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Alfred, ME, United States, 09/01/2008 - Radio Drama Revival, a weekly radio show and podcast produced for WMPG 90.9/104.1 FM in Portland, Maine, today announced its September schedule, which includes a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery tale, local theater and new audio drama work.
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Radio Drama Revival, a weekly radio show and podcast produced for WMPG 90.9/104.1 FM in Portland, Maine, today announced its September schedule, which includes a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery tale, a performance by Portland theatre troupe "Yikes! Monsters" and the debut of a new work by FinalRune Productions, "Waiting for a Window."
"I work to raise the bar with every month's programming, and I'm very pleased to air works that have been unheard or underheard anywhere else," said Fred Greenhalgh, host of the radio show and producer of its podcast.
Kicking off the month is an audio adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Speckled Band," a Sherlock Holmes mystery, produced by Quicksilver Radio Theater, regulars of Radio Drama Revival. This show, originally performed before a live studio audience, was directed by Jay Stern and stars Craig Wichman (also the adapter of the script) as Holmes and John Prave as Watson, and features music by Tony Award winner Mark Hollmann and stunning sound effects by Sue Zizza and David Shinn of Sue Media Productions. "The Speckled Band," one of the most diabolical of the Holmes mysteries, runs in two-parts, the first half airing on September 4th and the second half on September 11th.
Following-up "The Speckled Band" is "Tales from Portland," (September 18) a series of monologues by the players of Yikes! Monsters, a Portland, Maine-area theatre troupe lauded for their irreverence and insight. In their first appearance on radio, Yikes! will perform a series of monologues based on quirky could-be people of the Portland area, from a divorced father of four to a man who believes in dinosaurs and a man with rocks in his head.
Wrapping up the month is the debut of the ambitious new audio drama, "Waiting for a Window" (September 25), written, directed, and produced by host Fred Greenhalgh's own FinalRune Productions. "Window is light years beyond what FinalRune's done in the past," Greenhalgh remarked, "I took a script I poured my heart into and used everything I've learned to love -- and hate -- about radio drama in the last 2 years to craft one powerful half-hour. I'm hoping by the end of it listeners will wonder to themselves, 'Am I just one more happy person on the island?'"
The story recounts the tale of Norman, a sailor who is waylaid on his adventures somewhere else and finds himself trapped on an island where no one seems to leave -- or want to escape. "Waiting for a Window" features a cast of voice acting enthusiasts and professionals, including Bill Dufris, Ed Patterson, and Joe and Charly Duley among others. Further contributing to the production's unique sound is an original score produced by Barbara Truex, southern Maine composer and the resident sound designer of the Mad Horse Theatre Company, and recording which was completed entirely in the field -- at docks, in the woods, and in a created bar.
Listeners can hear Radio Drama Revival live on Thursday afternoons, 1-1:30PM EDT on WMPG 90.9/104.1FM in the Portland, Maine area or streaming online at WMPG's website.
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