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"The Baltimore Bazaar Of The Bizarre" - 5 Live Radio Plays - March 6-15, 2025!
Posted 2/22/25
Industrial-Strength Theater presents "The Baltimore Bazaar of the Bizarre" Five live radio plays March 6-15, 2025 at Baltimore Theatre Project!
Theatre of the mind! Five original tales of mayhem, murder, and mystery in mobtown. Five radio plays set in Baltimore performed and recorded LIVE!
"The Baltimore Bazaar Of The Bizarre"
Written By Mark Redfield and Tony Tsendeas
Directed by Mark Redfield
March 6-15, 2025
Baltimore Theatre Project - 45 West Preston St. Baltimore, Md 21201
Tickets:
General Admission: $25
Student/Artist/Military: $20
Box Office: 410-752-8558
Tickets Available at: https://theatreproject.ticketspice.com/the-baltimore-bazaar-of-the-bizarre
"The Baltimore Bazaar of the Bizarre" audio dramas are:
FRANK, THE BODY SNATCHER
by Tony Tsendeas
In the 1830s, Baltimore was one of the first cities in America to establish medical schools, and doctors needed dead bodies for the students to dissect and study. And so they turned to ‘Resurrection Men’ like Frank for a steady, fresh, supply. This is his story…
EDGAR ALIEN POE
by Mark Redfield
Poe died in Baltimore in 1849. One of the poet’s last great works was “Eureka”, on the very nature of our universe…But did he write it? Somewhere in the wilds of Perry Hall, Maryland, a group discovers the truth the night a silver saucer crashes in their neighborhood…
NOW THAT'S FUNNY
by Tony Tsendeas
Baltimore. 1923. Vaudeville. The Swan Hotel, an establishment that caters to theatrical types; performers living the dream and the occasional nightmare of life on the Vaudeville touring circuit. Join us on a sweltering hot night and see the all comings and goings and all of the drama that takes place … off-stage.
ONE NIGHT AT THE GRINDHOUSE
by Mark Redfield
For decades, Mobtown has long been notorious for “The Block” on Baltimore Street, a collection of sex shops, porn theaters, and ancient burlesque houses. What happens when two enterprising entrepreneurs decide to cut-out-the-middle-man and make their own films in 1968? Why, murder, of course!
EVERY THEATRE HAS A GHOST
by Mark Redfield
It’s a fact that all theaters are haunted, and the Baltimore Theatre Project is no exception. But who puts on a better show in 2024? A traveling group of players opening a new play on Preston Street, or the spirits that haunt the theatre, and claim the opening night date for themselves?
Written by Tony Tsendeas and Mark Redfield
Directed by Mark Redfield
Original Music and Sound by Jennifer Rouse
Sound Technician: Bill Dickson
THE CAST
Mark Redfield
Tony Tsendeas
Jennifer Rouse
Bill Dickson
Donna Fox
Sarah Bella Joyce
Jazz Jackson
Joseph Hatchett
Showtimes:
March 6 @ 8pm
March 7 @ 8pm
March 8 @ 8pm
March 13 @ 8pm
March 14 @ 8pm
March 15 @ 8pm
Tickets:
General Admission: $25
Student/Artist/Military: $20
Tickets Available at: https://theatreproject.ticketspice.com/the-baltimore-bazaar-of-the-bizarre
More Information at: https://www.theatreproject.org/the-baltimore-bazaar-of-the-bizarre/
Baltimore Theatre Project is located at:
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Box Office: 410-752-8558
Website: theatreproject.org
Industrial-Strength Theater Website: industrial-strengththeater.com
New Podcast Series! "Edgar Allan Poe Weekly"
Posted 2/22/245
A weekly audio odyssey exploring the works and life of America's master of the macabre!
Wherever you get your podcasts!
MARK REDFIELD Invites You To The 216th Edgar Allan Poe Baltimore Birthday Celebration!
Posted 12/22/24
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN!
Hosted by Jeff Jerome, curator emeritus of Poe Baltimore
Sunday January 26, 2025 Beginning at 11am (E.S.T.) to approximately 6pm
STREAMING ON FACEBOOK at: https://www.facebook.com/@EdgarAllanPoeEvermore
Featuring "A Trilogy Of Terror" - 2 of Poe's tales and a poem performed by Mark Redfield There will also be the famous Poe Toaster, a toast of celebration, and a special cake cutting celebration among other surprises through the day.
Keep watching the "Edgar Allan Poe: Evermore" Facebook page for details and join in for the live-stream celebration on January 26th, 2025 beginning at 11:00am EST
"FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER" Now Available as a 2 CD Set!
Posted 10/14/24
“Frankenstein Mobster Audio Drama Series 2 CD Set
$24.99 plus shipping and handling
Starring DANIEL ROEBUCK, DEBBIE ROCHON, and MARK REDFIELD
Based on the graphic novel and characters created by MARK WHEATLEY
Original Music and sound design by JENNIFER ROUSE
In a city where Monsters live and Mobsters rule...
In one 36-hour period, Monstros City will be engulfed in dirty politics and black magic spells and it may well be torn apart by gang warfare and creatures of the night. Into the widening chasm between lawlessness and order steps the Frankenstein Mobster. But who is he?
Terry Todd was a good cop and he tried to be a good father. He named his daughter Terri and tried to inspire her to also become a police detective. But after he was killed in the line of duty, he was resurrected as a monster with a body patched together with parts from three ruthless mobsters. Now he fights for inner control against their evil souls while the conflict around him could take this corrupt, haunted city, and plunge it deeper into hell.
ORDER YOUR 2 CD SET HERE:
https://markredfieldstudios.com/products/frankenstein-mobster-audio-drama-series-2-cd-set
Posted 10/14/24
““Ulalume - A Ballad” (2002) is an award-winning animated short directed by Gary D. Rhodes. With animation by Cherith Brown, and featuring the voice talents of Barbara Steele, Caroline Munro, Gary D. Rhodes, and Mark Redfield.
The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) and published in 1847. "Ulalume" focuses on the narrator's loss of his beloved due to her death. “Ulalume” is a late poem, published the year before Poe’s death. It was first published anonymously in the magazine American Whig Review, December 1847.
CREDITS Voices in Order of Appearance
Narrator … Barbara Steele
First Person Narrator … Gary D. Rhodes
Psyche … Caroline Munro
Narrator … Mark Redfield
Directed by Gary D. Rhodes
Animation by Cherith Brown
Produced by … Robert L. Singer and Don Rhodes
Music by … Cliff Wallace
Sound by … Matt Horton
Sound Design by … Pat Horton
Copyright 2022 Eventide Productions.
Presented here by special agreement.
"GUNGA DIN Poems By Rudyard Kipling - A Collection" Now Available on Amazon and Audible!
Posted 7/2/24
NOW AVAILABLE!
