ARTC :: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Since 1984, the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company has been performing, recording, and broadcasting dramatic audio -- fully dramatized, fully sound-scaped audio drama, far beyond the readings and "audio books" you can find in every bookstore. We like to think that what we do is classic "old-time radio", as it would sound with today's technology and dramatic techniques. Elsewhere in our pages you'll find a brief overview of ARTC's history.

Well, "dramatic audio" is a misleading term: Although we are best known for our adaptations of the works of H P Lovecraft (with the kind permission of Arkham House), our catalog covers a wide range of subject matter. From the horror of Lovecraft, to the seminal science fantasy of H G Wells, to our own original works in dark fantasy, science fiction, romance, pulp adventure, parody and humor; wherever your imagination can take you.

Yes, your imagination. All we do is set the scene in your mind. We give you voices, sound effects, ambient atmosphere: You build the sets, you give faces to the voices, you design the costumes. This is truly the "Theater of the Mind", as practiced in the Golden Age of Radio.

Put another way, we were "virtual reality" when "virtual reality" wasn't cool.

Our web page changes frequently. Please let us know what you think of the page, and what you'd like to see on it. Suggest other pages we can link to, or that might link to us. If you've written or produced radio drama, we'd especially like to hear from you.

We're a little bit like a lot of things, but not exactly like anything else. That's clear as mud, right?

Are we a neighborhood theater company without a theater? Or are we a radio theater without a radio station? Are we "new old-time radio"? We like to think that we're what traditional radio drama and comedy might have become, if it had lasted long enough in the United States to take advantage of today's technology and dramatic techniques.

For those who think us a little too loosely wrapped for investing so much time and energy in a dead art form: It's not dead. It's largely moribund in America, although there are still dozens of companies here who produce dramatized radio programs. Elsewhere in the world, particularly at the BBC, radio thrives as a storytelling medium. And we have confidence that sooner or later, the US will catch up.

Perhaps the best label for us, if you must have one, is "Small-Press Audio Publisher".

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Available Programming: Is your material available for broadcast?
Awards: The American Society for Science Fiction Audio presents the Mark Time Award ...
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Future Releases: When will Special Order be ready?
General: What station are you on?
History: The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company was founded in 1984...
Chronology: The performances you missed.
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Thomas E. Fuller Lifetime Achievement Award
Contextless Surfing From the Theatre of the Mind: Links to other people just as crazy as we are.
Other Venues: So, what do you do when you're not doing this... whatever this is?
OTR: What is "Old Time Radio"?
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