BIG STAGE AUDIO THEATRE: Laura
Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, from the screenplay by Jay Dratler, et al., this full-length presentation brings the story to life in your imagination.
With the voice talents of:
Carole Krohn as LAURA
Les Marsden as WALDO LYDECKER
Tom Konkle as MARK McPHERSON
Rachel Pulliam as ANNE TREADWELL
Dana Gonsalves as SHELBY CARPENTER and
Geri Elliff as BESSIE; with
Additional voices by Pete Lutz and
Darren Rockhold as the ANNOUNCER
Music composed and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.
NBC BEST PLAYS: The Petrified Forest, originally aired 9-20-1953; remade for Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 2023 by the Narada Radio Company
In the midst of the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed writer, now a disillusioned, penniless drifter, wanders into a somewhat frowzy roadside diner in the remote town of Black Mesa, Arizona, at the edge of the Petrified Forest. Here he meets owner Jason Maple, his daughter Gabrielle, and Gramp, Jason's father, who regales anyone who will listen with stories of his adventures in the Old West with such characters as Billy the Kid. Eventually the diner is overrun by gangsters, headed up by Duke Mantee, who has escaped prison and is being chased down by the law.
The Petrified Forest was a 1935 stage play by Robert E. Sherwood, made into a 1936 film that starred the principal actors of the stage play, Leslie Howard (Squier) and Humphrey Bogart (Mantee).
CAST:
Darren Rockhold as ANNOUNCER
Les Marsden as GRAMP MAPLE
Gino C. Vianelli as BOZE HERTZLINGER
Bobby Vela as the TELEGRAPH LINEMAN
Paul Arbisi as JASON MAPLE
Carole Krohn as GABBY MAPLE
Ebony Rose as PAULA
Chuck Wilson as MR. CHISHOLM
Stephanie Stearns Dulli as MRS. CHISHOLM
Carl Thomas as JOSEPH
David Ian as JACKIE and the RADIO VOICE
Dana Gonsalves as DUKE MANTEE
Duane Noch as RUBY
Tre' Minor as SLIM
Frank Guglielmelli as the LEGION COMMANDER
Pete Lutz as ALAN SQUIER
Music was sourced from the public domain.
Recorded over Zoom in July 2023, with actors from Texas, California, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Originally released 8/13/23 on the Mutual Audio Network as a feature of the 2023 Sonic Summerstock Playhouse festival.
We present Bone in the Blue, by Fiona Thraille, set in the world of 19th-century English paleontology, and based on actual events. With the voices of Julia Eve, Garethandkath Severn, Alisha Strand-Mueller and Pete Lutz. Originally released in 2018, Fiona's play was an entry in that year's ADPP Scriptwriting Competition.
SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE '23:
Lux Radio Theatre's production of Kaufman & Hart's You Can't Take it With You, remade by the Narada Radio Company.
Tom Konkle as YOUR ANNOUNCER
Les Marsden as GRANDPA
Laura Mirsky as PENNY
Noah Diamond as TONY
Amanda Sisk as ALICE
Joe Martinez as CECIL B. DEMILLE
Victoria Fancki as ESSIE
Dana Gonsalves as ED
Debby Ramirez as RITA
Larry Groebe as PAUL
Scott McKinley AS MR. DEPINNA
Tre Minor as DONALD
Pete Lutz as KOLENKHOV
Alex Lagase as MR. KIRBY
Stephanie Stearns Dulli as MRS. KIRBY
John Bell as HENDERSON of the IRS
Ian Federgreen as the head J-MAN and
Geri Elliff as GRAND DUCHESS OLGA KATRINKA
Additional voices performed by Stephanie Stearns Dulli, John Bell, and Pete Lutz
Xylophone by Andi Lopez
Produced & directed by Pete Lutz; mixed & mastered in Corpus Christi, TX by 63audio
Recorded over Zoom in July 2023, with actors from Texas, California, New Jersey, New York, and Alabama. Originally released 8/6/23 on the Mutual Audio Network as a feature of the 2023 Sonic Summerstock Playhouse festival.
SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE '23:
BBC Radio 1966 production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, remade by the Narada Radio Company.
