COVID: moving to radio

August 6, 2020

This year's program, though not what I had imagined it would be back in January, was unbelievably fruitful. What other experience would produce a theatrical event without the need to memorize lines, project, cheat out or encounter stage fright! With these usual notes irrelevant, I was able to focus on pace, articulation, accents, and other aspects of voice acting. The girls responded with enthusiasm and ingenuity. They submitted dynamic line recordings and put in a lot of independent work of their own accord to bring these four original plays to you. 

My favorite thing about GGT is the community it creates every summer. While I missed the usual lunch time drama and potluck post performance, the community aspect was by no means lacking. In fact, this program provided even more opportunities for other young artists to collaborate and create by volunteering with GGT. Not only did I have a dedicated (and patient!) cast to work with, but I was supported by a diverse team of volunteer writers, editors, voice actors, sound effect techs, artists, and friends without whom these radio play productions would not have been possible.

The radio play camp was such a success, I plan to continue it in future summers. It will be an in person camp with a focus on sound tech and voice acting.The final piece will be recorded live (so I won't have to splice 300 some individual recordings together! Hurrah!). 

Listen to these radio dramas, share them with your friends and family, and check back to see what GGT will offer over winter and summer breaks! 

(The plays are in a video format which can only be viewed if you have the individual link from the webpage below.)

Go to this page to listen: http://ggtheater.blogspot.com/p/2020-radio-plays.html