The Post-Meridian Radio Players - Spring Adventure Spectaculars

Dangerous Adventures

Jay — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:18:03 +0000

Performances:
Friday, April 25, 2025, at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 2:00pm (matinée)
Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 8:00pm
Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 8:00pm (pay-what-you-can)
Friday, May 2, 2025, at 8:00pm
Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 8:00pm
Location:
Guild Church (formerly Boston Brunch Church), 204 Elm Street, Somerville
Program and bios:
Printable program (PDF)
Cast and crew bios (PDF)

Our Spring 2024 show will feature three thrilling tales of adventure, The Most Dangerous Game, an original adaptation of Richard Connell's classic short story, the first episode of a new fantasy-adventure pastiche Townies and Dragons: Barrel Full of Peril, and the pirate adventure The Bonnie Tales of Captain Bellamy: Song of Trickery.

These three plays will be presented on stage in the style of old-time radio with actors at microphones and sound effects performed live by our talented Foley artists!

The Most Dangerous Game

Written by Jaimie Carlson. Directed by Jonathan Mendoza with assistant director Jaimie Carlson.

In Jaimie Carlson’s original gender-swapped radio-drama adaptation of the 1924 short story by Richard Connell, a big-game hunter washes ashore on a mysterious island and winds up in another hunt — but this time as prey!

Rainsford	.....	Kristina Spinney
Zarova	.....	Theresa Griffin
Whitney	.....	Rosie Sentman
Ivan	.....	Jack Wickwire
Foley	.....	Tori Queeno
Foley	.....	Terry Bernand

Townies and Dragons: Barrel Full of Peril

Written and directed by Michael McAfee

In a land of high fantasy, four friends just want to get some drinks after work. But in a world of might and magic, adventure can happen at any time! This is the first episode in an original series.

Announcer Staff 2 Ooze Monster	.....	Emma Picht
Sully	.....	Naomi Ibasitas Nick Henry (understudy)
Omar	.....	Nick Henry Sue Downing (understudy)
Millhouse Staff 1 Ooze Monster	.....	Stephen Nedell
Cal	.....	Ray Zaslow
Ronny	.....	David Murgo
Dawn	.....	Erika Claire Kuttner
Foley	.....	Jack Wickwire
Foley	.....	Racer Soares

The Bonnie Tales of Captain Bellamy: Song of Trickery

Written by Robert J. LeBlanc and directed by Francine Davis.

Navigating the waves of life, love, and adventure, Bonnie Captain Bonny Bellamy and her dastardly crew on the Seawitch are the terror of the seas, but a danger to themselves! In this premiere episode, Captain Bellamy learns she has slipped in the bounty rankings, so she decides to go after the rich bounty already claimed by her rival Captain Black Jack Malone. Can she deceive the notorious Black Jack? “The Bonnie Tales of Captain Bellamy: Song of Trickery” was first performed in 2022 in Portland, Maine, as part of Balderdash Academy’s On the Air! series.

Bonny	.....	Maeve McCluskey
Morrie	.....	Joev Dubach
Birdy	.....	Hannah Brown
Mabel Mayhem	.....	Jess Conger-Henry
Dranger	.....	Brian Rust
Wolfie	.....	Andrew Croteau
Betty Joannie	.....	Rachel Goggin
Black Jack	.....	Alex LaFreniere
Bertram	.....	Jason Smith
Announcer	.....	Stephen Nedell
Foley	.....	Mollie Bourne
Foley	.....	Arturo Lichauco

Crew

Producer	.....	Tori Queeno
Stage Manager	.....	Sid Hackney
Foley Coordinator	.....	Tori Queeno
Board Op	.....	Meg Wickham
Sound Engineer	.....	Jay Sekora
House Manager	.....	Mare Freed
Graphic Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein

Series:

Spring Adventure Spectaculars

Women Behind the Curtain

Jay — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:28:28 +0000

Tickets:
Tickets are available from our Tickets page.
Performances:
Friday, April 19, 2024, at 8:00pm at in Davis Square
Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 8:00pm at in Davis Square
Friday, April 26, 2024, at 7:30pm at in Watertown
Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 7:30pm at in Watertown
Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 1:30pm at in Watertown (matinée)
Locations:
Guild Church (formerly Boston Brunch Church), 204 Elm Street, Somerville (for auditions, rehearsals, and the first weekend’s performances)
Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown (for the second weekend’s performances)
Program:
Cast and crew bios are available on our online program page.

