Auditions for Summer Radio Mystery Theatre Announced!
FRIDAY, APRIL 12th, 2013
PMRP will be auditioning roles for "The Sign of Four", this year's feature production on Summer Radio Mystery Theatre (going up July 11th-13th & 18th-20th), on Monday & Tuesday, May 6th & 7th, at Responsible Grace Church of Somerville (204 Elm Street).
PMRP's Summer Radio Mystery Theatre at Responsible Grace Church of Somerville will be presented July 11th-13th & 18th-20th.
This year's show will feature a full-length production of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes novel, "The Sign of Four", written by the playwright of last year's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Jeremy Holstein.
Kick Off PMRP's 2013 Season with a Fundraiser at Eat At Jumbo's!
MONDAY, APRIL 1st, 2013
Our friends at the delicious Ball Square restaurant, Eat At Jumbo's, are helping us raise money!
On Monday, April 1st, order anything on the menu between 11am and 10pm — that's walk-in, phone and website orders (Foodler orders do not count, however) — and PMRP will get a portion of the sales.
Jumbos offers a truly huge number of options including chicken and tofu tenders with over 30 different sauces, burgers, pizza and a small mountain of vegetarian and vegan choices. In addition, for that day only, they will have bottles of Coffee Soda, Sarsaparilla and White Birch Soda available for the special price of $2/bottle.
Jumbo's is located at 688 Broadway in Somerville's Ball Square. Their phone numbers are (617) 666-0000 and (617) 666-5862, and their Fax # is (617) 718-2355. Or visit their website at www.eatatjumbos.com.
Tickets for Sci-Fi Spectacular II Now Available!
THURSDAY, MARCH 7th, 2013
Tickets and seat reservations are now available through our Tickets page!
Sci-Fi Radio Drama Double-Feature a Go for Cambridge Science Week!
THURSDAY, MARCH 7th, 2013
PMRP will be reprising its spring sci-fi show at the MIT Museum as part of the annual Cambridge Science Festival, an annual 10-day event devoted to "showcasing the leading edge in science, technology, engineering and math". The show is FREE with paid admission to the museum.
PMRP will be auditioning roles for Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular II (going up April 5th - 13th), on Monday & Tuesday, February 4th & 5th, at Responsible Grace Church of Somerville (204 Elm Street). There are 7 feature roles and 16 supporting and minor roles, with a fair mix of parts for men and women.
PMRP's second Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular at Responsible Grace Church of Somerville will be presented April 5th-13th. The show will feature two out-of-this-world productions:
First, a brand-new episode of one of our most popular shows: Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder in "Crisis of the Cuddlykins", followed by a radio adaptation of the classic 1954 sci-fi film, THEM!, written especially for this show!
PRMP to Reprise "The Day the Earth Stood Still" at Arisia '13!
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 2012
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS will be reviving our very popular production of The Day the Earth Stood Still from this year's Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular for Arisia '13! Performance is at 10:00pm in Grand Ballroom AB.
The Mask of Inanna Wins 2012 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2012
At Dragon*Con in Atlanta this past Saturday, The Post-Meridian Radio Players received the 2012 Parsec Award for the Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form) for The Mask of Inanna. Over the past several years, the Parsecs have become one of the most prestigious audio drama awards in America, so this is a huge deal for us!
We're still a bit stunned right now. We were up against some very tough competition, particularly Second Shift, which is a fantastic show and, like Mask, was recorded extensivey in Somerville, starred some of the same actors and had some of the same production team. It was hard to be up against our friends!
So congratulations to the cast and crew of Mask!
Cast and Crew for Tomes of Terror: New Arrivals Announced!
Auditions for Tomes of Terror: New Arrivals Scheduled for August 20th & 21st
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th, 2012
Auditions for the return of our Halloween staged-radio thrillogy, Tomes of Terror: New Arrivals, will be held August 20th& 21st at Unity Somerville and Responsible Grace, respectively, in Davis Square.
