90 - The Call of C'thulhu, Part 1 of 2

[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.
LiveJournal
Facebook
Twitter

Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast
at podcast@artc.org.

There is Adventure in Sound!
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Hallowe'en singalong

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Thanks, Ron.

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"Don't trust anyone you meet online. You could regret it."

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I'iaaa! Cthulu fatagn!

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Ziggy, September 18, 2009 — UCLICK GoComics.com

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I'm sure all my ARTC friends know, but why would Ziggy expect his parrot to know?

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Harlan Ellison's Dramatic Reading of the Seussified "I Will Not Read Your F*g Script"

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ARTC at DragonCon 2009, continued

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This is ARTC's Sunday night show at DragonCon 2009. This is "Rory Rammer: Enemies Within" and "Omnilingual", in the Hyatt Regency's Regency Ballroom. (No, I don't stutter.) Again, we did not FILL the ballroom, but the house wasn't much smaller than Saturday's show. We appreciate that even more, since due to a communications snafu many of our attendees were expecting "Call of Cthulhu".

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ARTC at DragonCon 2009

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This is a slightly color- and exposure-corrected shot of ARTC's Saturday night show at DragonCon 2009. This is "Call of Cthulhu", in the Marriott Marquis' Atrium Ballroom. We did not FILL the ballroom, but I'd estimate at least 500 in attendance, and we appreciate every one of them.

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Laugh-Out-Loud Cats

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1233, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

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But what color do we paint the baby's room?

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89 - Our Fair City part 2

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Our Fair City part 2 Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Size: 9M, Duration: 18:53 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. LiveJournal Facebook Twitter Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org. There is Adventure in Sound! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Where's your Radio "Experience"?

Hear 2.0: Where's your Radio "Experience"?

In my opinion not nearly enough thought, effort, and investment goes into the 'experience' of radio - so busy are we cutting costs and minimizing risk.

Experiences worth having generally come from the addition of creative inspiration.

If you want to compete with a torrent of creatively inspired distractions, consider whether you're creating 'radio' or an authentic, eye-catching and ear-catching consumer 'experience.'

Can anyone doubt this? Read the whole thing.

My Little... CthulhuPony?

io9: My Little... CthulhuPony? [Pop Art]:

Finnish artist Mari Kasurinen combines her love of plastic and pop culture into some truly amazing equine art. Her collection includes everything from this cute My Little Cthulhu to My Little Predator Pony. Check out highlights from her gallery!

Mari sells her work on her website and takes commissions. What Little Sci-Fi Mod do you want on your shelf?

Happy Birthday, you thing from another world, you

Speaking of Call of Cthulhu (coming to DragonCon on Saturday, September 5), today is H. P. Lovecraft's 119th birthday.

That's all I had to say.

88 - Our Fair City part 1

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Our Fair City, part 1 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 05:08 PM PDT 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.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

87 - Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Luna Shall Be Dry!

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Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Luna Shall Be Dry! Posted: 09 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Size: 12.5M Duration: 26:40 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 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.org iTunes Audible.com and now Amazon! It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC. LiveJournal Facebook Twitter You 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. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

86 - Terra Tarkington, Interstellar Nurses' Corp: Bitch on the Bull Run

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.

Podcast 85 - Ghost Dance

Size: 12.3M Duration: 26:16
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.org
iTunes
Audible.com
and now Amazon!

It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.
LiveJournal
Facebook
Twitter

You 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.
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Podcast 84 - Blues for Johnny Raven - 2009 Edition

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.org
iTunes
Audible.com
and now Amazon!

It's also easier than ever to spread the word about audio drama, New Old-Time Radio, and ARTC.
LiveJournal
Facebook

You 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 theAcademy Theatre in Avondale Estates in October.  Check our performance calendar at artc.org and comment on this podcast at podcast@artc.org.
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Podcast 83 - Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Baby Boom - and Juliana Finch!

Size: 5.7M, Duration: 12:21

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 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"!

Direct download: ARTC83-META-Juliana.mp3

Podcast 82 - Bumpers Crossroads - "The Traffic Light" and "The Developer"

Size: 8M - Duration: 17:19

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.

Direct download: ARTC82-BCTraffic-BCDeveloper.mp3

Podcast 81 - Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Atomic Graveyard

Size: 10M - Duration: 21:13

This month we bring you Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Atomic Graveyard by Ron N. Butler, performed live at LibertyCon 2008 in Chattanooga, TN.

Direct download: ARTC81-RRAtomic.mp3

Podcast 80 - Christmas Rose

Size: 7M Duration: 14:54

Well, 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!

Direct download: ARTC80-Rose.mp3

Podcast 79 - Christmas on the High Seas

Size: 6M Duration: 12:51

'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.

Direct download: ARTC79-HighSeas.mp3

Podcast 78 - Rudolphium

Size: 5.7M Duration: 12:11

'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?

Direct download: ARTC78-Rudolphium.mp3

Podcast 77 - Nothing-at-All part 2

As promised, this month we bring you a second podcast with part two of Nothing-at-All by Kelley S. Ceccato.

Podcast 76 - Nothing-at-All part 1

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!

Podcast 75 - Haunter Hunters

This month we're featuring Haunter Hunters by Thomas Berry, which we thought was only appropriate for the month of Halloween.

Podcast 74 - NESA-META

Don't ya just love digital technology? We do a performance and less than two weeks later we can podcast it! This month we bring you two selections from one of our shows at Dragon*Con 2008, recorded live on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 7pm in Regency 6 and 7.

