Happy New Year, IDSers!! Enjoy the countdown to a new year and listen to our IDS New Year’s Special!! It’s our take on a classic Abbott and Costello old time radio show from 1944!
Our IDS Cast:
Brad Oxnam as Bud Abbott, Kitzel, and Taxi Driver.John Mauldin as Lou Costello.
Merry Christmas, IDSers!! Season’s Greetings!! This year’s IDS Christmas Special is our take on an old time radio program called Empire Builders. This episode is from 1930 and it is entitled Attar of Roses. So pull yourself into your favorite chair and drink a cup of eggnog and enjoy!!
Our IDS Cast:
Brad Oxnam as The Old Timer, Doctor, and Announcer Ted Pearson.Kristin James as Nurse Barton and Anne. John Mauldin as Stephen Burroughs and Local Announcer.
with…
Tara Mauldin as Virginia Monahan and Nurse Grey.
Excerpts of Jingle Bells, O Come All Ye Faithful, and Silent Night are from the Album: Christmas Piano 50+ Christmas Classics and can be purchased here.
Excerpt from Carol of the Bells is from the Album: Christmas Bells: Organ Chimes Bells of Berkshire and can be purchased here.
It’s that time of year when a true treasure comes back around again like a long lost friend. I’m speaking; of course, of Mark Cabus’s solo performance of the great Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This year, IDSers, we get the treat of two performances!!
In this episode there is an excerpt Mark recorded for the IDS many a Christmas ago and information on this year’s performances!! Enjoy!!!
Paying the Rent:
Performance at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, Unity of Nashville, 5125 Franklin Pike, Nashville 37220. There is no admission charge. A freewill offering will follow the performance. For more information, call Unity of Nashville at 615-333-1323.
and…
Performance at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, Eastwood Christian Church, 1601 Eastland Ave, Nashville 37206. There is no admission charge. A freewill offering will follow the performance. For more information, call Eastwood Christian Church at 615-227-2285
This week I’m joined on location by Curtis Reed as we discuss the Christmas events at Chaffin’s Barn Theatre to end 2019 and preview some exciting news for 2020. Enjoy!!
Deep Fried Theatre:
December 5 – 21, 2019 Mainstage November 29 – December 21, 2019 Backstage Fridays & Saturdays · December 6 – 21, 2019 Mainstage $10 per person · Children 2 and under are free! Call 615-646-9977Curtis Reed, Creative Team member at Chaffin’s Barn Theatre
For more information on the new Education program for 2020, here.
Happy Gobble Gobble Day!! The day of food, football, and naps is one of the best holidays of the year! We celebrate this year with an episode from the OTR series, Crime Photographer entitled After Turkey…the Bill. It’s triptophantastic! Enjoy!!
Our IDS Cast:
Daniel Bissell as Announcer, Harry Marble, Jones, and Sergeant Healy.Brad Oxnam as Ethelbert, Joe Bowers, and Newcombe.Kristin James as Lottie. John Mauldin as Casey, Gus, and Ferd.Tara Mauldin as Ann Williams.
It’s that spooktacular time of year! The IDS Halloween Special is here!! This year we celebrate all things that go bump in the night with an episode from the Old Time Radio series, The Witch’s Tale entitled Frankenstein. Enjoy!
Our IDS Cast:
Brad Oxnam as Victor Frankenstein and Mate.John Mauldin as Professor Waldman, the Monster, and the Captain.Kristin James as Old Nancy, Elizabeth, and Sailor 2. Tara Mauldin as Madame Maurice, Mother Frankenstein, Sailor 1, and Announcer.with Goose and Gumball in the role of Satan.
with musical selections: Suite 5 In C Minor For Solo Cello, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande which can be purchased here.
This week I’m on location as I have a chat with Joy Tilley Perryman, Director, as we discuss the remount of Ollie’s Diner by Ron Osborne at Chaffin’s Barn Theatre. Enjoy!!
Deep Fried Theatre:
October 24 – November 2, 2019 Mainstage ticket info by clicking on the above image or Call 615-646-9977 Joy Tilley Perryman, Director/Actor/Props Mistress for Ollie’s Diner at Chaffin’s Barn Theatre.
This week I’m joined via Skype by Kyle Odum, Director, as we discuss Tall Tales by A.D. Timms which is the latest offering from Woven Theatre Company. Enjoy!!
Deep Fried Theatre:
Woven Theatre Company. Location: The Barbershop Theater Tickets: Woventheatre.org $15 Plot: Noah is a fresh college graduate that is forced to return to his hometown in rural Alabama after breaking up with his boyfriend. However, rumors of a murderer near their quiet town sours his reunion with friends, and it doesn’t help that Noah’s first ex-boyfriend, Dustin, has not only returned to church but is now engaged to a woman. As Noah struggles to find his new place in his old world, the murders continue, scandals are brought to light, and tragedy strikes in this slow-burn horror play about being smothered in the Deep South. Tall Tales is a World Premier! Kyle Odum, Director of Tall Tales at Woven Theatre Company
This week…Jacob York is back! We talk via Skype about his role in Nashville Rep‘s production of Urinetown. We also discuss music theatre phobia! Enjoy!!
Paying the Rent:
Music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book and lyrics by Greg Kotis September 14 – 29, 2019 Previews September 12 & 13
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Andrew Johnson Theater 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37243 click on image above for tickets!! (L to R: Jacob York, Chip Arnold, Galen Crawley, Mitchell Ryan Miller, Mariah Parris, and Megan Murphy Chambers) photo by Michael Scott EvansJacob York, actor, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown at Nashville Rep click on his image for more info on Jacob.
This week I’m joined via Skype by Jacob York, playwright, as we discuss his new play, Initiative, which is being presented by Woven Theatre Company as part of their 2019 season. Enjoy!!
Deep Fried Theatre:
click on image above for more info and tix poster by Lucus Burk
Check out Woven Theatre Company’s indiegogo page, here.
