Dimestore Radio Theater: Big City Orchestra Takes Over!

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In a turn of events that no one expected, Dimestore Radio Theater has their first-ever guests, as the members of Big City Orchestra take over the show, and pick their favorite Sci-Fi broadcasts, and prepare themselves for a live script reading, at the end of the show! While an eye appointment kept Michael from participating, Andy filled in nicely for his roles in the show, and we present to you a very live broadcast, full of chills, thrills, and spills!

First, we offer an episode of Vanishing Point, where they dramatize the baffling J. G. Ballard story, entitled, “News From The Sun.” We follow that up with an excellent episode of Mindwebs, with their rendition of, “The Pain God.” Lastly, we offer a slice of vintage 50’s radio, with an episode of 2000 Plus, and their ridiculous story, “When The Machines Went Mad.”

We close the show with a dramatic, comedic, and downright chaotic reading of a Firesign Theater script, Side B of “Everything You Know Is Wrong,” performed by univac, pxe, Andy, das and Austin, with live music cues, SFX. and dialog performed together, in the room! We react to each other. We slightly flub our lines! We have a great time, and get to do something that everyone used to have to do, all the time, because that’s how radio was done…

 

 

Enjoy!