Don't Close Your Eyes: Live Radio Theatre!

Ryan Cassavaugh and Keith Suta
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Don't Close Your Eyes is Montana's longest-running and most-popular live radio theatre presentation! Each week during the summer, writer/directors Ryan Cassavaugh and Keith Suta take turns writing and presenting a brand-new one-hour play in a variety of genres from the golden age of radio! Since 2011, DCYE has produced weekly radio plays all summer long at Bozeman's Verge Theater! Each new play is written in just one week previous in order to recreate the vibrant energy and demands of live radio! The genres are as wide-ranging as the schedule is tight: sci-fi, comedy, western, thriller, comedy, and more! Presented live on stage with multi-voiced casts and entirely analog sound effects, DCYE is a unique and original anthology production that the whole family can enjoy! If you want to keep up with all our future live productions, please "like" us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/dcyeradio) and follow us on twitter (@dcyeradio)!

  1. 09/13/2021

    Gerda von Misery Vs. Apocalpyse Inc.!

    Season 6.5, Episode 2: "Gerda von Misery Vs. Apocalypse Inc.!'" A Supervillainous Comedy Written and Directed by Keith Suta! Gerda von Misery's first day on the job at the elite villain organiztion, Apocalypse Inc., has not gone well. Attempting to take over the company before she even underwent orientation, she finds herself ousted by the head of Apocalypse Inc., The Authoritarian, who has used her mind-reading powers to discover Dr. von Misery's greatest fear (it's public speaking)! But the evils of Apocalypse, Inc., don't end there -- they want to destroy the world; which would make Gerda von Misery's quest for world domination pretty impossible... Now, with her lab repossessed and no job options, she must reunite with her loyal hunchman-- I mean, henchman, Seymour to bring the retired superhero Captain Overman out of retirement and fight evil WITH evil! Featuring: Cate Ludin as Gerda von Misery; Sarah Suta as Clump, the Robot, and The Authoritarian; Harry Jahnke as Seymour Swerdlow and C'p'n Chick O'Ree; Pol Llovet as Captain Overman and Agent Doldrum; and Keith Suta as Narciso, Tectonicus, the Boss, and Mr. Announcer! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Original music composed and performed by Garrett Robinson! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's historic Ellen Theatre on October 8, 2016! We apologize for the less-than stellar audio quality of this particular episode -- though not up to our usual standards, we wanted you to be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime performance and hope that it will prove diverting and entertaining despite its technical limitations!

    49 min

  2. 06/28/2019

    Lady Victoria Ramsey and the Sands of the Pharaoh!

    Season 6.5, Episode 1: "Lady Victoria Ramsey and the Sands of the Pharoah!'" A Comedy Adventure Written and Directed by Ryan Cassavaugh! English adventuress Lady Victoria Ramsey returns to the aid of crown and country to assist Sarah Hayden-Carter to complete the life's work of her father, who went missing on a quest for the lost tomb of Pharoh Anhkaten! Embarking with her ertwise companions Charles Marseden-Smythe and Captain Papagiannis in tow -- they embark on a globe-trotting adventure to find the lost tomb before Professor Evangeline Godard gets there first to claim the ancient powers that lie within! Featuring: Sadie Cassavauh, Richard Dunbar, Cate Ludin, Ryan Flynn, Harry Jahnke, Pol Llovet, and Leyla Osman! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Original music composed and performed by Deborah Schuer! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's historic Ellen Theatre on October 8, 2016! We apologize for the less-than stellar audio quality of this particular episode -- though not up to our usual standards, we wanted you to be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime performance and hope that it will prove diverting and entertaining despite its technical limitations!

  3. 07/11/2018

    The Road to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks!