ANNOUNCER: Julia Eve
GEORGE was played by Dana Gonsalves
LENNIE by Les Marsden
with Pete Lutz as CANDY
Chuck Wilson as THE BOSS
Austin Hanna as CURLEY
Victoria Fancki as CURLEY'S WIFE
Norman Cline as SLIM
Paul Arbisi as CARLSON
Doug Fain as WHIT and
Carl Thomas as CROOKS
Produced & directed by Pete Lutz; mixed & mastered in Corpus Christi, TX by 63audio
Recorded over Zoom in June 2023, with actors from England, Texas, California, Kentucky and Illinois. Originally released 7/30/23 on the Mutual Audio Network as a feature of the 2023 Sonic Summerstock Playhouse festival.
S2 E6 - The Girl With the Silver Eyes - Part Two
In this thrilling conclusion to the latest two-part adventure, our nameless sleuth finally meets the "girl" in question -- only to find out that she's left a trail of dead men behind her, and she wouldn't mind a bit if the Tec was just one more corpse to step over.
Starring The Narada Radio Company.
Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Geri Elliff as the HOTEL SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Mark Kalita as DICK FOLEY and TIN-STAR JOPLIN
Rhiannon McAfee as JEANNE DELANO
Jason D. Johnson as R. F. AXFORD
Jeff Moon as TAG KILCOURSE
John Bell as PORKY GROUT
Frank Gugliemelli as THE VOICE IN THE CROWD and the BANK TELLER
Ian Federgreen as ROACH
Dana Gonsalves as BURKE PANGBURN and
Joe Stofko as THE OLD MAN
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt, other music sourced from the Public Domain
Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design
This production was supervised by Pete Lutz
S2 E5 - The Girl With the Silver Eyes - Part One
Our nameless sleuth is called in by a lovesick young poet to find his runaway fiancee -- but soon finds that his client is in too deep. Is it love, or...something else?
Starring The Narada Radio Company.
Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Dana Gonsalves as BURKE PANGBURN
Rhiannon McAfee as JEANNE DELANO
Jason D. Johnson as R. F. AXFORD
Geri Elliff as MRS. CLUTE
Daniel French as MR. CLEMENT
Angela Young as the TRANSFER COMPANY CLERK and the DETECTIVE AGENCY CLERK
Frank Guglielmelli as the ELEVATOR BOY and the BANK TELLER
Ian Federgreen as MR. FALL
John Bell as PORKY GROUT and
Joe Stofko as THE OLD MAN
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 39, the 2nd installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the syndicated series Diary of Fate. This time it's newcomer Patte's pick, suggested by Essential Listener Ted, called "The Trina Crowley Entry"! Will Pete enjoy it? Will Patte shed tears of regret at the thought of continuing as our co-host? Will Paul ever stop mentioning Harry "Red" Bever? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our thirty-ninth number (but 2nd official episode of S4), this episode of Diary of Fate, from 3/9/48. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
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Next Time: It's Paul's pick again, and he'll bring an episode of Bold Venture!
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 38, the Season 4 Premiere! Pete, Paul and Dave present an installment of the long-running series "The Fred Allen Show". This time it's Pete's pick, a double-feature of Fred and the gang, with both episodes featuring Orson Welles as guest-star! Will Dave, who leaves us for greener grass after this episode, love it? Will Paul, through his bitter tears, express his continuing hatred of Orson? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our thirty-eighth number (but first official episode of S4), these episodes of Fred Allen, from 1942 and 1946. We'll introduce the shows, play them in their entirety, then discuss them at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
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Next Time: Our new "third co-host" Patte will bring us something very interesting, I'm sure!
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, a new production of Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre, is set to launch on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023, to all the online retail sites, including Amazon, Audible, Apple Store, Ratuken Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Downpour, and Walmart.
Listen here to a scene from this production and please support this excellent production company by making your purchase of their dramatization of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic.
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - By Lewis Carroll
Adapted for audio by Diane Vanden Hoven – Directed by George Zarr
Post Production: David Farquhar
Release Date: May 30, 2023, Everywhere Audiobooks Are Sold.
