atlanta Christmas, conceived by Thomas E. Fuller.  Spread the word on our Facebook Event page!

Size: 9.8M Duration: 21:05Hello and welcome again to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company's monthly podcast, bringing you the best of what your imagination has to offer.This month we're featuring Haunter Hunters by Thomas Berry, which we thought was only appropriate for the month of Halloween.Speaking of Halloween, don't forget that ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions.  We've specialized in horror and suspense for nearly 25 years now, so pick up your favorite H. P. Lovecraft stories or take a dare with some of our original material.We're easy to find in the following places:artc.orgiTunesAudible.comand now Amazon!It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.LiveJournalFacebookYou can also come to one of the live performances featured in these podcasts!  Our next one will be at the Academy Theatre on October 25 and 26 where we will present The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, as well as the newest story by local audio playwright Kelley S. Ceccato, Nothing-at-All.  Spread the word on our Facebook Event page!Thank you for listening.  Join us again next month and remember...There is Adventure in Sound!

Size: 10MDuration: 22:07Welcome to this month's installment of the ARTC podcast.  This week we bring you Terra Tarkington, Interstellar Nurses' Corps: Switch on the Bull Run by Sharon Webb, adapted for audio by Wendy Webb and Steve Nesheim.  Performed live at TimeGate, May 25, 2008.Featured in the cast were the voices of Clair Whitworth Kiernan, Bill Kronick, Al Przygocki, David Benedict, Daniel Whitworth Kiernan, Jack Mayfield, and Daniel Taylor.  Foley sound effects were created by Sonya with Deanna Ameri.  Recorded sound effects provided by Henry Howard and Audio Craft Studio, performed by Thomas Berry and William Alan Ritch.  Sound engineering by Bob Zimmerman, the floor manager was Lori Emerson, and music performed by Brad Weage.  This performance was produced by Nancy Skidmore and Cyd Hoskinson, directed by Ron N. Butler and William Alan Ritch.Don't forget our upcoming live performances at Dragon*Con, Labor Day weekend, featuring "The Doom of the Mummy" by William Alan Ritch and at the Academy Theatre on October 25 and 26 where we will present "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Ron N. Butler.Remember ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions on CD.  Visit artc.org, audible.com, or iTunes to find your favorite new old time radio or email donate@artc.org for more information about making a donation to ARTC.There is Adventure in Sound!

This week I have not one but 2 audio book reviews to listen to with my opinions on Rage and Gone by Jonathan Kellerman, 2 novels from his Alex Delaware murder mysteries.  The featured guest is Ray Marshall, former Theatre Manager of the Academy Theatre of the Preforming Arts in Lindsay, Ontario.  We sat down and discussed the live theatre business, ghosts and some of the more interesting things he has seen in his over 20 years in the business.  As usual your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Update 09/26/06 : Ray is now the manager at ShowPlace in Peterborough, Ontario.