The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. (ARTC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 dedicated to preserving, promoting, performing, and educating people about the art of audio theatre (radio drama

Radio drama

Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...

).

Activities

ARTC performs live audio drama at a wide variety of events, often with a very specific focus on Science Fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

, Horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 or Fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

. They have been performing roughly 24 years, and have performed at such notable venues as DragonCon, Mythic Journeys

Mythic Journeys

Mythic Journeys is a performance festival and conference festival held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2004, it began as a celebration of the works of Joseph Campbell and has expanded into a celebration of the role of myth and storytelling in the modern world.Put on by the...

, Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock in Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet amsl and 825 feet above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain granite extends underground at its longest point into Gwinnett County...

, and the World Fantasy Convention

World Fantasy Convention

The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while de-emphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the...

.

Some of their more noteworthy adaptations include several works by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

 including The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, in February 1928.-Inspiration:...

, The Dunwich Horror

The Dunwich Horror

"The Dunwich Horror" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales . It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts...

, and At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness is a novella by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and rejected that year by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright on the grounds of its length. It was originally serialized in the February, March and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories...

. They have also performed adaptations of works by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...

 including The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H.G. Wells published in 1897. Wells' novel was originally serialised in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, and published as a novel the same year...

, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction...

. However, several authors who do not have work in the public domain have also given permission either personally or through their estate, including Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...

 for adaptations of All You Zombies, The Man Who Traveled in Elephants

The Man Who Traveled in Elephants

"The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" is a short story written in 1948 by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published as "The Elephant Circuit" in the October 1957 issue of Saturn Magazine. It later appeared in two Heinlein anthologies, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag and The Fantasies...

 and The Menace From Earth

The Menace From Earth

"The Menace From Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1957.-Plot summary:The "menace" of the title is a beautiful woman tourist who visits the Moon colony and is assigned a young guide named Holly, a 15 year old girl and aspiring starship designer who is...

; Margaret Weis

Margaret Weis

Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...

 and Tracy Hickman

Tracy Hickman

Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...

 for an adaptation of Lord Durndrun's Party; Henry Lee Forest's Special Order and James P. Hogan

James P. Hogan (writer)

James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.-Biography:Hogan was born in London, England. He was raised in the Portobello Road area on the west side of London...

's Zap Thy Neighbor.

Over the years, various members of ARTC have participated in or taught classes for various workshops, including the MidWest Radio Theatre Workshop and its successor organization National Audio Theatre Festival

National Audio Theatre Festival

The National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc. is a US-based organization sponsoring a yearly, five-day workshop on radio drama, voiceover and the audio arts, as well as other special training. Participants take classes on subjects such as voiceover and voice acting, audio engineering, Foley and...

, The Himan Brown

Himan Brown

Himan Brown , also known as Hi Brown and Mende Brown, was an American producer of radio programs. Producing for the major radio networks and also for syndication, Brown worked with such actors as Helen Hayes, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and Orson Welles while creating...

 Workshop at the University of Georgia, and in Macon and Cartersville, Georgia. Their writers continue to teach radio drama writing at science fiction conventions around the country.

Founding (1984-1992)

ARTC was founded in 1984 by radio personality William L. Brown and actor/director Patrick Stansbury. They procured underwriting from a local bank to sponsor a weekly, one hour program on WGST-AM. The first shows were produced in Brown's home studio. Atlanta playwright Thomas E. Fuller was enlisted as principal writer, and numerous actors from the local theatrical community were cast in the productions. Soon Henry Howard, owner of Audio Craft, made his facility available to ARTC and came on board as a producer. ARTC produced a full 13 week schedule for WGST in summer of 1984. That fall ARTC moved to WABE

WABE

WABE FM 90.1 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, that is affiliated with National Public Radio and Public Radio International . WABE's format features mostly classical music. It has lately added the short feature Atlanta Sounds and twice weekly previews of weekend events around the city...

