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The Raven posted on Oregon Arts Watch.

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We are very pleased to have our reading of Edgar Allan Poe’sthe Raven, scored by Eric Hull of VOX

posted on Barry Johnson’s Oregon Arts Watch blog. Barry has been a long time contributor to the Oregonian and now continues to cover the best of Oregon’s arts with a quick mind and ready intellect on the lone frontier of the interweb. If you haven’t checked out his blog yet, I hope our being there prompts you to give it a go. Poke around, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

The recording is by D. Neil Blake, recorded live at McMenamin’s Kennedy School on Halloween night 2011. Then cast includes Alyson Ayn Osborn, Sarah Rea, James Dineen, Bruce Miles and Sam A. Mowry. Music was by Galen Huckins and the Filmusik All Stars and live Foley by David Ian and Dino de AElfweald. A special treat before giving up Halloween and starting in on Christmas.

Until next time we remain…

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A poem from our friend Willaim S. Gregory to commemorate the end of another wonderful Halloween for WRW.

The Skeletons Dance Away

The skeletons dance away over the hill
The black cat’s asleep and the pumpkins are still
The ghosties and ghoulies and shuddering frights
have gone to the land of past October Nights

The phantoms who flit in the mist have decamped
The zombies have gone and the crows are all damp
The devils and angels that ran down the lane
have taken their candy in out of the rain

The fears and desires of the year which roamed free
for one blessed night are now back under key
We were who we are, now we’re not who we were
our secrets are back inside, barely astir

The masks and the costumes now flutter forgot
We are who we are, and we’re not who we’re not
November with dawn with a wintery sheen
and life will be certain– ‘till next Halloween.

Used by permission of William S. Gregory

UFO Festival Show — Starring Doctor Who!

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Doctor Who: Proteus Rising by Joseph Medina

Deep in outer space, far in the future, an alien artifact lures a mad scientist and a band of extremists to an asteroid.  And their battle for the artifact unleashes a monstrous evil.  Now the only hope for the human race — for the galaxy — is a mysterious alien wanderer.  He has had many faces, many names.  But he’s known best as… the Doctor.   And he could really use a cup of tea.

12th ANNUAL UFO FESTIVAL

2pm Saturday, May 14, 2011

McMENAMINS HOTEL OREGON — McMinnville, OR

Matties Room (on the 2nd floor)

WRW is happy to once again join the UFO Festival for the 8th year. This year’s show brings Joseph Medina’s (whose rendition of The Thing at a previous UFO Fest was chilling) amazing continuation of the Doctor Who saga. With an original score by James Dineen, live Foley by David Ian and Dino de AElfweald (with assistance from Toni Lima and Amy Branson) as well as live sound from D. Neil Blake, Robert Kowal and the otherworldly audio assistance of Marc Rose.

Our special thanks go out to Claudine Knapp and Martin John Gallagher, our Resident Sound Designer and all round swell guy.

The show features the talents of: Mary Thomas, Alyson Ayn Osborn, Atticus Welles Mowry, Cobal Weaverli, Bruce Miles, Sam A. Mowry, Robert Kowal, D. Neil Blake, Marc Rose, David Ian, Dino de AElfweald, Toni Lima, Amy Branson and James Dineen as the Doctor.

2011 marks our 10th anniversary, starting with a late night War of the Worlds for Halloween. Thanks for listening!  We are and have been having a blast.

WRW presents The Hobbit’s Greatest Hits 2011!

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Come join the Willamette Radio Workshop as we make another journey to Middle-earth with “The Hobbit’s Greatest Hits,” our one-of-a-kind adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic. We start at the begining and end at the end, but the audience chooses what order we tell the story in. The show is broken into two parts at 2pm and 4pm. The performance is set for Saturday, January 15, at the McMenamins Kennedy School, part of the annual J.R.R. Tolkien Birthday Celebration. The annual costume contest will start at 3:30, sign up with Jamie and Joe at the swag table, prizes will be awarded. The performance is absolutely free, but remember: when you come to Middle-earth, you too may be called into service!

Our cast and crew include David Ian, Dino de AElfweald, Cynthia J. McGean, Troyce Carruchiola, James Lawrence, Toni Lima, David Loftus, James Dineen, Robert Kowal, Randall Howington, Jamie Lawson, Joe Medina and Sam A. Mowry. Special thanks to Marty Gallagher and Marc Rose.

Streaming Live today. THEATER of BLOOD!

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Happy Halloween. We are very grateful to be a part of National Audio Drama Month’s first ever Transcontinental Terror Train, 6 audio dramas in 6 different time zones. You can catch all the fun at TRANSCONTINENTAL TERROR.

As an added bonus you can hear our live stream at 4 and 6 pm PST by clicking on  this link at RADIO 23, the finest in online radio broadcasting. It will open in your iTunes.  Check us out and leave a nte on our Facebook page if you get a chance. Happy Halloween, only good Tricks and fun Treats from your pals at the radio circus we call…

The Willamette Radio Workshop.

WRW and Filmusik Visit The Lost World

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1925's The Lost World, WRW styleThe “Movies in the Park” series from Portland Parks & Recreation continues, offering this weekend the ambitious presentation of the silent classic The Lost World, featuring an original score performed by Filmusik Chamber Orchestra, joined by Willamette Radio Workshop, (Mark Homayoun, Sara Rae, Tim Riley and Sam A. Mowry) plus live Foley sound effects by David Ian and Dino de AElfweald. This masterwork from 1925, a simpler time when claymation monsters ruled the earth and hunted unwitting saps in bowler hats, offers a new challenge to the Filmusik/WRW collaboration. Our group of musicians and actors recreate this classic in the open air under the mega-screen for this one-time-only performance.

Co-sponsored by the Richmond Neighborhood Association, the screening happens at Sewallcrest Park, Southeast 31st Avenue and Market Street. Pre-movie entertainment (Music by Megafauna and a Live Radio Drama intro to the movie) starts 6 p.m.-ish, and movies begin at dark. Admission to Movies in the Park events is free.