The collection of Kipling poetry, performed by Mark Redfield, with music by Jennifer Rouse, are taken mostly from “Barrack-Room Ballads”. The poems mostly dramatize the concerns, yearnings, emotions, and thoughts of British soldiers at war, stationed in India, or at home - now forgotten by their fellow countrymen. Popular favorites in this recording eloquently and powerfully read by Mark Redfield include “Gunga Din”, “The Last of the Light Brigade”, and “If”.
Copyright Ⓒ Mark Redfield/Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights Reserved.
TRACKS:
01 - Intro/Opening Credits - 0:40
02 - Gunga Din - 4:20
03 - Evarra And His Gods - 6:16
04 - The Last Of The Light Brigade - 3:47
05 - The Broken Men - 3:02
06 - Tommy - 4:11
07 - Danny Deever - 2:53
08 - Tomlinson - 11:39
09 - The Widow At Windsor - 2:37
10 - The Explorer - 6:09
11 - The Ballad Of East and West - 9:20
12 - The Vampire - 2:27
13 - A Charm - 1:47
14 - When Earth’s Last Picture Is Painted - 1:41
15 - If - 2:25
16 - End Credits - 0:28
Posted 6/17/24
In Conversation with Gary D. Rhodes, author of “Vampires in the Silent Cinema”.
Gary and Mark Redfield chat about his new book, published by Edinburgh University Press, and all things vampires, silent film, and contemporary cinematic vampires. Gary D. Rhodes is an accomplished author, film historian, filmmaker, and teacher.
Look for “Vampires in Silent Cinema” on Amazon, along with Rhodes’ other brilliant film books, essays, and novels!
Thanks for listening to the podcast, and for subscribing to the our podcast!
WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Posted 5/27/24
“And Edgar Allan Poe Held Dominion Over All…”
For Doomsday 2024, the annual 24-hour marathon readings of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Redfield read “The Masque of the Red Death”. The live-streamed readings are a fundraiser for The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre in Baltimore. Last year, for Doomsday 2023, Redfield read “Hop Frog”.
This reading is dedicated to the late Roger Corman, whose wonderful Poe films were the gateway fir so many to the written works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Doomsday 2024 was live-streamed on YouTube from the historic Carroll Mansion in Baltimore from noon 18 May, 2024 to noon 19 May, 2024, coincidently where some interiors of Redfield’s film “The Death of Poe” was shot!
“Shout-out and big thank you to Alex Zavistovich for inviting me to the dance again, and reading “The Masque of the Red Death” this year for The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre’s 24-hour reading marathon DOOMSDAY 24. Third year’s a charm, and this time there were actors and theatre companies from England, Brazil and around the world live-streaming! Thanks again, Alex and team! Success to you!”
- Mark Redfield 18 May 2024
More Info: https://www.poetheatre.org/
Doomsday 2024 was live-streamed from the historic Carroll Mansion in Baltimore, from May 18-19, 2024. Mark Redfield reads Edgar A. Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” Video shot and edited by Jennifer Rouse.
Thanks for watching, and for subscribing to our YouTube Channel!
Redfield Arts Audio to Produce Steve Barton's Autobiography "A Comedy Of Tragedies"
Posted 5/11/24
Known to horror fans as “Uncle Creepy,” prolific journalist and producer Steve Barton tells the wild story of his life and career in the upcoming autobiography "A Comedy of Tragedies", which will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on December 10, 2024. The dramatized audiobook version will also be release around this time. Exact date TBA.
We are very pleased to announce that Redfield Arts Audio will be doing the dramatized audiobook version of "A Comedy of Tragedies", which will not only be narrated by Mark Redfield but will evoke the feeling of the time and place with sound design and music by Jennifer Rouse.
"A Comedy of Tragedies" features cover art by VFX artist KillJosh Petrino and layout by author Scott A. Johnson.
Paperback pre-orders in the USA are now available directly at encyclopocalypse.com, with International Pre-orders soon to be available via Amazon, Waterstones, and Booktopia. The first 100 paperback copies pre-ordered through the site will come with a signed bookplate.
Beginning today, eBook pre-orders are also now available for everyone via encyclopocalypse.com and all major online booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
“A wild rollercoaster ride filled with laughter, love, and passion for life, told with the brutal honesty of a true survivor. This isn’t your typical Hollywood memoir. A Comedy of Tragedies dives deep into the heart of a man who’s battled the darkness and emerged, not unscathed, but with a wicked wit and a captivating story to tell.”
− Director, Daniel Farrands, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
“Steve’s stories about the horror industry are the stuff of legend… this book gives horror fans a seat at the campfire as Uncle Creepy tells the tale!”
− Phil Nobile, Jr. – Fangoria
“Utterly compelling, courageous unflinching and at times hilarious, the author takes you through a childhood of trauma, the personal impact of 9/11 and into the highs and lows of the Hollywood film industry. An inspirational story of the indomitable human spirit, and one which I just couldn’t put down. A must read.”
− Sean Decker, Writer, Journalist
“A Comedy of Tragedies is an evocative tale of Steve’s personal apocalypse with gallows humor. It’s a story of overcoming abuse and alienation with strength, wit, and a determination to thrive. Kudos to him for his courage and resilience.”
− Kyra Schon, Night of the Living Dead
“A Comedy of Tragedies reflects how its author has lived his life, with an open heart and honest candor. There are hilarious anecdotes conveyed with a curious mix of vulgarity, humor, and incongruous, but somehow wholly appropriate, innocence and guile. The book will inspire readers to see ourselves in his struggle and realize we aren’t alone in this life.”
− Michael Felsher, Filmmaker and Historian
“Steve can write! And boy, does he have some stories to tell! But beware, once you pick up this book you won’t put it down.”
- Adrienne Barbeau, Actor and Author
PRE-ORDER THE PAPERBACK, HARDBACK, and EBOOK now at:
Watch "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" Full Feature Film FREE on Youtube!
Posted 4/22/24
Witness the terrifying and tragic downfall of Dr. Henry Jekyll, whose experiments with the human soul - to find a biological basis for morality in mankind - has unleashed a demon upon the face of the earth in the form of his truer self, Edward Hyde. From London’s fog-shrouded back alleys to the palaces of the rich, Jekyll’s obsessions and Hyde’s destructive lusts combine to make a cocktail of mayhem, madness, murder, and unspeakable horror.
a MARK REDFIELD STUDIOS production
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Starring
Mark REDFIELD
Elena TORREZ
Kosha ENGLER
Carl RANDOLPH
associate producers TOM BRANDAU & THOMAS E. COLE
music by NALIN TANEJA
edited by SEAN PAUL MURPHY
make-up effects ROBERT YOHO
director of photography KARL E. DEVOS
based on the novella by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
and the play by MARK REDFIELD & STUART VOYTILLA
executive producer TERRY WOODS
written & produced by MARK REDFIELD & STUART VOYTILLA
designed and directed by MARK REDFIELD
“Redfield in a tour-de-force performance. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE also features an excellent ensemble cast, airtight direction, baroque studio sets and majestic lighting, fashioning an early 20th century England full of magic, trepidation, violence, and horror…this rare treat comes recommended.” - Rue Morgue Magazine “
…where Redfield starred, directed, co-wrote, co-produced, designed the sets, and presumably invented the chemical emulsion for the film in a kind of Orion Welles virtuoso effort…Redfield and his producing/writing partner, Stuart Voytilla, have created both a kinder, gentler Jekyll and a vicious, more brutal Hyde, returning in many cases to the original Stevenson novella but setting the story in 1900 London so that they can take advantage of turn-of-the-century technology for an astounding surprise ending. The whole is filmed in a brooding fantasy London that owes debts to both “The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari” and “Bride of Frankenstein”, giving it a comfortable nostalgic qua;it’s that feels like pre-1945 Hollywood. All in all, a satisfying well-told story…” -Joe Bob Briggs, United Press International
Running Time: 1 Hour 50 minutes
Color
Released September 2002
Copyright 2002/2024 Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights. Reserved.
