Radio Show: The Haunted Radio Station
October 11 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Edmond History Museum’s 1940s Radio Theater presents: The Haunted Radio Station on Friday, October 11th @ 6:30-7:45 pm. The show features three shows in one: comedy, suspense, and an original melodrama—all with hauntingly spooky themes.
“This show is designed to leave you in….Suspense!” Listeners from the Golden Age of Radio will remember hearing this famous show introduction, and now, you too can experience the riveting broadcast first hand while watching this live reading performance. The show is sponsored by Hyperion Realty.
Devilstone is a Suspense episode in which a man goes to investigate his house in Ireland that is claimed to be haunted. The episode, aired 1962, is considered the last official radio show of the Golden Era. The museum selected Devilstone because its current exhibit, On the Air in Edmond, inspired by Edmond’s first FM Radio Station, which began at Bill & Gail Payne’s home in 1962.
The show also includes a light-hearted comedy skit from 1947 called Haunt Me a House, in which a real-estate agent and his wife buy a house to resell––but customers are scarce when it turns out to be haunted. Mysteriously, while the actors are performing the skits for the audience, the radio show technicians behind the scenes might be experiencing some unusually spooky happenings of their own at the station.
The 1940s Radio Theater is a national award-winning performance series hosted by the Edmond History Museum and directed by Barrett Huddleston. The one-hour and fifteen minute show features live local musicians and actors reading from historic radio scripts, with the addition of original material. Be aware that The Haunted Radio Station is performed in the (mostly/allegedly un-haunted) historic armory.
Tickets cost: $16 each, $14.40 for museum members, children are $5. Hot chocolate provided. The show is suspenseful, but suitable for elementary-aged children. Purchase tickets at EdmondHistory.org. The show will be performed live at the Edmond History Museum, 431 S. Boulevard in Edmond. (Note: This show was originally planned for Oct 10th).