Pulp-pourri Theatre Audio Drama

SUSPENSE, Episode 55 Premiered May 10, 2024 Suspense is one of classic radio's most highly-regarded dramas -- with good reason. It sustained a remarkably high quality level of dramatic tension for 20 years, as the many surviving recordings attest. But a handful of episodes are lost - and Project Audion now recreates one of them. "The Life of Nellie James" was intended as Suspense's premiere, but circumstances pushed it back to the third episode. It was performed once, live, on July 1, 1942, but never heard again. Until now -- as Project Audion, kicking off its fifth season, brings together a transcontinental cast in a live transcription of "The Life of Nellie James" from the original 1942 script. A dreadful murder takes place in the Simon James home, and justice is done ...or is it? It's a tale well-calculated to keep you in ...Suspense! Featured in our cast are – Patte Rosebank in Canada Tim Burns in Kansas Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia Richard Huitema in Florida Mel Rose in Pennsylvania Pete Lutz in Texa

Old-Time Radio Essentials is back after a months-long hiatus, with episode 41, the 4th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the ABC Radio series The Henry Morgan Show. This time it's Pete's pick, called "Morgan's Around the World Listening Post"!  Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards! As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria: 1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.") 2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection? So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-first number (but 4th official episode of S4), this episode of The Henry Morgan Show, from 6-4-47. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!  Please show your support of the podca

The Mutual Stage: A Cold Night's Death The Mutual Stage returns with another exciting play, hosted by Jack Ward and starring the Narada Radio Company. This time, we present "A Cold Night's Death", adapted from a 1973 ABC-TV Movie of the Week and directed by Pete Lutz. NASA Scientists Robert Jones and Frank Enari are sent to the top of the world to take over a special primate-studies program on how extreme conditions affect life in space. Once they arrive, strange things start happening, that makes them wonder: are they studying the monkeys, or are the monkeys studying them? CAST: ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold HOST: Jack Ward VOGEL: Tom Konkle  COOPER: Joe Stofko CHAPPELL: Dana Gonsalves ENARI: Gino Vianelli JONES: Pete Lutz PRIMATE SOUNDS: John Bell MUSIC: Dr. Ross Bernhardt

Just premiered for the International Jack Benny Society annual convention, and now available to all: a "new" episode of the classic Jack Benny radio show newly penned exclusively for Project Audion by Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills. Here, Jack and the gang do a send up of the movie "Witness for the Prosecution" - with W. C. Fields in a guest-starring role.    Here's what Mr. Mills said after hearing the final product: "This as near perfection as any living humans could possibly recreate a 75-year-old radio show. You performed miracles producing this and the program will take its place among the best work you've ever done." As Jack would say... "Well!” That's a tribute to the cast and crew. Go ahead - join our virtual studio audience and laugh at the efforts of these talented voice actors...   John Bell in Alabama Pete Lutz in Texas Ken Jeffries in California Carl Thomas in Texas Bob Beaumont in California Angela Young in Florida Harry Middlebrooks in CA Norman Cline in Kentucky Bob Mills wrote the sc

Peter Lorre is an actor with such a distinctive voice and presence that even now, 60 years after his death, he's still instantly identifiable. It's surprising he didn't do more radio dramas, but he did host and star in "Mystery In The Air" in 1947. As a summer replacement show, there were only 17 episodes, and only 8 or so recordings exist -- so Project Audion asked Pete Lutz to create a NEW Mystery in the Air script. The result is both light-hearted and supernaturally spooky, and thanks to our transcontinental cast of talented voice actors, sounds just like an unheard episode from this terrific vintage series: Pete Lutz in Texas Lothar Tuppan in California Jeff Billard in Massachusetts Geri Elliff in Texas Angela Young in Florida John Bell in Alabama Bob Beaumont in California with Larry Groebe (in TX) handling sounds, music, and production

COMING SOON from The Mutual Stage and 63audio:  A COLD NIGHT'S DEATH Based on the 1973 ABC Movie of the Week -- screenplay by Christopher Knopf Adapted, directed and produced by Pete Lutz With voice talents of: Darren Rockhold - Tom Konkle - Joe Stofko - Gino C. Vianelli - Pete Lutz - Dana Gonsalves - John Bell - Jack Ward Music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt

S2 E7 - Women, Politics & Murder Our hero is hired by the widow of a wealthy building contractor to find out who murdered her husband. The Tec soon finds out, however, that he has more suspects than he knows what to do with. Starring The Narada Radio Company. Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett. CAST: ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold Pete Lutz as THE TEC Geri Elliff as MRS. GILMORE Rhiannon McAfee as THE MAID Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR Angela Young as CARA KENBROOK Jeff Moon as STANLEY TENNANT Frank Gugliemelli as THE CABLE CAR MOTORMAN and LT. McTIGHE Paul Arbisi as OFFICER KELLY and John Bell as the POLICE SERGEANT and OTHER COPS Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt, other music sourced from the Public Domain Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design This production was supervised by Pete Lutz