Posted 3/18/24
I’m thrilled to work again with Ellie Torrez , who co-starred with me in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” over twenty years-ago!
Ellie voices Mina Harker, in this direct sequel to Bram Stoker’s novel DRACULA. I’ve written the script, and will direct. It’s the first of three stand alone “Harker” audio adventures that we’ve planned, all part of the Vampire Hunters Incorporated world created by me and long-time writing partner Stuart Voytilla.
Casting has begun. I’ll be reaching out to actors over the month of April, with recording beginning in May (coincidently, Bram Stoker’s birthday month!).
These Harker stories have been long in the works, developing and writing them, and we’re very excited to bring them to life this year and share the first with you.
If you like your vampires dark and evil, your adventure swift and thrilling, and your sense of romance is somewhere in the neighborhood of Nick and Nora Charles, and Steed and Mrs. Peel, I hope you like what we’re coming up with, in “Harker and the Shadow of Dracula”.
~ Mark Redfield 17 March 2024
"Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" Soundtrack Now Available!
Posted 3/12/24
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY NALIN TANEJA
From the 2002 film "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", a film by Mark Redfield.
Starring MARK REDFIELD, KOSHA ENGLER, ELENA TORREZ, CARL RANDOLPH
Find It On Your Favorite Digital Platform Here!
Happy International Women's Day!
Posted 3/8/24
To ALL of the amazing women who have starred in our works, bringing them to vibrant, colorful, life. Each woman I’ve worked with in our audio dramas and books is an exceptional human being. A brilliant talent. A powerful force of nature. I’m incredibly lucky, and immensely proud, to have them as friends and colleagues. You are celebrated everyday.
~ Mark Redfield 3/8/24
Events and Appearances for 2024!
Posted 3/7/24
Here is a list of events and appearances we have scheduled so far for 2024! Check back as we will most likely be adding dates.
2024
PULPFEST
August 1-4, 2024
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry
Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Redfield debuts his new novel “The Chaney Murder Case” at PulpFest!
https://pulpfest.com/
Queens Film Festival
August 22-25, 2024
Queens, New York
The Inaugural Festival! Mark Redfield is honored to be a juror.
https://www.queensfilmfest.com/
BALTIMORE COMIC CON
September 20-22, 2024
Baltimore Convention Center
Once again, Mark Redfield and Jennifer Rouse join Insight Studios, Mark Wheatley, Marc Hemple, and the gang fir the best comic con on the East Coast!
https://baltimorecomiccon.com/
BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL
September 27-29, 2024
Waberly, MD
We return to the festival at the new location in Waverly ! New BOOKS! New AUDIOBOOK CDs! New ART!
https://brilliantbaltimore.com/baltimore-book-festival/
MONSTER MANIA CON
OCTOBER 4 – 6, 2024
BALTIMORE HARBOR HILTON
401 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 08002
Meet Jeffrey Combs, star of “Re-Animator”, Star Trek, and NEVERMORE- An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe
https://monstermania.net/mmc-60-guests-baltimore-md/
More info about "NEVERMORE - AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE"
MONSTER BASH
November 1-3, 2024
Marriott Pittsburgh North
Meet the stars Caroline Munro and Martine Beswicke of “Sinbad and the Pirate Princess” and filmmaker Joshua Kennedy, from our “Frankenstein Mobster” !
www.monsterbash.us
Watch "THE DEATH OF POE" Free on Youtube
Posted 10/11/23
THE DEATH OF POE (2006) A Film by Mark Redfield
Run Time: 80 minutes Black and White with Color Sequences
A dreamlike, dramatic telling of the last weeks in the life of American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, exploring the theories about the cause of his mental breakdown, and the mystery of his death in 1849 Baltimore. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Redfield, in this micro-budget independent feature film, mixes the events of Poe’s last days with imagery from his stories to create a dreamlike chronicle of Edgar Allan Poe’s final journey into madness and fear.
Starring Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick, Tony Tsendeas, and Jennifer Rouse
With J. R. Lyston, George Stover, David Ellis, Kimberly Hannold, Wayne Shipley, JimmyO Burrill, Chuck Richards, and Thomas E. Cole.
Rest In Peace Make-Up Artist Robert Yoho
Posted 10/20/23
I am deeply saddened today to hear that Robert Yoho has died. After seven months, cancer took him. Bob was the make-up artist who, greater than any lab potion Jekyll could concoct, transformed me into Edward Hyde, and the ancient flophouse proprietor Chaing, in our film “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (2002).
Bob was an extraordinarily gentle and caring man. His artistry was of the highest caliber. It’s because of Bob Yoho that I had a character to play, and that Hyde came to life. The collaboration between us, figuring out the several stages of Hyde through-out the story, was a joy. And the challenge I threw him after Ellie Torrez suggested I play Chaing was met with excitement, and Bob delivered, as always in his work, brilliantly.
Bob, you are missed by so many. I hope, in however small a way, our little film is part of your legacy; a reminder of your great artistry.
Thank you, Bob. ♥️
~ Mark Redfield
20 October 2023
20th ANNIVERSARY OF "COLD HARBOR"
Posted 8/20/23
On September 25th, 2023, we’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Tom Brandau’s film COLD HARBOR. The film premiered at The Senator Theatre in Baltimore on September 25, 2003.
This was a very personal film for Tom Brandau (1960-2021). It is Tom’s only feature film. We will present COLD HARBOR on our YouTube Channel for a limited time. It’s our hope to share this fine work of his with friends who have not seen it in sometime, and for those who are new to the film, to enjoy it. If you’d like to subscribe, you’ll be notified when the film is available:https://youtube.com/@MarkRedfieldStudios
Here is the trailer for COLD HARBOR: https://youtu.be/IPUndK3YnoU
We’ll also publish some stories and video about the making of COLD HARBOR in the coming months.
