The Post-Meridian Radio Players

The Post-Meridian Radio Players, based in Eastern Massachusetts, is seeking one to two original script adaptations of the novels or short stories of H.G. Wells. PMRP’s work pays homage to the golden age of radio, and our productions take place as staged readings before a live audience, with sound effects performed live. Since 2006, we have brought original and public domain radio plays to life in our distinctive format, which includes script-in-hand actors and live foley artists.

Our 2024 Halloween anthology will honor the science fiction works of author H.G.Wells. We are inviting submissions of 50–60-minute adaptations of Wells’ novels or 25–30-minute adaptations of Wells’ shorter works. Submission is free, and playwrights can submit more than one adaptation, so long as all are H. G. Wells’ canon.

Read more to learn about the process and how to submit a script! We look forward to reading your submission!

PMRP is holding a Foley 101 for anyone interested in learning how live sound-effects are made. We'll teach you how we do Foley here at PMRP and give you a chance to try out the effects yourself.

We're holding our Foley 101 on Saturday, February 24 at 1-3 PM at Guild Church, Somerville.

Sign up here if you'd like to come. No experience is necessary!

The PMRP podcast will feature past performances from our almost two decade history, many heard here for the first time!

You'll be able to listen to episodes such as:

• Red Shift, Interplanetary Do-Gooder!
• Tomes of Terror!
• Our Summer Mysteries, including Sherlock Holmes, Lady Molly and Arsène Lupin!
• A new serial produced for this podcast, The Madmen's Guild by Isaiah Plovnick!
• And more surprises!

Episodes will be posted bi-weekly, every other Wednesday, at https://pmrppodcast.buzzsprout.com/. (Right now, you can listen to the podcast trailer.) Don't miss them!

We are very excited to be performing “Night of the Living Dead” — our adaptation of the classic film — along with an original horror-comedy, “The King in Yellow”, and tickets and reservations are now available!

This show will have three performances in Davis Square on October 20th and 21st (including both a matinée and an evening show on Saturday the 21st), and three performances in Watertown on October 27th, 28th, and a matinée show on Sunday the 29th. How to buy tickets (or make reservations) depends on which performance you’re attending, so head to our Tickets page for the details!

Congratulations to the voice and Foley cast of our Halloween show, featuring “The King in Yellow” and “Night of the Living Dead”! Check out the show’s page for the full cast list, and make sure to come hear them in person in October!

All sides have now been posted for auditions for PMRP’s Halloween show, featuring “Night of the Living Dead” and “The King in Yellow”!

Tickets are now available for our original full-length adaptation of the very first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet. Performances are July 21-22 and 27-29.

A murder has been committed! The body has no wounds, yet the room is covered in blood. Scotland Yard sends for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson! “There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life,” says Sherlock Holmes, “and our duty is to unravel it.”

You can buy tickets in advance, or make a reservation to pay at the door, on our Tickets and Reservations page, and you can go to the show’s page to learn more about the show (including full cast and crew).

We hope to see you at the performance!