Producing Audio Theatre

Preparation - Direction - Engineering

Advice from Tony Palermo

• Preparing Radio Scripts for Production -- my advice on how to prepare SFX, Engineer books and actor's scripts.
• Engineering Radio Drama  - my essay on microphones, effects devices, mixing, and music cues.  ALSO: Getting Authentic Telephone Voice Sounds
• Directing Radio Drama - my essay on preparing scripts, casting, cueing, and pacing radio drama.
• More Advice on Radio Directing -- a bit more about my method of directing.
• Radio Live on Stage -- considerations for performing radio drama before a live audience.
• Audio Effects and Point of View -- a discussion of how to place actors in the stereo field
• NEW: Starting an Audio Theatre Troupe -- advice to a new troupe

   

  
  Other resources

• Audiotheater.com -- Henry  Howard's great resource on everything audio drama related.
  
• Radio College  - has lots of technical tips about production and sound effects.
• Radio Drama, Teaching & Learning -- a free, on-line course from the University of Kent in the U.K.

Radio news production -- much of this information also applies to radio drama too

• This American Life, the public radio program, has links on how to DIY and a nifty comic book about their show. Here's an excerpt on "How to Edit Audio."
• transom.org is a great resource site for radio news production. Their tools page has info on remote recording, mics, digital and analog editing, web-casting and more.
• The book, Sound Reporting: National Public Radio Guide to Radio Journalism and Production, ISBN  0-9403-7202-7 is currently out of print, but you may be able to find a used copy at www.bookfinder.com

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TONY PALERMO is an audio theatre producer, performer, and educator living in Los Angeles, California.
He performs professionally, conducts workshops, and produces programs for hire.

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