Baltimore Sun article from September 2003 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-09-25-0309250010-story.html
COLD HARBOR IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385605/
This film is incredibly important to me. It’s my first feature film as a producer. Making this film created a forever bond with Tom Brandau. Words will never express how much I miss Tom. Miss our trusting friendship. He passed away from cancer in 2021. How I wish he was here.
- Mark Redfield August 2023
"THE DEATH OF POE" 17th Anniversary Screening at Harbor East Theaters, Baltimore October 6, 2023
Posted 8/20/23
THE DEATH OF POE (2006) A Film by Mark Redfield
Run Time: 80 minutes Black and White with Color Sequences
A dreamlike, dramatic telling of the last weeks in the life of American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, exploring the theories about the cause of his mental breakdown, and the mystery of his death in 1849 Baltimore. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Redfield, in this micro-budget independent feature film, mixes the events of Poe’s last days with imagery from his stories to create a dreamlike chronicle of Edgar Allan Poe’s final journey into madness and fear.
Starring Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick, Tony Tsendeas, and Jennifer Rouse
With J. R. Lyston, George Stover, David Ellis, Kimberly Hannold, Wayne Shipley, JimmyO Burrill, Chuck Richards, and Thomas E. Cole.
Camera: Jeff Herberger
Editors: Sean Paul Murphy and Jay Carroll
Make-up and Mechanical FX: Eric Supensky
Associate Producer: Tom Brandau
Co-Producer Jennifer Rouse
Music by Jennifer Rouse
Written by Mark Redfield and Stuart Voytilla
Designed, Produced and Directed by Mark Redfield
Copyright 2006/2023 Mark Redfield/Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights Reserved.
THE DEATH OF POE had its world premiere at The Festival of Fantastic Films, in Manchester, England, on September 30, 2006. The United States premiere was at The Charles Theatre in Baltimore, October 11, 2006. THE DEATH OF POE was released on home video in the US (in a 3-disc edition) by Alpha Home Entertainment on December 5, 2006.
“Another noir achievement for horror’s classic maverick iconoclast Mark Redfield.” - David Colton, USA TODAY
“The Death of Poe…is one of the finest movies yet made about Poe. Redfield’s acting is so persuasive that one can easily believe that this is what happened to the author…The film is dominated by Redfield’s performance; more than perhaps any other actor who attempted the role before him., Redfield IS Poe, both dramatically and physically. (The film) is almost decidedly grim, an exceptional tribute to Poe.” - Bruce G. Hallenbeck from the book “POE PICTURES The Film Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe” Tomahawk Press (2020)
“A fascinating, hallucinatory journey…” - M. J. Simpson, Fangoria Magazine
“Mark Redfield’s film is the true memorial that belongs on the gravestone of Edgar Allan Poe.” - Mondo Cult Magazine
"Karloff: An Actor's Life" Coming Soon From Redfield Arts Audio
Posted 7/28/23
Coming soon from RedfieldArtsAudio.com
“Karloff ~ An Actor’s Life”
On CD and all audio digital platforms.
A fully-dramatized #AudioDrama biography of the beloved actor Boris Karloff.
Written & Directed by Mark Redfield
Music and Sound by Jennifer Rouse
Cover Art by Daniel Horne
New Video! -Boris Karloff And The Creation Of The Screen Actor's Guild
Posted 7/26/23
In this video essay presented by Mark Redfield, we look at the life and career of actor Boris Karloff, his struggle and path to become a professional actor, and the rise of the American Labor Movement, and particularly the beginning of The Screen Actors Guild in 1933.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) grew in membership and strength from its founding, to its merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), to become the largest and strongest Hollywood union. Today, SAG-AFTRA has over 160,000 members.
The American Labor Movement, and American’s embrace of unions to fight for their wages, protections, and working conditions is growing. But not yet at the levels of the 1930s. It is an ongoing battle.
Thank you for watching, liking, and commenting on “Boris Karloff and the Creation of the Screen Actors Guild”. And thank you for subscribing to our YouTube Channel
“Boris Karloff and the Creation of the Screen Actors Guild”
Approx 20 minutes.
Narrated, Written and Directed by Mark Redfield
Edited and Music Composed by Jennifer Rouse
© 2023 Mark Redfield Studios
“Leave Her Johnny” - Performed by Mackenzie Menter - Music by Jennifer Rouse
Posted 7/8/23
From the Redfield Arts Audio production of Eugene O’Neill’s play “Anna Christie”, Mackenzie Menter sings “Leave Her Johnny”.
The music and arrangement is by Jennifer Rouse.
The sea shanty was chosen for our audio drama as, on one level, it may be heard as a song about a sailor leaving a woman behind…but more accurately, a song about leaving a ship, and final voyage behind, and returning home. The folk song dates back to the earliest days of seafaring wanderers…
About this video:
Mackenzie Menter sings “Leave Her Johnny”
Music, and Video Editor: Jennifer Rouse
Camera and Direction: Mark Redfield
℗ and © Mark Redfield Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Redfield Arts Audio presents Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Winning Play “Anna Christie” Starring
Mackenzie Menter as Anna
Ben Dawson as Mat
J. R. Lyston as Chris
and
Lois Bailey DeVeas as Marthy
Adapted and Directed by Mark Redfield
Music and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse
Check out what's new on our Youtube Channel!
Posted 6/2/23
MARK REDFIELD performs Scenes From Plays Of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - Macbeth, Richard III, The Tempest
Poe Doomsday 2023 - Mark Redfield Reads "Hop Frog"
"We Ain't Goin'" - A One Minute Film By brwn skn naj
Watch the Baltimore Theatre Project 50th Anniversary Celebration on Youtube!
Posted 5/15/23
MARK REDFIELD STUDIOS presents Baltimore Theatre Project The 50th Anniversary Celebration 23 October 2021 Celebrating 50 Years Of Presenting Theatre, Music, Dance, and Performance Art From Around The World!
Watch Highlights from the Livestream Of The 1st Annual Coigney-Arnoult Global Theatre Awards 2023
Posted 4/4/23
Watch Highlights from the Livestream Event that took place on Wednesday 29 March 2023 6pm EST
Coigney-Arnoult Global Theatre Awards
Honoring Lifetime Achievements in Global Collaboration: James C. Nicola, Robert J. Orchard, and Molly Smith
Wednesday 29 March 2023 at Arena Stage in Washington DC
The Center for International Theatre Development (CITD) and the Trust for Mutual Understanding held this awards event at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. prior to the evening’s preview performance of “Angels in America, Part One: Millenium Approaches”, directed by János Szász. CITD founder and director Philip Arnoult presented the inaugural Coigney-Arnoult Global Theatre Awards to James C. Nicola, Robert J. Orchard, and Molly Smith in honor of their lifetime achievements in global collaboration.
This virtual celebration united friends and supporters, along with Will Wadsworth, nephew of the late Martha Coigney.
