Radio adaptations.

  • What the woman lived : Louise Bogan in her letters and poems / produced by Rick Harris and Bill Kortum. (Part 2 of 2)

    A dramatization of poet Louise Bogan’s life recorded in May 1975 at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Actors Marian Seldes and Kathryn Walker give a dramatic reading of Louise Bogan’s letters and poems. Adapted for the stage by Janet Sternberg and Corinne Jacker. Directed by Corinne Jacker. Produced by Janet Sternberg. Broadcast with permission from Farrar,…

  • Good woman of Setzuan / by Bertolt Brecht ; directed by Andrei Serban.(Part 2 of 2)

    La Mama production with music by Elizabeth Swados.

  • The star pit (Episode 2 of 29, Part 1 of 2)

    A dramatic reading of the science fiction novella by author and critic Samuel R. Delany. Adapted for radio by the author, who also acts as narrator, it is a poetic and nightmarish vision of the future, with a conjectural view of the changes in social mores brought by an extra-solar expansion of humanity. The complex…

  • The star pit (Episode 2 of 29, Part 2 of 2)

    A dramatic reading of the science fiction novella by author and critic Samuel R. Delany. Adapted for radio by the author, who also acts as narrator, it is a poetic and nightmarish vision of the future, with a conjectural view of the changes in social mores brought by an extra-solar expansion of humanity. The complex…

  • The American nightmare / by Sidney Slomich ; produced by Patric Mayer. (Part 2 of 2)

    Dramatic adaptation of Slomich’s book exploring the technological and humanitarian aspects of modern life.Includes a discussion of his book. r.2. Author and play / Sidney Slomich ; interviewed by PatricMayers and Gerard Van Der Leun (28 min.).

  • Trad, bad, mad (Episode 16 of 29, Part 1 of 2)

    Written especially for radio by the young English author James Morgan, these are three interdependent plays that are highly sophisticated versions of the fairy tale “The princess and the frog”. The cast includes Charlotte Lane, Robert Bernard, Ted Royce and Sailor Cresswell. The play was directed by Sarah Schilling. Technical production and special effects by…

  • Trad, bad, mad (Episode 16 of 29, Part 2 of 2)

    Part Two of the play written especially for radio by the young English author James Morgan. These are three interdependent plays that are highly sophisticated versions of the fairy tale “The princess and the frog”. The cast includes Charlotte Lane, Robert Bernard, Ted Royce and Sailor Cresswell. The play was directed by Sarah Schilling. Technical…

  • Mermaids and unicorns (Episode 5 of 29)

    Presentation of two short plays for WBAI’s Mind’s Eye Theatre, A touch of strange by Theodore Sturgeon and Better than Eden by William West. One play concerns the loss of a mermaid; the other, the loss of a unicorn. Both plays take place in the nude, and one takes place in the dark. Cast includes…

  • Monuments (Episode 15 of 29)

    Eight monologues by Diane Di Prima, written at different times, and first assembled at the Cafe Cino. The monologues and performers are “Bacchanale”, Sierra Bandit; “Freddie’s monologue”, Lee Fitzgerald; “Butterfly sprite”, Edward Barton; “John’s words”, John Braden; “Zip code”, Diane Di Prima; “Hand grenade”, Alan Marlowe; “Did he go to the seaside”, John Herbert MacDonald;…

  • How pleasant to know Mr. Lear (Episode 11 of 14)

    A dramatic reading of some lesser-known works by Edward Lear (1812-1888), English author, illustrator and poet who is known mostly for his nonsense poetry and prose. Among the works read are the “Nonsense Cookery” and “Eclogue”. The readers are Myrna Charles, Kathleen Dalton, Mike Hodel, Larry Holpp and John Wilson. Selection and direction by Baird…