Upcoming Events
PTP's Radio Cavaldade: Gaslight
“Gaslight” - Based on the 1944 American psychological thriller film directed by George Cukor and adapted for radio by Lux Radio Theater in 1946, “Gaslight” follows a young woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is descending into insanity.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade is a staged reading of classic plays and episodes from the golden age of radio, complete with live music and sound effects.
PTP's Radio Cavalcade: Holiday Memories
This year’s December cavalcade will feature two episodes filled with holiday memories: “Father Knows Best: Christmas Program”, precursor to the classic “Father Knows Best” television program, and “A Christmas Memory”, based on Truman Capote’s short story.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade is a staged reading of classic plays and episodes from the golden age of radio, complete with live music and sound effects.
PTP's Radio Cavalcade: Meet Me in St. Louis
Set in turn-of-the-century Missouri, “Meet Me in St. Louis” is a nostalgic musical that follows the well-to-do Smith family over the course of a year as they eagerly anticipate the 1904 World’s Fair. The story is told through seasonal vignettes, centering on the romantic pursuits of the teenage Esther Smith who falls for the boy next door, and the mischievous antics of her youngest sister, Tootie. Their idyllic life is suddenly threatened when their father announces a job promotion that requires the family to relocate to New York City, leading to emotional upheaval as the children face leaving their beloved home.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade is a staged reading of classic plays and episodes from the golden age of radio, complete with live music and sound effects.
PTP's Radio Cavalcade: Action & Adventure
April’s noir cavalcade brings two episodes full of action and adventure! In “Boston Blackie: Blackie and the Fur Trade” from a popular 1940s-1950s radio mystery series featuring a reformed jewel thief and safecracker, Horatio Black (often just Blackie) uses his underworld knowledge to solve crimes. In “The Adventures of Philip Marlowe: Lady in Mink”, Marlowe is hired to locate a "mixed-up girl" who has threatened to take her own life. The search is complicated by hazardous weather, but the situation quickly escalates beyond a simple missing persons case.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade is a staged reading of classic plays and episodes from the golden age of radio, complete with live music and sound effects.
PTP's Radio Cavalcade: Comedy Showcase
June’s comedy filled cavalcade is sure to tickle with two episodes of hilarious mix-ups and misunderstandings. Featuring “Archie Andrews: Mr. Andrews’ Wallpaper Adventure” and “My Favorite Husband: Knitting Baby Booties”.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade is a staged reading of classic plays and episodes from the golden age of radio, complete with live music and sound effects.
Our Miss Brooks & My Friend Irma
For this season’s comedy special, PTP’s Radio Cavalcade presents episodes from “Our Miss Brooks” and “My Friend Irma”.
“Our Miss Brooks” - Miss Brooks is an English teacher who has a low paying job, a lousy boss, a crush on a fellow teacher, and whose student drives her to school.
“My Friend Irma” - A dizzy blonde and her level-headed roommate have man trouble when the former's beau begins promoting a would-be singer.
PTP’s Radio Cavalcade series are one night only, staged readings of classic radio plays complete with live music and sound effects. This event is fun for the whole family.
THE Maltese Falcon
In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman. As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon.
THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER
Artist playboy Dickie Nugent appears before beautiful judge Margaret Turner for fighting at a nightclub, and charms her into dismissing the charge. That same day, Dickie happens to lecture at a high school, where Margaret's teenage sister, Susan, falls head-over-heels for him. Things get complicated when Susan sneaks away and is found in Dickie's apartment, and downright zany when he is court ordered to date the teen as a way of easing her attraction.