Hosts:Philip Arnoult and Barbara Lanciers
Friends and Theatre Artists Interviewed:
Robert J. Orchard
John Strausbaugh
James C. Nicola
Igor Golyak
Micheal Hurley
Janos Szasz
Will Wadsworth
Alisa Solomon
and
Molly Smith
Camera: Mark Redfield
Video Editor: Jennifer Rouse
Livestream HowlRoundTV: Vijay Mathew
Music: “Conowingo” by Jennifer Rouse
Still Photos: Mark Redfield and Alison Van Pelt
A very Special Thanks to all at Arena Stage for making this event possible. And a very warm thank you to all who attended the event.
Philip Arnoult
The Center For International Theatre Development
https://www.citd.us/
Barbara Lanciers
The Trust For Mutual Understanding
https://www.tmuny.org/
Arena Stage
https://www.arenastage.org/
https://markredfieldstudios.com/
Film-Audio-Theatre-Art Publishing
Remembering Martha Coigney
Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" Coming Soon!
Posted 1/26/23
A Redfield Arts Audio Production of
Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize Winning Play
ANNA CHRISTIE
Starring Mackenzie Menter, Ben Dawson, Lois Bailey DeVeas, and J.R. Lyston
Adapted and Directed By Mark Redfield. Music and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse
COMING Soon!
In the meantime, check out this interview of Mackenzie Menter and Mark Redfield discussing ANNA CHRISTIE as well as acting in general.
When we recorded Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie”, Mark Redfield and Mackenzie Menter took a break to talk about the project, and Mackenzie’s work as an actor.
Mackenzie is a young New York-based actor and singer who voices Virginia in “The Canterville Ghost”, and narrated “The Gift of the Magi” and a collection of children’s stories for Redfield Arts Audio. Just two actors shooting the breeze. As you do.
In the podcast, we hear moments from our audio production of “Anna Christie”, and the debut of Mackenzie singing "Leave Her Johnny", the theme song from “Anna Christie”.
Posted 1/13/23
Mark Redfield Studios Presents
THE DRUM MAJOR
A Palatine Hill production
With Michael Mack as the voice of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Narrated by Jim Pollack and Leslie Willson
Music and Sound by Jennifer Rouse
Recorded at Drat Productions. Audio Engineer, Bill Dickson
“Canaan Land” performed by Donal Leace
Special Thanks to Jeff Herberger
Produced by Michael Mack and Jim Pollock
Written and Directed by Michael Mack.
THE DRUM MAJOR explores the last and most challenging year in the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Written and Directed by Michael Mack (HOUSE OF CARDS, HEAD OF STATE, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION), THE DRUM MAJOR features narration by producer Jim Pollock, with Leslie Willson, Music and Sound Design by associate producer Jennifer Rouse, and a special performance of the song CANAAN LAND by folk music legend Donal Leace, who marched with Dr. King in the 1960s.
“Mack,” who portrays the Voice of Dr. King, “is a compelling actor” raves The Washington Post.
"The Midnight Matinee" From Redfield Arts Audio!
Posted 1/4/22
THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE is a new horror anthology series from Redfield Arts Audio and is everywhere great podcasts are heard!
It’s free! Please subscribe now to The Redfield Arts Audio Podcast, and you won’t miss an episode of THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE !
Each week we’ll bring you a fully dramatized tale of the uncanny- stories of horror, mystery, crime, science fiction, and fantasy. Each story dramatized and performed by a full cast of actors, with immersive sound effects, and original music scores.
THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE presents a new dramatized weird tale every Friday. Our regular podcast on Wednesdays will continue to deliver great interviews and other audio goodies you’ve come to love to listen to our podcasts!
Thank you for subscribing!
WHERE TO FIND THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE :
Subscribe to The Redfield Arts Audio Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts , and be sure not to miss an episode of THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE in 2023!
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We think you’ll like our new weekly anthology series THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
Watch THE DEATH OF POE Free On Youtube!
Posted 10/8/22
Starring Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick, Jennifer Rouse, Tony Tsendeas
Writte by Mark Redfield and Stuart Voytilla
Directed By Mark Redfield
Posted 9/6/22
AVAILABLE ON AUDIBLE!
Starring DANIEL ROEBUCK, DEBBIE ROCHON, and MARK REDFIELD
Based on the graphic novel and characters created by MARK WHEATLEY
Original Music and sound design by JENNIFER ROUSE
Now In Stock! Cassette Style MP3 Drive of FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER!
Posted 10/19/22
ORDER HERE!
Frankenstein Mobster Audio Drama Series Cassette Style USB MP3s
$24.99 (plus $4.95 shipping/handling in the continental United States)
Starring DANIEL ROEBUCK, DEBBIE ROCHON, and MARK REDFIELD
Based on the graphic novel and characters created by MARK WHEATLEY
Original Music and sound design by JENNIFER ROUSE
LOADED WITH EXTRAS!
In addition to 8 episodes of Mobster and Monster Mayhem, you'll also get:
-Interviews including Daniel Roebuck and Debbie Rochon!
-Original music score suite by Jennifer Rouse
-Original song by Mark Wheatley
-Redfield Arts Audio Trailers
RHAPSODY IN BLOOD a Vampire Hunters Incorporated audio drama coming soon!
Posted 9/24/22
Coming soon from Redfield Arts Audio
Vampire hunter Bertram Welles in his first audio drama adventure!
RHAPSODY IN BLOOD
Bertram Welles, the New York operative for Van Helsing International, is hot on the trail of a particularly nasty vampire called LeBlanc that leaves a trail of victims around Manhattan. The blood soaked clues lead to Harlem and the activities of a small sect of Vodou worshippers... Welles teams up with Agostina Walker, an expert in mythology and comparative religions, and Charles and Ophelia Tousaint, brother and sister, the leaders of the Vodou group in Harlem.
It’s vampire versus zombie with Bertram Welles and his new friends caught in the bloody middle! RHAPSODY IN BLOOD coming from Redfield Arts Audio in 2023!
RHAPSODY IN BLOOD stars the voice talents of Mark Redfield, Emerald Khan, Inyan Igmuthanka Bey, Nathanyael Grey, Jennifer Rouse, Jaime Hill, Eric Supensky, and Steve Barton.
Supported by a large cast, immersive sound effects and original music score.
Music and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse.
“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. Arranged by Jennifer Rouse.
Written and Created by Mark Redfield & Stuart Voytilla.
Directed by Mark Redfield.
More Pirates Announced From Redfield Arts Audio!
Posted 4/26/22
Casting Announcement!
Now in Pre-Production from Redfield Arts Audio
“Captain Kingston of the Spanish Main”,
an original audio drama written and directed by Mark Redfield.
We are excited to announce the principal voice cast for “Captain Kingston of the Spanish Main”!
Alivea Disney as Kingston
Emerald Khan as Esperar
Inyan Igmuthanka Bey as Captain Muerto
and
Mark Redfield as Jonathan Caine.
