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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
5:01 pm [ashtreza]	ARTC art contest The First ARTC art contest! ARTC is well known for its adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft's classic horror. With adaptations of At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Rats in the Walls in our CD collection and The Colour Out of Space in our live production catalog we thought we'd return to one of our earliest adaptations, The Call of C'thulhu. Originally adapted by Gerald W. Page and performed at the first Dragon*Con in 1987, the script has, unfortunately, been lost. Ron N. Butler, creator of Rory Rammer and adapter of The Colour Out of Space, among other outstanding new audio dramas, has agreed to do a brand new adaptation for us, which we will present as part of our 25th Anniversary celebration at Dragon*Con 2009. We'd like for YOU to create the promotional poster and, eventually, CD cover art for this project. Here are the specifics: Artwork should be portrait style, 3.75" x 7.5" with a "live" area of 3.25" x 7". Submissions should be in jpg, gif, or png format, emailed to art [AT] artc [DOT] org. Questions may be sent here as well. Submissions should depict your vision of the short story The Call of C'thulhu by H. P. Lovecraft and must be your original work. We'll fill in our logo, name, and showtimes afterwards. Once a winner has been selected, a final version should be provided as a high-res Photoshop (psd) or TIF file of at least 300dpi. One winner will receive the entire H. P. Lovecraft ARTC CD collection as well as a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD. Three runners-up will receive a copy of the new Rory Rammer, Space Marshal CD. Artwork will be properly credited, but becomes the property of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. Submission deadline: June 7, 2009 Please repost this far and wide! Current Mood: creative (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
10:23 pm [ashtreza]	Faster updating Tired of the sporadic updates on this community?  Want more? Sign up for our monthly newsletter!  See the archives of the newsletter to catch up on what you missed! And follow us on Twitter for even faster updating! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
1:33 pm [ashtreza]	ARTC's 25th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff! Saturday March 7 at 8pm Sunday March 8 at 2:30pm Academy Theatre, Avondale Estates Musical guests - Juliana Finch and Alton Leonard! Help us promote this show on Facebook! Also! New mailing list! Keep up with all things ARTC on our monthly newsletter, Breaking Radio Silence! In 1984 William L. Brown and Patrick Stansbury created the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, a group dedicated to preserving and promoting audio drama through the creation of original works and new adaptations. It shouldn’t have worked. It wasn’t expected to last more than a couple of years. But the idea caught on. The idea that the human imagination is powerful and that good storytelling starts with the story. In the last quarter-century ARTC has performed in countless venues, hundreds of live performances, over two dozen studio productions, and with a vast array of actors and actresses ranging from inexperienced amateurs to Hollywood and television stars such as John Rhys-Davies and Jewel Staite. Staying true to the vision of producing original work, ARTC has nurtured dozens of local authors as well as adapted and performed the work of major writers including Robert A. Heinlein, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. E. van Vogt. Join us on March 7 and 8 at the Academy Theatre in Avondale as we kick off a celebration of 25 years of audio excellence with a selection of some of our favorite original audio dramas, culminating with Blues for Johnny Raven by Thomas E. Fuller. Testing the limits of live performance in audio, Blues for Johnny Raven explores the adventures of a man who has been caught up in The Loop, a purely sonic environment where the ultimate currency is Ambience and the ultimate fear is being left in the Background. ( Promotional Poster! ) Current Mood: artistic (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
12:18 pm [ashtreza]	Breaking Radio Silence - ARTC show! An Atlanta Christmas The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is pleased to announce two holiday performances at the Academy Theatre to help benefit the visually impaired.  Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Box office telephone: 404-474-8332 Tickets: Free (donations accepted) Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 8:00pm Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:30pm Each year ARTC offers something different to the theatregoers of Atlanta during the holiday season, and this year we come bearing gifts! First, admission to both shows will be on a donation basis.  Pay what you can to enjoy the Magic of Radio during the most magical time of the year.  Second, 25% of all donations collected at the door will be passed along to the Center for the Visually Impaired here in Atlanta. In a season awash with Marley’s Ghost from London and Sugarplum Fairies from Germany (written by a Russian composer), the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company brings you back home to the Deep South with a series of stories that paint a vivid portrait of the season as seen through Southern eyes, interspersing fiction with vignettes from the lives and families of the Authors.  Poignant and funny, it will bring back precious memories of Christmas past and our city’s past.  An Atlanta Christmas was designed to be modular, to expand, and to be interchangeable.  If you’ve seen it before, see it again for the first time as we bring brand new stories to the Theatre of the Mind written by Kelley S. Ceccato and Cyd Hoskinson, along with many of the original stories of the creator of the series, Thomas E. Fuller. ( Spiffy holiday poster! ) Current Mood: artsy! (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
