GREENSBORO, N.C. — Todd Fisher with The Greensboro Playwrights’ Forum has a cool challenge ahead. A challenge that results in a cool bit of nostalgia complete with a chill down your spine.
The local group and The Cary Playwrights’ Forum group will host the inaugural North Carolina Radio Play Festival beginning October 10. New Halloween-themed radio plays will be broadcast by the CPF Radio Hour podcast October 10, 17, 24 and 31 at cpfradiohour.podbean.com. There is no cost to listen, but there is a suggested donation of $5.
Keeping with the festival’s theme, every script has elements of fantasy, horror, or the supernatural. The North Carolina Radio Play Festival will showcase the following plays and playwrights:
- “Off the Vine” by Andy Rassler
- “Here Kitty, Kitty” by Mike Brannon
- “Star-Crossed Words” by Laura Arwood
- “Voices, Like Whispering” by Debra Kaufman
- “Hallovenge: Part XIX” by Larry Bliss
- “The Next Street Over” by Teddy Durgin
- “Oh, Darling Sister of Mine” by Shelley Stolaroff Segal
- “The Case of the Haunted Inheritance” by Andy Ralston-Asumendi
- “Picky Zombies” by Clinton Festa
- “A Different Drummer” by George Jack
All radio plays feature local voice talent and fully produced sound effects. Directors are collaborating with local sound designers to mix a unique soundscape for each play.