Greetings from Hard Road Theatre! Welcome to Hard Road Theatre Stage at Home Radio Serials where we step back in time and bring you tales from the Golden Age of Radio. Tonight we bring you another fun episode the zany crew at WHRT 930 – brought to you by blockplanedesigns!
Imagine this – it’s the 1950’s – the snow has begun to melt, the gray skies have lifted, the birds are singing, the grass is getting greener and the flowers are beginning to wake from their winter slumber! That’s right! SPRING is here and so is the beginning of BASEBALL season! Today we join the crew at the small, Midwest radio station, WHRT 930 as they begin to get excited about their favorite teams taking the field once more. As the episode unfolds we hear from station handyman, Jake Sherman and from WHRT sound engineer “Sparky” Malone with music from the locally, world famous harmonies of 9th and Washington! You’ll find out “Who’s on First” and hear that stadium favorite “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. So sit back, relax and join us for a baseball themed broadcast that’s sure to get you in the sporting mood!
Tonight’s episode is titled – Baseball Opening Day with WHRT
FEATURING:
Announcer/Bud McNamara – Bill Sullivan
Jake Sherman – Brian Knobloch
“Sparky” Malone – Carlos Munguia
9th & Washington
Byron Barker – Tenor
Jeannie Korte – Soprano
Vicky Rankin – Alto
Steve Hall – Bass
Tracy Sebescak – Keyboards
Background Music
Nathan Jatcko (from his album Catch)
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director – Bill Sullivan
Audio Sous-Chef – Bill Sullivan
Recording/Sound Engineer – Carlos Munguia
Audio/Foley Editor – Brian Knobloch/blockplanedesigns
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To say that 2020 has been a challenge for our organization would be an understatement. Back in January our board approved an exciting slate of shows and productions to celebrate our 20th season! Unfortunately, to keep our actors, production staff and patrons safe, we were forced to cancel all of our in-person shows, fundraisers and community outreach events. Historically we have produced 2-3 summer shows, which are very popular, highly attended and account for a large portion of our yearly income. Through these tough months we have tried to find creative and safe ways to engage our actors and patrons. In lieu of our kid’s show this summer our amazing production team created a weekly video “Hard Road Stage At Home Series” featuring many of our talented youth performers recorded remotely from the safety of their own homes! We released these wildly popular videos on our Facebook page and and on our website www.hardroad.org, garnering thousands of views, likes and shares.
We’re trying to recreate that magic this fall and winter with a new venture entitled “Hard Road Stage at Home Radio Serials”. Our plan is produce and release a high quality, expertly produced vintage radio show on a weekly basis throughout these cold winter months. We have assembled a talented production staff and have cast these shows with top notch talent! If you like what you’ve heard please consider becoming a donor. For more information about Hard Road Theatre, to donate to our organization or for information on becoming a sponsoring please visit our website, www.hardroad.org.
