Radio adaptations. – Page 9 – Pacifica Radio Archives

Benito Cereno / by Herman Melville.

Adaptation of his short story for radio.

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Romeo and Juliet / by William Shakespeare.

Adaptation of his play for radio.

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Juggernaut / by Fred Cook.

Dramatization of Cook’s The Nation article about the emergence of the welfare State.|JUGGERNAUT / by Fred Cook. – Adaptation of Cook’s “The Nation” article about the American welfare state, and the union of military and business interests. – BROADCAST: KPFK, 27 Sept. 1962.

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Trial of Lucullus / by Bertolt Brecht.

Adaptation of his play for radio.

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The Man in the case / by Anton Chekhov and Wendy Wasserstein ; produced and directed by Marjorie Van Halteren.

Performance of Wendy Wasserstein’s adaptation of Chekhov’s story. Wendy Wasserstein won the Pulitzer Prize for her drama Heidi Chronicles.|THE MAN IN THE CASE / by Anton Chekhov and Wendy Wasserstein| produced and directed by Marjorie Van Halteren. – SERIES: The Radio stage| no. 12 – Performance of Wendy Wasserstein’s adaptation of Chekhov’s story. Wendy Wasserstein…

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Dracula / by Bram Stoker ; produced by Orson Welles.

Radio adaptation of the English novel.|DRACULA / by Bram Stoker| produced and introduced by Orson Welles. SERIES: Mercury theater on the air – Radio adaptation of the classic Gothic English novel about Count Dracula, and his adventures in England. RECORDED: Columbia Network recording, 196-?

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By his bootstraps / by Robert A. Heinlein ; adapted and produced by Yuri Rasovsky ; featuring Richard Dreyfuss.

Radio adaptation of Heinlein’s science fiction story about the convergence of various older selves who come back to give advice to the younger version–who is not always accepting of their suggestions.

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Haircut / by Ring Lardner ; produced by David Ossman and Leo Lee.

Adaptation of the Ring Lardner short story “Haircut.” The story takes place at two levels. One is a barbershop in a small midwestern town several years ago, as a new fellow gets his hair cut with the regulars telling stories. The stories revolve around a recently deceased joker–which leader to the second level. The new…

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Night visit / by Friedrich Durrenmatt;: adapted by J.S. Young. The Thirst / by Flann O’Brien ; produced by Paul Vangelisti.

Two plays adapted for radio.

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The Tempest / by William Shakespeare ; directed and produced by Paul Vangelisti.

Radio adaptation by Bill Lynch; original music by Bob Frazier.

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