Moonlight Audio Theatre

THE UNDEAD TRAIL: Where Death Comes Uninvited - episode 4 Jim Wilkes, Sheriff of Liberty Gulch, and his deputy Abe Farrow, have tracked the murderous town mayor into the desert, only to have him get the drop on them, take them captive, and to reveal that he is a shape-shifting monster. The mayor has left them to be taken captive by the local Indian tribe, on whose lands they have been trespassing in their pursuit of the mayor. CHRONOSPHERE FICTION  Written by Craig Robotham Cast Jason D Johnson : Narrator Jim Wilkes : Pete Lutz Ilana Labourine : Annie Deemes Paul Arbisi : Abe Farrow Rich Greene : Dan Wilson  Anne Ghrist : Crow's Shadow Katelin Curtis : Leaping Toad Joe Stofko : Chief of the Tribe Daniel French at Fishbonius Sound Design : Production, Editing, Foley, Sound Design, Music, Mixing, Mastering 

CAMPFIRE RADIO THEATRE: Last Resort In the midst of a surreal dreamlike reality, a broken, flawed man relives the last drunken hours of his life in pursuit of an elusive perfect moment from his past as he hurtles headlong on a collision course with fate. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine From a story by Kevin Hartnell Cast: Jared Rivet Jack Kincaid Jessica McEvoy Kevin Hartnell Motzie Dapul John Bell Monique Bagwell Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

PROJECT AUDION #40: I Was a Communist for the FBI (Orig. rel. 3/10/23) What's black and white and Red all over? “I was a Communist for the FBI”, that’s what - the Cold-War era radio thriller that purported to tell the real-life story of Matt Cvetic, who posed as a member of the Communist Party while actually spying for the FBI. Whether true or fantastic, these half hour “radio noir” dramas put forward the fears which the Red Menace held for mid-century America. Most episodes of this taut melodrama can be heard today, but a handful of episodes are lost, and Project Audion’s March show is one of them. The script to “Citizens of Nowhere” was pulled from archives in New York and is performed by our nationwide cast for the first time in 70 years. MATT CVETIC: Jeff Billard, MA KAY MORONI: Holly Adams, NY ANTON REISLING: Pete Fernbaugh, WV DORA REISLING: Julie Hoverson, WA BEEKER OF THE FBI: Caleb Fisher, VA COLBY: Greg Vestal, TX ANNOUNCER & VOICE: George Taylor, TN Production, direction, and audio by Larry Gr

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!  Please show yo

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

PROJECT AUDION 39 - Little Ham from Harlem, by Langston Hughes Premiered Feb 10, 2023 Project Audion presents a world premiere of an unrealized radio play by the famed Black poet Langston Hughes. What might radio drama's Golden Age of the 1930s, '40s and '50s have sounded like had Black creators been allowed time on the airwaves? Back then, radio was almost exclusively a stage for White entertainers, with only a handful of secondary roles and occasional guest appearances offered to people of color. In 1943, Langston Hughes took the lead characters from a successful theatrical comedy he had written eight years earlier - "Little Ham from Harlem" - and proposed creating a daily soap opera around them. Hamlet Jones of the Singing Shoe Shine Parlor, and Tiny Lee, his "stout but beautiful" lady friend, would have been the main focus of radio's first Black soap opera. It would have taken the radio audience around Harlem life as Hughes knew it, encompassing everything from numbers-running to local night spots. But

PROJECT AUDION #38 -- The Jack Benny Program, "Mutiny on the Bounty" Premiered Jan 13, 2023 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

THE SUNDOWNERS – Episode 4: Three Faces of Death [Rated R for Violence and Adult Language] Written by Mark Slade Directed and Produced by Viktor Aurelius Featured in the cast were: David Ault as Fowler Viktor Aurelius as Granger Alexis Bristowe as Amy Atticus Jackson as Mick Austin Beach as Jakus Snake as Heck Josei Kage as the Little Girl, Woman and Dawn Jeff Niles as Stranger #1 and #2 and Pete Lutz as Stranger #3 and #4 Music by Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ ) Sound Design by Viktor Aurelius © The 4077th and ALL BETTER AUDIO (2016)

