Radiotheatre Returns To NYC With 10th Annual H.P.Lovecraft Fest: ARKHAM!

THEATRE AT ST. JOHN'S Presents Radiotheatre's 10th Annual H.P. Lovecraft Festival: ARKHAM, Written/Directed/Music by Dan Bianchi Sound Design by Dan Bianchi/Wes Shippee

Cast: Frank Zilinyi, R.Patrick Alberty, Alejandro Cardozo, Joshua Nicholson; Sarah Gwynne Walker

LIMITED RUN - OCTOBER 17 - 28 TIME: 8pm

(OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 )

THE SANCTUARY at St. John's Lutheran Church 81 Christopher St. /7th Ave. NYC (1 train to Sheridan Square/Christopher St.; all trains to W.4th St.)

$24 tickets WWW.SMARTTIX.COM - 212 868-4444

Box Office open 30 min before show time. Wheelchair accessible. Running Time: 80 min

Come in, come in! Enter into the spectral shadows of St.John's Sanctuary which has sat quietly for 190 years in the heart of historical Greenwich Village. But, now...lit by flickering candlelight, bathed in ghostly mist, the players at the award-winning, critically-acclaimed RADIOTHEATRE hope to chill the marrow in your bones as they celebrate the High Holy Days of HALLOWEEN with its 10th Annual H.P. LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL : ARKHAM.

This year the Lunatic Asylum's Administrator, Dr. Whipple Van Buren Lovecraft, a descendant of the great writer who had created the mythical town of Arkham...will present just a few of the Psycho Ward's very special denizens whose tales are so rich in bloodcurdling variety that the heart thuds loudly, sweat breaks and the cringing mind searches shudderingly for the next ghastly manifestation in this terrifying feast of fiendish delights!

For its 10th Lovecraft Festival, RADIOTHEATRE has adapted TEN of H.P. Lovecraft's greatest terror tales....LIVE ON STAGE in REPERTORY including: THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN; FROM BEYOND; THE CURSE OF YIG; HE; COOL AIR; THE CALL OF CTHULHU; DAGON; THE MOON BOG; THE BEAST IN THE CAVE; TWO BLACK BOTTLES...complete with our fabulous cast, original orchestral scores and a plethora of sound FX in Radiotheatre's ongoing tribute to the author Stephen King calls, "the Grandmaster of 20th Century American Horror!"

Now in its 15th season, RADIOTHEATRE has produced over 90 live stage productions in various NYC and USA tour venues. It has been nominated for a DRAMA DESK AWARD and has won 2 NY Innovative Theater awards, 16 noms (currently nominated for BEST MUSIC and BEST SOUND for 9th Lovecraft Festival), 5 yrs as Best Performance Art and 2017 and 2018 Rondo Hatton Horror Award noms. RT's Artistic Director Dan Bianchi received the 2014 NYIT award for Lifetime Artistic Excellence.

RADIOTHEATRE is self-funded and takes pride in its mission to produce a unique quality show at a low ticket price...which is why it has been called, "the peoples' theatre."

RADIOTHEATRE does NOT produce authentic re-creations of old time radio shows ...rather, the company is inspired by the artistry created during the Golden Years of Radio when SOUND was king and STORYTELLING, along with great voices, music and sound effects, as well as, the imaginations of its audiences, were the primary ingredients used to provide a memorable theatrical experience. It's not much different than the earliest form of theatre...telling tales around a campfire in the dark where all of one's attention is focused upon the Narrator. However, we do like to add a few 21st Century touches such as fully scored orchestral soundtracks using a unique software designed for Hollywood movies, so that Radiotheatre delivers a monumental sound design unlike anything on any stage anywhere. Plus, a plethora of aural and visual FX, too!

As for content, RADIOTHEATRE draws its inspiration from the Pulp Fiction Era when genres such as Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction and Crime dominated the American popular culture...all genres which have been thoroughly mined and exploited by Literature, Cinema and TV, but, generally ignored or spoofed in the Theatre world. Combining a unique presentation with non-traditional content makes RADIOTHEATRE a singular theatre company creating modern, innovative stage works.

Past shows include - KING KONG, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE TIME MACHINE, REBECCA, THE BIRDS, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, THE ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU, HARDBOILED, THE HAUNTING OF 85 E 4th STREET, GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST, THE Alfred Hitchcock FESTIVAL, THE NAUGHTY VICTORIANS, THE MOLE PEOPLE, MADHOUSE, 9 H.P.LOVECRAFT FESTIVALS, 2 Edgar Allan Poe FESTIVALS and more!