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Broadway Vets Star in Original Western Audio Drama

By: Apr. 19, 2015
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Broadway vets John Wesley Shipp (now starring on The Flash), Lance Roberts (Act One, Ghost) and Jason Babinsky (also of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Good Wife) will star in POWDER BURNS: AN ORIGINAL WESTERN AUDIO DRAMA streaming free April 22.

The pilot "Blind Sheriff" allows the audience to "see" the West as Sheriff Burns does: Without Sight.
Powder Burns is an explosive new Western Audio Drama that puts the blind community in the spotlight, while also bringing awareness and understanding to those who see everyday.

The show legitimizes the audio drama genre in its use of a blind central character, allowing the listening audience to observe events as Sheriff Burns does; and tackles social and ethical issues still troubling America today, all is the guise of a classic radio Western.

General Emmet Burns returns home after the Civil War and is reinstated as his town's Sheriff.
When a freak accident renders him blind, he struggles to serve out his term with the help of his able Deputy, Prentice Bell, until the town's next election. But holding the war-torn community together one last time is tougher than he bargains for...


For more info, check out: www.Facebook.com/PowderBurnsWest, @PowderBurnsWest and, on April 22, PowderBurnsWest.com




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