First up we have The National Endowment for Space Art by Ron N. Butler, featuring the voices of Ron N. Butler as Griff Michaels and Laurice White as Jane Handley-Page.

Next we bring you a new episode of Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: The Time Board by Jonathan Strickland, featuring the voices of Ron N. Butler as the announcer, Jeff Montgomery as Lord Destructeronimous, Ariel Stewart as Vroomhilda, and Jonathan Strickland as the Algonquin Alchemist.

Live Foley sound effects were created by Rachel Bowman, Neil Butler, and Sonya. Recorded effects provided by Henry Howard and Audio Craft Studio. Music was composed and performed by Brad Weage. The floor manager was Lori Emerson, audio engineering by Bob Zimmerman. This podcast was prepared by David Benedict.

73 - Terra Tarkington, Interstellar Nurses' Corps: Switch on the Bull Run

Welcome 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.

72 - The Long Road: Red Butte Run

After over six months of being off the air the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is bringing its podcast back on a monthly schedule. Why monthly? Because we're still not done with the archiving, but we couldn't bear to be away any longer. How long will the monthly updating last? We'll have to see.

Thanks so much to everyone who has hung in there. For now we're going to shoot for the second Thursday of every month by 8pm and in between I'll try to report any news that may be of note.

Remember, ARTC is supported by people like you through the sale of our studio productions. Order by mail through www.artc.org or make it easy on yourself and us by downloading from audible.com or iTunes.

A quick note about iTunes: For some reason you can't search for us by our name, you have to search by title or author. So make www.artc.org your first stop to make your selection, then scoot on over to iTunes for the download. You'll also find audio samples and trailers there, so it's well worth your visit.

Cthulhu Tuesday - The Wrong Medium

Every now and again, I do a web search for "Lovecraft news", just to see what comes up. Among the finds this time were these DVD reviews:

H. P. Lovecraft's From Beyond
Regina Leader-Post

Sporting cheap and often laughable special effects, this film presumably expected to horrify people with its alien-like creature bursting through a skull and other "scary" special effects. But even by 1986 standards, the effects are fake-looking, as are the blood and guts that are scattered liberally through the film, and it's considerably less scary than it is funny.

...Entirely forgettable, From Beyond has little to offer other than laughs at its campiness, and a reminder of how low-budget filmmaking by those with higher aspirations looked, back in the day.



H.P. Lovecraft's the Tomb
REEL ADVICE

I resolve to never again knowingly write about anything that Ulli Lommel does.

Lommel's The Tomb defies explanation. He's locked a bunch of people in that all-too-familiar warehouse set of his and let them run around in a vaguely Saw kind of atmosphere as they try to accomplish the ludicrous task of figuring out why they're there in the first place and the much more rational task of trying to get out alive.

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I'd like to recommend that you forego these gems and try an audio-drama adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's works. The special effects in your own mind are much better than anything Hollywood can build.

Modesty forbids me from pointing out that one popular source makes its latest live production, The Colour Out of Space, available for free download.

And if that one satisfies, there's a five-part adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth featuring author (and gifted actor) Harlan Ellison, also for free.

For now...

Cthulhu Tuesday - The Nameless Dread

The woman who originally mashed-up The Family Circus and H. P. Lovecraft has taken the images down, reportedly to avoid fame for the wrong reasons. One or two of them can still be found, though, and I have no such reservations. Beer & Meat had this one.

Podcast 71 - To Dine With the Devil - Repeat

Hey, folks, another rerun this week, but fear not...plans are afoot to bring you new material in a more timely fashion. Plus, possible new podcast-only material! Stay tuned!

To Dine with the Devil

by Ivan Turgenev
Adapted for Audio by Joyce Leigh
Performed Live at Sci Fi Summer 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia

The old Russian proverb states:
"Those who dine with the devil may end up on the menu."

If you like H.P. Lovecraft, you'll love this....Not for the squeamish.

Credits:

Voice Talent (in alphabetical order): David Benedict, Phil Carter, Doug Kaye, Clair Kiernan, Daniel Kiernan, Joyce Leigh, Trudy Leonard
Original Music by Alton Leonard and Brad Weage
Directed by Doug Kaye
Sound Engineering by David Carter and William Alan Ritch assisted by Ray Spitz
Sound Effects by Henry Howard
Live Foley by Lili and Sonya and assisted by Anthony Fuller

Direct download: ARTC71-DineDevil-R.mp3

Podcast 70 - An Atlanta Christmas: "Civil War Triptych" - Episode 7

Welcome everyone to the last Christmas podcast of the year. We conclude the season with another very recent show, Sunday, December 23 to be exact. And we are proud to bring you a segment of An Atlanta Christmas that has never been presented before. "Civil War Triptych", written by Thomas E. Fuller, follows the Christmas stories of three characters, each with an entirely different situation and take on the season.

Again, technical reasons prevented me from including the performer's names in the audio, but they are Clair W. Kiernan, Veronica Byrd, and Jeff Montgomery. Assisting with the song at the end are Dawn Marie and Sarah Taylor. Special thanks to our performance coach, Doug Kaye.

Direct download: ARTC70-Xmas07.mp3

69 - An Atlanta Christmas - Episode 4 - Repeat

Hey, folks, sorry for the multiple repeats this year, but this holiday season is busy busy busy!! Live shows, paying work, shopping, parties...it all adds up. But fear not, new material is coming!

