Offbeat, Sound Rich

This is a one-person radio drama. I always thought a downside of radio dramas was keeping together all the voices. Maybe it's just me, but I think this format, a narrator describing the events, with lots of nat sound and sound effects, works a lot better. I didn't have any trouble following the story.

The story is well-written, with good detail. I don't live in the city, but this pretty much left me with an image in my head. There were a couple of times, especially around the subway scene, where the sound overpowered the narrator, but it didn't detract very much.

The ending puzzled me. There is a big epiphany that I didn't understand clearly.

This is a piece with a few swear words. This might affect some station's desire to play it, but the producer has noted there is a radio-friendly version. Removing the swear words won't affect the story, though, so either version will work, depending on the station and the time of day it would be played.

Hans

Hans Anderson
Corpus Christi, TX
March 6, 2007

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