Kick Off PMRP's 2012 Season with a Fundraiser at Eat At Jumbo's!
TUESDAY, MAY 8th, 2011
Our friends at the delicious Ball Square restaurant, Eat At Jumbo's, are helping us raise money!
On Wednesday, May 9th, order anything on the menu between 11am and 10pm — that's walk-in, phone and website orders (Foodler orders do not count, however) — and PMRP will get a portion of the sales.
Some PMRP folks may be there during the day and definitely will be in the evening, so stop by and say hello!
Jumbo's is located at 688 Broadway in Somerville's Ball Square. Their phone numbers are (617) 666-0000 and (617) 666-5862, and their Fax # is (617) 718-2355. Or visit their website at www.eatatjumbos.com.
Auditions for PMRP Summer Radio Theatre Scheduled for May 21st & 22nd
TUESDAY, MAY 8th, 2011
Auditions for our Summer Radio Mystery Theatre will be held May 21st & 22nd at Urban Promise Church of Somerville in Davis Square.
Summer Radio Mystery Theatre Line-up & Auditions Announced!
THURSDAY, APRIL 26th, 2012
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS present their second live summer show, this time with a common theme! This July we will bring you three special radio dramas of suspense, adventure and thrills to add a taste of mystery to your summer!
PMRP Summer Radio Mystery Theatre will feature:
Burns & Allen: "Gracie Takes Up Crime-Solving"
Suspense: "Sorry, Wrong Number"
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre: "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
Shows to be performed at Urban Promise Church of Somerville in Davis Square, July 27th-28th.
Auditions to be held at Urban Promise Church of Somerville, May 21st & 22nd.
Auditions for The Day the Earth Stood Still Announced!
TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2012
PMRP will be auditioning roles for The Day the Earth Stood Still, the second play in our Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular (going up May 11th & 12th), next Monday & Tuesday, March 12th & 13th, at Urban Promise Church of Somerville (204 Elm Street). There are 7 feature roles and 16 supporting and minor roles, with a fair mix of parts for men and women.
For more information about the available roles, to read the Sides or sign-up for auditions, please visit the Auditions page.
Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular Announced!
TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 2012
May 11th & 12th will see performances of PMRP's first Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular at Urban Promise Church of Somerville. The show will feature two out-of-this-world productions:
First, a reprise of one of our most popular live shows: Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder, followed by a radio adaptation of the classic 1951 sci-fi film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, from Lux Radio Theater's 1953/54 season.
The final episode of PMRP's flagship drama, The Mask of Inanna, is now available in two parts via the show's website, iTunes and other podcast sources.
Next time on The Mask of Inanna: It's the end! Inanna's apocalypse is at hand! Who will survive?
Episode: 2.04 Title:"Apocalypse" (Part 1) (Part 2) "After Dark" Tale: “The Golden Rescue of Sinbad” Story: Leonard Allen turns against his benefactors to deliver the final show and collides with David Lewis in an apocalyptic showdown.
In the most intense episode yet, Len and Scottie fly to California to ask Len's old friend Bob Stroud for help in changing the Inannites' prayer. But it seems tragedy is destined to follow them wherever they go.
Local Band to Accompany The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25th, 2011
The art-rock music collective Jaggery has been signed to provide music for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow during this year's Big Broadcast of 1954.
Jaggery exist as sonic liquid that fills numerous pigeonholes. Forged with restrained jazz drums, elevated strings, piano and harp rippling like rain on a windshield, and a smidgen of world-music accompaniment. — The Boston Phoenix
Join us on Saturday, August 27th at Christopher's Restaurant in Cambridge as we celebrate (and raise money for!) our third Big Broadcast production. Meet the cast and crew of this year's show, The Big Broadcast of 1954, and participate in a silent auction of select donated CDs.
No admittance fee. Just stop by for dinner and drinks!
Audition Forms and Other Files for The Big Broadcast of 1954 are Up!
