PDC Dramacast is our podcast. Each script is an original play by PDC playwrights with local actors. Listen to episodes below or at https://anchor.fm/philly-dramacast
Current Episodes (And in the works)
ONGOING Call for Submissions to the PDC Podcast:
PHILLY DRAMACAST The Philadelphia Dramatists Center's new Philly DramaCast stars the playwrights, actors, and producers of the Greater Philadelphia area.
Before you send us your work, you should know that these plays will be done SOLELY through AUDIO. Our audience can’t see what our actors are doing, so please keep that in mind when writing your play. Some stage directions might be perfect for audio (Glass breaks) but some might look better onstage than on air (Fight scene) and some won’t translate at all (Double take.) If you do write for our show, we may ask you to make some changes to your script before we record it, especially if you’ve never written for radio or podcasts before. We might ask you to change stage directions or scenes, add more narration, or even some exposition. It might look like over-explaining on paper, but these are necessary for audio drama, and almost invisible when performed.
If you’re not sure how to write audio drama, these websites offer plenty of tips and advice:
https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/radious.pdf (This is the template the BBC uses for their radio plays.)
http://www.radiodramarevival.com/so-you-wanna-create-a-radio-drama/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/tnkQgSgPJVWM4ZpZ3hHbjv/some-tips-writing-plays-for-radio
These shows and podcasts are excellent examples of well-executed audio dramas:
The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIZXc_ES748
The Truth: http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/
Welcome to Night Vale: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-night-vale/id536258179#
The Archers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09z3dkd#play
G-Town Radio’s Skywave: http://www.gtownradio.com/content/blogsection/77/158/
PHILLY DRAMACAST The Philadelphia Dramatists Center's new Philly DramaCast stars the playwrights, actors, and producers of the Greater Philadelphia area.
Before you send us your work, you should know that these plays will be done SOLELY through AUDIO. Our audience can’t see what our actors are doing, so please keep that in mind when writing your play. Some stage directions might be perfect for audio (Glass breaks) but some might look better onstage than on air (Fight scene) and some won’t translate at all (Double take.) If you do write for our show, we may ask you to make some changes to your script before we record it, especially if you’ve never written for radio or podcasts before. We might ask you to change stage directions or scenes, add more narration, or even some exposition. It might look like over-explaining on paper, but these are necessary for audio drama, and almost invisible when performed.
If you’re not sure how to write audio drama, these websites offer plenty of tips and advice:
https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/radious.pdf (This is the template the BBC uses for their radio plays.)
http://www.radiodramarevival.com/so-you-wanna-create-a-radio-drama/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/tnkQgSgPJVWM4ZpZ3hHbjv/some-tips-writing-plays-for-radio
These shows and podcasts are excellent examples of well-executed audio dramas:
The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIZXc_ES748
The Truth: http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/
Welcome to Night Vale: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-night-vale/id536258179#
The Archers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09z3dkd#play
G-Town Radio’s Skywave: http://www.gtownradio.com/content/blogsection/77/158/
