With one foot in downtown Sacramento, and another in its native Aggie soil, Davis Radio Theater creates and produces original radio plays. While production facilities are located in a deep, underground refuge, the creative and editing stages take place in a humble abode just a stone's throw from public deliberation over compulsory goals.
What could possibly come from such a heady mix of political wrangling and private joy? See below...
What if the story of America's favorite battle was retold by America's favorite animation studio? That's right--Wald Tiznee Pictures* brings you Gettysburg featuring all the elements you've come to expect from cartoons for kids.
A foreign villain, wisecracking sidekicks, a love story, a happy ending and historical accuracy--they're all here, in Gettysburg!
Follow the epic struggle between General Robert E. Lee, General James Longstreet, Powder & Willie and General John Buford, Ben, Luke & Anakin (with help from Mr. Amos). Behind the entire Civil War, of course, is the evil Colonel Freemantle, the English henchman who dreams of reunification. Who's that coming down the road? Why, it's sweet Rebecca, who won't let a little skirmish or two interfere with her plans for courtship.
*a ficticious company
Written by Brett Leggett. Directed and edited by Vince Hancock. Engineered by Les Light.
Starring CAROL ACKERMAN, KIM BRAUER, KEIRITH BRIESENICK, VINCE HANCOCK, MATT LEE, BRETT LEGGETT, WALT LIVINGSTON, TOM OLGUIN, MICHAEL O’NEIL, VINCE PAUL, REINHARD PRIBISH, MURRAY SMITH & ADRIAN WITTENBERG
After the live airing, listen to an archive of the program up until June 17.
Listen to the most recent Davis Radio Theater production to air on KDVS
It was all of 61 years ago that over 100,00 citizens of Oakland, California, walked off their jobs and gathered
in the streets of downtown to confront the city government, the wealthy and most powerful individuals
in the city, and the police, in what came to be the Great Oakland General Strike of 1946.
Follow the lives of several fictional characters as they become entwined in this
remarkable--if largely forgotten--event in the history of northern California.
Written and directed by Les Light. Premiered on January 1, 2008.
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Learn More about the Oakland General Strike of 1946
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The labor history and commentary website, FlyingPicket.org has assembled a variety of documentary material about the strike.
The available audio material includes:
Interview with Stan Weir, participant in the strike
Audio documentary (November 1976) featuring interviews with first-hand participants, produced in commemoration of the 30th anniversary.
Against the Grain (KPFA radio show, Berkeley, CA)
July 27, 2007 program with labor activist Gifford Hartman, speaking about the strike. Also includes speakers on the San Francisco General Strike of 1934.
Against the Grain (KPFA radio show, Berkeley, CA)
December 19, 2005 program features scholar Chris Rhomberg, speaking about the forgotten history of Oakland, CA, including the 1946 General Strike.
Click here to see a list of the audio documentaries.
An ex-private eye poses as an agent for an up and coming petroleum exploration company working within Kazakhstan. Suddenly, he's inside a project that knows no borders. Written and directed by Les Light. Premiered on November 14, 2006.
Last aired February 4, 2007.
Based on the anonymous group-hug website, Confessions samples some of the strange behaviors that simply couldn't stand being bottled up. Created by Ben Bruening. Music by Michael Doughton.
Premiered on January 23, 2007.
Is it possible to find your most personal and intimate issues entangled in an immense and very impersonal national tragedy? Or will some people use just about any situation to escape their own weakness in character? Written and directed by Les Light.
Premiered on September 5, 2006.
How Did We Get There?
Skits about the war in Iraq, from 2003.
Part 1 (Saddam's Headless Torso)
Part 2 (Three-Thousand Helicopters)
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