8:27 am [ashtreza]	Breaking Radio Silence - ARTC show! The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is pleased to announce its move to the Academy Theatre in Avondale! Our first show there will be a presentation of horror by one of the masters of the genre, H. P. Lovecraft.  Ron N. Butler's adaptation of The Colour Out of Space is sure to leave you feeling the autumn chill and looking at the stars in a new light. Academy Theatre 119 Center Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Box office telephone: 404-474-8332 Tickets: $10 Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8:00pm Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 2:30pm West of Arkham, the hills rise wild. There are dark little glens where the trees hang precariously, and where thin brooklets trickle, never having been touched by sunlight. There was once a road over the hills and through the valley,but people ceased to use it. The old folk have died or gone away, and the farms and villages are slowly decaying back into dark woods and narrow clearings.  When I went into the hills to survey for the new reservoir, they told me in Arkham that the land was evil. The “blasted heath” they called it – five acres of grey desolation – like a sore eaten in the land. Join us on a journey into a horror that can only be imagined through the Magic of Radio and the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.  ARTC’s signature soundscapes will take you away from mundane movies and trivial television and immerse you in a lush environment where everything you hear is as real as you imagine it to be. Also included, Nothing-at-All, the new audio drama by local playwright Kelley S. Ceccato. There is Adventure in Sound! ( Spiffy poster! ) Current Mood: audible (Comment on this)
Monday, July 7th, 2008
3:41 pm [sketchington]	Who's Line and Monty Python experience cancelled. http://brittrack.org/events.htm The "Who's Line is it Anyway" and "Monty Python Experience" panels have been cancelled this year. Spread the word. (Comment on this)
Monday, April 28th, 2008
12:46 pm [sketchington]	Improv Show! Mr. Friskett at Manuel's Tavern in the North Avenue Room Thursday, May 1st at 9pm Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 with student I.D. We'll be debuting brand new and exciting comedy improv scenes. Also featuring "Woman's Best Friend" by Sketch MacQuinor. For more information: http://mrfriskett.googlepages.com For directions to and information about Manuel's Tavern: http://www.manuelstavern.com Current Mood: frisky Current Music: Real Time with Bill Maher - Episode 126-HBO-Real Time with Bill Maher (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
2:02 am [kittenspeaks]	Not ARTC but really helpful Ok, I know this isn’t ARTC related but I also know how some of us have talked about some of the clutter with our various closets and collections. Also, what better way to support your ARTC habit than by winning 10,000.00 in cash and the like? Really, who couldn’t use a 50,000.00 home make over. This is a contest with The Style Network and Niecy Nash. It is the search for The Messiest Home in America. They ran this last year and only redid one room. This year they are doing the whole house. (And yes, I am hating it that I can’t enter.) It’s super easy to enter. You make a video of your home and family that is 1-5 min. Mail it or upload it along with sending in the entry form. Wahllah! Here is the video that was submitted by last year’s winner. Last year there were only 50 entries. My last update (just before Christmas) was that there were only about 5 entries so far for this year so you stand a REALLY GOOD chance of winning. Anyway, check out some of the videos and then enter on your own. Clear some clutter and support your habit. J Happy Holiday every one. Oh, and if anyone wins I want to move in with you after it is done. ;-) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
3:15 pm [ashtreza]	ARTC show! Hey, come see the show I'm producing! The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted for audio by Brad Strickland. Saturday, October 27, 8:00pm Stage Door Players 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 Phone: 770-396-1726 $10 tickets! Directions and such at www.artc.org Current Mood: artsy (Comment on this)
Monday, September 24th, 2007
8:43 pm [rowazi]	Podcast Schedule What's new with ARTC's podcast, you ask? Well, we are approaching our sixtieth weekly episode, which is ten times longer than the average podcast lasts. (The stats I saw state that most podcasts "fade" after six episodes.) So we're a little proud of that. Lately we have been showcasing our works by the big-name authors. We are in the middle of "Solution Unsatisfactory," by Robert A Heinlein. (in 3 parts) And in a few weeks, we bring you "The Shadow over Innsmouth," by H.P. Lovecraft. (currently scheduled to be 5 parts.) The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is supported entirely by people like you through the sale of our studio productions on CD. Visit www.artc.org to see our wide selection of work by HP Lovecraft, Robert A. Heinlein, and HG Wells, as well as original material by our own in-house writers. Or just tell someone about us. Supporting ARTC means spreading the word about New Old-Time Radio and it doesn't cost you a cent. Just point them in the direction of our website or our podcast, at podcast.artc.org Nothing could be simpler or more helpful. There is Adventure in Sound! (cross-posted to MySpace) (Comment on this)
Friday, August 31st, 2007