Our annual gift to our listeners continues with more excerpts from An Atlanta Christmas. This week we bring you three short pieces and another lovely song. We hope you enjoy it.

The Santa Claus Blues, by Thomas E. Fuller
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: A Visit From St. Rex, by Ron N. Butler
The Tree Comes to Atlanta, by Thomas E. Fuller
O Holy Night, performed by the ARTC Chorus

Direct download: ARTC69Xmas04-R.mp3

68 - An Atlanta Christmas Episode 6

This week's episode is from an extremely recent show. Like this past weekend. Yes, from December 8, 2007 at 4pm to be exact, we present "Cut-Out Christmas" by Thomas E. Fuller, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor and featuring the voices of Veronica Byrd and Burt Tanner. Foley effects created by Sonya with Caran Wilbanks. Music by Brad Weage.

Direct download: ARTC68-Xmas06.mp3

67 - An Atlanta Christmas part 1 - Repeat

Christmas is memories. For the next 4 podcasts, ARTC will be bringing you some of our favorite memories from our holiday programming, drawing heavily from Thomas E. Fuller's An Atlanta Christmas, but with a few other surprises along the way.

This week we bring you The Ultimate Christmas Pageant and O Tannenbaum by Thomas E. Fuller, and Some Assembly Required, by Daniel Taylor.

Direct download: ARTC67-Xmas01-R.mp3

Podcast 66 - Blazing the Trail of Tears part 2

Back in 2004 ARTC performed an outdoor show at Stone Mountain Park for their Frontier Days festival. We've brought you some of that material here in the podcast before and today we revisit it with Mike Langford's Blazing the Trail of Tears in two parts. The timing of this story for this podcast is not lost on us. It is not a proud part of Georgia or American history, but it is an important one. We hope you enjoy the presentation.

Direct download: ARTC66-Tears02.mp3

Podcast 65 - Blazing the Trail of Tears part 1

Back in 2004 ARTC performed an outdoor show at Stone Mountain Park for their Frontier Days festival. We've brought you some of that material here in the podcast before and today we revisit it with Mike Langford's Blazing the Trail of Tears in two parts. The timing of this story for this podcast is not lost on us. It is not a proud part of Georgia or American history, but it is an important one. We hope you enjoy the presentation.

Direct download: ARTC65-Tears01.mp3

64 - Blues for Johnny Raven

This week ARTC takes a well-deserved break from new podcast material, bringing you instead a re-run of one of our absolute favorite pieces, Blues for Johnny Raven by Thomas E. Fuller.

Size: 17M Duration: 37:04
Direct download: ARTC64-Blues-R.mp3

Podcast 63 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 5

This week we conclude our five part presentation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Gregory Nicholl. It features the voice of legendary writer Harlan Ellison, as well as anime voice actor Michael Brady.

This was performed live at Dragon*Con 2004 and was part of our celebration of our 20th anniversary!

We hope you've enjoyed the last several weeks of podcasting. I've been including a wide selection of our adaptations. Beginning next week we will return to our original material and in December we will present once again selections from Thomas E. Fuller's An Atlanta Christmas...along with a few other seasonal favorites from our own in-house writers.

Our next live performances will be on Saturday, December 22 at 8:00pm and Sunday, December 23 at 2:30pm at the Stage Door Players in Dunwoody. Mark your calendars for our annual presentation of Thomas E. Fuller's An Atlanta Christmas.

Size: 5.7M Duration: 12:11

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Podcast 62 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 4

This week we continue our five part presentation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Gregory Nicholl. It features the voice of legendary writer Harlan Ellison, as well as anime voice actor Michael Brady.

This was performed live at Dragon*Con 2004 and was part of our celebration of our 20th anniversary!

Our next live performances will be on Saturday, December 22 at 8:00pm and Sunday, December 23 at 2:30pm at the Stage Door Players in Dunwoody. Mark your calendars for our annual presentation of Thomas E. Fuller's An Atlanta Christmas.

Duration: 17:47 Size: 8.3M

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Podcast 61 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 3

This week we continue our five part presentation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Gregory Nicholl. It features the voice of legendary writer Harlan Ellison, as well as anime voice actor Michael Brady.

This was performed live at Dragon*Con 2004 and was part of our celebration of our 20th anniversary!

This Saturday, October 27, ARTC will present The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft at the Stage Door Players in Dunwoody. Come be a part of the recording of the source material for these podcasts!

Size: 8.7M Duration: 18:37

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Podcast 60 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 2

This week we continue our five part presentation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Gregory Nicholl. It features the voice of legendary writer Harlan Ellison, as well as anime voice actor Michael Brady.

This was performed live at Dragon*Con 2004 and was part of our celebration of our 20th anniversary!

Size: 8M Duration: 17:13

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Podcast 59 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 1

This week we are pleased to begin a five part presentation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, adapted for audio by Thomas E. Fuller and Gregory Nicholl. It features the voice of legendary writer Harlan Ellison, as well as anime voice actor Michael Brady.

This was performed live at Dragon*Con 2004.

There is Adventure in Sound!

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Size: 8M Duration: 16:54

58 - Solution Unsatisfactory part 3

This week we are pleased to continue our podcast of the Dragon*Con 2001 production of Robert A. Heinlein's Solution Unsatisfactory. Guest starring in this production are Peter David and Lisa Getto.

