Theaters Return To An Old Art Form — The Radio Drama — With A Twist

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As theaters across the world have closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they've scrambled to find ways to get their work to the public. Some have returned to an old art form –– the radio drama, but with a digital twist.

American actor, producer and director Orson Welles speaks into a microphone during a broadcast of his CBS radio program 'First Person Singular' circa 1938.American actor, producer and director Orson Welles speaks into a microphone during a broadcast of his CBS radio program 'First Person Singular' circa 1938.As theaters across the world have closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they've scrambled to find ways get work to the public.

Taking cues from Welles' success, Greenfield commissioned a new series of audio plays for podcast called. He planned to release them this summer, when the theater was dark, but because of the pandemic he hustled them online.by songwriter and performer Heather Christian. It's based on the 6:00 a.m. rite, or breviary, of solo contemplation for nuns and monks.

With this summer's season cancelled, Greenfield had the idea of taking the seven plays that had been scheduled and turning them into audio dramas. So, she's in the process of working with Audible to do just that.

 

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Aaaand one BlackOwned NYC theatre company has been producing radio plays for THE PAST 5 YEARS. parsnipshipNY needs to be recognized!!

Ban this racist shit

Fingers crossed it will be the downfall of Hollywood.

Many of the greatest celebrities were on radio, not just as depicted in nostalgics, but as a lifestyle. This may give old jobs (like sound effects) to new people and even resurrect AM radio, since FM is being used for everything now.

Is that Orson Welles?

I watch much of my cinema on pirated websites out of Asia. Sorry not sorry. No one will respond to my online job applications and I can barely afford to eat. How else am I to be entertained? Internet porn?

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