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MONDAY, JULY 12th, 2010

2010 Halloween Show Announced!

Visit the Big Broadcast of '46 pPage

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


MONDAY, JUNE 21st, 2010

The Mask of Inanna Launches!

Our YouTube Channel

The first episode of PMRP's new miniseries, The Mask of Inanna, is now available on a brand-new website made just for the show!

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.

The first episode is available here:

WEBSITE: http://www.themaskofinanna.com/
DIRECT DOWNLOAD: http://themaskofinanna.com/download/PMRP-MaskOfInanna-Ep1.01_Pilot.mp3
TWITTER FEED: http://twitter.com/maskofinanna
PODCAST FEED: http://www.themaskofinanna.com/?feed=podcast


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16th, 2010

Countdown to Mask of Inanna Launch - First Trailer Released!

Our YouTube Channel

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


Right-click here to download instead  (2MB)


MONDAY, MAY 24th, 2010

P.M. Anthology of Audio Shorts Goes Live!

Our YouTube Channel

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.

Check them out!


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2009

PMRP-TV is On the Air!

Our YouTube Channel

Thanks once again to Johnathan Carr, THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS now have a YouTube Channel! The site currently features clips from our amazingly-successful performance at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston as part of First Night 2009.

Stay tuned for more clips!


THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th, 2009

The Big Broadcast Website is Up and Tickets are On Sale!

Visit the Big Broadcast website!

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!

Also, TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! :-)


MONDAY, AUGUST 17th, 2009

The Big Broadcast Has Been Cast!

Visit the Big Broadcast page

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!


WEDNESDAY, JULY 28th, 2009

First Night Photos are Up!

Our YouTube Channel

Thanks to our good friend Johnathan Carr, photos from our New Year's Eve performance at the Orpheum Theatre are up on THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS' Flickr page! The show was presented as part of First Night 2009.


FRIDAY, APRIL 14th, 2009

2009 Halloween Show Announced!

Visit the Big Broadcast page

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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 9th, 2009

Red Shift Returns to Arisia!

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!


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 2008

PMRP to Perform as Part of Boston's First Night!

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!


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2008

Tomes of Terror III: Opens This Week!

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!


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2008

Tomes of Terror III: Cast Announced!

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!

PMRPod

#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!

PMRPod

#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!

PMRPod

#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.


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 2008

New Recording Posted!

Red Shift in "Havoc Over Holowood!"

Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder in "Havoc Over Holowood!"  THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS live at Arisia '08, Boston's largest science-fiction convention.  Performed January 20th, 2008.

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

AND COMING SOON...


DATE TBA

The Original Red Shift Adventure to Premiere!

PMRPod

#4: RED SHIFT: INTERPLANETARY DO-GOODER in The Terror of Terra-Khan — Episode 1:  The studio production of the pilot serial of Rob Noyes' sci-fi comedy, Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder.  Based on our live performance from Arisia '07, this is the classic origin story: how Dr. Alberts and Penny Parker, Girl Reporter met Red Shift and Lumpy and why the Universe will never be the same again!



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