Deathscribe 2009 Accepting Submissions: Horror Audio Drama Fest

Would like to let you know about WildClaw Theatre's Second Annual International Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play Festival.

Whew. Otherwise known as DEATHSCRIBE 2009.


Last October we brought almost 400 theatre, horror, and old-time radio fans together in Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre on a Monday night for a festival of short, scary radio dramas. Live actors, live foley artists and live musicians -- it was fantastic. And the pieces we produced were drawn from submissions we received from writers and horror enthusiasts all over the world.


We're doing it again. And we'd like y'all to be a part of it. We're looking for short pieces -- ten minutes or so -- written in audio drama format. And we're looking for scary. It could be old-school suspense, it could be gratuitous violence, it could be psychological terror, it could be a rubber monster romp.


We think it's an interesting challenge for a writer: ten pages, dialogue and sound effects only, and scary. We had about forty submissions last year, and every single one had a different take on the challenge. This year, we'd like to see your take.


Here is a page with all the official rules and whatnot. And for inspiration, here is a link to our daily blog where we have podcast recordings of last year's five winning pieces. Think you can beat them? We'd love to read it, perform it live and record it for posterity.


Hope to hear from you soon (before the end of July!).


Cheers and happy nightmares,


The WildClaw Mailing Daemon

Hulu loves Joss Whedon! Two Bloody Thumbs Up!

Okay, I know I am really really late to the Hulu thing. You know it's bad when your mom has used something on the internets before you have. So I decided last night to give it a try after failing yet again to get the netflix instant play to work on my Mac...grumble. Verdict: Hulu was fabulous!

I was also pleased to see that they have a whole channel dedicated to horror! You can watch episodes of long cancelled sci-fi and horror shows like The Invisible Man and the awesome American Gothic! There are clips from upcoming films like 30 Days of Night as well as full on movies like The Birds and Aliens. All without any cost, nothing to download, and limited commercials. You do need speedy internet and sometimes the quality can be a bit gritty. But hey...free goes along way. Best yet, you can watch our beloved Buffy, Angel and Joss Whedon's latest, The Dollhouse!

Drag Me to Hell=Damn Good Fun

I saw an early screening of Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell on Tuesday night. T'was freaking awesome. I went with a group of my fellow horror compadres from Wildclaw Theatre and we all had a fabulous time. Bloody thumbs up all around. I will never look at dentures in the same way though. Shudder.

But anyway...what a great horror flick that was scary, gross, fun, and never once resorted to flagrant displays of boobies and demeaning imagery of women. I cannot say enough about the flick and I think it would appeal to Whedon fans. I can only hope that Joss' Cabin in the Woods will be equally swell.

Wildclaw Deathscribe Horror Radio Theatre on Monday Oct 6th!

WildClaw Theatre's First Annual

DEATHSCRIBE:
Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play Festival.


WildClaw Theatre, Chicago's Horror Theatre Company, proudly announces DEATHSCRIBE: Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play Festival, Monday October 6th, 8:00pm at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago IL. Hosted by WildClaw's own Aaron "Dr. AC" Christensen, this evening of spine-tingling original radio dramas, performed by renowned Chicago actors, dueling foley sound effects artists, special guests, and a live band in the historic Music Box Theatre, guarantees a uniquely satisfying evening for horror and theatre fans alike.

Admission to this one night only evening is $15 if purchased in advance through our website (www.wildclawtheatre.com) or $20 at the door, with group and student prices available.


The Plays:
"A Crying Shame", by Doug Lamoreux
"The Friend", by Jenn Udoni
"Transmission Unknown", by Charles M. Kline
"Dark and Stormy", by Albert Gerber
"Career Day", by
Chris Hainsworth

The Directors:
Jeff Christian (Seanachai Theatre, The Shakespeare Project)

Don Hall (Founding Director, WNEP Theater)
Adam Kozlowski (Lifeline Theatre, WildClaw Theatre )
Tom Mula (Award-winning Chicago playwright, actor, director, and best-selling author)
Lindsay Porter (Running With Scissors, Live Bait)

The Festival Jury:
Anne Adams (Casting Director, WildClaw Theatre)
Tony Akins
(Comic Book Illustrator, Jack of FablesPapa Midnight)

Mort Castle (Horror Author/Columbia College Faculty Member)
Nick Digilio (WGN Radio, Factory Theatre)
Adam Rockoff (Author, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film)
Steve Scott
(Associate Producer, Goodman Theatre)
Russ Tutterow (Artistic Director, Chicago Dramatists)

The Aural Assault Team:
David Sohl and Scott Tallarida (Live and Electronic Foley Sound f/x)
Seeking Wonderland (Music)

Plus a superstar cast of Chicago's finest performers! Special guests! Prizes! Surprises!
ONE NIGHT ONLY – don't miss it!

DEATHSCRIBE kicks off WildClaw's thrilling 2008-09 theatrical season. The season continues with H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in the Witch House" in November, and the premiere of Scott T. Barsotti's "The Revenants" next spring. For tickets or more information, please visit
www.wildclawtheatre.com.

The Music Box Theatre (www.musicboxtheatre.com) is near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible. Neighborhood parking is limited. Please allow extra time when arriving by car.

Look I'm on Fangoria! Wildclaw Deathscribe!

Well I feel cool...

But please check out this nice mention of my theatre company's Deathscribe playwrighting festival! weeee!

So check out the Deathscribe page at Wildclaw for details...write a little 10 minutes of radio scare...

We are here to scare you....Come see Pan in Chicago!

My theatre company's first production, The Great God Pan has opened in Chicago! Pleas come check it out. Lots of scarey goodness, blood, monsters, women who kick ass, and funny accents. What more could you want? Don't trust me...read this nice review!
And you can here an interview with our fabulous director (with a funny accent to boot!) here! http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=18899

And you can read the original story that inspired the play here!

Buy tickets here!