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
Direct download: ARTCPodcast43.mp3

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