Tomes of Terror 2

Tomes of Terror II


Tomes of Terror IISILENCE, PLEASE!
Once again, THE POST-MERIDIAN RADIO PLAYERS bring you laughs, thrills and chills with their annual "staged radio thrillogy", Tomes of Terror!
Close your eyes and hear actors, teams of sound effects artists, a live musical accompanist, complex digital audio effects and the humor of a unique host as they combine to paint vivid images in your mind!

Featuring

Halloween Party: An episode of the classic Golden Age comedy series Our Miss Brooks from 1949, featuring Constance Brooks, a teacher at Madison High School, her explosive principal Osgood Conklin, and an assortment of students looking for a place to hold their Halloween party. Written by Al Lewis.

Carmilla: Based on the creepy novella by J. Sheridan LeFanu.  Performance adaptation by Renée Johnson, based on the 1981 Nightfall episode by John Douglas and Graham Pomeroy.

The Stone Ship: One of William Hope Hodgson's many frightening sea tales, this adaptation was written for Nightfall by Len Peterson in 1980.


Performance Dates

Monday, October 29th, 2007 @ 7:30pm
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 @ 7:30pm


Location

First Congregational Church of Somerville
89 College Avenue
(4 blocks up from Davis Square T-Station)


Cast & Crew

The Librarian

HOST SEGMENTS

The Librarian ..... Renni Boy
Writer ..... Rob Noyes

Our Miss Brooks

Our Miss Brooks:
"Halloween Party"

by Al Lewis
Originally produced by Larry Berns
Transcribed for PMRP by Renni Boy

Announcer ..... Ari Herbstman
Miss Brooks ..... Juliet Bowler
Mrs. Davis ..... Alyssa Osiecki
Walter Denton ..... Matt McIrvin
Mr. Conklin ..... Neil E. Graham
Mrs. Conklin ..... Marleigh Norton
Harrient Conklin ..... Mindy Klenoff
Stretch Snodgrass ..... Christian Sterling
Mr. Boynton ..... Michael Simon
Foley/FX Artists ..... Mare Freed
Jennifer Cseh
Andie Stabler
Director ..... Rob Noyes
Production Assistant ..... Heidi Clark

Carmilla

Carmilla

Based on the novella by J. Sheridan LeFanu
Performance adaptation by Renée Johnson
Based on a script by John Douglas & Graham Pomeroy,
Originally written for Nightfall and produced by Bill Howell
Transcribed for PMRP by Heidi Clark

Margaret Lauriston ..... Amy Lee Bennett
David Lauriston ..... Nick Zendzian
Madam Perrodon ..... Gilly Rosenthol
General Spielsdorf ..... Doc Madison
The Dark Lady ..... Maria Mogavero
Carmilla ..... Sara Fernandes
Dr. Walden ..... Aatish Salvi
The Dark Voices ..... Jenny Gutbezahl
Michael DiLoretto
Foley/FX Artists ..... Mindy Klenoff
Andie Stabler
Director ..... Renée Johnson
Production Assistant ..... Leslie Drescher

The Stone Ship

The Stone Ship

Based on the short story by William Hope Hodgson
Adapted for Nightfall by Len Peterson
Originally produced by Bill Howell
Transcribed for PMRP by Eva Farbrother

Duprey ..... Dante Blando
Broder ..... Vic Clay
Second Mate Andrews ..... Michael McAfee
Captain Jessop ..... Andrew Hicks
Crewman ..... Aatish Salvi
Michael Simon
Foley/FX Artists ..... Joye Thaller
Mindy Klenoff
Jenny Gutbezahl
Director ..... Neil Marsh
Production Assistant ..... Allison Poirot

Staff

Administration

Administrative Producer ..... Renée Johnson
House Manager ..... Chris DeKalb
Publicity Coordinator ..... Rebecca Hunter
Advertising Coordinator ..... Renée Johnson
Graphic Designer ..... Grace Liang
Photographers ..... Jennifer Cseh
Steve Huff
Neil Marsh
Matt Ringle

Technical Crew

Technical Producer ..... Neil Marsh
Stage Manager ..... Shaunna Francis
Sound Designer ..... Neil Marsh
Music Designer &
Accompanist
..... Jessica Raine
Foley/FX Coordinator ..... Shaunna Francis

Miscellanea

Tomes of Terror theme "Creep" &
transitional music "Theme 01"
..... Kevin Hartnell

Program

Download PDF file
20 pages | 1.3 MB


Recordings

PMRPod #1  #1: TOMES OF TERROR II: Our Miss Brooks - "Halloween Party"

PMRPod #2  #2: TOMES OF TERROR II: Carmilla

PMRPod #3  #3: TOMES OF TERROR II: The Stone Ship


Media

BostonNow!  BostonNOW!
 Hear the Sounds of Great Theater
 by John Black Article from October 25th, 2007.


The Weekly Dig Weekly Dig
 [Defend Yourself] Allli Poirot of The Post-Meridian Radio Players
 by Scott Murry Article from October 24th, 2007.


Photos


Juliet Bowler practically channels Eve Arden in her performance
as Constance Brooks in Our Miss Brooks.
Photo by Steve Huff


Amy Lee Bennett as Margaret in the throes of a blood-soaked nightmare in Carmilla.
Photo by Steve Huff


Capt. Jessop (Andrew Hicks) and a Crewman (Aatish Salvi)
brave the forces of the unknown in a lifeboat in The Stone Ship.
Photo by Steve Huff

See more photos from Tomes of Terror II on our Flickr page!


Links



www.SecondShiftPodcast.com