    Season 6, Episode 7: "The Road to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks!" A Road Comedy to Hell and Back Written and Directed by Ryan Cassavaugh & Keith Suta! Our rousing Season 6 finale finds Keith and Ryan returning as their comedic dopplegangers: Keith and Ryan! This time, the duo have found themselves on a quest to return a book to a far off library -- the only problems are: (1) the book is a talking smart aleck; and (2) the book needs to be returned to the fires of... Y'know... Down there. Along the way they'll encounter demons, monsters, and that most mythical and magical of occurrences: an open bar! Featuring: Ryan Cassavaugh as Ryan; Keith Suta as Keith; Harry Jahnke as Belphmodeous the Inconvenient; Sarah Suta as Aunt Auntley, the Conductor, and Rusalka; Leyla Kirschner as Trixie, Hippolata Crinklesberg, Kumquateous Obelstein, and Charon; and Richard Dunbar as Virgil, Abraham Lincoln, Moobles, and the Gentleman! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Original music composed and performed by Garrett Robinson! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on July 23, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs (clearly)! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    1 hr

  4. 06/14/2018

    Prudence Pearly, Girl Reporter of the Old West: 'Trouble at the Bar-None Ranch!'

    Season 6, Episode 6: "The Casebook of Prudence Pearly, Girl Reporter of the Old West: 'Trouble at the Bar-None Ranch!'" A Comedic Western Adventure of Written and Directed by Ryan Cassavaugh! Prudence Pearly is a go-getting, no-nonsese reporter with a nose for news -- but she's forced to write human interest fluff pieces instead of substantive political stories! After sneaking a big scoop into the paper, she and her friend, typesetter Barney Melchic, have been exiled to Montana to review that most horrifying of all occurrences: a community Shakespeare production! Along the way she'll run into an old friend, some new enemies, and the mysterious Masked Phantom! Featuring: Cate Ludin as Prudence Pearly and Button Gwinett; Harry Jahnke as Barney Melchic and Jonathan Harker; Taylor Jensen as Magdalena and Ben Franklin; Kari Doll as Black Bailey and Hippolata Crinklesberg; Leyla Kirschner as The Waco Kid and Alexander Hamilton; Ryan Cassavaugh as the Narrator; and Ryan Lawrence Flynn as Carriage Driver, Dutch Lutheran, Chief O'Bannon, Van Helson, The Masked Phantom, and the Narrator! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Original music composed and performed by Garrett Robinson! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on July 15, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs and minimal post-production on volume to try to make it comfortable to your ears! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    57 min

  5. 04/17/2018

    Tournament of Quizzards!

    Season 6, Episode 5: "Tournament of Quizzards!" A Trivial Whodunit Written and Directed by Keith Suta! Ruby Kallen wants to be a great writer -- but all her plays have closed before they opened! To make ends meet, she writes trivial questions for the terrible but popular trivia program "Quizzards," hosted by her ex-, Gordon Clifton, and his Transistor-Reliant Intellegent Victor-Indicating Automoton (T.R.I.V.I.A. for short)! On the night of the very first Quizzards Tournament of Victors, the entire cash prize has been stolen! Now Ruby and Gordon have to find the thief while still making sure their live, coast-to-coast broadcast goes off with as few hitches as possible! Featuring: Sarah Suta as Ruby Kallen and a Hippolata Krinklesburg; Robert Dalton as Gordon Clifton; Kari Doll as Victoria Daily and the Reverend Mother; Randy Glynn as Professor Rememberer and Griffin Bergston the Third; Owen Burroughs as Vic Glass; Leyla Kirschner as T.R.I.V.I.A., Tori Trivium, and a Hippolata Krinklesberg, and Keith Suta as Mr. Announcer and the Condemned Man! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on July 9, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs and minimal post-production on volume to try to make it comfortable to your ears! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    43 min

