Airs Thursdays, 1-1:30PM EST on Portland, Maine's community radio station WMPG. Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh of FinalRune Productions.
Jack’s adventures in New Orleans continue this week with a talk about zombies, and visits to a Voodoo Queen — a friend, not a foe… or at least so we think. Plus, Louis Lafitte goes on the ride of his life!
If you know Jack and need a respite from faster entertainments, the soothing aroma of spiced coffee beckons you to the Casa Luna.
7 out of 10 stars
A Radio Drama Revival Exclusive! With much gracious thanks to Roger Gregg and the Crazy Dog Audio Theater, I’m pleased to share with you some of these shots behind-the-scenes of the production of The Salmon of Blackpool. To get a sense of what is going on in some of these shots, make sure to listen to the interview with Roger Gregg where he talks about the production in more detail.
Roger Gregg directs a scene for Salmon of Blackpool. All of the indoor scenes were recorded, well, indoors. Even the smashing crashing and carrying-on at the end of Episode 1! Wine glasses were hurled to Roger’s tile floor in the same room where the scene was recorded, no foley sound stages here — nor OSHA compliance, I imagine.
Roger Gregg and actress Sarah Greene record Sinead’s fateful song in Roger’s living room.
Here Roger is working in the studio to develop a more produced track of Sinead’s song, versus the “in-situ” version recorded above.
All the scenes in “Salmon of Blackpool” were recorded in the field, even ones in the car!
Here’s where it gets fun — actor David Murray was directed to “freak out” in this scene where the prima donna movie star, Johnny Gallagher, first encounters the symptoms of the disease that will lead to his slow decline into a miserable death.
The cast of Salmon of Blackpool sits back after a triumphant recording session — just in time for curious Dublin police to cruise by wondering what all the screaming was about?
Thanks again, Roger, for these great shots, and for sharing about all the hard work and synergy it takes for an incredible story like this to come to fruition! If you missed it, here are the short links to Salmon of Blackpool:
Things aren’t looking good for Johnny Gallagher in the last episode of The Salmon of Blackpool, but the story of Richie’s little fish isn’t over yet. Sinead makes a break, Sheldon comes from the states, and the bond between Richie and Johnny is tested in the powerfully moving final episode of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s magnificent tale.
Radio Drama Revival! Episode 55
Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s The Salmon of Blackpool Credits:
Written, Directed and Produced by Roger Gregg.
CAST:
David Murray: Johnny Gallagher.
Sarah Greene: Sinead Murphy.
Michael Sheehan: Richie Ryan
Morgan Jones: Doctor Whitman
Georgina Miller: Nurse Marcella.
Liam Heffernan: Donal MacSweeney
Roger Gregg: Sheldon Berkus.
Other parts played by the above members of the cast.
Mark McGrath: Sound Engineer, location recording.
David Grimes: production assistant.
Music composed and performed by Roger Gregg.
Vocals by Sarah Greene.
Recorded and post-produced the Summer of 2007
This week, we sink deeper into the world of Johnny Gallagher, an Irish moviestar on the terrible road to death, and Richie Ryan, the man sent to document the “feel good” story behind this fallen icon. But as is made poignantly clear, it is hard to find the the “feel good” in this tortured man’s life.
Radio Drama Revival! Episode 53
Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s The Salmon of Blackpool Credits:
Written, Directed and Produced by Roger Gregg.
CAST:
David Murray: Johnny Gallagher.
Sarah Greene: Sinead Murphy.
Michael Sheehan: Richie Ryan
Morgan Jones: Doctor Whitman
Georgina Miller: Nurse Marcella.
Liam Heffernan: Donal MacSweeney
Roger Gregg: Sheldon Berkus.
Other parts played by the above members of the cast.
Mark McGrath: Sound Engineer, location recording.
David Grimes: production assistant.
Music composed and performed by Roger Gregg.
Vocals by Sarah Greene.
Recorded and post-produced the Summer of 2007
If you don’t know what the phrase “Welcome to Wormwood” means, you’re missing out on one of the greatest audio mystery series out there — being produced today, being produced ever. Wormwood is everything you love about the serial — gripping, nail-biting, intriguing, hilarious, and most importantly, it keeps you egging for the next episode.
So it’s with unbridled enthusiasm that I had the opportunity to speak with the show’s creators, David Accampo and Jeremy Rogers, as well as the multi-talented voice actor Rob Grindlinger. Learn about how these Habit Forming Film creators turned audio producers collaborated in a wild idea that has become massively successful.
Episode fifty? Egads! Almost a whole year has zoomed by… and how much fun we’ve had! This week, we finish cleaning up the wrapping paper in time to hear two tales coming from two desperately different spheres… or, as we like to say “Naughty or Nice.” Enjoy a new tale from Buffy Between the Lines and a modern classic from the fine artistry of Jeffrey Adams.
The turkey is stuffed, the appetizers are ready, and there are mince pies ready for the latecomers. But for Ellen, it’s all just not Christmas yet. And in one long evening on the rooftops, she starts to figure out why… Enjoy this marvelous and offbeat Christmas story by UK’s Wireless Theatre Company… “Waiting for Father Christmas”
Well, we’re big fans of trying different things here at Radio Drama Revival! and now I’m pleased to feature the first work I’ve ever written produced by another — In this case, it’s “Fall of the Hero,” produced this time around by Central Audio Theatre. CAT is based out of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and features a great run of talent from Central Michigan University. Today’s tale kicks up the epic sound of the FinalRune version of the tale and features a wholly different interpretation of the characters of this cautionary tale. Enjoy!
Another stunning tale by Doug Bost and Jeff Ward haunts the bitstream this week… On Acadia National Park, the crashing waves of Thunder Hole have entranced tourists, and lead to the ugly demise of more than one… Two fraternity-brothers to be confront ghost tales and legends as they spend a night on this haunted beach waiting to enter a cursed cave by early dawn’s light.
Followed by a great chat with Doug Bost and Jeff Ward, two of the greatest audio dramatists you haven’t heard of. Learn a little about their history and what makes their audio tick, and hey — check out their new website! www.dougbost.com/unionsignal. You will NOT be disappointed.
