Arkansas Radio Theatre, an initiative that operates in association with the Arkansas Tech University Department of Communication and Media Studies, has announced its spring 2024 schedule.
The series of 15 performances will air on KXRJ 91.9 FM and www.atu.edu/broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. each Saturday from Feb. 3 through May 11.
The spring 2024 Arkansas Radio Theatre schedule includes debut broadcasts of Arkansas Radio Theatre’s performances of “The Elephant’s Child” and “The Cat That Walked by Himself” by Rudyard Kipling. Cast members include Calvin Phillips and Midori Jones.
Productions of Rudyard Kipling stories by Arkansas Radio Theatre are archived at the Kipling Society library in the United Kingdom.
Arkansas Radio Theatre will also debut its performance of “Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched” by May Sinclair this semester. It stars Aaron Haar, John Leban and Haley Sorg.
Dr. David J. Eshelman, head of the ATU Department of Communication and Media Studies and professor of communication, founded Arkansas Radio Theatre in 2007 and serves as its director.
Arkansas Radio Theatre recordings are made available to the visually impaired through the Arkansas Information Reading Service.
Archived broadcasts of each performance are uploaded to blogs.atu.edu/radiotheatre.
Below is the complete spring 2024 Arkansas Radio Theatre schedule:
- Saturday, Feb. 3: “Calico Pie”
- Saturday, Feb. 10: “Mr. Hound’s Life as a Dog” and “Thumbelina”
- Saturday, Feb. 17: “The Elephant’s Child” and “The Cat That Walked by Himself”
- Saturday, Feb. 24: “A Feline Romance”
- Saturday, March 2: “The Elephant’s Child” and “The Cat That Walked by Himself”
- Saturday, March 9: “Who Stole the Queen’s Tarts?” and “Cautionary Tales”
- Saturday, March 16: “The Brushwood Boy”
- Saturday, March 23: “The Brushwood Boy”
- Saturday, March 30: “Children of the Zodiac” and “Mrs. Bathurst”
- Saturday, April 6: “Miss Julie”
- Saturday, April 13: “Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched”
- Saturday, April 20: “Mary Postgate”
- Saturday, April 27: “Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched”
- Saturday, May 4: “Reflections from Russia”
- Saturday, May 11: “Candida”
For more information about Arkansas Radio Theatre, send e-mail to deshelman@atu.edu.
