Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Playwriting, >> Radio Drama, audio theatre, radio play, spoken word.
Tags: celebrating johnny parks, Hunterdon County Library, hunterdon radio theatre, it suits her, swing for the fences, teen cafe, the table, William E. Spear
Late on Monday evening, cast and crew wrapped rehearsals for the Wednesday 4 November performance of Lit Between the Ears – The Plays of William E. Spear. The show is 7:00PM at North County Branch Library in Clinton, New Jersey USA.
Four plays will be premiered:
- Swing for the Fences;
- The Table;
- Celebrating Johnny Parks; and
- It Suits Her.
Open to young people in grades 6 through 9 and their families. Registration begins Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.
Stop at the library, at 65 Halstead St. in Clinton, or call 908-730-6834.
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Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Playwriting, >> Radio Drama, >> Two Plus Plus Productions LLC, audio theatre, radio play, spoken word.
Tags: celebrating johnny parks, hunterdon radio theatre, it suits her, lit between the ears, Splendor in Midland, swing for the fences, the table, William E. Spear
October 25, 2009, 6:15PM
CLINTON — Hunterdon Radio Theatre will present Lit Between the Ears, the plays of William E. Spear, for North County Library’s Teen Café on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
The cast of HRT will present four original one-act plays, written and directed by Spear, the theatre founder.
Hunterdon Radio Theatre has been working with the teen group at the library for several years, helping them to develop an appreciation for radio theatre by giving them opportunities to participate in the writing and performing of short radio scripts. On Nov. 4, young people will get the opportunity to sit back and see a production by the full HRT ensemble.
Open to young people in grades 6 through 9 and their families. Registration begins Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m. Stop at the library, at 65 Halstead St. in Clinton, or call 908-730-6834.
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Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Playwriting, >> Radio Drama.
Tags: >> Radio Drama, audio theatre, baseball, chekhov o. henry spear and tarkington on the air, hunterdon radio theatre, jake alston, lit between the ears, mayonnaise in my cake, swing for the fences, Viral Cat
William E. Spear’s “Swing for the Fences” is included in the April 2009 issue of Viral Cat, a Literary E-ZINE based in San Francisco, California.
“Swing for the Fences” is a play about Jake Alston, a young boy whose entire world is centered on playing baseball with his father. But Jake’s life is changed forever when his father is killed in World War One.
Read “Swing for the Fences” in its entirety at Viral Cat
http://www.viralcat.com/april2009issue.htm#359589334
About Viral Cat
http://www.viralcat.com/
From their website:
- Viral Cat publishes a variety of poetry — experimental, lyric, free-verse — anything goes so long as we love the content!
- We are especially interested in publishing music reviews that focus on instrumental improvization. We’ll consider any genre.
- Do you have a friend with an interesting youtube page? Send us a review! This is primarily what we mean by “Viral Media.”
- Do you have an idea for a web skit? Send us your script! If we like it, we’ll publish it! As a general rule, the viral media productions with the most hits tend to be under five minutes long.
- Do you have a feature length screenplay, think it’s great and want exposure? We’ll publish a short excerpt of your screenplay!
- As for artwork / photography, if it catches our eye, we’ll publish it.
About William E. Spear
Mr. Spear is publisher and producer of Lit Between the Ears a publication which celebrates dramatic audio. In 2006, he published his first anthology, “Lit Between the Ears, Volume One: Chekhov, O. Henry, Spear and Tarkington On the Air”. He is also founder and president of Hunterdon Radio Theatre, a 501-c3 tax exempt nonprofit New Jersey radio theatre corporation.
His second anthology, “Mayonnaise in My Cake and Other Delights”, is scheduled to be published in October 2009. “Swing for the Fences” will be included.
Lit Between the Ears, Volume One: Chekhov, O. Henry, Spear and Tarkington On the Air http://TwoPlusPlus.wordpress.com/Volume-One/
Mayonnaise in My Cake and Other Delights
(Scheduled to be published in October 2009)
http://TwoPlusPlus.wordpress.com/Volume-Two/
Lit Between the Ears
http://Lit.TwoPlusPlus.com/
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Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Radio Drama.
Tags: david sarnoff library, Howard Koch, hunterdon radio theatre, The War of the Worlds, William E. Spear
On Saturday October 25, Hunterdon Radio Theatre will offer two performances of Howard Koch’s The War of the Worlds. The estate of Mr. Koch has graciously permitted Hunterdon Radio Theatre to perform the script for which we are indebted.
The performances are at 2:00PM and 8:00PM at the David Sarnoff Library in Princeton, New Jersey. Directing the performances will be William E. Spear. Mr. Spear will also be acting in the shows.
For further information or to reserve tickets, please contact:
Dr. Alex Magoun
David Sarnoff Library
201 Washington Road
Princeton NJ 08540-6449
609-734-2636
amagoun@davidsarnoff.org
Hunterdon Radio Theatre
http://www.hrtonline.org/
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Posted by William Spear in >> News, >> Radio Drama.
Tags: hunterdon radio theatre, north county branch library, teen cafe, The Seriously Talented and Brilliantly Creative
Hunterdon Radio Theatre
presents
A Benefit Concert for
“The Seriously Talented
and
Brilliantly Creative”
On Saturday September 27, a Fundraising Concert will be held to Benefit the Seriously Talented and Brilliantly Creative members of North County Branch Library’s Teen Café. The Concert will be held at 3:00PM at the Clinton Community Center on Halstead Street in Clinton.
The Teen Café is an ongoing library program open to young people in grades six through nine. Members of Teen Café, along with Hunterdon Radio Theatre, will present a program ranging from classics such as Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven and Beatrix Potter’s Ginger and Pickles to contemporary stories such as Elaine A. Power’s History of Hunterdon County and William E. Spear’s Which Boyfriends Today?
Supporting the program will be the A-Team from Kohl’s in Flemington. They regularly volunteer to enhance children’s lives in local communities. The Kohl’s A-Team, like today’s performance, is “Where you can expect great things.”
Come to the show, support the Teen Café, and enjoy all of the Seriously Talented and Brilliantly Creative performers.
Details:
- Date and Time: Saturday September 27 at 3:00PM
- Location: Clinton Community Center; 63 Halstead Street; Clinton, New Jersey 08809
- Costs: $5 for adults; $2 for students and senior citizens
All proceeds go to the North County Branch Library’s Teen Café program.
Due to limited seating, reservations are strongly encouraged.
Please contact Hunterdon Radio Theatre at (908) 638-5114 to reserve seats.
“This program is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State a partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts through funds administered by the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission.”
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