THE SUNDOWNERS – Episode Three: “BLOOD BATH” [Rated R for Adult Language, Violence and Sexual Situations] Written by Mark Slade Directed and Produced by Viktor Aurelius Featured in the cast were: Jeff Niles as the Narrator Keane Lutz as Joey Mary Genevieve Fortier as Maddy David Ault as Fowler Viktor Aurelius as Granger Terrence Drye as Glenndale Pete Lutz as Boris Angela Young as Sabrina Jessica Mathews as Nadya Cheyenne Gibbs as Drina David Schütz II as Gino Thompson and Cary Michael Ayers as Ned Music by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/) Sound Design by Viktor Aurelius © The 4077th and ALL BETTER AUDIO (2016)

The Sundowners - Episode 2: Sam Hill Died Here [Rated R for Adult Language, Sexual References and Violence] Written by Mark Slade Directed and Produced by Viktor Aurelius Featured in the cast were Jeff Niles as the Narrator David Ault as Fowler Viktor Aurelius as Granger Gwendolyn Jensen Woodard, Mary Genevieve Fortier, Jeff Niles, Viktor Aurelius and Jack Ward as the Voices Pete Lutz as Sam Hill Keane Lutz as the Paper Boy Ryan Vollmer as Ned Mary Genevieve Fortier as the Little Girl Gwendolyn Jensen Woodard as the Mother Cary Ayers as the Tavern Keep Jeff Niles as Chester Cheyanne Gibbs as Dawn and Terrence Drye as Glenndale Music by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/) Sound Design by Viktor Aurelius © The 4077th and ALL BETTER AUDIO (2015)

THE SUNDOWNERS Episode 1: Elixir It is 1887 in a Salt Mining town in Utah Territory populated by peaceful citizens who have their own "unique" way of life. Some believe that they are religious fanatics, but that only scratches the surface. But when two detectives wander into town to investigate a missing person, the truth is revealed. ORIGINALLY AIRED AS A JEFF NILES PRESENTS EPISODE. Featured in the cast were: David Schütz II as the Drunk Jeff Niles as the Tavern Keep Matt Weller as Boone Laura Nicole as Lucinda David Ault as Fowler Viktor Aurelius as Granger and Kat Waterflame as Glory Music by Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ ) Sound Design by Viktor Aurelius

Jeff Niles Presents: “Seeing Red” Written by Mark Slade Directed and Produced by Viktor Aurelius Synopsis: Tonight, Danny and his recently wedded wife, Helen, are leaving a concert. They had a great time and were really enjoying themselves. But it seems that their evening of fun might run into a snag. Featured in the Cast were: Viktor Aurelius as Danny Laura Nicole as Helen and Rachel Rumler as Susan Music by Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ ) Sound Design by Viktor Aurelius © The 4077th and ALL BETTER AUDIO (2015)

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

The Undead Trail - Where Death Comes Uninvited - Episode 3 Having exonerated the drifter, Abe Farrow, of the arson-murder of a number of children in the town, Jim Wilkes (formerly of the U.S Marshal’s office and now Sheriff of Liberty Gulch) has appointed Abe as his deputy. This is bound to rile up the crooked mayor and his supporters, who Jim is determined to face off with, down at the saloon. CHRONOSPHERE FICTION Written by Craig Robotham Cast Jason D Johnson as Narrator Pete Lutz as Jim Wilkes Ilana Labourine as Annie Deemes Paul Arbisi as Abe Farrow Rich Greene as Dan Wilson  Jeff Moon as Wallace Leach, Passersby, Townsfolk Katelin Curtis as Passersby, Townsfolk

The Undead Trail - Where Death Comes Uninvited - Episode 2, A New Deputy in Town Jim Wilkes, formerly of the U.S Marshal’s office, has taken a job as Sheriff in the town of Liberty Gulch. Barely preventing a lynching, Jim finds himself saddled with a deputy who, likely, owes his position and allegiance to the local mayor rather than the law. CHRONOSPHERE FICTION Written by Craig Robotham Cast Jason D Johnson as Narrator Pete Lutz as Jim Wilkes Ilana Labourine as Annie Deemes Paul Arbisi as Abe Farrow Rich Greene as Dan Wilson  Jeff Moon as Wallace Leach, Passersby, Townsfolk Katelin Curtis as Passersby, Townsfolk Daniel French at Fishbonius Sound Design: Production, Editing, Foley, Sound Design, Music, Mixing, Mastering 

