Inquisitions (and Other Un-American Activities)

2:00 p.m. - Walter Wagoner A New Radio Drama for May Day 2008: Inquisitions (and Other Un-American Activities) 

The interrogation of activist Lucy Parsons during the 1919 Palmer raids is the framework of a dynamic new audio production that explores the movement for an eight-hour workday, the Haymarket bombing, and hanging of four activists. It was recorded in May, 2003 at City Hall in Burlington, Vermont, on the 117th anniversary of the infamous 1886 bombing. "Inquisitions" is Written by Greg Guma, Directed by Bill Boardman, and Co-produced by Toward Freedom and Catalyst Theatre Company. More info at: www.squeakywheel.net/inquisitions.html Technorati tags: WPKN, radio

Live from...WHERE?

WPKN presents: "Live from…WHERE?" A LIVE Radio Program, with RADIO FREE THEATER featuring the cast of "This Just In," New Haven's #1 comedy news theater company. Come be part of the live radio audience and join 'This Just In' cast members, assorted musicians, exotic dancers, ventriloquists, mimes, storytellers, Roy & Cynthia, and MORE!

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007; 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Kasbah Garden Café, 105 Howe Street, New Haven, CT

Free, it's FREE, I TELL YOU - FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! Come be part of the audience and have some great food with some great music. The show will start at 8 PM SHARP, so come early and have some coffee or dinner, settle in and join the show! For directions or information: Call Kasbah at 203 777 5053 Call WPKN at 203 331 9756 No reservations: come early to be sure of getting a seat. Technorati tags: WPKN, WPKM, Bridgeport, New London, radio, Montauk

Live Van Morrison, a radio play, and more

2-6 p.m. - Jeff Wignall 2-3 p.m. Music from Van Morrison's as-yet unreleased double live CD "Van Morrison: Live at the Austin City Limits Festival." The album is not available in the U.S. 3:15 p.m. Phone interview with Professor Louie of Professor Louie and the Crowmatix at 3:15 p.m to talk about their upcoming free concert at the Westport Public Library on April 15th. 4-4:30 p.m. Norman Corwin's radio play El Capitan and the Corporal. 4:45 p.m. Miles Marek, producing director of the Fairfield Theater Company, will talk about their upcoming spring season of music and plays. Technorati tags: WPKN, Van Morrison, Bridgeport, radio play, radio

El Capitan and the Corporal

4:00 p.m. - El Capitan and the Corporal We continue a series of broadcasts of classic radio plays by the legendary Norman Corwin with “El Capitan and the Corporal”, a romance, a travel story, and a wartime memory. So many people traveled by train during World War II that train-travel recollections are a universal common denominator in our living memory of those years. Romance, sudden and unexpected, springs up between a young Army corporal and a woman he meets by chance on a cross-country trip. Corwin beautifully paints a fine, honest story of the human heart, against the strains and hopes and fears of that era. Norman Corwin is regarded as the Grand Master of American radio drama. In the 1940s he was one of the best-known personalities in America. His brilliant programs drew radio audiences of as many as sixty million people. Many of them were written, cast, rehearsed, produced, and performed live within a single week’s time. They often featured performances by some of the greatest stars of the era. Additional information about Norman Corwin’s remarkable career can be found at normancorwin.com. Technorati tags: WPKN, radio play, Bridgeport, Norman Corwin

The Undecided Molecule

4:00 p.m. We continue a series of broadcasts of classic radio plays by the legendary Norman Corwin with “The Undecided Molecule”, in which a molecule who can’t decide what element or thing it would like to be a part of is brought to trial for its intransigence. The judge is played by Groucho Marx, along with Robert Benchley, Vincent Price, Norman Lloyd, Sylvia Sidney, and Keenan Wynn. It was first broadcast on July 17th, 1945. Norman Corwin is regarded as the Grand Master of American radio drama. In the 1940s he was one of the best-known personalities in America. His brilliant programs drew radio audiences of as many as sixty million people. Many of them were written, cast, rehearsed, produced, and performed live within a single week’s time. They often featured performances by some of the greatest stars of the era. Additional information about Norman Corwin’s remarkable career can be found at normancorwin.com. Technorati tags: WPKN, radio play, Bridgeport, Norman Corwin, radio, Groucho Marx