WEDNESDAY, August 3rd, 2011
The Audition Form for The Big Broadcast of 1954, as well as character descriptions for all roles both The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour and The Legend of Sleep Hollow, are now on-line!
Announcing Risqué Radio Fundraiser for The Big Broadcast of 1954!
MONDAY, August 1st, 2011
Join us on Wednesday, August 10th at The Middlesex Lounge as we pay a distinctly naughty homage to the Golden Age of Radio with Risqué Radio! Stunningly talented dancers and fantastic comedy await you for the paltry fee of $5!
Acting, Foley (sound effects) and behind-the-scenes roles will be available for The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour and The Legend of Sleep Hollow. Details of the roles will be posted no less than two weeks prior to auditions.
PMRP Summer Radio Theatre Seat Reservations Are Now Available!
SATURDAY, JULY 2nd, 2011
For those of you who would prefer to reserve seats instead of buying tickets in advance, you can now do so on our website! Just fill out the Seat Reservation Form on the SRT Page and you're all set!
Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser for Big Broadcast of '54 / Sleepy Hollow
MONDAY, JUNE 20th, 2011
The Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Evertt, MA (near Wellington Circle in Medford) is hosting a fundraising event for this year's Halloween show.
Download, print and present one of the flyers listed below between 5pm and 9pm on Monday, June 27th, and 10% of your order will go toward our fundraising goals!
The Big Broadcast of 1954 KickStarter Campaign Begins!
TUESDAY, JUNE 14th, 2011
PMRP want to bring The Big Broadcast of 1954 to the Boston area this Halloween. But to make the show happen, we need your help. We're raising funds in order to perform The Big Broadcast at the beautiful Regent Theatre in Arlington Center. It's a classic theatre space that perfectly matches our immersive style and will allow us to thrill and chill our audiences better than ever!
So help us bring back Frank, Amelia, Jenny and the rest of the Byfar Hour gang, as well as Giles and The Bookkeeper from Tomes of Terror, and put life into our epic production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Please contribute to our KickStarter campaign:
Everything you need to audition for PMRP Summer Radio Theatre is now on-line! Info sheets, audition forms and sides for all available parts have been posted to the Auditions section of the website.
The Big Broadcast of 1954 Due for Halloween
WEDESDAY, APRIL 13th, 2011
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS return this Halloween with another immersive radio experience!
The Big Broadcast
of 1954 will take audiences back in time to October 31st, 1954, as the folks at radio station WPM plan a truly spectacular evening featuring:
The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour: The cast has a surprise visit from Katherione Hepburn!
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Written especially for PMRP by Canadian radio and TV playwright Roy Sallows.
Sleepy Hollow: The Ride Across America Gallops Nationwide!
TUESDAY, APRIL 12th, 2011
PMRP Producer Chris DeKalb has cooked up a frighteningly good idea for Halloween this year. Across the country, radio drama performance troupes like ours are gearing up to produce their own versions of the classic American horror story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", all to be performed at Halloween this year!
PMRP Announces Summer Radio Theatre Production for mid-July!
TUESDAY, APRIL 11th, 2011
For the first time ever, THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS present a live summer show! In the tradition of our original Tomes of Terror Halloween thrillogies, we present three half-hour radio dramas of suspense, adventure and thrills to add excitement to your summer!
PMRP Summer Radio Theatre will feature:
Black Jack Justice: "The Do-Nothing Detective"
X Minus One: "Junkyard"
Escape!: "Three Skeleton Key"
Shows to be performed at Urban Promise Church of Somerville in Davis Square, July 14th-16th.
Starship of Madness Arisia Performance Video Now On-Line!
MONDAY, APRIL 4th, 2011
In case you missed all of the live performances of their Doctor Who play, video of the THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS' Arisia performance is now on-line at Vimeo!