Cast In Order of Appearance:
GEORGIA LEE SCHULTZ - Alice
NOELLE DUPUIS – White Queen
PETE LUTZ – White King
SKYE GOULBOURNE – Tiger Lily
TRISHA ROSE – Rose
ASHLEY BANKER – Red Queen
GEORGE ZARR – Conductor
ROB TYMEC – Paper Man
HEIDI STEWART – Beetle
ELLIN WALLIN – Owl
BILL CRAVEN – Tweedle Dum
KEITH BURNETT – Tweddle Dee
JOHN JARVIS – Humpty Dumpty
JEFF DUPUIS – Messenger
MICHAEL CROUCH – White Knight
S2E4: The House in Turk Street
While on the search for a missing boy, the Tec inadvertently runs afoul of some crooks, who think he's after them. Full of crosses and double-crosses! Starring The Narada Radio Company.
Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
THE TEC: Pete Lutz
MRS. QUARRE: Geri Elliff
MR. QUARRE: Paul Arbisi
HOOK: Mark Kalita
ELVIRA: Rhiannon McAfee
TAI: Jeff Moon
THE OLD MAN: Joe Stofko
OTHER VOICES: Daniel French
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design
Project Audion recreates an extraordinarily rare and early lost episode of the classic audio drama Suspense. When CBS premiered the the show in June 1942, it wasn't immediately evident that it would become one of the all-time great radio dramas, running for 20 years and nearly 1000 stories. Indeed, in this (just Suspense's fifth-ever episode, from July 15, 1942), while all the typical ingredients are in place (in this instance, a murder aboard a moving train) the show hadn't quite yet settled into the style that would soon define classics like 1943's "Sorry, Wrong Number." Heard for the first time in 80 years, our recreation of this lost Suspense episode -- "The Witness on the Westbound Train" -- is taken from the single known surviving script. It features the same transcontinental cast of vocal actors who appeared in Project Audion's very first episode, along with additional talented voices who have appeared in Project Audion shows during the past three years.
The Cast:
MARK: Pete Lutz, TX
JOE: Doug Fain, KY
DORIS: Patte Rosebank, Canada
CONDUCTOR: Denny Thompson, CO
LAWRENCE / RANDOLPH: John Mauldin, TN
BILL / BAGGAGEMAN: Dick Huitema, FL
ANNOUNCER / WAITER: Robert Stevenson, IN
DIRECTION / PRODUCTION / SOUND: Larry Groebe, TX
THE MAN WITH NO FACE, originally released in April 2020 on the Mutual Audio Network, is an adaptation by Pete Lutz of a short story by G. M. Benson, originally published in the 1920s. This tale of psychic phenomenon has been brought into the present day, and has suffered not a bit, we believe, by its slight modernization. NARADA RADIO COMPANY
CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
THE DOCTOR: Julia Eve
MRS SMITH: Angel Leigh McCoy
MR SMITH: Pete Lutz
MUSIC COMPOSED BY Dr. Ross Bernhardt
PROJECT AUDION #41: Life With Luigi - "Luigi's Toothache"
This month Project Audion recreates a classic radio comedy based on a timeless premise. As a nation of immigrants, the clash of old and new cultures in America has offered authors an unending supply of humorous situations. "Life with Luigi" mined this comedic vein from 1948 to 1953. Each week, small-town Italian Luigi Basco struggled to navigate the complexities of his new American life, supported by his friends from Italy, Germany, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. It's full of charming stereotypes with broadly entertaining accents, it's-a great, innocent fun. In this episode, Luigi's aching tooth leads him into the unfamiliar world of medical specialists...