Size: 8.4M Duration: 17:51

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57 - Solution Unsatisfactory part 2

This week we are pleased to continue our podcast of the Dragon*Con 2001 production of Robert A. Heinlein's Solution Unsatisfactory. Guest starring in this production are Peter David and Lisa Getto.

Size: 8.4M Duration: 17:53

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56 - Solution Unsatisfactory part 1

Back in 2001 we performed an adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's Solution Unsatisfactory. As you might expect, we were very proud and excited to present a work by such a well-regarded author. And since it was written in 1941 we were already aware that Mr. Heinlein had seemingly seen the future of world events by predicting the use of atomic weapons, although in a different form.

Little did we realize how memorable this performance would become. Performed live on August 31, we planned studio time for September 12, 2001. Needless to say we moved this production up in the queue.

Guest starring in this production are Peter David and Lisa Getto.

Duration: 18:57 Size: 8.8M

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Another photo from "Guards! Guards!"

John Rhys-Davies
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John Rhys-Davies and Daniel Taylor. Background: David Benedict, Jonathan Strickland, Brad Strickland. Yes, there were plenty of people in this play with larger roles than me, but I'm running this blog. So sue me. Photo by Ken Grimes.

55 - Guards! Guards! part three

Welcome to part three, the final chapter of our 2001 Dragon*Con performance of Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, adapted for audio by David Benedict, featuring John Rhys-Davies as Lupine Wonse.

I hope everyone has been enjoying hearing this as much as I enjoyed adapting it. Being able to share it with a mass audience has brought back a lot of the enthusiasm I had when I was working on the project originally. I occasionally felt as though I were summoning dragons myself as I constructed them out of pure sound.

As part of this production, ARTC made a donation to the Orangutan Foundation International, an organization dedicated to the preservation of the orangutan and its natural habitat.

Size: 12M Duration: 25:56

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54 - Guards! Guards! part 2

Size: 11.5M Duration: 24:33

Welcome to part two of our 2001 Dragon*Con performance of Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, adapted for audio by David Benedict, featuring John Rhys-Davies as Lupine Wonse.

As I mentioned last week, the adaptation for this production was particularly difficult. It is a full-length novel, rich with character development, humor, plots and subplots, and is considered by many to be a fine starting point for those wishing to get into the Discworld series. When compressing it down into an hour, most of that stuff had to go out the window. When we read the first draft it took over two hours and we didn't finish. That's when I knew I had my work cut out for me.

For those of you who have read the original book, I agonized over the scene with the prospective dragon hunters who were all complaining about how you don't get respect from monsters anymore and how one monster's mother actually came round to complain after he was killed and his head put up over the door. For those of you who haven't, don't think this adaptation even begins to cover the depth of this book. Read it.

As part of this production, ARTC made a donation to the Orangutan Foundation International, an organization dedicated to the preservation of the orangutan and its natural habitat.

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Here's a photo from the September 2001 DragonCon show. Left to right are Thomas E. Fuller, David Benedict, John Rhys-Davies, and Jonathan Strickland. That Rhys-Davies guy seemed pretty talented: I predict he'll go far. Photo by Ken Grimes.

53 - Guards! Guards! part 1

Wow. It's hard to believe we've been podcasting now for one full year. Fifty two podcasts have come and gone and now we're starting on year two, and we're starting it with a really special one.

Back in 2001 we received permission to perform Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett at Dragon*Con. Furthermore, we were very privileged to have John Rhys-Davies play the role of Lupine Wonse When the performance was over we thought that was it...a copy of the recording was sent to Mr. Pratchett, but other than that we thought it would remain locked in the vast, cavernous ARTC archive vault.

But then we started podcasting. And so I wrote to Mr. Pratchett and asked permission to distribute the recording and happily he agreed.

What you are about to hear, in three parts, is something I will always be proud of. I worked very hard on the adaptation, and believe me, cutting a novel-length book down to an hour is hard work, especially when you have an attachment to the material like I did.

I'd like to thank Mr. Terry Pratchett for permission to do the adaptation, performance, and the podcast. I'd also like to thank the late Thomas E. Fuller for his assistance with the adaptation. And I'd like to thank all of you for helping us reach one full year of podcasting, with hopefully many more to come.

David Benedict

52 - Superheroes...?

This week we delve into the realm of ...superheroes? Well, it greatly depends on how you define the term, really. We've brought you installments from these great series before, but we like them (and we hope you do, too!) so here's some more!

First up, The Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants in Episode One - "Flame Out", by "Sketch" MacQuinor.

Then, hold onto your dry-erase markers, as we bring you Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment - "A Consultation with Eeeeevil" by Jonathan Strickland.

Both of these were performed live at Sci-Fi Summer 2005.

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51: Rory Rammer, Space Marshal in Murder by Meteor

Duration: 18:08 Size: 12.4 MB This week: the finale in a 3-part Bumper's Crossroads, followed by Rory Rammer, Space Marshal in Murder by Meteor.

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50 - Rory Rammer: The Doomsday Planet

ARTC Podcast 50 Time: 18:33 Size: 12.7 MB Hey, our one year podcasting anniversary is in a few weeks, and we have a special surprise for you. Check back next week for further details. This week's presentation, from Necronomicon 1998: Rory Rammer, The Doomsday Planet (a.k.a. the Planetoid of Doom) by Ron N. Butler. and Bumper's Crossroads.
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D Taylor & J Ringo - LibertyCon 07

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Ron Butler took this photo of John Ringo (author of, among many other things, "A Ship Named Francis") and me (the guilty party who adapted said story for audio theater and performed the part of the ship's insecure Chaplain) after the show Saturday night.

