Many people believe the Golden Age of American radio was much too brief.

It was a precious time when families would assemble around their superheterodynes after dinner, stare intently at the station selection dial--or just close their eyes--and permit their imaginations to supply all the thrilling and entertaining pictures they required.

 

 

Attention Seniors!

Check out the Links page for information from the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans and also from the State of Illionis Dept. on Aging.

 

  
 
 

 
 

 

In 1997, the Seniors Committee of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild formed the AFTRA/SAG Radio Players for the purpose of keeping alive the uniqueness of radio as the theater of the imagination.

Several times a year audiences are invited to witness the performance of classic radio scripts by voice actors, sound effects artists employing as many manual devices as possible, and, often, a real, live keyboard player. And the AFTRA/SAG Players stay faithful to the original model by having to get it right the first time--no retakes permitted. Some of the group's actors appeared in network radio drama when Chicago was a major production center. All the members of the troupe are professionals who made, and, in many instances, continue to make their livings before microphones and in front of cameras and audiences.

The AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players Offer 7 for 2010

The mission of the AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players is to demonstrate the amazing audience-gripping power of old time radio drama— even as you watch it being made. Their plan is simple: select the cream from the many thousands of available scripts and produce them with the respect they are due. And then invite an audience to share the experience for the same price live radio always used to charge: free. To help you plan which shows you might want to see, here is the lineup for 2010, all of them to be performed live on the stage of the Chicago Cultural Center's second floor Claudia Cassidy Theater. Doors open 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7.

 

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All of the members of the AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players are members of The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists or The Screen Actors Guild.

Schedule:

All shows will be performed at the Chicago Cultural Center in the Claudia Cassidy Theater and will start at 7p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Presented in Association with Chicago DCA Theater.The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 77 W. Randolph (at Michigan Avenue) and the Claudia Cassidy Theatrer is on the 2nd Floor. The addmission is free and reservations are not required, however seating is on a first come, first served basis.

  • Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2010
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010
  • Wednesday, October 6, 2010
  • Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players invite you to any or all of their re-creations.

The admission is free. Just be sure to bring your imagination.