-FM, the local Public Radio station, and ran a full season of thirteen shows. Then the next year they produced the SouthernAire Workshop for Peach State Public Radio (now Georgia Public Broadcasting

Georgia Public Broadcasting

Georgia Public Broadcasting is the public broadcasting radio and television state network in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is operated by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission....

. Most of the shows were performed "live" or "live-on-tape" in-studio.

In the summer of 1987 ARTC began performing live at science fiction convention

Science fiction convention

Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as movies and...

s. Their first live performance was at the first DragonCon. The play was H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

's "The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, in February 1928.-Inspiration:...

" as adapted by Gerald W. Page

Gerald W. Page

Gerald W. Page is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and horror. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine Analog where it appeared in 1963....

.

Also in 1987 ARTC introduced the Centauri Express Audio Magazine -- the first audio magazine. It ran for five issues and contained plays, reviews of other audio products, and news of interest to the SF audience. Centauri Express was funded with a grant from the 1986 World Science Fiction Convention

Worldcon

Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention held each year since 1939 . It is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society...

, ConFederation

44th World Science Fiction Convention

The 44th World Science Fiction Convention , also known as ConFederation, was held 28 August – 1 September 1986 at the Marriott Marquis and Atlanta Hilton in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.The chairmen were Penny Frierson and Ron Zukowski....

, held in Atlanta.

Explosion (1992-2002)

Under the leadership of Thomas E. Fuller, ARTC established a troupe of professional and semi-professional actors, writers, directors, and technicians, to create live and in-studio productions of audio drama.

In 1993 and 1994, they began performing monthly at a coffee house in the Little Five Points district in Atlanta. This theater experience allowed for the development of new writers, gave the actors more radio experience, and allowed for experimentation with new formats and styles. These coffee house shows created many new stand-alone plays as well as radio series in the style of the programs from the golden age of radio

Old-time radio

Old-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...

.

After the coffee house closed, the live performance troupe continued to find venues for live audio theatre. They performed at a few live music venues, the Decatur

Decatur, Georgia

Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...

 Arts Festival, Callanwolde, and several libraries and bookstores. They also expanded the number of science fiction conventions at which they performed.

Even during this period ARTC continued to create in-studio audio drama on cassette tape and eventually CDs. Their 1996 production of H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau

The Island of Doctor Moreau

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. It is told from the point of view of a man named Edward Prendick who is shipwrecked, rescued by a passing boat, and then left at the ship's destination by the crew along with the ship's cargo of exotic animals...

won a silver Mark Time award

Mark Time Awards

The Mark Time Awards are the most prominent radio drama awards worldwide in conjunction with the Ogle Awards. The awards are granted by the MISFITS Minnesota Society For Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy and judged by a panel of five distinguished radio producers. Each year there are new...

 for excellence in science fiction audio drama. It was the first of several awards from the Mark-Time award committee to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.

In 1995, ARTC's first web page was posted.

For several years during this period ARTC performed live every Halloween night on Peach State Public Radio - performing and broadcasting from one of the Georgia Public Television studios.

Starting in 1996 with permission from Mrs. Virginia Heinlein to adapt her husband's The Menace from Earth

The Menace From Earth

"The Menace From Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1957.-Plot summary:The "menace" of the title is a beautiful woman tourist who visits the Moon colony and is assigned a young guide named Holly, a 15 year old girl and aspiring starship designer who is...

 into an audio play, the company has continued to negotiate with contemporary writers for permission to create adaptations of their work. Among the writers whose work has been adapted by ARTC are:
Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...

,
James P. Hogan

James P. Hogan (writer)

James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.-Biography:Hogan was born in London, England. He was raised in the Portobello Road area on the west side of London...

,
Brad Linaweaver

Brad Linaweaver

Bradford Swain Linaweaver is a science fiction writer and screenwriting for low budget movies.The novella version of his novel 'Moon of Ice' was a Nebula Award finalist and the novel length version won a Prometheus Award....

