Playhouse of the Airwaves

Liberty University's Department of Theatre Arts has launched a new extension of their academic program, Playhouse of the Airwaves, a radio drama for adults. David Steele (Director/Producer), after years of listening to Adventures in Odyssey, was inspired to develop a radio drama that wasn’t just for kids, but could reach a different generation of people with stories that went further, discussed deeper issues, and brought back the glory years of radio drama, a seemingly lost art. Playhouse of the Airwaves is an opportunity for the students involved in the Department of Theatre Arts to get their voices heard and their stories told. The Department offers a script writing class that Theatre Majors undergo, and often their stories are written down on paper, and voiced for a final exam, but no one out in the real world will ever hear those stories. Until now. Those involved with Playhouse of the Airwaves select certain plays written by students and alumni that may never be performed on a stage and we give them the opportunity to hear that story performed in a completely new medium: radio. Most theatre students will go through their entire college career and only act on stage. Playhouse of the Airwaves was developed as an opportunity for theatre students to develop a skill in voice acting, which could open a plethora of doors to different careers within the acting community. Playhouse of the Airwaves is just another way the Department of Theatre Arts is seeking to bring quality theatrical entertainment to Lynchburg, and also, anywhere you can find a radio.