Sound Design Playlist...

The cast and crew of Neil Simon's "Chapter Two" at the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas really enjoyed the music I chose for the production. So here's the playlist:

Since the play was set in the mid 90's we thought smooth Jazz would be a good genre for transitions. I ended up mainly using Jazz cuts from Sound Ideas Mix Collection. This was due to the annoying fact that most smooth jazz ends with a slow fade into oblivion. By contrast, the cuts from Sound Ideas have many glorious endings on them.

Other cuts I used for key transitions were:

A Tribute to a Rose - Jimmy Ponder
Talk of the Town - Houston Person
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - David Fathead Newman *
A Thousand Autumns - Branford Marsalis
Before It's Time To Say Goodbye - Kenny Garrett
Lotus Blossom - David Sanborn

For the preshow, intermission and walk-out we wanted something a bit more upbeat - so we went for retro swing of the 90's. The following were included:

My Baby Only Cares for Me - Brian Setzer Orchestra
One More Night with You - Brian Setzer Orchestra
For Lisa - Brian Setzer Orchestra
It Ain't You - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Lovers Lane - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Put a Lid on it - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Let's Fall in Love - Susan Jones
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas - Susan Jones
Maddest Kind of Love - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Jumpin' Jack - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Minor Swing - Didier Riley
Nine by Nine - Didier Riley
Blow Up - Bobby Hutcherson
After You've Gone - 8 1/2 Souveniers
I could Only Whisper Your Name - Harry Connick Jr.
I Can't Wait - Hepcat
Come Back to me - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
When I Change Your Mind - Cherry Poppin' Daddies


*David Fathead Newman passed away in January

Next Performance in August

You may ask, "Where is Texas Radio Theatre". The answer is - we're coming back soon at the end of August to perform Time Machine and Syndrome Johnny again... but this time it will be at the Dallas Public Library.

Meantime I've been designing sound for a few local theatre productions - some of which are currently up, or soon to be up at the time of this post.

Go see "Romeo and Juliet" and "Twelfth Night" at the Trinity Shakespeare Festival in Fort Worth.

Also check out Neil Simon's "Chapter Two" at the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

Finally "The Wizard of Oz" is a new puppet show at Slappy's Puppet Playhouse.

More on our August show - and our podcast is coming soon (now that some of the dust is settling)

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Next Performance: May 30th

The Texas Radio Theatre Company invites you to a recording of:

"The Time Machine" adapted by Richard Frohich and "Syndrome Johnny" by Charles Dye
Both audio plays are directed by Richard Frohlich

Saturday May 30th at 2pm

The cast includes:

Larry Groebe
Gary Layton
Tiffany Lonsdale-Hands
Ken Raney
Kelly Scott
and Ric Spiegel

The Time Machine is the classic H.G. Wells story that takes you on a fantastic journey far into the future.

Syndrome Johnny is about the world ravaged by pandemic after pandemic. It's a recreation of a lost radio episode of the 50's Sci-Fi series Tales of Tomorrow.

The audio plays are performed and recorded on stage complete with sound effects and music.

Call (817) 275-4600 for information about the Arlington
Museum of Art.

Tickets are pay what you can. $5 suggested.
One performance only: Saturday May 30th at 2:00pm
AMA is located at 201 W Main St. Arlington, TX 76010
For more information go to: http://www.texasradiotheatre.com

Next Podcast and Next Performance

NEXT PODCAST

Just to let you know the next Podcast will be coming shortly.

Normally we would have posted on on Thursday or Friday, but we had plenty of things going on this last week - especially our most recent studio recording of CLIFF PROTON and the SEVEN DWARF ELEMENTS.

Unfortunately there will not be a stage performance of this Cliff Proton adventure. One of our cast members is moving out of the country, and we wanted / needed to explain his character's disappearance from the series... or wrap things up if we don't do another Cliff.

Eventually it will be available only on CD or on the web.

I can't imagine no more Cliff's - but, better safe than sorry.

NEXT PERFORMANCE

The next performance is planned for the end of May.

We plan to do "The Time Machine" and another short play or OTR recreation.

After that - August looks good for the next one.

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Alice in Wonderland Performance!

The Texas Radio Theatre Company performed this audio adaptation in November 2008 at the Dallas Public Library. On stage at the time, from left to right: Shannon Atkinson as Alice, David Grant as the DoorMouse, Clark Hackney as the Hatter and Reg Platt as the March Hare. Rich Frohlich is adding prerecorded sounds and Ken Raney is performing the live sounds, with the exception of David's noise maker and Reg's horn (or tea cup)

Trouble with Cliff

We had some trouble at first, but now Podcast #39 seems to be up and running.



The Texas Radio Theatre Company in cooperation with the Arlington
Museum of Art present:

Cliff Proton and the Pan Dimensional Commissary: Chapter 1
by Richard Frohlich

In his forth adventure, Cliff, our fearless intrepid and slightly accident prone space ranger returns with Doc and Robot to confront the diabolical plans of Gran Berry Moffin... an evil chef bent on universal domination.

Produced by the Texas Radio Theatre Company
in cooperation with the Arlington Museum of Art

TRTC Executive Producer: Shannan Frohlich
Director: Richard Frohlich
Production Manager: Ken Raney
Featuring the Voice Talents of: Jonathan Cooper, AJ Glendenning, David Grant, Larry Groebe,
Jerry Hall, Pamela Heath and Ken Raney.
Live Sound Effects performed by: Bob White & Ken Raney
Sound Patterns and Engineering: Richard Frohlich

Recorded in front of a studio audience February 2006

Length: 21:00 min, Size: 14.8 MB

Click on the Pickle at right, log onto iTunes or click HERE

The Charado

A new podcast episode has been uploaded.

The Texas Radio Theatre Company in cooperation with
the Arlington Museum of Art present:

The Charado
written by Richard Frohlich

The Charado, a strange super powered visitor from another world. Unable to speak American, but willing to use is inhuman powers to fight for truth - justice and freedom.

Today's adventure - "The Gorilla Next Door"
sponsored by Tart Pops, the only candy that looks like Brittany Spears.

Recorded in front of a studio audience in January 2005

Produced by the Texas Radio Theatre Company
in cooperation with the Arlington Museum of Art

TRTC Executive Producer: Shannan Frohlich

Director: Richard Frohlich

Production Manager: Ken Raney

Featuring the Voice Talents of: Joe Berryman, Jerry Hall, Chris Messersmith, Christopher Nash, Ken Raney, Dona Safran and Bob White.

Live Sound Effects were performed by Hina Padihar and Angie Payne.

Sound Patterns and Engineering: Richard Frohlich

Length 7:00 min

Size 5.4 MB

Log onto iTunes or click on the player on the right.

Where are we?

We're still around - but in the shadows.

Director, Producer, Head writer and bottle washer - yours truly - have been involved in so many sound design projects - my head's spinning.

Since TRTC's last project - Alice in Wonderland, I've worked on sound for:

Watertower Theatre's "Wonderful Life", Contemporary Theatre's "SantaLand",
ICT's "Sherlock Holmes Last Case", Echo Theatre's "Nibroc trilogy", Rover Dramaworks' "Around the World in 80 days"

As I write this, I'm currently working on Slappy's Puppet Playhouse' "Charlotte's Web", ICT's "Heaven Can Wait", and Theatre Three's "Murder on the Nile"

If I had the time I'd dust off a script and organize a live performance or live recording just for the fun of it.

Maybe I'll have a break soon - and when I do, I'll post it here.

Meantime - I'm going to dust off the podcast so look for new episodes on that in the next month or so.

Thanks for checking in, and watch more radio!

Rich