This is the first (chronologically) of three plays that D.B.
Humphries (Columbia Audio Theatre and Schlock Audio
Theatre) and Richard Frohlich colaborated on about the
life and spirit of Annie Oakley.
"The Match" is based on how Annie Oakley met and bested her future
husband, Frank Butler at a Thanksgiving shooting match in Ohio.
This play was recorded April and May 2004 in front of a studio
audience in Arlington and Fort Worth Texas. It was produced
by Shannan Frohlich and the Texas Radio Theatre
Company. Directed and Engineered by Richard Frohlich.
Featured in the cast: Taffy Geisel as Annie Oakley, Michael Sean
Matthews as Frank Butler. Also in the cast: Carley
Carpenter, Joey Geisel, John Kelly, Eric Knapp, Curt Mega and Elise
Perea.
Live sound effects were performed by Jennifer Parson and Ken
Raney Length: 16:46 min, Size: 7.9mb
The Texas Radio Theatre Company is dedicated to preserving the art
of audio theatre where audience members are invited to create the
story's imagery within their own mind.
The Texas Radio Theatre performs modern audio theatre both in studio and in front of an audience in the style of old time radio, with concessions to modern technology.