Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre.
What if the Pledge of Allegiance ended with “liberty and justice for all … citizens”? In the year 2050 — after California has seceded, and church and state bleed together — Agent Alicia Mora is approached by “Gilani,” a resistance spy with word of Mora’s estranged sister. Her sister has risen high in the American insurgency, is planning a large-scale attack, and wants to get Mora to a safe zone. But before Mora can make up her mind, she and the spy are cornered by immigration cops, and the spy kills them. On the run with a man she scarcely trusts, Mora must decide where her allegiance lies — with the flawed regime or the flawed resistance.
RADIO HOUR is a co-production between Salt Lake City’s Plan-B Theatre Company and the University of Utah’s Public Radio station KUER’s Radio West.
PLAY DETAILS
- CAST OF CHARACTERS — 7 characters can be doubled to 3 performers (2m 1f), or ideally to 4 (3m 1f)
THREE PERFORMER DOUBLING (2m 1f)
ACTOR 1 (M) —Russo/Griswell/Enforcer/Concerned Citizen
ACTOR 2 (F) —Mora
ACTOR 3 (M) —Lee/Gilani
Ideally, Russo and Griswell would be played by different actors
FOUR PERFORMER DOUBLING (3m 1f)
ACTOR 1 (M) ––Russo/Concerned Citizen
ACTOR 2 (M) ––Griswell/Enforcer
ACTOR 3 (F) ––Mora ACTOR 4 (M) ––Lee/Gilani - Simple contemporary clothes OR futuristic costumes
- Radio Station Setting OR Virtual/Constructed Setting
- SFX essential
- 51 minutes
- ORDER #3244
PERUSAL MATERIALS:
- A copy of the PERUSAL SCRIPT (in PDF format) which contains half of the script of the play is available, (it also has an extensive Author’s Note.): Stand (RADIO HOUR) PERUSAL
- VIEW other plays in the RADIO HOUR Series HERE
- VIEW our list of other plays available as Staged Radio Plays HERE
- LISTEN to the original broadcasts from KUER’s Radio West Productions HERE
PRODUCTION/REHEARSAL MATERIALS:
(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address — if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), email us. CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Do not purchase rehearsal materials or pay for royalties until you have performance clearance.)
- Script in PDF format — Order #3244a : $20.00 (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)
- First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3244d : $50
- Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3244e : $40
- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application
- EMAIL us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. Please also include a contact name and phone number.
PRODUCTIONS
- Premiered at Plan-B Theatre Company (co-produced by KUER’s Radio West program) — 2018
Photos from the Radio Broadcast at KUER:
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
Stand
Episode 10 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by
Matthew Ivan Bennett
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“STAND is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
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