SmorgShow Theater (Recreated Radio Dramas from the Golden Age of Radio)

In our 11th installment of SmorgShow Theater, we re-enact ‘Knock at the Door’, which originally aired in 1942 on the ‘Lights Out’ radio drama series that centered around horror and the supernatural. This tale is narrated by Ella who describes her descent into madness – how she married a nice fellow and mama’s boy Jay who adores his mother to the point of Ella feeling pushed out of the way. Our narrator, after hearing some convincing voices in her head, pushes her poor mother-in-law down a well and seemingly doesn’t have to deal with her anymore. But how wrong she is when the couple hears a knock at the door while eating dinner one night… The SmorgShow Players are: Ally Bockay (Ella), Chris Bockay (Jay), Kim Bockay (Mrs. Kruger)

We are so excited to finally present our latest radio play that we have been working on since August. Normally the SmorgShow players re-enact classic radio dramas, but in this episode, we aim to deliver something a bit different. This time, we present to you a radio adaptation of “Rope”, a 1948 American psychological crime thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. In our story, just before hosting a dinner party, Philip Morgan and Brandon Shaw strangle a mutual friend to death with a piece of rope, purely as a Nietzsche-inspired philosophical exercise. Hiding the body in a chest upon which they then arrange a buffet dinner, the pair welcome their guests, including the victim’s oblivious fiancée and the college professor whose lectures inadvertently inspired the killing. The Cast (In Order of Appearance): Brandon Shaw – Thomas Larsen Phillip Morgan – Geoff Wells Mrs. Wilson – Chris Wells Kenneth Lawrence – Kip Coon Janet Walker – Ally Bockay Mr. Henry Kentley – Jerome Malauskas Mrs. Anita Atwater – Kim Bockay Rupert Cadell – Chris Bockay Man on Street – Baba Gonesh

As we prepare for Christmas and to close out 2016, we present to you the 10th installment of SmorgShow Theater. "Letter from Cynthia" is a re-enactment of an episode from "The Whistler" old-time radio drama series. Originally aired on 12-25-1949, "Letter from Cynthia" finds a medical intern receiving a letter from a lost love, the love he lost to his best friend. In a strange turn of events, the man who took his love, his best friend, ends up in an accident at the hospital where he is interning. He has to make a decision between getting revenge and doing what's right. This episode has a different feel to it when compared with our previous radio plays. We hope you take some time out this holiday season to kick back and listen. Turn out your lights, bask in the glow of your fireplace or Christmas tree lights and let our story transport you back to a simpler time when families sat around their radio for entertainment. The Cast Narrator - Geoff Wells Dr. Neil Andrews - Chris Bockay Patty - Ally Bockay Dr. Peters - Thomas Larsen Charlie - Steve Larsen Police Officer - Anthony Luperini Intern - Thomas Larsen Dr. Graham - William Bockay

The SmorgShow players recreate the classic radio drama, "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher which originally aired on the Suspense radio program on May 25, 1943.    

Ray Bradbury's 'The Ravine'