The Three -Time Award Winning
WGTD Radio Theater
Executive Producer and Creator: Dr. Steve Brown
Original Programs are written by Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup
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The Executive Producer of The WGTD Radio Theater is Dr. Steven Brown
(These programs will be available online on the same day of the broadcast date listed below)
October 22, 2005: The Award Winning Premier Broadcast of: "And on the Eighth Day: Bryan v. Scopes." Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup, with Nita Hunter. Starring Terry Lawler, Rob Lamont, Byron Heusdens and Joan Roehre.
February 11, 2006: "The New Jack Benny Show," starring Mr. Gary Stamm. Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
March 25, 2006: "The Return of the Kane Shadow: The Haunted Mystery of Kemper Hall." Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup with Don Jensen.
May 13, 2006: "Time and Time Once Again." Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
June 24, 2006: "The New Adventures of Mycroft and Sherlock." Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
August 5, 2006: "The New Adventures of Fibber McGee and Molly."
September 30, 2006: "The Thin Man." Starring Rob Lamont, Carolyn Recker and Byron Heusdens.
December 16, 2007: "It Could Have Been a Wonderful Life." An original holiday story written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup. Stars include Kyle Farrell, Leslie Utech, Byron Heusdens, and Bryan Albrecht. Special guest stars: Karolyn Grimes ("Aunt ZUZU") and Jimmy Hawkins ("Tommy Bailey") - Both of whom were in the original 1946 movie, "It's a Wonderful Life."
March 31, 2007: "The State House." Written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
April 28, 2007: "The Time Machine," starring Terry Lawler and Rob Lamont. Our Special Guest Star is television and motion picture star Mr. Alan Young, who appeared in the original 1960 film, "The Time Machine." He was also the star of "Mr. Ed." Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup wrote this adaptation of the famous H.G. Wells time travel saga.
June 23, 2007: "The New Fibber McGee and Molly." (This is a repeat show)
September 22, 2007: "The Catcher in the Spy." An Original WWII Spy Thriller written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup. Starring in this world premier performance is Carolyn Recker.
October 27, 2007: "Sorry Wrong Number," "Three Skeleton Key," and " The Cask of Amontillado." Our stars are Joan Roehre, Carolyn Recker, Don Jensen, and Terry Lawler.
December 15, 2007: "Miracle on 30th Avenue," written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
Our Fourth Season
January
26, 2008: "The New Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends.”
April 12, 2008: "The Shadow: The Beggar's Mystery." Adapted for the 91.1 Players by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup. Starring Terry Lawler, Vittoria DuMez, Thom Powers, Don Jensen, Byron Heusdens, Julie Burton, Mark Frazer, and Cameron Spencer.
June 21, 2008: "Young Sherlock and Mycroft: The Holmes Brothers' Mystery." This is an original story written by Steven Brown and Michael Ulsltrup. Stars include: Bobby Pirtle and Nathan Fosbinder, as Sherlock and Mycroft. Others stars include Terry Lawler, Byron Heusdens, Thom Powers, Cameron Spencer, Ike Cech, Courtney Zapp, and Don Jensen.
August 16, 2008: "The New Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." Thom Powers as Ozzie and Jennie Tunkieicz as Harriet. Also Starring Byron Heusdens, Dave McGrath, and Vittoria DuMez.
October 25, 2008: Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Starring Cameron Spencer as "Dracula," Terry Lawler, Thom Powers, Don Jensen, Vittoria DuMez, Kathy Zuhlke and Victoria Ide. Directed by Thom Powers.
December 13, 2008: "Andy Hardy's White Christmas." The World Premiere broadcast created and written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup. Starring Bobby Pirtle (as Andy Hardy), Jill Jensen, Don Jensen, Jim Meyers, and Jennie Tunkieicz. Special musical guests: Jack Grassel, Jill Jensen, Jill Dahl, Jim Bednarek and Steve Brown. Our musical director is Murry Holmstrom.
