Hannah Montana: The Amethyst Cowboy

Hannah Montana is a lighthearted fun gal, and I'd love to hear more with her character. She's straight-shooting and not a sellout. Producer Shabbir Hassan shows a great deal of promise in these series of radio theatre he's produced on PRX. They are fun drop-ins of short theatre that could break up a humdrum day especially during the summer. This one is a bit more successful than some of the other pieces though it's still more presentational in acting style than I'd like. But it's got good production values for the most part. Some of the sound effects are too abstract but in general the sound design is pretty darn good. I liked the antismoking and anti-selliing out theme of this radio play. I'm pretty tough on radio theatre and these short films for the radio are intriguing and not the usual hokey stuff you often hear as radio plays. I'd recommend a listen. Might take some creativity in programming but they will definitely catch listeners' ears.