In an earlier post I talked about the need for a Trusted Source for audio theater. In that post I talked mainly about a place to buy good, high-quality audio theater. Under that umbrella also fall the writers, actors and producers, and the easiest way to find a trusted source is to look for the Big Names.
There’s not much of that these days outside of the UK. (The situation in the UK deserves its own post.) Has there been much of that since the Golden Days of Radio?
What does it cost to produce a 40-minute episode of audio theater?
That’s right, Virginia. Audio theater episodes don’t just grow on trees the way money does. Wait. That didn’t come out right, somehow.
La Cosa Nostra
“This Thing of Ours”, what do we call it?
What we call it affects the public’s perception of it, and perception affects acceptance and popularity.
Is audio drama too hard to listen to?
Define hard. Does that mean that listening to audio drama requires too much attention, too much engagement of the imagination?
“Audio drama is just radio drama, old, poorly recorded and badly acted.”
This is just a matter of perception. Modern audio drama can be as slick and professional as a television show.