Starship of Madness Fund-raising Encores Huge Success
MONDAY, APRIL 4th, 2011
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS' twoencore performances of Doctor Who: The Starship of Madness were a tremendous success, raising over $1300 toward future PMRP projects and productions. Thanks to everyone who came and saw the show and donated!
Doctor Who: The Starship of Madness —
Fund-raising Encore Performances Scheduled for End of March
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2011
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS present two FUND-RAISING encore performances of their highly-successful Arisia '11 staged radio play based on the long-running BBC sci-fi TV series! Friday and Saturday, March 25th & 26th, 2011.
Former Second Shift writer Myssi Cerebi joins the PMRP writing staff as series developer and head writer for News.X.
Casting and principal recording on the pilot episode will begin this Spring.
Red Shift Adventures Going Into Post-Production
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2011
RED SHIFT creator and producer, Rob Noyes, has begun the post-production process on the outstanding recordings of PMRP's sci-fi comedy, Red
Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder. Being prepared are:
Mission 1: Countdown to Chaos!
Mission 2: The Terror of Terra-Kahn
Mission 3: Rise of the Repo-Bots
Mission 4: The Space Slugs of Sunaru
Arisia '09: Dance of the Duplicates
Arisia '10: The Upgrade Ultimatum
If you are interested in helping with dialog editing or post-production, please contact info@pmrp.org.
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS return to the Somerville
Theatre this October with another Halloween radio extravanagnza!
The Big Broadcast
of 1946 will feature live entertainment as originally heard on radio station WPM on the night of Sunday, October 27th, 1946, including:
The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour: It's Halloween and Frank is desperate to get Boris Karloff — visiting Boston in a performance of Arsenic and Old Lace — onto the show. With just a few hours left to air, Frank is in a panic and only a miracle will save the Rooftop Garden Players' climactic production!
Tomes of Terror: Another Boston original! WPM's classic frightfest, hosted by The Bookeeper. Twin tales of terror designed to keep you glued to your seats before sending you screaming from the theater! Featuring:
But Oh, What Happened to Hutchings!
and The Sirens of War
Written for PMRP by award-winning
author Alicia
E. Goranson, The Mask of Inanna is two five-part
miniseries which tell the story of Leonard Allen, host of
the 1950's horror radio show After Dark, who is taken
out of retirement by a mysterious organization to finish broadcasting
the unaired episodes over a pirate radio station based out
of a New England lighthouse.
Each episode is two shows in one—the main story in
a modern setting and an episode of the original After
Dark—and features a terrific cast, including Andrew
LeBrun, Nellie Farrington, Doug Miller, Katherine Bryant,
Mike Babish, Marleigh Norton and James Scheffller.
Countdown
to Mask of Inanna Launch - First Trailer Released!
In just a few days - on Monday, June 21st
- Episode #1 of PMRP's
five-part miniseries, The Mask
of Inanna, will premiere, along with a brand new website
just for the show. Until then, we are releasing the
series' first trailer. Enjoy!
The Mask of Inanna
- Trailer
128kbps NetQ
Running Time: 2:50
It's here! PMRP
presents p.m., a series
of short audio plays in the sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres.
Today's premiere features two brand-new audios: the sci-fi
tale Switches,
by Paul Dworkin, and an adaptation of Voyage
of the Demeter from Bram Stoker's Dracula.
The Big
Broadcast Website is Up and Tickets are On Sale!
The Official
Website of "The Big Broadcast
of October 30th, 1938" is up and running!
Our 2009 Halloween extravaganza, which will be performed
on the main stage of the Somerville
Theatre, now has its own web home. Stop by and look around!
Our 2009 Halloween extravaganza has been cast!
THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS
are pleased to announce the cast
and crew for "The Big Broadcast
of October 30th, 1938", which will be performed
on the main stage of the Somerville
Theatre!
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS will be celebrating their fifth year
performing live radio drama in the Boston area with a very
special show at the Somerville
Theatre!
