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CLINTON, NJ USA — Hunterdon Radio Theatre will present Lit Between the Ears - The Plays of William E. Spear, for North County Library’s Teen Café on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The cast of HRT will present four original one-act plays, written and...
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David - Thank you for your support. Any news to share from your side? Best, Bill # 30 #
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Our entry in the 2009 National Playwriting Month (NaPlWriMo) is Off the Pipes, an audio drama. Summary follows: Off the Pipes is about Frank Curts, a quarterback in the Industrial Football League (IFL). Curts is an accomplished quarterback but ha...
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Break a leg with the Festival.
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In 1984, veteran sports announcer Johnny Parks was on-hand for the Gardenia Derby. Run annually on the second to last Monday in May in Roberts County, that year’s race featured three big, strong horses that were the class of the field – Marvelous ...
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What I do... (Actor, director, designer, teacher etc?)
Entertain through radio plays. I write mostly 10-30 minute pieces which stand alone but are increasingly parts of larger series.

I also direct and produce, and if there's a role that no one else wants, I act.

In a larger sense, I present a fuller range of radio drama options to audiences, performers, and producers than they might realize the form offers.
My Quick CV
Currently in production to release "Mayonnaise in My Cake and Other Delights" on October 1, 2009. Mayonnaise is an anthology of radio plays with a few short stories tossed in for fun. My first book, an anthology of radio plays titled "Chekhov, O. Henry, Spear and Tarkington On the Air" was published in 2006.

I also publish and produce Lit Between the Ears (the link is listed below)
The first thing that inspired me in theatre...
Listening to the intros of 1930s - 1950s style radio drama. The ability to move from comedy to drama to suspense to serials and back again with just a few seconds of voices, music, and sound effects grabbed my attention and never let go.
My favourite theatre something is...
Norman Corwin's "On a Note of Triumph"
The thing that annoys me about our industry...
Not enough broadcast opportunities for live performance. Netcasting is compensating to an extent, but to tell an audience they can hear it live at 8:30 on Thursday is desirable.
My website
http://Lit.TwoPlusPlus.com
Another website I'd like to plug
http://Volume-One.TwoPlusPlus.com

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Hunterdon Radio Theater performing at Clinton library Teen Cafe

CLINTON, NJ USA — Hunterdon Radio Theatre will present Lit Between the Ears - The Plays of William E. Spear, for North County Library’s Teen Café on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.

The cast of HRT will present four original one-act plays, written and directed by Spear, the theatre founder.

Hunterdon Radio Theatre has been working with the teen group at the library for several years, helping them to develop an appreciation for radio theatre by giving them opportunities to participate in the writing… Continue

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 1:30am —

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Off the Pipes

Our entry in the 2009 National Playwriting Month (NaPlWriMo) is Off the Pipes, an audio drama. Summary follows:

Off the Pipes is about Frank Curts, a quarterback in the Industrial Football League (IFL). Curts is an accomplished quarterback but has never won the league championship. The closest he got was early in his career but a last second field goal bounced off the goal posts – the pipes, as they are called – and was missed because the kicker was high from smoking crack. Curts will remember… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 1:40pm — 2 Comments

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Sounds of Greatness: Johnny Parks calls Desperate Times’ stretch drive in the 1984 Gardenia Derby May 18, 2009

In 1984, veteran sports announcer Johnny Parks was on-hand for the Gardenia Derby. Run annually on the second to last Monday in May in Roberts County, that year’s race featured three big, strong horses that were the class of the field – Marvelous Son, Beautiful Flowers, and All Aboard. All three had outstanding records and each was capable of capturing the first place Champion’s Wreath.

Another seven horses were entered with varying chances to win. But the eleventh horse was a scrawny affair wi… Continue

Posted on May 19, 2009 at 5:00pm —

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LA TheatreWorks: M Butterfly by David Henry Hwang on Saturday April 18

The Play's The Thing

This Saturday, April 18 from 10 pm - midnight on 89.3 KPCC, L.A. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing will air M Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. John Lithgow and B.D. Wong recreate their original roles from the Tony Award-winning production. Inspired by an actual espionage scandal, a French diplomat discovers the startling truth about his Chinese mistress. Also stars Margaret Cho, David Dukes, Joanna Frank, Arye Gross and Kathryn Layng.

Next Saturday, April 25… Continue

Posted on April 18, 2009 at 10:00pm —

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Exclusive webcast at Lit Between the Ears - Siege at Sorrel Rift, A Story in Sonnets

Lit Between the Ears and Two Plus Plus Productions recently concluded the debut webcast of SIEGE AT SORREL RIFT by Veronica Paulina and starring Jason Downs and Lori Wilner.

SIEGE is about the passion between newlyweds Kaden Blood and Catherine Cobalt Blood. It is also about their two children, Elizabeth and Nathan, and the family they begin at Sorrel Rift.

However, when Kaden and Catherine’s intense desires become a bitter divorce, and Sorrel Rift is figuratively split apart, their family, an… Continue

Posted on April 12, 2009 at 1:30pm —

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At 8:59pm on October 31, 2009, Diana Walker said…
Hi William
Thanks for the comments, Off The Pipes sounds like a great radio play hope it does well.
Look forward to hearing about future projects.
Diana
At 10:09am on May 12, 2009, Circus Maniacs School of Circus said…
Hi William,

In answer to your question, we are based in Bristol, UK but we do travel to set up / further develop projects in other countries.
Depends on if you have something for us to set up or support.

Last September I was invited back to China to help Taiyuan Acrobatic Troupe, re training programme development and to help initiate more westernised ideas to be integrated into there performances to make their shows more ‘sellable’ to Western audiences. I took with me 2 members of our teaching staff and it was a very positive and productive experience for all.

We may be going to Kenya next - we've just received an invite to set up a social/professional project there!

Let me know your thoughts...

Best Wishes

Jackie
At 1:56pm on April 16, 2009, Romany said…
Hello
Thank you for the comment on my Hamlet... They were both done in one take, and the production is a little dodgy but one tries! I will check out some of your stuff later and get back to you, no time Just now. Thanx for getting in touch. Rx
At 1:31am on April 13, 2009, Jon Nicholls said…
Dear William - thanks very much for getting in touch. Always good to hear from other lovers of radio drama! best wishes, Jon
At 4:15pm on April 6, 2009, Zoe Thomas said…
Apparently there is much to be said for flattery when writing to producers, directors etc. Knowledge and flattery....
At 11:25am on March 31, 2009, Zoe Thomas said…
Thank you for the invitation,
I am definitely very interested in radio performance, and am trying trying TRYING to break into it at the moment!
Zoe
At 6:14pm on March 30, 2009, Payam Hosseinian said…
Thanks for the add mate!
 
 

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