,
Gerald W. Page

Gerald W. Page

Gerald W. Page is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and horror. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine Analog where it appeared in 1963....

,
John Ringo

John Ringo

John Ringo is an American science fiction and military fiction author. He has had several New York Times best sellers. His books range from straightforward science fiction to a mix of military and political thrillers...

,
Brad Strickland

Brad Strickland

William Bradley Strickland is an American author known primarily for his fantasy and science fiction. He was born in New Holland, Georgia....

, and
Margaret Weis

Margaret Weis

Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...

 and Tracy Hickman

Tracy Hickman

Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...

.

Post-Fuller (2002-present)

In November 2002 Thomas E. Fuller died from a heart attack. The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company had lost its leader, its head writer, and its voice. ARTC attracted new writers, new actors, and new leaders. It continued to expand the number of places where it performed and new productions.

ARTC continued to perform at many science fiction conventions. Additionally it began searching for a permanent stage home for regular performances. From 2002 through 2003 it mounted several productions at Stone Mountain Park. Then in 2006 it began a full theatrical season at Stage Door Players in Dunwoody, Georgia

Dunwoody, Georgia

Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. Dunwoody became incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008...

. In 2009 it moved its theatrical home to the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, Georgia.

In August 2006, ARTC began to podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 programming gathered from previous live performances. The podcasts include new material, old fan favorites, and rare performances.

The Dean's List

Stories by Robert A. Heinlein. Adapted with permission of Mrs. Virginia Heinlein.

• The Man Who Traveled in Elephants

  by Robert A. Heinlein

  adapted by Brad Linaweaver

• The Menace From Earth

  by Robert A. Heinlein

  adapted by William Alan Ritch

• Solution Unsatisfactory

  by Robert A. Heinlein

  adapted by Daniel S. Taylor

SF by Gaslight

Classic 19th century literature brought to life.

• The Brides of Dracula

  by Thomas E. Fuller

  inspired by Dracula by Bram Stoker

• Hour of the Wolf

  by Thomas E. Fuller

• The Island of Doctor Moreau

  by H. G. Wells

  adapted by Thomas E. Fuller

• The Passion of Frankenstein

  by Thomas E. Fuller

  inspired by Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

• The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde

  by Robert Louis Stevenson

  adapted by Daniel S. Taylor

• The Time Machine

  by H. G. Wells

  adapted by Thomas E. Fuller?

Into the Labyrinth

Original horror and dark fantasy

• All Hallows' Moon

  by Thomas E. Fuller

• Ghost Dance & Armada Rising

  by Thomas E. Fuller

• The Last Dragon to Avondale & Chronos Beach

  by Thomas E. Fuller

• Special Order

  by Henry Lee Forest

  adapted by Daniel S. Taylor

• A Case of Abuse

  by Ron N. Butler

H. P. Lovecraft

Stories by H. P. Lovecraft.

• At the Mountains of Madness

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Brad Strickland

• The Call of C'thulhu

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Ron N. Butler

• The Color Out of Space

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Ron N. Butler

• The Dunwich Horror

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Thomas E. Fuller

• The Rats in the Walls

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Brad Strickland

• The Shadow Over Innsmouth

  by H. P. Lovecraft

  adapted by Gregory Nicoll

H. Beam Piper

• He Walked Around the Horses

  by H. Beam Piper

  adapted by Ron N. Butler

• Omnilingual

  by H. Beam Piper

  adapted by Ron N. Butler

• Time and Time Again

  by H. Beam Piper

  adapted by Ron N. Butler

Centauri Express

The first audio magazine.

• Adventures on the Backroads of Time

  Terry Sanders and Clair Whitworth Kiernan

• The Happy Man

  by Gerald W. Page

• The Competitor

  by Brad Linaweaver

  adapted by William Alan Ritch

An ARTC Christmas

Christmas stories and other seasonal celebrations.

• An Atlanta Christmas

  by Thomas E. Fuller

  adapted by Daniel S. Taylor

Aurora

Romance.