Set during the Golden Age of Piracy, our rousing adventure tale tells the story of Kingston (Alivea Disney), a young woman who, orphaned during the great earthquake that destroyed the wicked city of Port Royal, Jamaica, escapes capture into slavery and becomes a privateer, battling evil slave traders and pirates in the Caribbean Sea.
Her arch-nemesis is Captain Mateo Muerto, The Pirate King (Inyan Igmuthanka Bey). Kingston must join forces with Captain Jonathan Caine (Mark Redfield), newly commissioned by the British Royal Navy. The Storyteller, the mysterious Esperar, is voiced by Emerald Khan. Original Music Score and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse.
This audio-adventure is now in Pre-Production from Redfield Arts Audio. Full cast, immersive sound effects, and original music audio drama!
An Interview With MARK REDFIELD By Krista Steele
Posted 4/20/22
On this podcast, Krista asks Mark about his work producing audio books and audio drama. Also, about the novels “Cult of the Nosferatu” (co-authored with Stuart Voytilla), and “The Chaney Murder Case”. We thank Krista for permission to share this interview with you on our podcast. The interview was recorded in late November, 2021.
"Sinbad And The Pirate Princess" Starring Caroline Munro and Martine Beswicke Now on CD!
Posted 7/29/21
SINBAD AND THE PIRATE PRINCESS
starring Caroline MUNRO and Martine BESWICKE
written & directed by Mark REDFIELD
original music by Jennifer ROUSE
Written and directed by Mark Redfield
TRACK LIST:
1. PART ONE - The Outlaw Sea
2. PART TWO - The Quest For The Queen
3. End Credits
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"Sherlock Holmes And The Blue Carbuncle" Available Now On CD
Posted 7/29/21
From the Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the first Holmes audio drama from Redfield Arts Audio!
London at Christmas time. Based on the story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes and Watson investigate the theft of a rare gem, the Blue Carbuncle. The clues include an old battered hat, a Christmas goose, and a comic trail of London’s shopkeepers, pub owners, and poultry breeders to catch the thief! “The Blue Carbuncle” stars Mark Redfield as Sherlock Holmes, J.R. Lyston as Dr. Watson, and Carol Mason as Mrs. Hudson.
Adapted and directed by Redfield, with original music and sound design by Jennifer Rouse. Sherlock Holmes will return in 2020 in the Redfield Arts Audio original production “The Crimes of Sherlock Holmes”. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” was originally published in The Strand Magazine in January, 1892. It is the twelfth Holmes story in the collection “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”.
ORDER THE CD AT:
https://markredfieldstudios.com/pages/sherlock-holmes-and-the-blue-carbuncle
An Update On ALONE THE LIFE OF POE
Posted 5/14/21
I hope that you are well and that this message finds you looking forward to a healthy future.
The COVID 19 Pandemic wrecked many plans for all of us in 2020, and some of our productions, our original Sherlock Holmes audio dramas, and “ALONE The Life of Poe”, in particular.
As you know from previous updates, production on “ALONE The Life of Poe” halted when the pandemic began. There was no other option but to stop production, as many of our cast are older, and it was not safe to bring them into recording studios around the world at the time.
Since halting production, I have used the time to polish the script and triple-fact-check the facts of my dramatization.
Now, we are cautiously and optimistically looking at the calendar to resume recording, post-production, and music scoring of “ALONE The Life of Poe”.
It’s our goal to complete recording this year, in 2021, and release “ALONE The Life of Poe” in the first half of 2022.
Onward we go!
I hope that you have gotten the vaccine, or are going to get it soon. Please stay safe and well! Until our next update – back in the studio we go!
- Mark Redfield
14 May, 2021
Jennifer Rouse STORYTELLER Now Available on CD and Digital!
Posted 4/12/21
Composer Jennifer Rouse has created eclectic scores for Redfield Arts Audio. She is the creator of all of the music that underscores our productions. From audio drama to scores for audio books and podcasts, Jennifer’s talents for composition are boundless. We’re very lucky to have her, enriching the stories we tell, demostrating a wide range of emotions- - powerful, funny, and rich with an incredible range of musical styles.
NOW AVAILABLE ON CD for $14.99 (plus $4.95 s/h)
Or on your favorite digital platform here!
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Now Available From Redfield Arts Audio
Posted 2/16/21
Oscar Wilde’s delightful story comes to life with vivid performances by Mark Redfield and Mackenzie Menter (as Virginia), with an original music score by Jennifer Rouse. One of the first stories Wilde published in 1887, “The Canterville Ghost” tells the story of an American family that moves into a haunted country house in England. At first disbelieving in ghosts, the family soon accepts, and then combats, the ghostly antics of Sir Simon de Canterville. Sir Simon has haunted Canterville Chase in various ghastly disguises for years, and becomes increasingly frustrated at the American family’s attempts to spoil the fun. Only little Virginia reaches out to Sir Simon, and with her help, the garrulous ghost is able to find peace. Wilde’s story combines macabre whimsy and gentle humor, making it perennially popular. “He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.” – The Canterville Ghost.
NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR FAVORITE AUDIO PLATFORMS!
SEASON 13 Now Available From Redfield Arts Audio
Posted 2/16/21
A spirited comedy about a VERY haunted theater!
Theatrical Stage Manager Nick Papadakis (Rik Deskin) - call him “Pop”, everybody does - takes a new job at the infamously haunted Majestic Theatre in Seattle one week before they open their annual holiday cash-cow ‘A Seattle Christmas Carol’.
Starring Rik Deskin, Mark Redfield, Brinke Stevens, and Andi Shrem.
Music and sound design by Jennifer Rouse.
"Compulsion" theme song written and performed by Mike Lane.
NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR FAVORITE AUDIO PLATFORMS!
Posted 10/20/20
Recorded before a live audience, Jeffrey Combs gives an electrifying performance in “NEVERMORE, An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe”. Written by Dennis Paoli and Directed by Stuart Gordon. Produced for audio by Mark Redfield. The creative team of this audio book performance dedicates it to Stuart Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020). Without whose talent, vision, persistence, and passion, this live performance would never have happened.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles Dickens' As Told By Mark Redfield
Posted 11/20/19
Get in the Christmas spirit(s)!
Listen to Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL --- Scrooge and your favorite characters and moments brought to life in this vivid and delightful performance by Mark Redfield!
NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR FAVORITE AUDIOBOOK PLATFORMS!
"Redfield's meticulous diction, perceptive phrasing, excellent transitions and impeccable timing make his Scrooge the finest we have heard. His is a classic interpretation that is almost Shakespearean."
- The Baltimore Sun
An Interview With Writer Dennis Paoli
Posted 10/25/20
By Mark Redfield
Dennis Paoli writes plays and films. His oeuvre includes adaptations of the works of Poe and Lovecraft. Re-Animator (1985), Dreams of the Witch House (2005), The Black Cat (2007) and Nevermore: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, a one-man play starring Jeffrey Combs that has been winning and astonishing audiences around the country since its premiere at The Steve Allen Theatre in Los Angeles in 2009.