I still think this photo looks like we're both wondering if he's going to punch me in the face, so you'll just have to take my word for it that he was telling me he'd enjoyed the show.

"Tester, spare us this day from your tests..."

LibertyCon, Chattanooga TN

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There are bound to be plenty of better pictures than I was able to get, but here's a cast-eye-vew of the audience as they began to gather. Taken 7/28/07.

Harry Potter "Midnight Magic", B&N Perimeter

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Another picture from my cel phone, which explains the lack of crisp resolution. Taken 7/20/07. I'll add a list of the cast pictured soon.

Heinlein Centennial, Kansas City

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Another picture, this time from my own cel phone, which explains the lack of crisp resolution. I was sitting at the sound effects table. Left to right, that's Jonathan Strickland and Hal Wiedeman, two-thirds of the lead character in "All You Zombies." If you've read it, you know what I mean. Picture taken 7/7/07.

49 - Podcast: Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Runaway Rockets

Duration: 12:05 Size: 8.2 MB From Necronomicon 1996: Ron N Butler's Rory Rammer, Space Marshall. The episode entitled, Runaway Rockets. And, part one of three of Bumper's Crossroads, from Necromonicon 1998.

48 - Podcast: The Crimson Hawk: Compliments of the Vixen, Chapter 2

The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: Compliments of the Vixen, Chapter 2. Time: 16:56 Size: 11.6 MB.

Heinlein Centennial, Kansas City

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This photo was taken during the Saturday show, featuring Heinlein's "All You Zombies" and "Creation is a Circle" by Thomas E. Fuller. Pictured are Hal Wiedeman, David Benedict, Kelley Swilley, and Jonathan Strickland. Clicking on this photo will take you to the rest, on Flickr.

Window shopping

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We had a blast at the "Midnight Magic" release party for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on Friday, July 20. Here's what we looked like to one fan as we performed in front of the store's windows.

Podcast 47 - The Crimson Hawk: Compliments of the Vixen, Chapter 1

ARTC's Podcast #47 - The Crimson Hawk, Compliments of the Vixen, Chapter One. Time: 14:05. Size: 9.7 MB.

Podcast 46 - Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Asteroid of Love

The Asteroid of Love (written by Ron N Butler) originally contained a song of the same name, which was a parody of an Andrew Sisters song. Obviously, this was not podcast safe. For our February 2007 show, musician Alton Leonard composed a new song to replace the parody. And he performed it here with the Android Sisters, and our guests for that show, the Radio Ramblers, of which he is a regular member.

Podcast 45 - The Brides of Dracula (Part 3 of 3)

The Brides of Dracula, by Thomas E. Fuller (Conclusion) File Size : 17.3M Duration: 28:35.

Podcast 44 - The Brides of Dracula (Part 2 of 3)

The Brides of Dracula (Part 2 of 3) written by Thomas E. Fuller.
Time 29:51 File Size: 20.4M
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Podcast 43 - The Brides of Dracula (Part 1 of 3)

The Brides of Dracula, by Thomas E. Fuller.

(presented in three parts.)

Duration 21:27, File Size 14.9M

Quite possibly one of the most ambitious ARTC projects, the February 2007 live performance at Stage Door Players required extra personnel: a stage/floor manager, 3 foley artists instead of the usual one or two, a second sound engineer and mixing board solely for the foley sound, and two people to manage the digital effects. Plus extra consideration for the Brides singing parts, and our guest musicians - another rare event.

The outcome? Judge for yourself. Brides of Dracula was the featured story for this show, and comprised the entire post-intermission show.

If you're really adventurous, try listening with headphonones...

Direct download: ARTCPodcast43.mp3

Podcast 42 - The Passion of Frankenstein

Hello again!

This week, in honor of Fathers Day, we bring you selected scenes from The Passion of Frankenstein, by Thomas E. Fuller. It's going to be a little different this week, though. We're going to feature some scenes, but we're also going to highlight a little bit of what goes into creating the audio drama that we all know and love. We'll take a few short clips from the raw voiceover and then transform them with music and sound effects into new old-time radio. Whereas we normally bring you material from our live productions, the source for this material comes from the studio.

Direct download: ARTC42-Frankenstein.mp3

41 - Tales of Seduction. Or something.

What can I say about this podcast? Well, it's the first sixteen minutes of a fairly recent live show: at StageDoor Players this past February (2007.) The underlying theme for this show was seduction. Originally it was supposed to have been Love, but due to scheduling difficulties, it wasn't performed in the theater until after St. Valentines Day.

The opening music has been removed as it was not podcast safe, and there are a few other minor edits, but otherwise, the material presented is pretty much in the order that it was originally performed. Our host/announcer is Daniel Kiernan, who (upon reflection) *does* look a bit like Garrison Keillor.

Duration: 15m53sec Size: 10.9M

Direct download: Podcast.mp3

40 - Memorial Day part 2

Last week we celebrated the upcoming Memorial Day holiday with a few timely pieces, and this week we conclude that celebration with a wonderful piece entitled Unaccustomed to Fear, written by Terry Quinn, performed at Stone Mountain Park's Memorial Hall on May 29, 2005.

