Middlebury Radio Theater

Below is the cast and crew of our first production:

• Paul >> Stefan Claypool

~> A veritable psycho by the end of the performance. Brilliant.

• Lama >> Bobby Joe Smith

~> Bobby’s nickname henceforth is simply “lama” — Competition for the Dalai. Awesome. I’d say the strongest character in the show.

• Allen >> Kofi Appiah

~> The happy-go-lucky tragedy. A scream forever engraved in my memory.

• Nahsong >> Derek Long

~> Derek’s nickname henceforth is “Nahsong” — Sir Edmund Hillary might mistake you for his loyal sherpa, Tenzing Norgay. A tear-jerking death scene that will be impossible to match.

• Frankie - Andy Gustafson

~> Andy’s nickname henceforth is “Frankie” — She knew they were doomed. The fear in your voice is palpable, perfect.

• Abominable Snowman - Scott Leighton

~> Scott’s nickname henceforth is “Yeti” — I would have enjoyed your moans more if I didn’t have to hear them every night. Terrifying.

• Manual Sound Effects >> Avery Finch

~> Avery’s nickname henceforth is “cornflakes” — Never have I heard cornflakes sound so much like snow. Some fancy footwork too. Superb.

• Old News Correspondent >> Nick Spengler

~> Nick wrote up the great segment on 1953 Middlebury and national news. Bravo, sir.

• Production, Sound and Music >> Christopher O’Connell

~> Christopher’s nickname henceforth is “the man” or “our savior” — Christopher is incredible. In so little time he was able to gather and apply the right music and sound effects to create an authentic and pretty darn good radio drama. Without him, we would have been screwed. Christopher is also the man responsible for getting the show and Podcast online. Hurrah for Christopher! To him, we are forever indebted.

And finally (and most importantly):

• Director >> Adam Irish

Only Adam could take a half-dozen people who have never done radio drama before to an unfamilier studio still in disarray from re-modeling, and perform a truely broadcast worthy production with only a few hours work. Bravo.