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Tomes of Terror III
In Memory of Len Peterson (1917-2008)* |
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THERE'S ONE DUE DATE YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE!
Once again, THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS will bring you laughs, thrills and chills for Halloween with their annual LIVE "staged radio thrillogy", Tomes of Terror!
Come see radio drama performed the way it was back in the 1930's, 40's & 50's: with actors on microphones and a live Foley team creating sound effects, often with with unexpected, everyday objects. |
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FEATURING |
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The Baby Snooks Show: An evening of trick-or-treating turns into
a hilarious night of disasters, as Daddy tries to one-up the father of Snooks’ friend, Roger. Of course,
things never go as smoothly as Daddy plans, and events escalate into an all-out prank war!
The 1946 Halloween episode of the classic Golden Age comedy that originally starred Fanny Brice. Written by Philip Rapp.
Reynardine: In a small English village, tempers flare over a Prophecy that a terrible fate will befall the village if a fox is killed during the annual Hunt. What does Alice know? Why does she fear the return of her lover, gone now these five years? And what part does the mysterious were-fox play in it all?
Adapted by our own Renée Johnson from Athan Y. Chilton's short story The Ballad of Reynardine, which was based on modern interpretations of the popular English ballad "The Mountains High".
The Tell-Tale Heart: In Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of methodical murder, a man calmly narrates his cold-blooded killing of a prominent farmer in a small community. His carefully planned disposal of the evidence goes unnoticed by even the police, until the evidence itself comes back to haunt him...
Adapted for CBC Radio's Nightfall supernatural-horror anthology series by Len Peterson in 1980. |
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TICKETS |
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PERFORMANCE DATES |
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, October 31st, 2008 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 @ 7:30pm |
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LOCATION |
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Unity Church of God
6 William Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(4 blocks up College Avenue from the Davis Square T-Station) |
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CAST & CREW |
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THE BABY SNOOKS SHOW
The 1946 Halloween Episode |
by Philip Rapp
Originally produced and directed by Philip Rapp
Licensed by agreement with Paul Rapp of www.bickersons.com |
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Announcer/
Mr. Wilcox |
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Nick Zendzian |
| Snooks |
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Kristen Bays |
| Mommy |
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Delilah Webb |
| Daddy |
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Tom Champion |
| Phoebe |
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Melanie Arzt |
| Roger |
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Christine Liu |
| Mr. Hopkins |
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Michael Simon |
| The Insurance Doctor |
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Matt McIrvin |
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| Foley/FX Team |
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Mare Freed (Captain)
Alissa Lerman
Gilly Rosenthol
Brian Rust |
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| Musical Accompaniment |
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TBA |
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| Director |
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Rob Noyes |
| Rehearsal Assistant |
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Judy Yen |
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Image by Eric Elliot, used by permission |
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REYNARDINE |
Based on The Ballad of Reynardine by Athan Y. Chilton
Adapted with Permission by Renée Johnson |
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| Alice Reynolds |
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Jennifer Cseh |
| Matthew Smythe |
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Josh Nicholson |
| "Big" Tom Lloyd |
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Andrew Winson |
| Margaret Lloyd |
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Katherine Bryant |
| Squire Reynolds |
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John Bowker |
| Geoffrey Reynolds |
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James Scheffler |
| Marcel de Reynardine |
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Nathaniel Gundy |
| Bastienne de Reynardine |
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Natasha Collette |
Silas Cooper
Steward |
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Matt Kimmel |
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| Foley/FX Team |
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Shaunna Francis (Captain)
Amy Sonnanstine
Michael Dewberry |
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| Musical Accompaniment |
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Daniel "Rourkie" O'Rourke
Jay Nungesser
Brie Frame
Carolyn VanEseltine |
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| Director |
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Renée Johnson |
| Rehearsal Assistant |
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BK DeLong |
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THE TELL-TALE HEART |
Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Adapted for Nightfall by Len Peterson
Originally produced by Bill Howell
Transcribed for PMRP by Alex Feinman |
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| Narrator/Alfred Bane |
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Jay Sekora |
| Whetherby |
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Julia Lunetta |
| Officer 1 |
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Monty Lyons |
| Officer 2 |
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Brendan O'Toole |
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| Foley/FX Team |
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Mare Freed (Captain)
Angela Harrer
Sarah Richards |
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| Original Music |
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Andrew Hicks
of "The Pluto Tapes" |
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| Director |
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Ari Herbstman |
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STAFF |
ADMINISTRATION |
| Administrative Producer |
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Renée Johnson |
| Administrative Production Assistant |
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BK DeLong |
| House Manager |
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Chris DeKalb |
| Publicity Team |
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Beckie Hunter |
| Advertising Team |
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Heidi Clark
Sarah Richards |
| Graphic Designer |
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Grace Lliang |
| Photographers |
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TBA |
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TECHNICAL CREW |
| Technical Producer |
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Neil Marsh |
| Tecnichal Production Assistants |
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Sarah Richards (Foley)
Alicia Goranson (Sound Design) |
| Stage Manager |
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TBA |
| Sound Designer |
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Neil Marsh |
| Foley/FX Coordinator |
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Neil Marsh |
| Foley/FX Construction |
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Ed Poznysz |
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MISCELLANEA |
Tomes of Terror theme "Creep" &
transitional music "Theme 01" |
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Kevin Hartnell |
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*DEDICATION |
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Our show this year is dedicated to the memory of Len Peterson, the Canadian playwright who granted us permission to perform some of his plays from CBC Radio's Nightfall, a supernatural- horror anthology series that ran in the early 1980s. Mr. Peterson passed away on February 28th of this year, at the age of 90, leaving behind a legacy of award-winning radio dramas about many social issues which, when originally written, caused much controversy.
We at PMRP were saddened to hear of his passing, but are grateful to Mr. Peterson for allowing us to perform some of his works for a new audience.
There's an extensive article about Mr. Peterson and his writing career on the Toronto Globe and Mail website. |
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