Hello MAT listeners, and any new visitors to our site this week.  Tonight’s show is a special episode to remember John S. Kuhn, Artistic Director of Actors Theatre of Columbus and a friend and supporter of MAT.  John passed away last Saturday from an apparent heart attack; he was 62. John was a leader in the Columbus theatre community; well-respected, creative and imaginative, and dedicated to the art of theatre and its various avenues of performance.  Beneath a strong sense of professionalism he was also kind-hearted, understanding and eager to help, encouraging others to pursue their talents and their dreams.  And as he encouraged others, heRead More →

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And another lovely yet chilly evening of audio drama to you, dear listeners! Tonight we have some stories from new and old friends on our show, but before we kick things off we have an audition announcement. Now that our winners for our scriptwriting competition have been selected, it’s time to pick a cast to bring these stories to life!  If you live in the Columbus, OH area and are interested in working out your voice acting chops, we will be holding auditions alongside Actors’ Theatre of Columbus on February 21-22, down at the German Village Meeting Haus on S.3rd Street, from 10am to 5pm.  Come in,Read More →

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Hi MAT listeners.  Tonight’s episode is a special memorial show for a near and dear friend of the show who passed away recently. Wayne Self was Evening Announcer, Program and Traffic Director at our parent station, WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus, died of a heart attack sometime last Sunday at the age of 57.  Wayne was the one who made sure that MAT got on the air every Friday, even if I was out-of-town for months at a time.  He was with us from the very beginning of the show, from when putting audio dramas on the air was just an idea and we weren’t even sure ofRead More →

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It’s another night of spooky tales tonight, with an extra-special thanks to you, our listeners!  WCBE managed to raise over $200,000 towards its overall goal at the time of this posting (Nov.11), which is a huge help in keeping our station – and Midnight Audio Theatre – going strong on the airwaves!  We’re still short about $59,000 still, however, so if you missed the chance to donate to our parent station, please do so over at their website, http://www.wcbe.org.  Thank you so much for your support! As for tonight’s program, we’re looking forward to sharing more stories from Campfire Radio Theater in preparation for HalloweenRead More →

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We’re taking a break from Campfire Radio Theater tonight to bring you some spooky stories of our own!  We’re revisiting our MAT Features selections, with “Nirvana White”, “The Ghost of Arch Oboler”, “The Hostage”, and some lighter fare with “The Flower Stand”.  All of these stories are winners of our Scriptwriting Competition of 2013 and 2014, and are recorded and performed by local Columbus talent. Right now our parent station, WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus, is in the midst of their annual Fall Fund Drive to raise money and support to keep the station and it’s programs on the air.  We couldn’t have made all of MATRead More →

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Hello listeners!  A Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate, and a Happy-Chocolate-Sale Day to those that don’t.  Tonight we pulled together a little something fro the holiday; first up we have more from Hartlife’s Our Fair City with Episodes 11 and 12 – “Let’s Make A Deal” and “The Chase”.  After that, our friends from 19 Nocturne Boulevard have a sweet story about blind dates and AIs in their tale entitled “A Date With Dana“.  Nothing overly-soppy tonight, but just enough for curling up with a good mug of hot chocolate, however you celebrate the day. And don’t forget all the other things happeningRead More →

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Good evening, listeners!  We’re still on the road, doing some visiting across the pond this week.  Tonight’s episode is a singular feature: the final episode of The Minister of Chance series.  Here, in light of Lord Rathen’s disasterous attack, Kitty, the Minister and Cantha strike out to salvage the situation and put an end to the war once and for all. This is Episode 5: “In a Bark on the River Hex”. And if you like “The Minister of Chance”, be sure to check out their website!  Not only can you find their full episodes for download, you can also read about their film-making effortsRead More →

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Dear audio drama fans and listeners of WCBE: You are all fantastically amazing. WCBE managed to make their fundraising goal in full for the Fall, which is the first time in I-don’t-know-how-many years.  And it’s all thanks you folks, you extraordinary listeners and supporters.  I can’t say thank you enough. During the fund drive, we replayed Book One of “The Intergalactic Nemesis”.  As a way of showing our thanks for your support, this episode we decided to release the first half of “The Intergalactic Nemesis, Book Two: Robot Planet Rising”.  We have been saving this story for a special occasion, and thought tonight was theRead More →

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Welcome, audio drama friends.  We’re back with another episode of Decorated Air Theatre‘s “This Thing of Ours“, as well as another installment from our featured scriptwriting competition winners of 2012.  Tonight’s selection is “Going Home” by Kathy Brady.  They should be fun listens – and we even ended a little early this show, so you can take the rest of the hour off before your next class.  😉 [audio https://app.box.com/shared/static/plmoc0f3wbhu7r568bcm.mp3] As we continue to showcase our MAT features over the next few weeks, we’re going to make a point of taking some time each show to talk about the scriptwriting competition, the organizations who have lentRead More →

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Hey everyone!  Another new episode of “The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders” by ZBS Productions tonight…but first, we wanted to touch on events at our parent station, WCBE 90.5 FM. WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus is holding it’s annual spring fund drive as we speak to raise money to keep the station running.  MAT is a labor of love, but we wouldn’t be here to share audio drama stories with you if WCBE hadn’t invited us on its programming schedule.  So if you like Midnight Audio Theatre and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a donation to WCBE’s fund drive.  We love our parentRead More →

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