Unaccustomed to Fear was originally performed at the National Audio Theatre Festivals audio theatre workshop in June of 2002 and it made quite an impression on me. When an opportunity for us to perform at Stone Mountain on the Memorial Day weekend, I knew this was the perfect piece for us to bring to our audience. I contacted the author and was luckily able to negotiate the rights to perform it again. Unfortunately I was not able to reprise my role as the narrator as my cousin was getting married in Boston at the time. The story is based on true events and we hope you enjoy it.

Length: 27:26  Size: 12.8M
Direct download: ARTC40-Memorial02.mp3

39 - Memorial Day

On Sunday, May 29, 2005 ARTC performed a tribute to heroes at Stone Mountain Park's Memorial Hall.

This week we bring you a portion of that show. We begin with Bumpers Crossroads: Grandma's Diary by Daniel Taylor and proceed to Chief Burnley's History Lesson by Ron N. Butler.

Duration: 19:19 Size 9M
Direct download: ARTC39Memorial01.mp3

38 - Amalgam

This week we bring you an amalgam of various short pieces culled from various venues. First up, Nikki's Place: Into the Blue Forest by Gerald W. Page, performed at Stone Mountain Park in 2004. Next, Standing Peachtree by Ron N. Butler, performed at the Tomato Festival at Stone Mountain Park in 2004, and we finish up with another Ron N. Butler classic, Rory Rammer, Space Marshal in Eye in the Sky performed at Sci Fi Summer in 2003.

Length: 15:36 Size: 7.3M
Direct download: ARTC38-Amalgam.mp3

37 - Podcasting is Damn Sassy

Eureka, fiction believers! It's time for another installment of the Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants, by Sketch MacQuinor!

This issue is entitled "Enter: Mindgames" and it was performed at both Sci Fi Summer and Dragon*Con in 2005. You'll be hearing the Dragon*Con performance.

Length: 22:18 Size: 10.5M
Direct download: ARTC37-BDSM02.mp3

36 - The Turn Out

Back in 2004 we did a show at Stone Mountain Park called "Frontier Days". We got a lot of great new material out of it because the theme of the festival was Georgia between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War...not exactly a haven for our usual SF and Fantasy stuff. We also performed it outdoors...predictably, it rained. But we still got a good show, and we're bringing it to you in installments.

This time we bring you The Turn Out by Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor. It takes place at Easter, which we missed by about a month, but it also deals with school, and with school about to let out for summer, we thought this would still be a good time to trot this out.

Duration: 12:12 Size: 5.7M
Direct download: ARTC36-Frontier02.mp3

35 - Country of the Blind Pt 2

The second installment of "The Country of the Blind" by H.G. Wells, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.

Time 16:42 Size: 11.4 MB
Direct download: ARTC_Country_of_the_Blind_Pt_2.mp3

34 - Country of the Blind, Part One

This is the first installment of The Country of the Blind, by H.G. Wells, adapted for audio by Daniel Taylor.

Duration 18m 18s File Size: 12.5 M
Direct download: ARTC_Country_of_the_Blind_Pt_1.mp3

33 - Conclusions

Everything must come to an end. And so it goes with the serial we've been bringing you for the last three weeks, "The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: The Crimson and the Red" by William Alan Ritch. This is the third and final installment in this particular saga, but there's plenty more where that came from. We currently have almost twenty adventures of the Crimson Hawk, so if you like them be sure to let us know! You can reach us at podcast@artc.org.
Also this week we bring you an ARTC favorite, "Bumpers Crossroads: Hide, A Cow's Outside" by Daniel Taylor. The last word on the end of a lot of bad jokes. This was recorded live at the Gwinnett History Center back in 1999.
And lest you forget that we have more recent work available, there's also a short sample from our studio release of Robert A. Heinlein's "The Menace From Earth".

Posted: 13 Apr 2007 01:00 AM EST Duration: 18:40, Size: 8.7M
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32 - Continuity

Hello again, and welcome to another ARTC podcast. This week I've chosen to call the episode "Continuity" for a couple of reasons. First, we'll be continuing the episode of "The Crimson Hawk" that we began last week by playing part two of "The Crimson and the Red" by William Alan Ritch.
Next we'll bring you "Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While U Wait: A Very Special Creation" by Ron N. Butler, which, without giving too much away, deals with the continuity of the universe.

Posted: 6 Apr 2007 01:00 AM EST Duration: 18:03 Size: 8.5M
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31 - Heroes and Villains in the Big City

This week we bring you tales of Heroes and Villains in the Big City. We begin with "The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: The Crimson and the Red" episode one, by William Alan Ritch. This is a three part serial, so be sure to tell us how you like it at podcast@artc.org. This was performed live at the coffeehouse in Little Five Points in Atlanta. This is one of our older recordings, and we're not exactly sure what year, but it was pre-1996.
Next up is Jonathan Strickland's "Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Subterranean Subterfuge" recorded live at Sci Fi Summer in 2005.

Posted: 30 Mar 2007 01:00 AM EST Length: 18:52 Size: 9M
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30 - Dweller in the Depths - Part 2

St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland (but not on a plane...unless you mean a 2-dimensional surface...nevermind). But did he miss one? Just what is the Loch Ness Monster? Assuming it even exists.
Last week we brought you part one of The Dweller in the Depths, by Thomas E. Fuller, recorded live at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA. This week we bring you part two of the story, but this performance was recorded at Stone Mountain Park in 2005.
Did you like hearing the story broken up over two performances? Would you like to hear more of the evolution of ARTC? Or not? Write to us at podcast@artc.org and let us know!

