We’re back with another host of haunting stories for Halloween month, returning to the mysterious asylum in which the Poe Theatre on the Air stages tales from their namesake master of the macabre.  The premise:  many of Edgar Allan Poe’s familiar characters have taken up residence in the asylum for treatment. In early 2019, Poe Theatre began producing adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe as original audio drama productions, first heard on radio via WYPR in Baltimore.  Their commitment and dedication to these works — including live performances and educational programs — has received acclaim from the theatre community and the 2020 HearRead More →

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Our Features Festival continues as we present winners from the annual Midnight Audio Theatre scriptwriting competition.  We’ve held the competition since 2012, so plenty of fantastic original audio dramas from multiple genres exist to titillate your fancy. We focus in this installment on the human factor:  personal relationships and loss. “Sea and Sky” opens the show.  Written by Michael McPherson, this 2017 winner delves into the magic that thrives in the special relationship between grandchildren and grandparents.  Then, 2013 winner “A Choice Between” by Glenn Hascall brings you to the intersection of guilt, sorrow, and the afterlife after a fatal car crash.  We conclude withRead More →

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