• The Hoyden

  by Berta Platas

• Kissed by a Stranger

  by Fiona Karanina Leonard Brown

Conventions

• AnachroCon 2011
• Antares 1995
• AtomiCon 1993
• Birmingham Radio Theater Workshop 2001
• Burroughs Dum-Dum 1994
• ConFederation
  44th World Science Fiction Convention
  The 44th World Science Fiction Convention , also known as ConFederation, was held 28 August – 1 September 1986 at the Marriott Marquis and Atlanta Hilton in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.The chairmen were Penny Frierson and Ron Zukowski....
  
   1986
• Costume-Con 2004
• DeepSouthCon
  DeepSouthCon
  The DeepSouthCon is an annual science fiction convention, which is hosted in different cities in the Southern United States. Site selection is by vote of the membership of a given DSC, for the convention to be held 2 years in the future. DSC is often, but not always, held in conjunction with an...
  
   1994, 1996
• DragonCon 1987-2011
• Friends of Old-Time Radio 1997
• Gaylaxicon
  Gaylaxicon
  Gaylaxicon is an annual science fiction, fantasy and horror convention that focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender topics. It takes place in various locations in the United States and occasionally Canada, often on the east coast....
  
   2007 (in Atlanta)
• Georgia Libertarian Party Convention 2001
• Heinlein Centential 2007
• LibertyCon 2005-2011
• NecronomiCon
  Necronomicon
  The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire appearing in the stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first mentioned in Lovecraft's 1924 short story "The Hound", written in 1922, though its purported author, the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, had been quoted a year earlier in...
  
   1994-1998
• OASIS 1998-1999
• PhoenixCon 1993
• Mythic Journeys
  Mythic Journeys
  Mythic Journeys is a performance festival and conference festival held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2004, it began as a celebration of the works of Joseph Campbell and has expanded into a celebration of the role of myth and storytelling in the modern world.Put on by the...
  
   2006
• Sci-Fi Summer 2001-2006
• Southeast Antique Radio Show 1998
• TimeGate
  TimeGate
  TimeGate is an Atlanta-based science fiction convention dedicated to Doctor Who and Stargate fandom, though general SF/F interests are also represented.-History:...
  
   2006, 2008
• Under Construction 1994-1995
• World Fantasy Convention
  World Fantasy Convention
  The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while de-emphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the...
  
   1992
• World Horror Convention
  World Horror Convention
  The World Horror Convention is an annual professional gathering of the World Horror Society and other interested parties.-Site selection:Historically, all World Horror Conventions have been held in the United States or Canada, usually alternating between east and west sides of the country...
  
   1995, 1999

Theatres

• Cartersville Radio Theater 1994
• Dad's Garage Theatre Company
  Dad's Garage Theatre Company
  Dad's Garage Theatre Company, located in Inman Park near Little Five Points in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1995 by Chris Blair, Marc Cram, Sean Daniels, John Gregorio, David Keeton, Joseph Limbaugh, Matt Stanton, and Matt Young. The small theater company has since achieved international...
  
   2002
• Little Five Points Coffeehouse 1993-1994
• Stage Door Players 2006-2007
• Academy Theatre [2008-present]

Other Venues

• Atlanta Science Fiction Society 2002
• Callanwolde 1993
• Camp Willoway 2006
• Eddie's Attic 1997
• Gwinnett
  Gwinnett County, Georgia
  , Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
  
   History Museum 1999
• Props Restaurant 1994
• Stone Mountain Park 2002-2005, 2007

Bookstores and Libraries

• Atlanta Public Library
  Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
  The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System is a network of public libraries serving the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, both in the U.S. state of Georgia. The system is currently administered by Fulton County...
  