Craufurdland Castle in Fenwick, Ayrshire, keeps its secrets close. It has been held in the same family for almost two thousand years.  It is the early 1800s.  Janet Craufurd, Lady of the house, writes in her diary, charting the progress of renovations to the estate which has suffered years of neglect. But Janet’s mind is not easy. She suspects that the house has its own story to tell – a story lost in a secret passage, in hidden rooms, in dusty books and neglected papers. And someone is watching her as she searches for answers; someone she cannot see but whose presence she senses as she works. There Goes Craufurdland is the final play in An Ayrshire Trilogy, three audio dramas which celebrate Ayrshire and its people. The Trilogy is supported by Creative Scotland. Author Jill Korn Director Jill Korn Sound design Alex Bennett Original music David Simpson Janet Craufurd Kerry Burley William Craufurd Lorenzo Novani Nurse Diane Brooks Isabella Keith Kirsten Maguire

In 1786, Robert Burns sent a copy of his book, Poems, Chiefly in The Scottish Dialect, to Mrs Frances Wallace Dunlop of Dunlop in Ayrshire. She was so taken with it, and with him, that she became his patron and later, his confidant. But the voices of these two strong and determined characters still resonate across the years through their letters. Their friendship endured for a decade before their differences drove them apart. The Lady and The Poetfocuses on this platonic relationship, which was like no other in Burns’s short and eventful life. The Lady and The Poet is the second play in An Ayrshire Trilogy, three audio dramas which celebrate Ayrshire and its people. The Trilogy is supported by Creative Scotland. Author Jill Korn, based on an original play by James Miller Director Jill Korn Sound design John Boyd Songs by Robert Burns Rachel Macpherson-Graham Narrator Robert Donaldson Frances Dunlop Diane Brooks Robert Burns Lorenzo Novani Jean Armour Rachel Mac

An angelic fantasy tale set on a remote Scottish island. The bees have all left , apparently forever, and spring has not arrived. Everything is out of kilter and only Breagh, it seems, can put it right. High Spirits is about finding friendship and facing fear. “You’re a child of the air. Your job is to cross the barriers that separate the different elements in this world. Your job is telling stories, and bringing back harmony.” High Spirits is part of An Ayrshire Trilogy, three audio dramas which celebrate our rich history and culture. The Trilogy is supported by Creative Scotland. Author Jill Korn Director Jill Korn Sound design John Boyd Original music Gregor Keachie Elsa Kerri Clarence Breagh Angela Ness Stewart Matthew O’Hara Auntie Bee Diane Brooks Radio Announcer Niall Macdonald Other parts Members of the cast Clarsach (harp) Rachel Hair Guitar Ron Jappy Singer Kerri Clarence Singer Christy Scott

From DREAMS & SCREAMS PRODUCTIONS comes a 5-part audio horror series called The Somnilyte Sessions, produced by Sara Brooke Christian, PhD. Here we present Episodes 5, the season finale. Enjoy! Episode 5 The Train is Coming           In the season finale, Rebekah comes face to face with her greatest fear. Will Rebekah be able to escape the grips of the SomniLyte Institute?              Cast: Emily Gray, Chase Bernard, Sydni Meyers, Victoria Myssik, Théo Lambert-Scott, Henry Southwick, Sophia Brazda, Hannah Thibodeaux, Anna Broussard, Samantha Staggs, Abbe Gail Gross, Marq Parks, Zachary Ochinko, Robin Talbot, Brandon Persica

From DREAMS & SCREAMS PRODUCTIONS comes a 5-part audio horror series called The Somnilyte Sessions, produced by Sara Brooke Christian, PhD. Here we present Episodes 3 & 4, which we promised for November, but life got in the way. As stated before, the finale is promised soon. Enjoy! Episode 3 Birthday Cake             The Institute’s true intentions begin to show as Rebekah endures another session and her friends and fellow patients begin to disappear.             Written by Chase Bernard and Desiree Carpenter             Cast: Emily Gray, Chase Bernard, Sydni Meyers, Victoria Myssik, Théo Lambert-Scott, Henry Southwick, Sophia Brazda, Hannah Thibodeaux, Anna Broussard, Samantha Staggs, Abbe Gail Gross, Marq Parks, Zachary Ochinko, Robin Talbot, Brandon Persica Episode 4 In The Name of Science             Rebekah investigates the unexplained and confronts those in charge in her most tense dreamscape yet.             Written by Aaron Wood and Sara Brooke Christian             Cast: Emily Gray