Our Spring 2024 show was the premiere of local author Michael Lin’s Cold-War spy thriller, “Women Behind the Curtain”, accompanied by our recreation of the 1948 radio play “The Outcasts”.

Both audio plays were presented on stage in the style of old-time radio with actors at microphones and sound effects performed live by our talented Foley artists!

Women Behind the Curtain

In Michael Lin’s spy thriller “Women Behind the Curtain”, directed by Jay Sekora, a French spy in the Soviet Union finds unexpected allies — and unexpected enemies!

The Outcasts

This short radio play was part of the Lest We Forget series, commissioned by the US government after World War II to promote values of pluralism and tolerance. (Yes, that was also the time of Jim Crow — we’ve always been a complicated country.) In “The Outcasts”, directed by Kitty Drexel, a group of homeowners wonder whether prospective homebuyers are the kinds of neighbors they want — and one of them has to decide whether to risk speaking her mind.

Cast and Crew

The Outcasts

Written by B. J. Chute,
adapted for radio by Sigmund Miller and Kitty Drexel,
and directed by Kitty Drexel

Edna Narrator	.....	Linda Adams
John	.....	Evan Bernstein
Madge Hennesy Timmy	.....	Catherine Hersh
Winifred	.....	Kate Mahoney
Harlan	.....	Jacob Sommer
Foley	.....	Francine Davis
Foley	.....	Mare Freed

Women Behind the Curtain

Written by Michael Lin
and directed by Jay Sekora

Aleksandra Kuznetsova	.....	Livie Keane
Renée Remillard	.....	Jenny Gutbezahl
Ivan Mishkin	.....	David Dooks
Grigori Leonov	.....	Jim Nelson
Desmond Cleese	.....	Alex LaFreniere
Ensemble	.....	Jacob Sommer
Ensemble	.....	Roslyn A. Manning
Foley	.....	Francine Davis
Foley	.....	Mare Freed

Crew

Producer	.....	Pooja Usgaonkar
Co-producer	.....	Kitty Drexel
Stage Manager	.....	Jaclyn Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager	.....	Chloe Melville
Assistant Stage Manager	.....	Peter Duerst
Foley Coordinator	.....	Mollie Bourne
Foley Coordinator	.....	Jaimie Carlson
Sound Engineer	.....	Ray Zaslow
Sound Designer	.....	Kim Dauber
Sound Board Op	.....	Kim Dauber
Graphic Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Production Assistant	.....	Mare Freed
House Manager (Somerville)	.....	Sally Lahoud

Series:

Spring Adventure Spectaculars

Spring

Filibus: The Mysterious Sky Pirate and Confidence Confidant

Jay — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 02:15:01 +0000

Performances: April 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13, 2019.
(8pm performances on all dates, plus a 2pm matinée on Saturday the 6th. Thursday the 11th will be a pay-what-you-can night.)
Location: Boston Brunch Church (formerly Responsible Grace), 204 Elm Street, Somerville.

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to announce our Spring show, “Filibus: The Mysterious Sky Pirate,” and “Confidence Confidant” — two adventure stories featuring daring women of disguise and intrigue!

Filibus: The Mysterious Sky Pirate is an original adaptation by Brian Kjersten of the 1915 silent film in which a daring burgler, Filibus (actually the Baroness de Troixmonde), uses her airship, an array of secret identities including the Count de la Brive, and a great deal of daring, charm, deception, and persuasion, in an attempt not only to steal valuable jewels, but to demonstrate her superior abilities of deception and best her antagonist, the famous detective Hardy! (PMRP audiences may find a bit of an echo of Arsène Lupin in her!)

Confidence Confidant, an original script by Eva C. Schegulla, is based on a historical case of Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton detective. Like the fictional Filibus, the historical Warne used deception, secret identities, courage, and charm to accomplish her goals; when Pinkterton told her women (in the mid-19th century) couldn’t be detectives, she persuaded him by pointing out that she could go places his male operatives couldn’t and talk to people who wouldn’t trust them. Among other cases, was involved in foiling a plot to assassinate Lincoln just before his inauguration.

