Welcome, welcome one and all to our family Christmas! To every family Christmas that ever was or ever will be! Behold the traditional Christmas tree weighted down with ornaments and decorations! Every five year old's Christmas morning writ large and come true!

Welcome also to another repeat in our podcasting series.  Some things are worth hearing again and this is a busy time of the year.

For one day a year, the Theater of the Mind gives way to a warm hearth and a bowl of gingerbread -- and when from the roof there arises a clatter, it's neither a faceless monster nor a Martian.

It's Christmas.

Time 29:51 File Size: 20.4M

ARTC will be performing in Kansas City Missouri on July 7 & 8, 2007 at the Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Convention. Among many other offerings, ARTC will be performing The Menace from Earth, and All You Zombies. Visit http://www.heinleincentennial.com/index.html for more information. 

Our next live show after that will be LibertyCon, near Chattanooga TN. This is the weekend of July 27-29, 2007. http://www.libertycon.org/

And of course, look for us at DragonCon during Labor Day weekend, right here in Atlanta GA. www.dragoncon.org 

Also visit www.artc.org and buy something. ;-)

Oh yes. And tell a friend about us. And a neighbor. And a coworker.... a relative... and someone you don't know very well.

(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...

Size: 10.9M

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.

Size: 11.4 MB

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

File Size: 12.5 M

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

Visit us at www.artc.org to learn about our live shows, and browse our product catalog.

Correction:

The original show notes credited Victor Koman for the audio adaptation of "Country of the Blind." In actuality, Daniel Taylor gets the credit. Victor Koman did the adaptation of Heinlein's "All you Zombies," which is previewed in this episode. Sorry, Daniel.

If you didn't catch "Brides of Dracula" live at Stage Door Players last weekend, you missed out. Fortunately, our studio version of this audio drama can be purchased here:

http://artc.org/products/BridesofDracula.html

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

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

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." And "A Girl and Her Griffon."

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.

This show is (sort of) keeping with the spirit of our next live show, which is dedicated to passion and seduction. Come see us at Stage Door Players in Dunwoody on Saturday, February 24 at 8:00pm and Sunday, February 25 at 2:30pm.  We will present Thomas E. Fuller's The Brides of Dracula.    Tickets are $10 and details are available at www.artc.org. On other websites, check out "Meatball's Meatballs," podcast at ZBS Media: http://www.zbs.org/catalog/podcast.php Meatball Fulton gives behind-the-scenes samples of how he produces and writes his audio dramas.     There is Adventure in Sound!

 - rwz

Please click the following link to dramapod and leave us a rating:

http://www.dramapod.com/item.php?catid=165

* 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?"

First, a plea for attention:

If you get us through iTunes, please..... go to the iTunes store, search for "ARTC" (artsy... it's a pun. Why haven't you gotten that yet?) and write us a review. It doesn't even have to be a long review. Just tell us your favorite episode or something.

Also, however you listen to us, go to the ARTC page at dramapod.com and leave a rating here, too.

And now...

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 Quinn.

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

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.

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 Davey Crockett and Me - written by Thomas E. Fuller. We have a musical portion of the showtoo: The Carol of the Birds. (traditional)

Welcome, welcome one and all to our family Christmas! To every family Christmas that ever was or ever will be! Behold the traditional Christmas tree weighted down with ornaments and decorations! Every five year old's Christmas morning writ large and come true!

For one day a year, the Theater of the Mind gives way to a warm hearth and a bowl of gingerbread -- and when from the roof there arises a clatter, it's neither a faceless monster nor a Martian.

It's Christmas.

Recorded at Camp Will-A-Way inside Ft Yargo State Park. This was one of my favorite shows, because the audience was especially appreciative, and I think that adds to a performance as much as anything else. Also, we performed outside and it didn't rain, which is always a plus.

We also got a nice introduction from Annie Maxwell, which I have included.

This week's shows:

Rory Rammer, Space Marshall in "The Lance of Justice."

and

Time for Station Identification.

You say you can't get enough Trick or Treating? You say that you spent most of October looking for TV special with the "Round-Headed Kid" on DVD? You say haven't slept for 48 hours because of the insane sugar rush? Is that's what's troubling you, Pilgrim? 

Seriously though. We have two shows from Into the Labyrinth 2005: Farm Report of the Worlds by Brad Strickland and Penny Dreadful, by Kelly Swilley

Farm Report of the Worlds: Imagine you're waking up to AM Radio... the morning *after* the night that H.G. Wells' Martians attacked.

Penny Dreadful: And what happens when a lost book by an unknown author suddenly and mysteriously appears on a library shelf?

Anyway, if you like the shows but don't know where to look for more like them, may I suggest www.dramapod.com? This is a directory for podcasts that feature audio dramas only.   

I hope you find something you like, but also, please come back to us. While you're surfing, why not go to your podcather's website (be it iTunes, podcast pickle, podcast alley... the list goes on) and vote for us. We'd appreciate the show of support, and any comments you'd like to leave.

Thanks again,

rwz

time: 23:02 (10.55 MB)

SHAMELESS PROMO FOLLOWS:

The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is performing its annual tribute to the season of Halloween, Into the Labyrinth. ARTC will present a different program from last year including a collection of short comic subjects with a Halloween theme, culminating with our feature horror presentation, Throne of Shadows by Thomas E. Fuller.

Into the Labyrinth 2006
Saturday October 28 at 8:00pm
Sunday October 29 at 2:30pm

Stage Door Players near Perimeter Mall in the North Dekalb Cultural Arts Center,
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Tickets are $10 at the Door. A really cheap, but unique evening/afternoon.....

A few years ago ARTC had an opportunity to perform a Halloween show for the public.  We try to perform in October whenever possible as it is a month especially suited to our horror and science fiction roots.  Our forte has always been conventions and other semi-private events where our time slot was somewhat limited and so we usually only had time for one feature piece, or maybe a series of shorts.  We always performed them just once.

But when you perform for the public you sometimes have the opportunity to repeat a show or even...dare I say it...have a run of a show.  Furthermore, we were able to expand the time slot to include the series of shorts and the feature piece.  Faced with the prospect of having more material to work with than usual and the fact that very few people had heard of any of our work at the time (outside of our loyal fans...hi, everybody) we felt the need to choose a marketable title for the overall show.  We found one in our own catalog.

Into the Labyrinth was (and is) our in-house imprint for original horror and dark fantasy.  It was one of our first, along with the audio magazine The Centauri Express, and the introduction about the "simple garden maze", masterfully presented by William Brown, appears on a number of our studio productions.  It seemed appropriate to use the title to help promote our live show of similar material.

As our podcast continues, you will hear many excerpts from various Into the Labyrinth shows.  We hope you enjoy them all.  This week features Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Sweet Revenge and Nikki's Place: The Collectors.

There is Adventure in Sound!

1. Bumper's Crossroads: Bradbury's Funeral Home, Ron N. Butler
2. Armada Rising, Thomas E. Fuller

From Into the Labyrinth 2005, recorded at Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain GA.

time: 30:29 (13.96 MB)

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time: 23:13 (10.63 MB)

Be sure to check back next Thursday (September 14th) for the second installment.

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