In the summer of 2002, a new not-for-profit theatre production company devoted to the development and distribution of original plays for radio, the internet, and compact disc was created in New York City called Play it by Ear Productions. The following year, three world-premiere one-act works were produced for the anthology series "We Have Ignition." The "We Have Ignition" series will continue with its 2008 offering (see What's New for more details).
From the summer of 2003 on, Play it by Ear has made the Central Coast of California its home, and in January of 2005, its presence was made known in the Monterey/Carmel area with a live re-creation of Norman Corwin's legendary audio essay We Hold These Truths at the Canterbury Woods Auditorium in Pacific Grove, a presentation which featured a record 18 local actors. In 2006, Play it by Ear initiated a series of live re-creations of shows from the golden age of radio, called "Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear" in Pacific Grove.
Play it by Ear has also been instrumental in bringing audio theatre to a new generation of listeners in the Central Coast through collaborations with the Children's Experimental Theatre of Carmel, the School of Dramatic Arts at Pacific Repertory Theatre, and the International School of Monterey.
Numerous audio theatre projects are in various stages of development with Play it by Ear Productions. Keep checking back for updates!
The 2003 "We Have Ignition" plays are available for MP3 DOWNLOAD through the Spoken Network! The Field by Elizabeth Benjamin, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Chaz by Robert Grady, and The Love Song Of... by Lynn Rosen!
Visit the "Previously..." page to link to the Spoken Network. So what are you waiting for?
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CONTACT ADDRESS:
Play it by Ear Productions
13 Glen Lake Drive
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
(831) 869-9995
playitbyearproductions@yahoo.com
A few words from the Producing Director:
The month of February was an exhausting one, the proverbial emotional roller-coaster capped off by a long overdue trip to New York City. So now I'm spending the next few days in decompression mode, trying to get back into CA time in preparation for two big events this month. First, my "Tune in Tomorrow" class re-enters Franklin Street Studios in Monterey on Friday the 14th to record their superheroic sequel to The Surge where our pre-teen team takes on a criminal time traveller creating havoc in New York City. This will be my last teaching experience for a while, so we're going out with a bang.
As for the Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear company, we've got Make 'Em Laugh Some More in March featuring "Duffy's Tavern" and "Our Miss Brooks" followed by Weird Worlds in April with classic science fiction tales from "Dimension X," "Escape!" and "Beyond Tomorrow;" and because you asked for it (again and again and again), The Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel Summer Blowout in May.
Thanks for listening!
Lance Roger Axt
Producing Director
March 1, 2008 |
3/1/08: "Make 'Em Laugh Some More!"
2/1/08: "Make 'Em Laugh!"
1/10/08: "New York, New York"
11/15/07: "A Very, Very Merry Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel Christmashmuggah!"
10/5/07: "Things That Go Bump..."
7/25/07: "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel"...Encore Performance!
7/7/07: "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel" 3/5/07: "Tales from the American West" 11/15/06: "The Sunday Funnies" 8/15/06: "Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear" 4/15/06: "Turn to Stone"
4/15/06: "AudioComics" |
Here's "What's New:"