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The Lodestone Catalog November, 2006 Firesign Theatre The Best in Contemporary Audio Theatre page 6 Science Fiction page 14 ZBS Comedy page 12 page 10 Prairie Home Norman Corwin Companion page 20 page 4 Bloomington, IN 47404 627 N. Morton St.#204 Lodestone Catalog Why Contemporary Audio Theater? What’s In A Name? Of course, we love the old stuff. “Old-Time Why do we call it audio theater? Many people Radio” (OTR) is a wonderful thing. It was a call it radio drama, but most of the best new time when a great deal of time, effort, and productions go directly to CD, never being Welcome money was put into the medium, and it got heard on the radio. New-Time-Radio? Same some wonderful results. problem. Theater of the Mind? Theater of the Ear? Sonic Movies? All nice, and great at cap- And the best of those results got remembered. turing different aspects of the medium, but we Welcome to the -- The best of those results got preserved. The Lodestone Catalog think Audio Theater describes it best. the world’s best source for English-language best of those results is still around today. contemporary audio theater. What we listen to today is the best of what was What is Audio Theater? created then. Why Audio Theater? Voices. Music. Sound effects. Silence. These But what about the new stuff? are the basic ingredients of audio theater. We sell audio theater because we love the Although television and trends took audio But there are more ingredients -- Time, medium of audio theater. It’s that simple. drama largely off the radio since the 1950’s, Craftsmanship, Intelligence, Love, Imagination. Audio Theater is the theater of the mind. It it has evolved into an artists medium, created Toss in heavy helpings of great scriptwriting, sparks the imagination, allowing you, the listen- by people who love the medium and use great and a whole lot of good acting. er, to create his or her own mental images. skill, time, love, and patience to produce audio theater which reaches beyond the styles and Audio Theater starts with the written word, but Our friends at XM Sonic Theater are fond of conventions of OTR. Audio theater is a grow- it is much more than just reading aloud. telling you, “The pictures are in your head.” ing and evolving art form, the best of which Audio Theater fi res the imagination and stirs Our friend, Norman Corwin, tells of a story of engages the mind and excites the imagination. the soul. a young girl who was asked if she preferred Radio or Television. She said ‘Radio’. When Why Lodestone Catalog? Audio Theater makes you laugh, cry, hope, and asked why, she replied, “Because the pictures dream. But how do you fi nd the best of the new stuff? are better.” And we are happy to bring some of the best These two ideas, taken together, only confi rm That’s where we come in. We present the best audio theater to you. what we already knew: in contemporary audio theater. The cream that rises to the top. We carry the stuff that turns us The pictures are better in your head. on. We think it will turn you on, too. Lodestone supports The Contents National Genres Audio Theatre Children’s 4 Horror 20 - 21 Comedy 10 - 11 Sci Fi 14 - 15 Documentaries 21 Western 21 Festivals Drama 22 Artists The National Audio Theatre Festivals (NATF)* is a driving Alien Voices 14 NPR 16, 19 force behind the growth of contemporary audio theatre in the Atlanta Radio Otherworld Media 3, 8, 15, 22 United States. Theater Co. 15, 18, 19 Proctor and Bergman 9 As the country’s oldest audio theater education and training BBC 16 Posthuman Enterprises 10 Celestial Navigations 19 Rabbit Ears 3 organization, NATF’s mission is to promote, support and educate Crazy Dog Audio 10, 18, 19 Radio Repertory Co. emerging and established artists in the fi eld of audio theater. Dirk Maggs 14, 17 of America 17 Annually, NATF hosts The Audio Theater Workshop (ATW), a Firesign Theatre 6 - 9 Reduced Shakespeare Co. 11 Full Cast Audio 15 This American Life 10 week-long hands-on training and performance event. NATF Garrison Keillor 20 Transdimensional Media 14 also hosts an annual script competition for new audio plays along Great Northern Twilight Zone 17 with smaller advanced weekend workshops throughout the year. Audio Theater 8, 10 Willamette Radio Little Evil Things Workshop 18, 22 If you enjoy audio theater, or have an interest learning more Mind’s Ear Audio 11, 21 Yuri Rasovsky 19, 22 about writing, producing or performing audio theater projects, National Lampoon 11 ZBS Foundation 12 - 13 please support NATF, or attend an NATF event. Norman Corwin 4 - 5 For more information, visit www.natf.org. *NATF is a recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profi t arts organization. Cover image from a concept by Jim Fields. 