Western hero Jake Dimes, Range Detective, is back for another very special holiday tale, "Santa Claus of Bitter Creek". Jake and his sidekick Briar Buck spin a Christmas yarn for their wives and in-laws when they all gather for the holidays: A cowboy who has lost his faith in Christmas gets it back in spades when he helps a youngster buy presents for his mother. It's a heart-warming tale that's perfect for Christmas! Written and directed by Pete Lutz – adapted from a short story by A. C. Abbott, and starring the Narada Radio Company. With the voice talents of: Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES Victoria Fancki as CHRIS GREENSLATE DIMES  Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK  Nancy Bueler as MOLLY SUTCLIFFE BUCK  Joe Stofko as FRED GREENSLATE  Glenn Hascall as SLIM SUTCLIFFE and Debby Gonzales Ramirez as LUPE; with Philboyd Studge as JEFF MITCHELL  Isla Braly as BUD Pete Lutz as MIKE GABBY  Paul Patterson as JIM BAILEY and Lisa Michaud as BUD'S MOTHER  The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by

Mindstream Players Christmas Special. Written, edited, mixed and directed by Tom Konkle Starring Kurtis Bedford as Dr. John Watson Tom Konkle as Sherlock Holmes Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Mrs. Hudson, Lady Arabella, Penelope Chutney-Featherstone Pete Lutz as Barnaby Winklethorpe Jude Gerard Prest as Figgy Gino C. Vianelli as Humphrey Carruthers Bob Clendenin as Algernon Butterworth And ? as Madam Zepyra.

Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 40, the 3rd installment of Season 4, and our fourth Holiday Special! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the long-running Mutual series Nick Carter, Master Detective. This time it's Paul's pick, called "Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure"!  Will Pete dwell on technical details and miss the historical context? Will Patte compare this to something Canadian? Tune in and find out! And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria: 1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.") 2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection? So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our fortieth number (but 3rd official episode of S4), this episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, from 12/25/43. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it

SANTA'S STOLEN TOY SACK, A Jake Dimes Christmas Number In this special Christmas Western adventure, originally released in 2020, Range Detective Jake Dimes returns to tell a heartwarming tale of the Old West, so have a seat and lend us yore ears, pard'ners! Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, from a pulp Western story written by S. Omar Barker. Starring THE NARADA RADIO COMPANY. CAST: Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES Glenn Hascall as MR. PINKELSON Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK John Bell as POP JECKLIN Owen McCuen as OLD JOE McGILLIS Agnes McCuen as CAP Eloise McCuen as KITTY Aubrey Miller as MARTHA and Sebastian Ruiz as EDDIE with additional voices by Lisa Michaud, Philboyd Studge, Ana Ruiz, Evy Elizondo, Crosby Miller, Eva Huckaby, Ian Robertson and Jacqueline Robertson. Music passages came from "The Winter's Passed" by Wayne Barlow, plus the traditional Christmas carols "Wexford Carol" and "The Holly and the Ivy". The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhard

THE CELLAR Miniseries 3.5: Far Below The Cellar's third miniseries concludes with this adaptation by Pete Lutz of one of the most famous pulp-horror tales to appear in Weird Tales magazine! Robert Barbour Johnson's story of a special squad of the NYPD, assembled to combat strange subterranean creatures in the subway tunnels, was voted the best story ever to appear in those pages. Mr. Lutz's adaptation takes a few liberties with the story, but only enough to keep it moving along at a good clip. We think you'll approve! Thanks for joining us for this year's miniseries, and be sure to come back next year for our fourth outing in...The Cellar! NARADA RADIO COMPANY Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young   INSPECTOR CRAIG: Pete Lutz LIEUTENANT: Dana Gonsalves DR. BLOOM: Paul Arbisi HAGGERTY: Nick Wommack CAPTAIN RICHTER: Les Marsden THE VOICES OF "THEM": Sarah Leight, Larry Cashion   Theme by Tom Rory Parsons Incidental music by Ross Bernhardt Produced & directed by Pete Lutz

THE CELLAR Miniseries 3.4: The Renegotiation The Cellar Miniseries continues with this thrilling retelling, by Kevin Kordis, of an old folktale. In order to save the people of his village from marauders, a blacksmith must enter into an agreement with the agent of a mysterious figure. Some years later, he feels that he should revisit this situation with the agent. The agent doesn't agree, but the smith is...quite persuasive. Mr. Kordis wrote this play for the 2019 Cellar Scriptwriting Competition, and received Honorable Mention. We're very proud to be finally presenting it.  This episode has the added thrill of having been edited and mixed in a single marathon production session lasting approximately 10 hours! We hope you enjoy it. Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young   Nick Wommack as The ORATOR Jason D. Johnson as The SMITH Chuck Wilson as The ELDER Orlando Segarra as The AGENT The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons Incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt Produced & dir

THE CELLAR Miniseries 3.3: Gear Jammin' The Cellar Miniseries continues with this exciting horror tale by Mark Slade, with characters taken from a 1970s TV series, Movin' On, but with a supernatural element the creators of that series never dreamed of adding! Sonny and Will, long-haul truckers who share driving duties, are down on their luck as usual. A stranger offers them a considerable amount of money to carry a strange parcel cross-country, with the usual unforeseen consequences. This episode has the added thrill of having been edited and mixed in a single marathon production session lasting approximately 12 hours! We hope you enjoy it. Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young   Pete Lutz as SONNY Dana Gonsalves as WILL Carole Krohn as CATHY Chuck Wilson as TRUMAN Mark Kalita as NICHOLS Jason D. Johnson as the SIX COPS Teddi Giggy as DOREEN and John Bell as RALPH SPARE The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons Incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt Produced & directed by P