Cast

Confidence Confidant

Written by Eva Schegulla
Directed by Amanda Balagur with Assistant Director Jamie Lin

Elizabeth Ross	.....	Kate Warne
Laura Corliss	.....	Amelia Maroney
Mike Sprague	.....	Bill
Henry White	.....	Fox
Michael McAfee	.....	White
Simone Agha	.....	Foley
Sara Dion	.....	Foley

Filibus: The Mysterious Sky Pirate

Adapted by Brian Kjersten from the Italian silent film
Directed by Jay Sekora, with Assistant Director Naomi Ibasitas

Tori Queeno	.....	Filibus
Will Spreadbury	.....	Hardy
Jessica Conger	.....	Leonora
Mare Freed	.....	Frannie
Emma Joyce	.....	Bauer
Émile Lewis	.....	Dr. Dietrich
Jesse Stansfield	.....	Officer
Meg Wickham	.....	Foley
Sarah Parisi Boçi	.....	Foley
Dave Barker	.....	Foley (understudy)

Crew

Producer	.....	Lori-Anne Cohen
House Manger Foley Coordinator	.....	Chris DeKalb
Sound Design	.....	Paul Springer
Sound Engineer	.....	Konner Jebb
Graphic Designer	.....	Keisha Warriner
Publicity	.....	Michael Lin

Performance Dates

Friday, April 5, 2019 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 2:00pm (matinée) and 8:00pm

Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 8:00pm (pay what you can)
Friday, April 12, 2019 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 8:00pm

Location

Boston Brunch Church
(formerly Responsible Grace)
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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Series:

Spring

Spring Adventure Spectaculars

Mysteries

One-Offs

Spring Adventure Spectacular 2015

Jay — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:10:22 +0000

Performances: March 19, 20, 21, 27, and 28, 2015 at Responsible Grace Church, 204 Elm Street, Somerville.
(Performances are at 8pm each evening; there will be both a 2pm matinée and an 8pm evening performance on the 28th.)

You can buy a copy of this performance from our Bandcamp storefront!

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are bringing two exciting classic tales of adventure to the stage this spring as part of our Spring Adventure Spectacular.

Featuring

The Mysterious Traveler

Original story by Maurice Leblanc with additional material from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Adapted and Directed by Christopher Chiampa

“France, 1892. What should be a quiet train journey to Rouen for a retired military officer and an American gentlewoman on holiday is interrupted by a strange man of dubious origin. His presence there is soon shown to not be a coincidence. What plans does this mysterious traveler have for his fellow passengers, and what connection does he have with Arsène Lupin, the infamous gentleman-thief?”

The Gentleman	.....	Michael Lin
The Woman	.....	Austen Wright
The Thief	.....	Joev Dubach
Foley Artists	.....	Dave Barker Naomi Hinchen

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Based on The Scarlet Pimpernel, created by Baroness Emma Orczy
Adapted and directed by Elizabeth Salazar

“During the Reign of Terror, a mysterious Englishman has been saving French aristocrats condemned to the guillotine. With her brother's life in the balance, Marguerite St. Just must become an unwilling spy to help uncover the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. But when Marguerite discovers that someone near and dear to her heart is the elusive Pimpernel, she must risk everything to come to his rescue before Citizen Chauvelin's net can encircle him!”

Marguerite St. Just	.....	Kristen Heider
Sir Percy Blakeney	.....	Justus Perry
Citizen Chauvelin	.....	Martha Putnam Sites
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes	.....	Eric Cheung
Suzanne de Tournay	.....	Jackie Freyman
Desgas	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Brogard a Courier	.....	Lori-Anne Cohen
the Comtesse de Tournay Guard 2 Sergeant	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Armand St. Just Frances the Prince of Wales	.....	Lucas Commons-Miller
Lord Grenville Guard 1 the Comte de Tournay	.....	Tom Champion
Lady Portarles Louise a Boy	.....	Jessica Conger
Foley Artists	.....	Michael Lin Austen Wright

Crew

Producer/House Manager	.....	Chris DeKalb
Artistic Director	.....	Caitlin Mason
Stage Manager	.....	Jacob Marino
Sound Designer	.....	Brad Smith
Sound Team	.....	Jay Sekora, Joev Dubach, Eric Cheung
Publicity	.....	Amanda Greenslet
Costumes	.....	Circe Rowan
Graphic Designer	.....	Jenn Spinelli

Download or view cast and crew bios

As mentioned in your program, cast and crew bios are available on the SAS15 bios page.

Performance Dates

Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 8:00pm
Friday, March 20, 2015, at 8:00pm
Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 8:00pm

Friday, March 27, 2015, at 8:00pm
Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 2:00pm (matinée)
Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 8:00pm

On our Tickets page you can make a reservation to pay at the door, or buy tickets in advance.

Location

Responsible Grace
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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Series:

Spring Adventure Spectaculars

Spring