Our Fifth Season
January 24: Show number 31: "The Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Radio Show Extravaganza." Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup's original story brings to the radio dial "Moose" and "Squirrel."
March 7: Show Number 32 "Highway 43: The Ray Bradbury Waukegan Mystery" Starring Thom Powers, Kathy Zuhlke, Ryan Farrell, Mike Zelenski, Steve Brown, Andrew Potter, and Ellen Deutsch
August 22: "Deep Stealth:" A Futuristic Submarine Slips Back into Time"
September 26: "The New Fibber McGee and Molly Show"
October 31: "Blanche and 'Baby Jane' Hudson Were Sisters" An WGTD Radio Theater original dramatic thriller based loosely on the "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", a 1960 novel by Henry Farrell.
December 12: "A 2009 Bob Hope USO Holiday Show Extravaganza"
Season Six Programs
February 13, 2010: Trio of classic television shows: I Love Lucy, The Golden Girls, All in the Family.
March 27, 2010: Third Annual Radio Cartoon Extravaganza, featuring characters from Looney Tunes.
May 15, 2010: The WGTD Radio and the 91.1 Players present a live broadcast of "The Twilight Zone 2010 Revisited."
June 26, 2010: The WGTD Radio Theater and the 91.1 Players present show number 43, in their 6th season, "TV Variety Shows: The Jack Benny Show; NBC's "Laugh In," and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Written and produced by Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
August 21, 2010: The WGTD Radio Theater's 44th broadcast in this their 6th season, Presents: "Superman" and Batman," as performed by the 91.1 Players, These original scripts were written by Mike Ullstrup and Steve Brown, and these shows were directed by Viki DuMez.
September 25, 2010: The WGTD Radio Theater presents its 45th broadcast (now in its 6th Season) of the 91.1 Players. "ONLY ON TV." Today's two original TV episodes on the radio are: "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie." Both of these episodes are original scripts written by Radio Theater Executive Producers, Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
November 6, 2010: The WGTD Radio Theater, now in its 6th season, presents show episode number 46, featuring two of TV's best known "family" programs: "The New Donna Reed Show," and "The Addams Family." The "Donna Reed Show" will feature, as its very special guest star, Paul Petersen, who starred in the original TV series, as "Jeff Stone." Paul was also one of the original Disney "Mousketeers." Paul's involvement with the 91.1 Players will be pre-recorded.
December 11, 2010: Our Third Annual Christmas-Holiday Show- "The New Ed Sullivan Show," with special musical guests "The Riverport Chorus." Stars are from the 91.1 Players. The original script was written by Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
Our SEVENTH SEASON:
January 29, 2011: The WGTD Radio Theater presents its 4th Annual Radio Cartoons on the radio. Today's theme is "Cartoon Families." THE JETSONS and THE FLINTSTONES.
June 11, 2011: The WGTD Radio Theater presents "And on the Eighth Day: Bryan v. Darrow." The 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial."
August 13, 2011: The WGTD Radio Theater presents show number 52, in its 7th season: "The Adventures of Charlotte Holmes: The Mystery of Sherlock's Death." This original show is written by Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup.
September 24, 2011: The WGTD Radio Theater and the Brown Ullstrup Performing Arts Foundation present "The Return of the Kane Shadow," with stars from the 91.1 Players.
November 5, 2011: The WGTD Radio Theater presents: "The Carol Burnett Show and The Charlie McCarthy Show with Edgar Bergen." Stars are from the 91.1 Players.
December 10, 2011: Our 7th Annual HOLIDAY Show of the WGTD Radio Theater. "LOST AND FOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS." "Murphy" the Border Collie runs off after a bunny rabbit and gets lost. All of this happens just before Christmas Eve. Somehow, little "Murph" finds his way back home, all with the help of a very special friend. An Original Story Created and Written by Steven Brown & Michael Ullstrup. Directed by Don Jensen.
"Shadow," who portrays "Murphy", will be live in the WGTD Radio Theater performance area, located in Room 120 of the BioScience Building on the Kenosha campus of Gateway Technical College.
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