THE CELLAR Miniseries 3.2: Four Bros in a Deer Camp In this quirky tale by Will Anderson and Pete Lutz, four friends drive out to the country on what's intended to be a deer-hunting weekend, but some vandalism and hijinks result in some supernaturally dangerous consequences. It's the 2nd of 5 planned episodes for this third miniseries of The Cellar! Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young   JAY-SO: Orlando Segarra GHOULIE: Larry Cashion JIMBO: Dana Gonsalves RUSTY: Mark Kalita CORPSY CORA/WOMAN: Teddi Giggy JERKY STORE OWNER: Jason D. Johnson The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons Incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt Produced & directed by Pete Lutz

THE CELLAR MINISERIES 3.1: Get Me Out of Here   GET ME OUT OF HERE tells the story of young married couple Gene and Sandy, who buy a big old house in a small town in Central Illinois. Shortly after moving in, Gene starts seeing some weird stuff, but Sandy doesn't believe him. To give anything more away would spoil the story -- so listen for yourself! A tense thriller with some humorous moments, this play was written in the style of, and as a tribute to, the OTR series Quiet Please. On behalf of our excellent cast, I hope you enjoy this, the first of five planned, all-new episodes of...The Cellar! DISCLAIMER: While this story takes place in the playwright's childhood home, the entire tale is fictitious. Certain names have been changed for obvious reasons.   CAST:   Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young Gene: Pete Lutz  Sandy: Carole Krohn Nelson Boatwright III: Orlando Segarra  Eric: Isla Braly  Charlie McCourt: Paul Arbisi  Tom O'Bannon: John Bell  Servant: Rachel Pu

BIG STAGE AUDIO THEATRE: Laura Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, from the screenplay by Jay Dratler, et al., this full-length presentation brings the story to life in your imagination.  With the voice talents of: Carole Krohn as LAURA Les Marsden as WALDO LYDECKER Tom Konkle as MARK McPHERSON  Rachel Pulliam as ANNE TREADWELL   Dana Gonsalves as SHELBY CARPENTER and Geri Elliff as BESSIE; with Additional voices by Pete Lutz and  Darren Rockhold as the ANNOUNCER Music composed and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.

NBC BEST PLAYS: The Petrified Forest, originally aired 9-20-1953; remade for Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 2023 by the Narada Radio Company In the midst of the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed writer, now a disillusioned, penniless drifter, wanders into a somewhat frowzy roadside diner in the remote town of Black Mesa, Arizona, at the edge of the Petrified Forest. Here he meets owner Jason Maple, his daughter Gabrielle, and Gramp, Jason's father, who regales anyone who will listen with stories of his adventures in the Old West with such characters as Billy the Kid. Eventually the diner is overrun by gangsters, headed up by Duke Mantee, who has escaped prison and is being chased down by the law. The Petrified Forest was a 1935 stage play by Robert E. Sherwood, made into a 1936 film that starred the principal actors of the stage play, Leslie Howard (Squier) and Humphrey Bogart (Mantee).  CAST: Darren Rockhold as ANNOUNCER Les Marsden as GRAMP MAPLE Gino C. Vianelli as BOZE HERTZLINGER Bobby Vela as the TE

We present Bone in the Blue, by Fiona Thraille, set in the world of 19th-century English paleontology, and based on actual events. With the voices of Julia Eve, Garethandkath Severn, Alisha Strand-Mueller and Pete Lutz. Originally released in 2018, Fiona's play was an entry in that year's ADPP Scriptwriting Competition.

SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE '23: Lux Radio Theatre's production of Kaufman & Hart's You Can't Take it With You, remade by the Narada Radio Company. Tom Konkle as YOUR ANNOUNCER Les Marsden as GRANDPA Laura Mirsky as PENNY Noah Diamond as TONY Amanda Sisk as ALICE Joe Martinez as CECIL B. DEMILLE Victoria Fancki as ESSIE Dana Gonsalves as ED Debby Ramirez as RITA Larry Groebe as PAUL  Scott McKinley AS MR. DEPINNA   Tre Minor as DONALD Pete Lutz as KOLENKHOV Alex Lagase as MR. KIRBY Stephanie Stearns Dulli as MRS. KIRBY John Bell as HENDERSON of the IRS Ian Federgreen as the head J-MAN and Geri Elliff as GRAND DUCHESS OLGA KATRINKA    Additional voices performed by Stephanie Stearns Dulli, John Bell, and Pete Lutz   Xylophone by Andi Lopez Produced & directed by Pete Lutz; mixed & mastered in Corpus Christi, TX by 63audio Recorded over Zoom in July 2023, with actors from Texas, California, New Jersey, New York, and Alabama. Originally released 8/6/23 on the Mutual Audio Netw