12:38 am [rowazi]	Breaking Radio Silence... And so, ARTC begins its second year of bringing you the archives of our live performances via podcast. For our fifty-third episode we have something really special in mind. Presented with permission from the author: our radio adaptation of Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!" With special guest voice, John Rhys-Davies. This will be presented in three installments. 'Nuff said. iTunes link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=189757737 Podcast feed: http://podcast.artc.org/rss Download link: (Right Click, Save Target...) http://media.libsyn.com/media/artc/ARTC53-Guards01.mp3 ( Or use the Podcast Pickle flash player for ARTCs Podcast behind this Cut ) And remember... There is Adventure in Sound! Home Page: http://www.artc.org/ On Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARTC/ On Livejournal: artcradio (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
11:58 pm [rowazi]	Atlanta Radio Theatre Company: Rory Rammer Space Marshall in the Asteroid of Love (You all are encouraged to repost this via cut & paste...) This week's episode of ARTC's Podcast is one of our serials: Rory Rammer, Space Marshall: "The Asteroid of Love." iTunes link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=189757737 Podcast feed: http://www.artcpodcast.org/rss Download link: (Right Click, Save Target...) http://media.libsyn.com/media/artc/ARTCPodcast_46-AoL-01.mp3 ( Or use the Podcast Pickle flash player for ARTCs Podcast behind this Cut ) And remember... There is Adventure in Sound! Home Page: http://www.artc.org/ On Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARTC/ On Livejournal: artcradio (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
12:07 pm [rowazi]	Our Podcast What? You say you want a flash-player for ARTC's podcast? No problem! What? You say you want the code to put this player on your own webspace, homepage, or blog so all of your Friends can listen too? (And increase the size of our audience?) Don't sweat it! Go here: http://podcastpickle.com/app/player/getFlex.php What? You say you don't know what feed the podcastpickle site is asking you for? Not to worry, chum! How about this: http://artcpodcast.org/rss Happy Listening. Current Mood: promotional (Comment on this)
Monday, May 7th, 2007
11:07 am [sketchington]	IMPROV COMEDY Be there or be a hexagon. Current Mood: improvisional Current Music: Rosé-The Feeling-Rose (Comment on this)
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
7:07 pm [ashtreza]	Announcing the ARTC Wiki! First a reminder to everyone that All You Zombies... by Robert A. Heinlein will be presented this weekend at the Stage Door Players in Dunwoody, GA on Saturday April 28 at 8:00pm and again on Sunday April 29 at 2:30pm.  Admission is just $10 and a good time is guaranteed to be had by all!  Information at www.artc.org. In other news, ARTC appeared on Georgia Public Broadcasting's This is Atlanta!  Radio on television...what's the world coming to? Don't forget the podcast at www.artcpodcast.org! And finally, I am pleased to announce the formation of the ARTC Wiki!  As of this moment the ARTC Wiki is intended to be a collaborative device to help members and non-members alike contribute their time and energy to the group in a more efficient manner.  And the best part is that since a lot of the projects on the ARTC Wiki can be done online, you don't even have to live in the state of Georgia to participate!  Just head on over and see what needs to be done to help promote New Old-Time Radio! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
12:35 pm [ashtreza]	"All You Zombies..." Live at Stage Door Players! So...what's everybody else up to? (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
8:40 pm [sketchington]	A gift for a friend Writer's Billmanac I made this tonight for my good friend Bill Ritch. If you listen to the Writer's Almanac or know Bill, you will probably find it amusing. Happy beleated birthday, big fella. Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: The Writer's Billmanac (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
12:46 pm [ashtreza]	Breaking Radio Silence - ARTC show! Love.  It is, as the saying goes, all around.  And in February, there is traditionally an outpouring of the expression of the love that one person has for another all over the country.  But who cares about all that? Ten days after Valentine's Day the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company will bring you a show about seduction; that fine art, that ability so many aspire to but so few achieve.  And what's more seductive than a good vampire story?  It's guaranteed to get your blood pumping. First, a few short subjects to get you in the mood.  Then, in the second act we satiate your desires with the powerhouse by Thomas E. Fuller, The Brides of Dracula.  An erotic and unsettling retelling of the horror classic from a different point of view.  This isn't your parents' Dracula... The season of love may be over...but our audio dramas will bring you back with sweet seduction. Special musical guests: The Radio Ramblers! Stage Door Players 5539 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 Box office phone number: 770-396-1726 Tickets are just $10! Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 8:00pm Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 2:30pm There is Adventure in Sound! (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 24th, 2006
7:57 pm [sketchington]	Happy Hollidays It's the Sketch and Steph Holiday card/wallpaper. We love you all. Well, those of you we actually know in person. *hugs* Current Mood: X-Massish Current Music: A Rankin/Bass Santa special. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 17th, 2006
7:59 pm [ashtreza]	Breaking Radio Silence - ARTC News New show announcement in the banner.  Share it with others with this code: <A href="http://www.artc.org/"><IMG title="" height=100 src="http://www.artc.org/banners/ARTCBanner.gif"></A> And don't forget our podcast!  www.artcpodcast.org This week the podcast features selections from our Frontier Days show at Stone Mountain Park from 2004. There is Adventure in Sound! Current Music: Hearts of Space - Ivory, Black, and Gold (Comment on this)