The show, entitled "The Big Broadcast
of October 30th, 1938" will feature:
The Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour:
A lost Boston radio classic! The War of the Worlds: The Mob
vs. the Martians and the Fall of Boston
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS will be returning to Boston's
largest sci-fi convention and bringing Red Shift:
Interplanetary Do-Gooder with them!
Join Red, Lumpy, Doctor Alberts and Penny Parker, Girl Reporter
as they track down a team of would-be Do-Gooders, only to
encounter Red's arch-nemesis, the scheming Violet Spektra!
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS have been invited to perform as part
of Boston's expansive First
Night festivities: a city-wide extravaganza celebrating
the arts and featuring over 200 local groups performing in
40 venues.
The show, entitled "Countdown
to Chaos!" will feature:
ACT 1:Red Shift:
Interplanetary Do-Gooder in "Countdown to Chaos!" INTERMISSION:Interactive
Foley Demonstration ACT 2:Arch Oboler's
"Chicken Heart"
Come see radio drama performed
the way it was back in the 1930's, 40's & 50's.
Actors at microphones, live sound effects artists, and recorded
audio effects will transport the audience from the cockpit
of a heroic Do-Gooder's futuristic spaceship to the panic-sticken
streets of a city doomed by science-gone-wrong!
THE POST-MERIDIAN
RADIO PLAYERS' annual live Halloween 'Staged-Radio
Thrillogy', Tomes of Terror
III, opens Wednesday night at Unity
Church of God near Davis Square in Somerville. The show
features performances of:
The Baby Snooks Show: The
1946 Halloween Episode Reynardine: Based on the English
folk song "The Mountains High" The Tell-Tale Heart: Poe's
classic tale of methodical murder
Come see radio drama performed
the way it was back in the 1930's, 40's & 50's! It's a
show with local actors, a team of artists making sound effects
with everyday (and not-so-everyday) objects, atmospheric digital
audio effects, live musical accompaniment and a creepy, enigmatic
host called The Librarian. You won't want to miss it!
THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS are
pleased to announce that they have finished casting their third
annual Halloween show. The list of cast and crew members can
be found on the Tomes of Terror
III page or by clicking
here.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, 2008
Tomes of
Terror II Photo Page at Flickr Updated
Photos from THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO
PLAYERS 2007 Staged-Radio Thrillogy, Tomes
of Terror II, are now up and captioned on our Flickr
page!
You can see our photos through this site by clicking here
or on the Photo Gallery link to
the left. Or you can go directly to our Flickr page here.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 2008
PMRPod
#3 Premieres!
#3:TOMES
OF TERROR II: The Stone Ship: The last
episode in this set of The Post-Meridian
RadioPod releases, this time featuring the Tomes
of Terror II adaptation of William Hope Hodgson's seabound
thriller "The Stone Ship", which was originally written
for CBC Radio's Nightfall
series in 1980.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 2008
PMRPod
#2 Premieres!
#2:TOMES
OF TERROR II: Carmilla: Another episode
of The Post-Meridian RadioPod
featuring a performance from our October 2007 live Halloween show,
Tomes of Terror II.
This time it's an adaptation of J. Sheridan LeFanu's classic vampire
tale Carmilla, from a script originally written for a 1981
episode of CBC Radio's Nightfall
series.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2008
PMRPod
Launches!
#1:TOMES OF TERROR
II: Our Miss Brooks - "Halloween Party":
The very first episode of our very first podcast! The
Post-Meridian RadioPod premieres with the first of three
weekly episodes featuring performances from our October 2007 live
Halloween show, Tomes of Terror
II. The show opens with the 1949 Halloween episode
of the classic Golden Age comedy, Our
Miss Brooks.
Catch a quick glimpse of our highly-successful performance with
this trailer or visit the Havoc Over Holowood!
page for low-quality and Internet-quality
files of the entire performance that you can download or listen
to on-line!
Havoc Over Holowood:
Trailer
128kbps IQ
Running Time: 1:08