2 The Wizard of Oz Otherworld Media A loving and beautiful unabridged audio drama, produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the book’s publication. Starring Kids Harry Anderson, Phyllis Diller , Mark Hamill, Anne e Benning, Rene Auberjonois, Robert Guillaume, John Goodman, and many more. OWME010 - 1 CDs - 4 hours - $39.95 The Last Dragon to Avondale Atlanta Radio Theatre Company A subway station becomes a magical place when the subway train is really a giant dragon. Fun, fantasy, and imagination from Thomas Fuller. ARTC025 - 1 CD - 60 minutes - $10.00 Rabbit Ears is back! These stories top talent and best musicians around , which aired on Public Radio, feature some of the Peter Dennis is the only reader of children’s literature. Gentle, smart, funny. Lovingly and intelligent, produced, this these is radio recordings that are treasures of A.A. Milne’s work authorized by Milne’s son, not at them, made by people who care about their audien Christopher Robin. This work has earned of top performers. These are as much a treasure for adults as they are for children. speaks to the listener, the prestigious Audie Award, Parents’ ce. Original scores by a diverse list Choice Gold Award, Ohio State Award of Merit, and the Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fairy Tales and Other Stories Corporation Thumbelina for Public Read by Kelly McGillis Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fables and Other Stories Broadcasting Original Music by Mark Isham The Three Billy Goats Gruff / The Three Li le Pigs Silver Award. The Talking Eggs Read by Holly Hunter Read by Sissy Spacek Original Music by Art Lande Original Music by BeauSoleil Rumpelstiltskin The Fisherman and His Wife Read by Kathleen Turner Winnie The Pooh Read by Jodie Foster Original Music by Tangerine Dream Peter Dennis Original Music by Van Dyke Parks The Tiger and the Brahmin Welcome to the 40 acre woods, where The Emperor and the Nightingale Read by Ben Kingsley Winnie-the-Pooh lives with Piglet, Rabbit, Read by Glenn Close Original Music by Ravi Shankar Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Li le Roo. Join Original Music by Mark Isham The Ugly Duckling Christopher Robin, Pooh, and friends in their lively and enchanting adventures. RABB001 - 2 CDs - 2 hours - $19.95 Read by Cher Original Music by Patrick Ball PETD001 - 3 CDs - 3 hours - $19.95 Rabbit Ears Treasury of American Tall Tales RABB003 - 2 CDs - 2 hours - $19.95 The House at Pooh Corner Peter Dennis Davy Crocke “One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to Read by Nicolas Cage Rabbit Ears Treasury of World Tales do, he thought he would do something, so he Original Music by David Bromberg Aladdin and the Magic Lamp went round to Piglet’s house to see what Piglet Rip Van Winkle Read by John Hurt was doing...” First published in 1928, these Read by Anjelica Huston Original Music by Mickey Hart are the further adventures of Christopher Original Music by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Anansi Robin, Pooh, and friends, and the introduc- Johnny Appleseed Read by Denzel Washington tion of the rather bouncy Tigger. Read by Garrison Keillor Original Music by UB40 PETD003 - 2 CDs - 3 hours - $14.95 Original Music by Mark O’Connor East of the Sun, West of the Moon Paul Bunyan Read by Max von Sydow When We Were Very Young and Now We Read by Jonathan Winters Original Music by Lyle Mays Are Six Original Music by Leo Ko ke with Duck Baker Peter Dennis The Five Chinese Brothers Poems and verses from When We Were Very Read by John Lone RABB002 - 2 CDs - 2 hours - $19.95 Young and Now We Are Six. Original Music by Bill Douglass and David Austin PETD002 - 1 CD - 1 hour - $9.95 Order Online at RABB004 - 2 CDs - 2 hours - $19.95 www.lodestonecatalog.com Robert Heinlein’s “Juveniles” page 15 3 The grand master of the golden age of radio drama, Norman Corwin has continued to write and produce incredible radio drama. Now in Norman his nineties, he currently teaches at USC, and maintains a busy schedule. CorwinOn A Note Of Triumph Norman Corwin’s Masterpiece! The original, live V-E Day broadcast which thrilled millions on May 8, 1945, retaining its vast power and its piercing relevance today. The horrors and lessons of World War II blaze forth in a vivid dramatic masterpiece, arguably the finest use of the radio medium ever achieved. Original score by Bernard Herrmann. CORW026 - 1 Compact Disc - 1 hour - $12.95 ....a..a vvastast aannouncement,nnouncement, a tterrifierrifi c interrogatory,interrogatory, oonene ooff tthehe aall-timell-time ggreatreat AAmericanmerican ppoemsoems ---- CCarlarl SSandburgandburg Thirteen by Corwin Norman Corwin’s personal favorites from the surviving recordings of his works from the Golden Age of Radio.