Two Performances In partnership with Media Arts Council and Park Avenue Community Center with a special thank you to Media Fellowship House!
50% of your ticket and 100% of your additional donation will support these two great community organizations.
Supporting Park Avenue Community Center
When: February 13, 2025, 7:30pm
Where: Park Avenue Community Center
And a special thank you to Media Fellowship House for hosting the Feb 8 performance
Tickets
Steel yourself for a spine-tingling evening of classic radio horror as we bring to life three chilling tales of suspense and the supernatural. This night of auditory thrills will have you on the edge of your seat, with tales of madness, guilt, and terror in the best tradition of old-time radio. Sit back, but don’t relax—you’re about to experience fear in its most haunting form.
Individual Story Descriptions:
The Thing on the Fourble Board by Wyllis Cooper
performed by Jared Reed
Long considered the most frightening radio show ever, The Thing on the Fourble Board brings to life the strange and unnatural events that unfold when oil workers drill too deep. What they bring up from the earth is far more horrifying than they could have imagined. As one reviewer put it, “The Thing on the Fourble Board is the scariest piece of radio drama ever produced—its eerie realism will haunt you long after the broadcast ends.”
Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher
performed by Sara Painter
This classic suspenseful thriller follows the story of an invalid woman who overhears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line. Trapped in her room and unable to convince anyone of the imminent danger, her panic builds as time runs out. Sorry, Wrong Number is a masterclass in suspense, keeping listeners gripping their seats until the very last second.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
performed by Robert Smythe
A tale of guilt and madness, Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart reveals the unraveling mind of a murderer tormented by the incessant beating of his victim’s heart. The psychological horror builds as he desperately tries to silence the sound only he can hear. Poe’s mastery of horror reaches its peak in The Tell-Tale Heart through the relentless tension of a character’s descent into madness.
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Robert Smythe
I’m Robert Smythe, a stage actor and voice performer who believes that the human voice has the power to carry the weight of a story and that vocal storytelling enables audiences to “see” through sound alone. Over the years, I’ve honed my voice to engage and transport audiences, working on radio plays, narration, and character-driven…
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Sara Painter
A Philadelphia native, Sara Painter grew up listening to Prairie Home Companion, and loved the stories, the different voices, and using her imagination to fill in the gaps left by the absence of scenery, costumes and movement. She is drawn to the Radio Play style because of the challenge to use voice and sound to create…
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Jared Reed
Founder, Radio Live Arts Hi! My name is Jared Reed. This project, radiolivearts.com, is born out of a love of spoken word performance—mostly audio drama and old-time radio programs, but also anything where the connection between word, speaker, and audience is at its most focused. My personal tastes run to the classical, but that’s mostly…