Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects

Series produced by Icebox Radio Theater

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Short drama and comedy from the Icebox of the Nation

A variety of comedies and drams featured in the Icebox Radio Theater's live shows over the past three years. Insight and hilarity all with a Northern feel.

IN FROM THE COLD
When two ice fishermen come in from the cold for ?A steak and a beer?, they discover their favorite restaurant transformed for Valentine?s Day. In a room dedicated to couples, two fishing buddies discover they have more in common with the lovers than they originally thought. A little slice of the Northland comedy for the Day of Love. Recorded before a live audience.

TRICK OR TREAT
Three kids solve the mystery of strange sounds emanating from a neighbor?s house on Halloween. When they try and investigate, they find themselves wrapped up in radio sound effects, and learning a little something about tolerance to boot. Recorded before a live audience.

THE RAVEN
IBRT Artistic Director Jeffrey Adams offers his own interpretation of the classic poem by Edgar Allen Poe with original sound effects and music. Recorded before a live audience.

WEIRD SISTURS
What if the weird sisters from MacBeth were alive in the 21st Century, and working freelance? That?s the premise behind this comedy sketch recorded before a live audience on Halloween, 2007. Esmeralda, Griselda and Larry stir up a brew to help a small town with its tourism trade.

BAD SOUND EFFECTS PLAYHOUSE
In radio, voice and sound effects go together to tell the story. But when the sound effects are slightly (or mostly) off?
Recorded before a live audience.

THE TRUNK
When you live along an international border, the temptation to smuggle a small item or two (Cuban cigars, illicitly caught fish) across can be quite strong. When two women are asked to smuggle a box of steaks across, they readily agree. But the night is Halloween, and when the ?steaks? end up eating a customs guard, there appears to be no way out in this comedy sketch from the Icebox of the Nation. Recorded before a live audience.

FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE ? THE STALLION ON THE MOORS
The first draft playhouse series started in the summer of 2007. The premise is simple, stories in there first incarnation frequently have false starts and numerous ?do-overs?. So what if the audience could hear those do-overs being made? In this edition, a torrid bodice ripper is our framework for comedy from The Icebox of the Nation. Recorded before a live audience.

FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE ? HARD BOILED MYSTERY #327-J
The First Draft Playhouse series started in the summer of 2007. The premise is simple, stories in there first incarnation frequently have false starts and numerous ?do-overs?. So what if the audience could hear those do-overs being made? This original edition of the series features a classic voice-over genre: The Hard Boiled Detective Story. Recorded before a live audience

FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE ? IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
The First Draft Playhouse series started in the summer of 2007. The premise is simple, stories in there first incarnation frequently have false starts and numerous ?do-overs?. So what if the audience could hear those do-overs being made? In this Halloween edition of this comedy series, two teenagers duck out of the storm in a spooky house. Recorded before a live audience.

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A variety of comedies and drams featured in the Icebox Radio Theater's live shows over the past three years. Insight and hilarity all with a Northern feel. IN FROM THE COLD When two ice fishermen come in from the cold for ?A steak and a beer?, they discover their favorite restaurant transformed for Valentine?s Day. In a room dedicated to couples, two fishing buddies discover they have more in common with the lovers than they originally thought. A little slice of the Northland comedy for the Day of Love. Recorded before a live audience. TRICK OR TREAT Three kids solve the mystery of strange sounds emanating from a neighbor?s house on Halloween. When they try and investigate, they find themselves wrapped up in radio sound effects, and learning a little something about... Show full description


9 Pieces

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Caption: Jeff Adams
An Icebox Radio Short! The famous story of the headless horseman is re-imagined with a Northland twist - and this time in verse!

Bought by KMXT and KZYX


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
  • Purchases: 2
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The sisters from MacBeth are alive in the 21st Century and working freelance.

Bought by KUT and KUMM Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Two women think they're smuggling steaks across the international border. But it's All Hallow's Eve, and anything goes.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:25
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Three kids solve a mystery on Halloween - - or do they?!?

Bought by KUT and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2
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An original reading of the classic poem with new sound effects and music.

Bought by KUMM Radio and KDNK


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Two ice fishermen come 'In from the Cold' on Valentine's Day to a surprise.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 10:02
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A romantic entry in the First Draft Playhouse series.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:44
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A 'scary' entry in the First Draft playhouse series

Bought by KZYX and KUT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:32