General Audio News

Some Classic Audio Frights for Your Halloween

Audio drama is often described as “the theater of the mind,” and some of the best horror stories leave things up to one’s imagination. So it really shouldn’t come as any surprise that there are some top-notch horror radio programs from the days of yore. When we think of rating things at PG: parental guidance…

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New Writer’s Agreement for Scripted Podcasts

In a sign that the larger entertainment industry is re-discovering audio fiction, the Writer’s Guild of America, East (WGAe) has created a new agreement specifically for scripted podcasts, which you can read all about on their website here. The folks over at Radio Drama Revival have an in-depth interview with some of the people who…

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“You definitely want to time your sneezes”: Sound Mixing for <em>Hamilton</em>

Several members of the company have watched the musical Hamilton, now available on Disney+, and are now watching and reading more behind-the-scenes work about it. Watching Adam Savage talk to Kevin McCoy about how he does the live sound mix of Hamilton every night made us long for live performances even more, but in the…

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What to Listen to Next?

We’re bummed that you all won’t get more “Prince Prigio” for a few weeks. So, assuming youre caught up with all our other shows and specials, it might be time to check out many other fine audio theater podcasts out there. If you pop over to Podchaser.com, you’ll find us on a list of many,…

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The Many Voices of Rob Paulsen

What with our current production of “Prince Prigio” using many cast members to do about 50 different voices, we thought it’d be fun to share a video by one voice actor who could arguably do them all. Odds are, you’ve heard Rob Paulsen do voices in any of a number of shows. In this 20-minute…

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Live Theater Revisits Audio Theater

A lot of the company has worked, and continues to work, in live theater — though now it isn’t as easy. We previously shared a message from the artistic director of the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota about theater’s enduring qualities. Theaters are continuing to find ways to weather the closures, and one way, as detailed…

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Being an Audio Engineer for Astronauts

As we continue to try and learn more about audio engineering ourselves (always more things to learn) and since we’re clearly fans of space exploration (hello, Rogue Tyger), this article about Alexandria Perryman and her work as a live broadcast engineer for NASA was pretty darn cool. Check it out!

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Julie Bennett, R.I.P.

We were sad to hear the news that versatile voice actor Julie Bennett passed away last week due to complications related to coronavirus. At the age of 88, she had an amazingly large body of work, not coincidentally because she started working around 1950. While she voiced no end of characters, people might remember her…

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Don’t Panic! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is 42!

Many people may remember the books, possibly the ’80s TV show, or even the more recent feature film, but as devoted Hitchhiker’s fans will remember, it started on radio. We certainly remember that over here at Jabberwocky Audio Theater, and it definitely was something in our mind last year when we were putting together Nostromo…

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R.I.P., Russi Taylor

We were sad to read that Russi Taylor, veteran voice actor, has died at the age of 75. Taylor may be best remember by many of us as the voice of Minnie Mouse. In fact, she was married to the voice of Mickey Mouse for some time until he sadly passed in 2009. By all…

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