Luigi: Jacob Palka, IL
Pasquale: Pete Lutz, TX
Schultz: Larry Groebe, TX
Announcer / Horowitz / Man: Ken Jeffries, CA
Olson / Doctor: Paul Arbisi, IL
Miss Spaulding / Rosa: Donna Patton, TN
Directed by Mr. Palka and produced by Mr. Groebe
"Burn" was adapted for audio and directed by Pete Lutz, from a story in Eerie Tales #1, a one-shot comic book publication from 1959. First released in April 2020 on Mutual. (SUSPENSE)
Our cast consisted of the following players:
Rich Frolich as CHICK HEALY
Pete Lutz as MAC O'MALLEY and JOJO
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 37, the Season 3 finale! Pete, Paul and Dave present an installment of the long-running series "Counterspy". The usual free-wheeling discussion follows, with Paul, Dave and Pete weighing the merits of this particular episode. Will they love it, or hate it, or try to waterboard it? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our thirty-seventh number (but 12th -- and penultimate -- official episode of S3), this episode of Counterspy, from 1945. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
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Next Time: Pete brings us, for our season 4 opener, a double-feature of The Fred Allen Show, with both guest-starring Orson Welles (it's a tradition, ya know)!
THE MUTUAL STAGE: Charade
Hearkening back to such classic series as Lux Radio Theatre and Mercury Theatre On the Air, The Mutual Stage presents all-new adaptations of films and stage plays, sourced from the public domain. In our inaugural effort, director/producer Pete Lutz has assembled an Oscar-worthy cast to bring you his adaptation of the hit 1963 film, CHARADE. Get set for comedy, adventure, and romance, as we tell the story of a recent widow whose husband stole a quarter of a million dollars -- and now his partners want that money back! NARADA RADIO COMPANY
CAST:
Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER
Jack Ward as THE HOST
Greg McAfee as GRANDPIERRE, BARTHOLOMEW, MARINE
Karim C. Kronfli as PETER JOSHUA
Rhiannon McAfee as REGGIE
Gwendolyn Lim as JEAN-LOUIS
Lisa Michaud as SYLVIE
Dana Gonsalves as GIDEON and BRITISH DELEGATE
Pete Lutz as TEX, GENDARME, EMBASSY TELEPHONE OPERATOR, MONSIEUR FELIX
Ian Federgreen as "BARTHOLOMEW"
Chuck Wilson as SCOBIE
Tanja Milojevic as ITALIAN DELEGATE
Carole Krohn as FRENCH DELEGATE
Geri Elliff as FUNERAL ATTENDANT, WAITER, VENDOR, CRUIKSHANK'S SECRETARY
MUSIC BY Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Adapted, produced & directed by PETE LUTZ
Old-time Radio Essentials continues its 3rd season with an episode of Let George Do It – "There Ain't No Justice"! This one's Dave's pick, and it sparks quite an animated discussion. Who will like it? Will anybody hate it? Why wonder? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our thirty-sixth number (but 11th -- and penultimate -- official episode of S3), this episode of Let George Do It, from syndication, likely 1954 or '55. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
NOTE: Please stay with us after the regular show for a very special interview with novelist Mark Miller, discussing his new novel, The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World!
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Next Time: Paul brings us, for our season finale, an episode of David Harding: Counterspy!
PROJECT AUDION #38 -- The Jack Benny Program, "Mutiny on the Bounty"
Think you've heard almost every Jack Benny radio show? Try one that was just written! Project Audion presents a recreation newly penned by Robert L. Mills, former staff writer for Bob Hope. Project Audion has gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Our transcontinental cast of voice actors even recorded this show live via Zoom on a Sunday night at 7.
Featuring the talents of...
JACK BENNY: Scott R. McKinley, NJ
CHARLIE MCCARTHY / EFFIE KLINKER / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ
EDGAR BERGEN: Larry Groebe, TX
MARY LIVINGSTONE: Denise Cline, KY
PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY
DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beaumont, CA
STAGE HAND / SHELDON LEONARD / MEL BLANC: Pete Lutz, TX
DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA
...and produced and directed by Larry Groebe
S2E3: One Hour
The Tec is called in when a print shop owner is run down in the street by a stolen car. He goes looking for the perps, and when he finds them, the secret they're keeping may cost our hero his life! Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
THE TEC: Pete Lutz
RICHMOND: Noah Diamond
CROSTHWAITE: Paul Arbisi
COFFEE: Jeff Moon
SOULES: Mark Kalita
THE OLD MAN: Joe Stofko
OTHER VOICES: John Bell
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Mixing and sound design by Fishbonius Sound Design