ORPHEUS AGAINST THE SIRENS · THE THOUGHTS OF DARYLL HALL
WE CAN GET THEM FOR YOU WHOLESALE · CRACKPOT
OVERTURE TO BENITO CERENO
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
DRACULA
The Theater of the Mind combines musical theater, old-time radio, and the internet by delivering audio theater as podcasts. The phrase “The Theater of the Mind” is borrowed from the realm of radio, where audio performances engage one’s imagination more actively than visual theater. In radio and other audio performances, the show is thought of as playing upon the theater of one’s mind.
The theatrical pieces here are offered in the spirit of making listeners more attentive and thoughtful rather than passive and empty. The works featured here are of two kinds: 1) those that have been adapted, scored, and performed by Daniel H. Foster; and 2) those that have been adapted and performed by his students at Duke University. In each show we explore the possibilities of using computer software and sound equipment to alter the voice, create characters and sound effects, and use tightly interwoven dramatic music to explicate such things as character, mood, action, and setting.