   1995, 1996, 1997
• Barnes & Noble Bookstore 1995-2007
• Tut's Book Emporium 2006-2007

Schools

• DeKalb
  DeKalb County, Georgia
  DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
  
   School of the Arts 2004
• Parkview High School
  Parkview High School (Georgia)
  Parkview High School, the "Home of the Panthers," is located in Lilburn, Georgia in Gwinnett County. The current principal is Mr. David T. Smith.-History:During the early 1970s, Gwinnett County, Georgia led the country in growth...
  
   2000-2001
• Georgia Tech DramaTech
  DramaTech
  DramaTech is Georgia Tech's student run theater. They are also home to Let's Try This! and VarietyTech .-Early history:...
  
   2000
• University of Georgia
  University of Georgia
  The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
  
  , Athens 1994

Special events

• Decatur Arts Festival 1996-2000
• Echo Lounge 2000
• Fellowship of Reason 2003
• Festival of Trees 2001
• Somber Reptile 2000

Writers

A list of writers whose work has been adapted for audio by ARTC.

• Robert A. Heinlein
  Robert A. Heinlein
  Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
  
  
• L. Ron Hubbard
  L. Ron Hubbard
  Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
  
  
• James P. Hogan
  James P. Hogan (writer)
  James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.-Biography:Hogan was born in London, England. He was raised in the Portobello Road area on the west side of London...
  
  
• Rudyard Kipling
  Rudyard Kipling
  Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
  
  
• Katherine Kurtz
  Katherine Kurtz
  Katherine Kurtz is the author of numerous fantasy novels, most notably the Deryni novels. Although born in America, for the past several years, up until just recently, she has lived in a castle in Ireland...
  
  
• Brad Linaweaver
  Brad Linaweaver
  Bradford Swain Linaweaver is a science fiction writer and screenwriting for low budget movies.The novella version of his novel 'Moon of Ice' was a Nebula Award finalist and the novel length version won a Prometheus Award....
  
  
• H. P. Lovecraft
  H. P. Lovecraft
  Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
  
  
• Greg Nicoll
• Gerald W. Page
  Gerald W. Page
  Gerald W. Page is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and horror. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine Analog where it appeared in 1963....
  
  
• H. Beam Piper
  H. Beam Piper
  Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.He wrote under the name H. Beam Piper...
  
  
• Terry Pratchett
  Terry Pratchett
  Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels...
  
  
• John Ringo
  John Ringo
  John Ringo is an American science fiction and military fiction author. He has had several New York Times best sellers. His books range from straightforward science fiction to a mix of military and political thrillers...
  
  
• Mary Shelley
  Mary Shelley
  Mary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
  
  
• Robert Louis Stevenson
  Robert Louis Stevenson
  Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
  
  
• Bram Stoker
  Bram Stoker
  Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
  
  
• Brad Strickland
  Brad Strickland
  William Bradley Strickland is an American author known primarily for his fantasy and science fiction. He was born in New Holland, Georgia....
  
  
• A. E. van Vogt
  A. E. van Vogt
  Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
  
  
• Margaret Weis
  Margaret Weis
  Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
  
   and Tracy Hickman
  Tracy Hickman
  Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
  
  
• H. G. Wells
  H. G. Wells
  Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
  
  

Celebrities

Celebrities who have acted on stage or in the studio with ARTC.

• Matt Anderson

  DragonCon 2004 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Slaves of the Zombie-Tron" by Ron N. Butler

• Robert Asprin
  Robert Asprin
  Robert Lynn Asprin was an American science fiction and fantasy author and active fan, best known for his humorous MythAdventures and Phule's Company series.- Background :...
  
  

  LibertyCon 2005

• Michael Brady

  DragonCon (many, many years)

  Sci-Fi Summer

• Peter David
  Peter David
  Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...
  
  

  DragonCon 2001 - "Solution Unsatisfactory" by Robert A. Heinlein

• John Rhys-Davies
  John Rhys-Davies
  John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
  
  

  DragonCon 2001 - "Guards, Guards" by Terry Pratchett

• Harlan Ellison
  Harlan Ellison
  Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction.His published works include over 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, essays, a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media...
  