  6. 02/09/2018

    The Dark Hallway: The Knife

    Season 6, Episode 4: "The Dark Hallway: The Knife!" A Story of Suspense Written and Directed by Ryan Cassavaugh! Mack and Jenny Heath are hosting Mack's old commanding officer, the Colonel, and his wife for a perfectly normal dinner party -- food, conversation, listening to music, maybe a game of charades -- like regular people do. But Mack has nightmares. Nightmares that have begun to intrude on his daily life; a secret from his past is waking up, threatening to ruin his world and drive him insane! Featuring: Keith Krutchkoff as Mack Heath; Joel Jahnke as The Colonel and Commercial Man John Q.; Heidi Kurtchkoff as Jenny Heath; Kathy Jahnke as Lotte and Commercial Woman Jane Q.; Ryan Cassavaugh as Louie and The Announcer; and Harry Jahnke as The Narrator, the Soldier, and William Howard Taft! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Musical arrangements and original music composed and performed by Garrett Robinson! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on July 2, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs and minimal post-production on volume to try to make it comfortable to your ears! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    58 min

  7. 01/18/2018

    Mystico the Magnificent Mentalist in "The Mystery at St. Agnes' Home for Wayward Girls"

    Season 6, Episode 2: "Mystico the Magnificent Mentalist in 'The Mystery at St. Agnes' Home for Wayward Girls!'" An Adventure Tale Written and Directed by Ryan Cassavaugh! Mystico the Magnificent Mentalist and his crew of stalwart companions return in a new adventure! Lillian has witnessed a crime and goes to the only person who can help her; along the way she and Mystico will face organized crime, The Mad Monk, and more fearsome foes in the Boman Kahn! Featuring: Pol Llovet as Mystico and Officer Sanderson; Harry Jahnke as The Mad Monk, Police Officer, and the Announcer; Leyla Kirschner as Athena, Newspaper Reporter, Police Officer, Commercial Woman, and Jane Q.; Ryan Lawrence Flynn as Mr. B, Professor Darwin, Doc, and John Q.; Ryan Cassvaugh as Kermit Wolfe, Boone Tolliver, and Andrew Jackson; and Rosemary Cassavaugh as Lillian! Live sound effects by Kyle Suta and Liam Mayer! Original music composed and performed by Deboarah Schuerr! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on June 18, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs and minimal post-production on volume to try to make it comfortable to your ears! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    52 min

  8. 12/08/2017

    Foxglove Greens!

    Season 6, Episode 1: "Foxglove Greens!" A Snobs-vs-Parvenus Comedy Written and Directed by Keith Suta! Foxglove Greens is Great Britain's most-exclusive golf course, having only one member, and serving primarly as a refuge for wild foxes and eccentrics like Lady Wethered. But when ruthless American real estate developer Fred McLeod comes to buy the entire village of Alderburgh, he finds himself engaged in a high-stakes game for the future of the course against a plucky university dropout, a constantly drunk Admiral, and his own son! It's the snobs versus the other snobs in this racous comedy with just a little bit of golf in it! Featuring: Leyla Kirschner as Rosalind Benjamin; Bennett Drozic as Craig McLeod and the Scientist; Kari Doll as Ella Theodore and Hippolata Crinklesburg; Sarah Suta as Lady Wethered and Tansy; Richard Dunbar as Fred McLeod and Mr. Hogan; and Keith Suta as the Admiral and Hubert! Live Sound Effects performed by Kyle Suta and Liam Meyer! Original music composed and performed by Garrett Robinson! Recorded live at Bozeman, Montana's Verge Theater on June 11, 2016! What you hear is what the audience heard with no overdubs and minimal post-production on volume to try to make it comfortable to your ears! All sound effects were analog and executed live by our fantastic performers!

    53 min
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Don't Close Your Eyes is Montana's longest-running and most-popular live radio theatre presentation! Each week during the summer, writer/directors Ryan Cassavaugh and Keith Suta take turns writing and presenting a brand-new one-hour play in a variety of genres from the golden age of radio! Since 2011, DCYE has produced weekly radio plays all summer long at Bozeman's Verge Theater! Each new play is written in just one week previous in order to recreate the vibrant energy and demands of live radio! The genres are as wide-ranging as the schedule is tight: sci-fi, comedy, western, thriller, comedy, and more! Presented live on stage with multi-voiced casts and entirely analog sound effects, DCYE is a unique and original anthology production that the whole family can enjoy! If you want to keep up with all our future live productions, please "like" us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/dcyeradio) and follow us on twitter (@dcyeradio)!

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