Paoli taught writing and Gothic Literature at Hunter College, City University of New York. Now retired from teaching, he is busier than ever, writing. He is also Donor/Advisor of the Heidi Paoli Fund for cancer patients.
I talked with Dennis about his approach to adaptation and screen and play writing, and getting under the skin of the man Edgar Allan Poe.
An Interview With Director Stuart Gordon
Posted 10/22/20
Stuart Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) began his creative life in the Chicago theatre world. He founded The Organic Theatre in 1969. There, he and his company created electrifying theatre, and produced some of David Mamet’s earliest plays. Moving to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking, Gordon’s debut film “Re-Animator” (1985) has become a favorite with movie-goers around the world. He met and cast Jeffrey Combs in “Re-Animator”, the beginning of a life-long collaboration between the two. The screenplay was by Dennis Paoli, a dear friend from Gordon’s theatre days in the 1960s. Stuart Gordon would make films with Combs and Paoli for the rest of his life. Highlights in Stuart Gordon’s film career as a director include “Dagon”, “From Beyond”, “King of The Ants”, and David Mamet’s “Edmond”. Screenplays include “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”. When given the opportunity to adapt a Poe story to Showtime’s series “Masters of Horror”, Gordon chose to adapt Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat”. He gathered his long-time screenwriting partner Dennis Paoli, and actor Jeffrey Combs to play Poe. While in production, Combs and Gordon began talking about Combs doing a Poe one man show. The result, after a period of research and rehearsal, resulted in the acclaimed “Nevermore, An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe”, premiering at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Angeles in 2009. Stuart Gordon passed away on March 24th, 2020. His films live on. This audio book production is dedicated to his memory. Without Stuart Gordon, there would be no “Nevermore, An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe”.
This conversation between Stuart and Mark Redfield took place in 2014
Posted 9/9/20
Now available worldwide on Audible comes the fantasy audio adventure “Sinbad and the Pirate Princess” starring the voices of Caroline Munro (“The Golden Voyage of Sinbad”) and Martine Beswicke (“One Million Years B.C.”), supported by a full cast, sound effects and original music score!
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Now Available Worldwide on Audible!
Audible United Kingdom
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sinbad-and-the-Pirate-Princess-Audiobook/1645552837
Audible United States
https://www.audible.com/pd/1645552837
Audible Canada
https://www.audible.ca/pd/Sinbad-and-the-Pirate-Princess-Audiobook/1645552837
Audible Australia
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Sinbad-and-the-Pirate-Princess-Audiobook/1645552837
An Interview with Caroline Munro, Star of “Sinbad and the Pirate Princess” from Redfield Arts Audio
Posted 9/9/20
Caroline Munro stars in our audio drama adventure “Sinbad and the Pirate Princess”, now available worldwide on Audible! When I discussed the project with her, it was a toss up as to do the Sinbad script, or a sequel to Dracula I had written. She was eager to tackle “Sinbad” first, as she had starred in Ray Harryhausen’s 1974 fantasy film “The Golden Voyage of Sinbad”, and was on the board of The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. And so we took off for high adventure on the Arabian Sea with Sinbad and Junah, the Pirate Princess of the title! Jonathan and Mina Harker awaits us in the future…
Caroline is regarded by her most passionate fans as The First Lady of Fantasy. From her Hammer films of the 1970s, and starring roles in fantasy films such as “At The Earth’s Core” and “The Golden Voyage of Sinbad”, to the assassin Naomi in the James Bond blockbuster “The Spy Who Loved Me”, and her roles in cinema and audio drama today, Caroline’s beauty and talent have captured the hearts of audiences internationally.
Read The Full Interview Here
Two New Titles From Redfield Arts Audio Now Available!
Posted 8/6/20
Four tales of terror from the pen of Edgar Allan Poe dramatized with sound effects and original music! In this PoeForevermore Radio Theater Volume One collection: Mark Redfield performs the nameless narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart- A Monologue”. Redfield (Montessor) then walls-up Chris Pfingsten (Fortunato) in “The Cask of Amontillado”, a tale of cold revenge dramatized by Tony Tsendeas. Beautiful Caroline Munro is walled-up with a feline friend in our swinging-London version of “The Black Cat 1969”. And in “Valdemar” Jennifer Rouse (Mrs. Valdemar) tells of how J. R. Lyston (her husband, M. Valdemar) tried to cheat death!
Adaptations and direction by Mark Redfield. “The Cask of Amontillado” adapted by Tony Tsendeas. Original Music and Sound Design by Jennifer Rouse.
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Four favorite tales from the pen of American short-story writer O. Henry that burst with his humor, pathos, and endearing observations on children, the poor, and dogs! In this collection: “The Ransom of Red Chief” (two kidnappers hatch a plot and get more than they bargain for!), “Memoirs of a Yellow Dog” (a put-upon pup and his master yearn for a better life), “The Cop and the Anthem” (all poor Soapy wanted was a warm bed for the winter), and “The Gift of the Magi” (the classic Christmas tale of love and giving from the heart). Performed by Mark Redfield with Mackenzie Menter. Original music by Jennifer Rouse.
TRACKS:
1. Opening Credits
2. The Ransom of Red Chief
3. Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
4. The Cop and the Anthem
5. The Gift of the Magi
6. End Credits
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New On The Redfield Arts Audio Podcast: Audio Drama Lives!
Posted 6/9/20
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OUR LATEST EPISODES:
Episode 56 - “The Fall of The City” by Archibald MacLeish Starring Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith
Fascism is a slippery word. It’s meaning changes and is nuanced with each incarnation. Fascist leaders copy other fascists , and use what is expedient to control the people.
We present the audio drama “the Fall of the City” by Archibald MacLeish.
Produced by the Columbia Workshop for CBS Radio and presented on April 11th, 1937.
This experimental radio play was a sensation when broadcast in the spring of 1937, and made an overnight radio star of 22 year-old Orson Welles. The New York Times selected “the Fall of the City” as one of the best radio broadcasts of 1937.
The Fall of the City
By Archibald MacLeish
Recorded at the drill hall of the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City on April 11th, 1937.
Broadcast by CBS radio.
A production of The Columbia Workshop.
The Cast includes:
House Jameson as the studio director
Orson Welles as the Announcer
Adelaide Klein as the Voice of the Dead Woman
Carleton Young as the First Messsenger
Burgess Meredith as The Orator
With 200 extras to voice the crowds
“the City has fallen” was directed by Irving Reis with music by Bernard Herrmann.
Redfield Arts Audio Podcast is Free!
Posted 4/1/20
We have several new episodes each week!
We are available on fine Podcast providers such as:
Order A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles Dickens' Audio CD!
Posted 11/20/19
Get in the Christmas spirit(s)!
Listen to Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL --- Scrooge and your favorite characters and moments brought to life in this vivid and delightful performance by Mark Redfield!
ORDER THE AUDIO CD FOR JUST $14.95!