  

  DragonCon 1990 - "The Rats in the Walls" by H. P. Lovecraft

  DragonCon 1998 - "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" by Robert A. Heinlein

  ... and in the studio production.

  DragonCon 2004 - "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft

• Lisa Getto

  Sci-Fi Summer, several years

• Jonathan Harris
  Jonathan Harris
  Jonathan Harris was an American stage and film character actor. Two of his best-known roles were as the timid accountant Bradford Webster in the TV version of The Third Man, and the comic villain Dr. Zachary Smith, in the 1960s sci-fi television series, Lost in Space...
  
  

  DragonCon 1998 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Cosmic Cycloplex" by Ron N. Butler

• Richard Hatch
  Richard Hatch (actor)
  Richard Hatch is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the remake of Battlestar Galactica....
  
  

  DragonCon 2005 - "The Weapons Shop" by A. E. van Vogt

• James Charles Leary

  DragonCon 2004 -

• Tamara Morton

  DragonCon 2004 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein

• Ted Raimi
  Ted Raimi
  Theodore "Ted"/"Half Ted" Raimi is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV and Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...
  
  

  DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler

• Michael Sinelnikoff
  Michael Sinelnikoff
  Michael Sinelnikoff is a British actor. He is most famous for his role as Professor Arthur Summerlee on the television series The Lost World, and has been seen in a variety of film roles.- Filmography :- External links :...
  
  

  DragonCon 2000 - "Most Pierced Man" by Ron N. Butler

• Jewel Staite
  Jewel Staite
  Jewel Belair Staite is a Canadian actress, who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis.-Personal life:...
  
  

  DragonCon 2004 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein

• Claire Stansfield
  Claire Stansfield
  Claire Stansfield is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model. She is best-known for her recurring role as "Alti" in several episodes of the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.-Life and career:...
  
  

  DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler

• Brinke Stevens
  Brinke Stevens
  Brinke Stevens is an American actress, model and writer.-Life and career:Born in San Diego, California, Stevens has studied several foreign languages, including Esperanto, and gained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master of Science in Marine...
  
  

  NecronomiCon 1996 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein

  DragonCon 1998 - "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" by Robert A. Heinlein

  The studio production of "A Real Babe" by Brad Linaweaver

• Robert Trebor
  Robert Trebor
  Robert Trebor is an American character actor, perhaps best known for his role as "Salmoneus" on the cult hits Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess...
  
  

  DragonCon 1999 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Phantom Menace" by Ron N. Butler

• Alexandra Tydings
  Alexandra Tydings
  Alexandra Tydings Luzzatto is an American actress, best known for her role as the Greek goddess Aphrodite on the popular TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess.-Early life:She first began her career at the age of 11 at the Royal Ballet's production of...
  
  

  DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler

Awards

Awards are given by the American Society For Science Fiction Audio for the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio dramas of the year. There are two awards: the Mark Time Awards

Mark Time Awards

The Mark Time Awards are the most prominent radio drama awards worldwide in conjunction with the Ogle Awards. The awards are granted by the MISFITS Minnesota Society For Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy and judged by a panel of five distinguished radio producers. Each year there are new...

 for the best science fiction and the Ogle Awards for the best fantasy/horror.

• 2004 Mark-Time Special Award - Best Adaptation

  "The Menace From Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein,

  adapted by William Alan Ritch

• 1998 Ogle Silver Award

  "All Hallows Moon" by Thomas E. Fuller.

• 1997 Mark-Time Special Award, Best Horror-Fantasy Production

  "The Brides of Dracula" by Thomas E. Fuller.

• 1996 Mark-Time Silver Award

  "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H. G. Wells

  adapted by Thomas E. Fuller.

External links

• WPBA article
• "The Play's the Thing..." by Gary A. Witte
• "Sound it out" by Gary A. Witte
• "There is still Adventure in Sound" by John C. Snider