The Post-Meridian Radio Players

Audition signups are open for The Post-Meridian Radio Players’ original adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon! Auditions will be May 11 and 12.

Adapted from the novel that inspired the 1941 John Huston noir film, The Maltese Falcon features San Francisco private eye Sam Spade in his debut appearance. When trouble arrives at Spade's doorstep in the form of the desperately tragic Miss Wonderly, it drags him into a web of intrigue, deceit, betrayal, and murder as several eccentric criminals seek to obtain the titular falcon. See the show page for more about this show.

Come audition to be a part of this live-audio-drama adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 hardboiled detective novel!

Read more for information about auditions and the form to sign up for an audition slot!

This spring, the Post-Meridian Radio Players once again present our gender-swapped adaptation of the classic Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror”—a restaging of our 2021 virtual performance! If you missed us at Arisia, now is your chance!

In "Mirror, Mirror," a transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura into a parallel universe! In it, the Federation is replaced by a cruel empire where promotion occurs by assasination, and everything seems changed on the Enterprise. How will our heroes get back to their own universe?

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present our original adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon!

Adapted from the novel that inspired the 1941 John Huston noir film, The Maltese Falcon features San Francisco private eye Sam Spade in his debut appearance. When trouble arrives at Spade's doorstep in the form of the desperately tragic Miss Wonderly, it drags him into a web of intrigue, deceit, betrayal, and murder as several eccentric criminals seek to obtain the titular falcon.

PMRP veterans Tori Queeno and Jonathan Mendoza return to direct their original audio adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 hardboiled detective novel.

Auditions:
Monday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 204 Elm in Davis Square.
Callbacks:
Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 204 Elm in Davis Square and Friday, May 15, 2026 over Zoom.

Performance information coming soon!

Tickets and reservations are now available for the first weekend’s performances in Davis Square of Jeeves & Wooster: Hijinks and Shenanigans, featuring original radio-drama adaptations of three P. G. Wodehouse stories featuring his iconic characters Bertie Wooster, a wealthy and idle English gentleman, and his (or her, in one of the adaptations) valet (and frequent saviour) Jeeves. Tickets can be purchased in advance here on Simpletix or you can make a reservation (and pay at the door when you arrive) using this reservation form!

Tickets for the second weekend's performances at Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown are available at this link on MCA’s website.

At the 2026 Arisia science-fiction convention, the Post-Meridian Radio Players will present our gender-swapped adaptation of the classic Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror”—a restaging of our 2021 virtual performance, now making its premiere on a live stage! (For information on Arisia, go to https://www.arisia.org/)

In "Mirror, Mirror," a transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura into a parallel universe! In it, the Federation is replaced by a cruel empire where promotion occurs by assasination, and everything seems changed on the Enterprise. How will our heroes get back to their own universe?

We will present original radio-drama adaptations of three P. G. Wodehouse stories featuring his iconic characters Bertie Wooster, a wealthy and idle English gentleman, and his (or her, in one of the adaptations) valet (and frequent saviour) Jeeves.

• In Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind, Aunt Agatha’s pearls have been stolen, and it’s up to Bertie Wooster to recover them! Can Jeeves be of assistance?
• In the gender-swapped Right Ho, Jeeves, Betty Wooster tries to arrange a romantic match for her good friend Gussie-Fink Nottle, whilst trying to avoid her Aunt Dahlia’s demands she host the Market Snodsbury Grammar School's prize giving event! Surely a little alcohol in the tea-totalling Gussie's orange juice can't cause any trouble?
• And in Jeeves Takes Charge, Bertie’s fiancé demands that he intervene to prevent the publication of his Aunt’s scandalous new book! And what’s with this new man Jeeves who’s just entered into Bertie’s employ?

These three plays will be presented on stage in the style of old-time radio with actors at microphones and sound effects performed live by our talented Foley artists!

There will be six performances April 16–26, in Davis Square the first weekend, and in Watertown the second weekend. Read more to see the cast and crew, read more about the three plays, and find performance dates and times! And check back here for an announcement when tickets and reservations are available!

Tickets and reservations are now available for the first weekend’s performances in Davis Square of War of the Worlds and Other Invasions, featuring new adaptations of classic H. G. Wells stories “The Man Who Could Work Miracles”, “The Sea Lady”, and “The War of the Worlds”! Tickets can be purchased in advance here on Brown Paper Tickets or you can make a reservation (and pay at the door when you arrive) using this reservation form!

Tickets for the second weekend's performances at Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown are available at this link on MCA’s website.

On July 18th, for one night only the PMRP will reprise our Arisia 2025 Gender Swapped Star Trek performance of “The Menagerie.”

After hearing of an accident involving her former captain, Christina Pike, Ms. Spock commandeers the Enterprise to return to the site of a past mission for mysterious reasons.

The show starts at 8PM. Attendance is free. Donations greatly appreciated! The performance will be at the George Dilboy VFW Post 529, 351 Summer Street, Somerville, MA 02144 (in Davis Square, a short walk from what used to be Grace Church where most of our events have been performed). Update: This venue is wheelchair-accessible, with its own parking lot; alcohol, soft drinks, and snacks will be available for purchase. Reservations are not required, but are encouraged.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of PMRP’s summer mystery show, Bullets over Boston, featuring adaptations of two Dashiell Hammett radio classics! Performances will be the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August.

First, it’s hard-boiled parody in “The Adventures of Samantha Spade!” a gender flipped version of the 1940s radio series “The Adventures of Sam Spade!” In this episode detective Samantha has been framed for murdering the owner of the private schooner, the Steve Starr!

And in “After the Thin Man!”, we recreate the Lux Radio Theater broadcast of 1940 as murder hits close to home! Nick and Nora Charles investigate the murder of Robert Landis, the finance of Nora’s cousin Selma.

Read more to see the cast and crew!

Come see our spring show, “Dangerous Adventures”, featuring three thrilling tales of adventure:

• In Jaimie Carlson’s original gender-swapped adaptation of the classic story “The Most Dangerous Game”, a big-game hunter washes ashore on a mysterious island and winds up in another hunt — but this time as prey!
• In Michael McAfee’s new fantasy adventure, “Townies and Dragons: Barrel Full of Peril”, four friends just want to get some drinks after work, but in a world of might and magic, adventure can happen at any time!
• And in Robert J LeBlanc’s The Bonnie Tales of Captain Bellamy: Song of Trickery, a pirate captain and her crew seek their fortune on the high seas (but if their fortune isn’t available, they’ll settle for someone else’s)!

Tickets and reservations are now available on our Tickets page! Performances will be April 25–May 6 in Davis Square!