Posted: 23 March 2007 01:00 AM EST Duration: 17:32 Size: 8.25M
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29 - Dweller in the Depths - Part 1

Ah, St. Patrick's Day. Leprechauns, shamrocks, pots o' gold, and green things everywhere. Well, everywhere except here. We've just got lots of blarney because this week our podcast features a story set in that fabled land of...Scotland.

This week: Part one of The Dweller in the Depths, by Thomas E. Fuller. , This episode was recorded live at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA back in 1997. Next week we'll bring you part two of the story, but the performers will be a lot different because it will have been recorded at Stone Mountain Park in 2005. We hope you'll hear how far we've come in those 8 years.

Posted: 16 March 2007 01:00 AM EST Duration: 16:43 Size: 8M
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28 - Plato's Cave

Myths and legends are our subject this week. Hope you enjoy them.

Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While U Wait: Loch Ness
Plato's Cave: Down and Out in the Elysian Fields
Both written by Ron Butler.

Posted: 9 March 2007 01:00 AM EST Size: 7M - Duration: 15:16
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27 - March 1, 2007

What free bits do we have for you this week? Hmm... Let's see.... 

Bumpers Crossroads: Mow Better Blues.
Chief Burnley's Cake Sale.
Nikki's Place: The Big Homicide.
Bumpers Croassroads: The Early Days.

Posted: 2 March 2007 01:00 AM EST Time: 29:39, Size: 13.5 MB
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26 - A Bridge into the Past

In the words of William Brown, "Due to technical problems beyond our control, we now join our regularly scheduled program."

This week's show is entitled "A Bridge into the Past." Why? Because I needed a name and that's what I came up with on short notice.

Bridge: Actually, one of the things you don't usually get to hear in our podcasts, Dear Listener, is the "bridging material." The short, often one-use scripts that ARTC producers insert into the live shows as buffers in between our more known stories. There is a small but healthy sampling included.

Past: This week's features are a little older than our normal fare. And like the bridging material, they are also things we don't usually podcast. ARTC has had many varied venues in its past. And veteran ARTC performers may (or may not) wax nostalgic about places such as "Eddie's Attic," or tip a mug of Collins Best Coffee in a remembrance of ARTC's Coffee House Days. Or of Guerilla Radio Theater at Manuel's Tavern.

Included:
The Adventures of Hercule Perot. (Last name not a typo, any similarities to any Texas businessman are coincidental.)
Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While You Wait: Phrenotherapy by Ron N. Butler.
A Girl and Her Gryphon by Henry Lee Forrest.

Posted: 23 February 2007 01:00 AM EST Duration: 18:46 Size 8.59 MB
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25 - Can You Hear Me?

Send the kids to bed early, because this week's steamy offering of audio ear candy is a suspenseful story called "Can You Hear Me," written by Thomas E. Fuller.

Posted: 15 February 2007 01:00 AM EST Size - 14.3 MB, Duration - 31:19 MB
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24 - Kissed by a Stranger, part 2

Part 2 of Kissed by a Stranger was written by Fiona Karanina Leonard Brown, produced by David Benedict, and directed by William Alan Ritch.

Featured in the cast were the voices of Megan Jackson, Geoffrey M. Brown, Clair Whitworth Kiernan, Phil Carter, Trudy Leonard, David Benedict, and Fiona Karanina Leonard Brown.

Also heard were the voices of Terry Sanders, Daniel Taylor, Alton Leonard, Joyce Leigh, Kelley Swilley, Jack Mayfield, and "Sketch" Quinn.

Soundscaping, editing, and mixing by David Benedict.
Recording engineering by William Alan Ritch.
Foley sound effects created by Geoffrey M. Brown and David Benedict.
Recorded effects provided by Henry Howard and Audio Craft Studio.
Original music composed and performed by Alton Leonard.
Floor managers were Sheila Ameri and Elayna Little.

Posted: 9 February 2007 10:00 PM EST Duration: 27:24, Size: 12.5M
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23 - Kissed by a Stranger, Part 1

Part 2 of Kissed by a Stranger was written by Fiona Karanina Leonard Brown, produced by David Benedict, and directed by William Alan Ritch.

Featured in the cast were the voices of Megan Jackson, Geoffrey M. Brown, Clair Whitworth Kiernan, Phil Carter, Trudy Leonard, David Benedict, and Fiona Karanina Leonard Brown.

Also heard were the voices of Terry Sanders, Daniel Taylor, Alton Leonard, Joyce Leigh, Kelley Swilley, Jack Mayfield, and "Sketch" Quinn.

Soundscaping, editing, and mixing by David Benedict.
Recording engineering by William Alan Ritch.
Foley sound effects created by Geoffrey M. Brown and David Benedict.
Recorded effects provided by Henry Howard and Audio Craft Studio.
Original music composed and performed by Alton Leonard.
Floor managers were Sheila Ameri and Elayna Little.

Posted: 2 February 2007 10:00 PM EST Length: 29:11 - Size: 13.5M
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22 - The Crimson Hawk: The Widow's Web

In this week's podcast:

• Bumper's Crossroads: Whole Lotto Shakin' Going' On by Daniel Taylor.
• Nikki's Place: In a Bit of a Jam by Ron N. Butler.
• The Crimson Hawk: The Widow's Web by Ron N. Butler (based on characters originated by Thomas E. Fuller.)