$3.95 shipping/handling in the continental U.S. (sorry, no international orders at this time.)
SONGS OF GIANTS: THE POETRY OF PULP Audio CD Now Available!
Posted 6/14/19
Redfield Arts Audio is very happy to announce the CD release of the companion audio album for "Songs Of Giants", the beautifully illustrated new book by artist Mark Wheatley!
SONGS OF GIANTS: THE POETRY OF PULP is a collection of 26 poems by writers H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Robert E. Howard. Inspired by the illustrated book of the same name by artist Mark Wheatley. The poetry is read by Mark Redfield with a full orchestrated score and sound design by Jennifer Rouse to compliment the theme and dramatic feel of each poem.
The CD is $15 with $4.00 shipping and handling in the continental United States.
Posted 3/13/19
Redfield Arts Audio is very happy to announce that we will be producing the companion audio album for "Songs Of Giants", the beautifully illustrated new book by artist Mark Wheatley!
SONGS OF GIANTS is a collection of some of the very best poetry written by three giants of pulp literature; Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. P. Lovecraft.
Mark Redfield will voice the poetry and Jennifer Rouse will be doing the music and sound design for the album.
Mark Wheatley, Overstreet Hall of Fame inductee, has been awarded the Eisner, Inkpot, Mucker, Gem, Speakeasy and nominations for the Harvey and the Ignatz. His work has appeared in Spectrum, the Library of Congress, The Norman Rockwell Museum, and other museums. He has designed for Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, ABC’s Beauty and the Beast, and Square Roots, as well as Super Clyde, The Millers and 2 Broke Girls on CBS. His most recent print projects include Doctor Cthulittle, Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time, Swords Against the Moon Men, The Philip Jose Farmer Centennial Collection, Mine! and Wild Stars.
Check out the Kickstarter and pre-order here:
http://bit.ly/SONGSofGIANTS
Check out the Kickstarter here:
http://bit.ly/SONGSofGIANTS
THE STORY OF POE Audiobook Now Available!
Posted 10/11/18
AVAILABLE NOW FOR ONLY $4.99 ON CDBABY AT:
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If you are brand-new to the works and life of the great American storyteller and poet Edgar Allan Poe, this recording is for you!
Sherwin Cody wrote this biography for beginners of the wonderful works and life of Poe as part of a series of books for young readers in 1899. Mark Redfield, who narrates this book, has made some small revisions where needed, updating the manuscript for historic accuracy based on new information since “The Story of Edgar Allan Poe” was originally published. Poems by Poe have been added to this spoken word addition, that were not in the 1899 original.
If you’re just beginning your journey into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, this audio recording is perfect for you!
If you are a seasoned Poe aficionado, then share and gift this spoken word recording of “The Story of Edgar Allan Poe” with a young person just meeting Poe for the first time!
MORE DETAILS AND TRACK LIST OF THIS PRODUCT...
ORDER 'POE'S HAUNTED HOUSE OF USHER' CD!
Posted 9/20/18
CD ONLY $9.95!
NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
Dare You Tour Usher’s House of Mystery and Imagination?!
A new “haunted house” record, just like we loved when we were growing up, but this one is special!
This one, Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted House of Usher takes us on a diabolical journey through the dark creative mind of Poe as we experience some of his most chilling tales! Roderick Usher’s house is alive! And dying! Are these actual events you witness, or are they Usher’s madness come to life?! Come and visit the Haunted House of Usher, and experience what lurks inside!
CD - $9.95
($4.95 Shipping in the continental U.S.)
MORE DETAILS AND TRACK LIST OF THIS PRODUCT...
RABID DREAMS OF THE MASTER RACE
A New Play By Mark Redfield
Posted 2/6/18
FIRST PUBLIC READING
Baltimore Theater Project
45 W. Preston St. Baltimore, MD 21201
FREE and Open To The Public
Saturday March 17, 2018 @ 8:00pm
WELCOME TO REDFIELD ARTS AUDIO!
Posted 10/30/17
Welcome, dear listener!
If you love great audio drama and audio books, you've come to the right place. We’re currently in production with some wonderful audio drama and books and we can't wait to share them with you!
Coming up as we move toward the new year is an exciting seven-part audio drama series about a haunted theater in Seattle. We call it SEASON 13: A SEATTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL. We’ve assembled a fine cast of voice actors, including Rik Deskin, Olivia McMahon, and Brinke Stevens. I get to play the main ghost that stalks the fictional Majestic Theatre in our story, called Jack Fairbanks. If you love the theater, theater folk, stories of old Hollywoood and old Broadway, and fun ghost stories, this series hits Audible and iTunes just after Thanksgiving!
Speaking of Dickens' classic ghost story (which is the play they're presenting in our series “Season 13: A Seattle Christmas Carol”) I'm doing an all-new reading of the original story, with all new music and sound effects by Jennifer Rouse. My favorite ghost story!
Next year will see the release of some great, original audio drama, including THE CRIMES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (from my original story) and more Holmes action in David Gerrold’s THE CASE OF THE GREEN CARNATION.
PoeForevermore Radio Theater
We will continue to produce Poe audio adaptations and audio books. In 2018 listen for our audio book THE STORY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE (a wonderful primer for people new to Poe’s life and work) and our adaptation of Poe’s gooiest horror tale, VALDEMAR.
Vampire Hunters Incorporated
The series of novels that I co-write with Stuart Voytilla will also be an audio drama series in 2018. I'm very excited about these projects. The audio adventures of vampire hunter Bertram Welles in Manhattan will be a series of fully dramatized 30 minute episodes, many based on the collection of short stories called MANHATTAN AFTER MIDNIGHT, to be published Ina few months.
Audio books of CULT OF THE NOSFERATU and a full dramatization of HARKER AND THE SHADOW OF DRACULA co-starring Caroline Munro (who did SINBAD AND THE PIRATE PRINCESS with us) are in the works.
There is so much coming and I hope that you will visit us here regularly to keep up with all the new titles and projects, and our events and shows and conventions that we will be appearing at through-out the year.
And don't forget to sign up for our mailing list so that we can tell you about breaking news of our work as it happens, before anyone else!
-Mark Redfield
World Audio Day
30 October, 2017
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2025
"The Baltimore Bazaar Of The Bizarre"
5 Live Radio Plays
March 6-15, 2025
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W. Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21001
Get Tickets and Info at:
https://theatreproject.org/the-baltimore-bazaar-of-the-bizarre/
2024
MONSTER BASH
November 1-3, 2024
Marriott Pittsburgh North
Meet the stars Caroline Munro and Martine Beswicke of “Sinbad and the Pirate Princess” and filmmaker Joshua Kennedy, from our “Frankenstein Mobster” !
www.monsterbash.us
More info about "SINBAD AND THE PIRATE PRINCESS"
BOOK SIGNING!
"A Comedy Of Tragedies" by Steve Barton
Friday December 13, 2024 - 11:00AM to 6:00PM
Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash
65 Broad St, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Get more info
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