Incidentally, if you are a fan of this genre of crime-fighter shows like the Crimson Hawk, (or The Shadow, or the Green Hornet,) I recommend "The Red Panda Adventures." Sadly, this is not an ARTC show in any way, shape, or form. (But then neither is The Shadow or the Green Hornet.)
The Red Panda can be found at http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/
You could tell them ARTC sent you, but I'm sure they'd say, "Uh... who?"

• Size: 14.5M Duration: 31:45
• Link to ARTC Podcast archive
• Direct MP3 Download

21 - Saturday Morning Kid Shows

No voice intro for this show. Despite miscommunication and general behind the scenes random mayhem, this week's podcast is NOT canceled.
There *was* a voice intro recorded. It was meant to sound off the cuff and laid back and funny, but it ended up sounding half-planned and disorganized. (It was.) Anyway, the show lineup has changed several times in the last few hours.

In no particular order:

We have 2 episodes of "Rory Rammer, Space Marshall:" written by Ron N. Butler. One is "The Island of Dr. Marceau" and the other is only ever talked about in hushed, furtive whispers: "The Lost Episode."
And, an episode of "Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment," by Jonathan Strickland: Ps and Q's.
Also included are a pair of Public Service Announcements from the "Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants," by Sketch MacQuinor.

No time for credits. If you want to know, you'll just have to ask nicely.

Posted: 19 January 2007 10:00 PM EST 28 minutes, 12.8 MB
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20 - To Dine with the Devil

Presenting To Dine with the Devil by Ivan Turgenev, adapted for audio by Joyce Leigh. Performed Live at Sci Fi Summer 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia

The old Russian proverb states: "Those who dine with the devil may end up on the menu."
If you like H.P. Lovecraft, you'll love this....Not for the squeamish.

Posted: 11 Jan 2007 10:00 PM EST Size: 14.9 M Duration: 32:00
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19 - The Colour Out of Space

Hope everyone is having a happy new year. To start out 2007 we're going to get back to our roots by presenting The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted by Ron N. Butler, and performed live at Dragon*Con 2006. This was our only show at Dragon*Con this year, so if you missed it then this is your chance! We've performed at every Dragon*Con since the first, and Lovecraft has always been one of our mainstays.

If you enjoy the work of H. P. Lovecraft, or if you just like ARTC, then pick up one of our other adaptations!

Also, remember that you can email podcast@artc.org with your comments, or you can include them here. We'd love to hear from you with questions, comments, concerns, or even complaints.

Size: 18.2M Duration: 39:55
Direct download: ARTC-Show19-Colour.mp3

18 - An Atlanta Christmas, Episode 05

One last look at Christmas for the year...

Opening Music: An Old Atlanta Christmas, Alton Leonard.

USO Christmas, Thomas E. Fuller and performed by William Brown & Lou Brock.

Are You Lonely Tonight, written by Thomas E Fuller and Daniel Taylor, performed by Daniel & Clair Kiernan.

The Experts, by Ron N Butler featured the voices of Kelly Swilley, Lou Brock, and Daniel & Clair Kiernan. (Useless trivia: The Kiernans played characters with the same first names as those in Are You Lonely Tonight. But now they're actually Mr. & Mrs. Zabrinski.) My apologies to Hal Wiedeman who went uncredited in the podcast: He played the towtruck driver.

Size: 11.4 MB Time: 25:00
Direct download: ARTCShow18_-_An_Atlanta_Christmas_No_5.mp3

17 - An Atlanta Christmas - Episode 04

Our annual gift to our listeners continues with more excerpts from An Atlanta Christmas. This week we bring you three short pieces and another lovely song. We hope you enjoy it.

The Santa Claus Blues, by Thomas E. Fuller
Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: A Visit From St. Rex, by Ron N. Butler
The Tree Comes to Atlanta, by Thomas E. Fuller
O Holy Night, performed by the ARTC Chorus

Size: 15M, Duration: 32:31
Direct download: ARTC-Show17Xmas04.mp3

16 - An Atlanta Christmas - Episode 03

Pour youself some of Collins' Best Coffee (Christmas Blend) and stay tuned. Because this week's podcast contains a special episode of Bumper's Crosroads: Ernie the Christmas Snail - by Daniel Kiernan. This is followed by Davy Crockett and Me - written by Thomas E. Fuller. We have a musical portion of the show too: The Carol of the Birds. (traditional)

Time: 27:36 Size: 18.9 MB
Direct download: 12-14-06podcast02.mp3

15 - An Atlanta Christmas - Episode 02

The Elves Strike Back.

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In addition to the plays of Thomas Fuller's Atlanta Christmas, the writers of ARTC have produced a number of shorts which provide a comic counterpoint. Think of this as the lighter side of Christmas.

All of these pieces are surreal (as if the entire concept of Santa Claus and the Northpole Workshop isn't). Some (all?) may be in questionable taste. One of these pieces will be performed in this years Christmas show program. There can be only one.

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This podcast includes the following pieces from our live performances at Stone Mountain and Parkview High School.

"Roger, the Jolly Little Christmas Elf" by Gerald W Page (2000)
"The Legend of the Poinsettia" by Brad Strickland (2004)
"Unresolved Mysteries Solved While U Wait - the Grinch" by Ron N. Butler (2000)
"Zen Santa Claus" by Tracy V Wilson (2005)

There is Adventure in Sound!

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Time: 27:05 Size: 12.7M
Direct download: ARTC-Show15Xmas02.mp3