PEP Productions

April 28, 2008
Contact: Paul Ellis
Phone:  845-469-7563
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

The Air Pirates Radio Theater Opens with Third Herb Mystery

The Air Pirates Radio Theater, a unique mixture of live contemporary interactive theater and old time radio drama, will once again present live radio plays at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf, NY. The five play season will be recorded and broadcast on WTBQ radio at both 1110 AM and 99.1 FM. Having completed a successful first season by being voted the Best Theater Troupe in the Hudson Valley by the Times Herald Record Readers’ Poll; The Air Pirates Radio Theater is returning to the Lycian Centre on May 17 with the third episode of its popular Herb Marks Mysteries.

The first season introduced the Herb Marks Mysteries which quickly became the trade mark of the Air Pirates. This season the company continues the adventures of the four foot two inch detective as he solves crimes from his unique perspective on the world. Fashioned after the hard-boiled detectives of the nineteen-forties Herb Marks continually saves his own skin by solving crimes in which he had no intention of being involved. Voiced by actress Jennifer Circosta, Herb’s sarcastic manner and irreverent demeanor make him a character to be reckoned with. In, Herb Marks Freelance: Art by the Numbers, Herb is drawn into the intriguing world of contemporary art where he must solve a murder in order to clear himself of the crime. As in all of the Air Pirates plays, the audience supplies the sound effects. In the case of the Herb Marks Mysteries that includes doors slamming, gunshots, footsteps and crowd noises. The cast includes Brian Nieves, Kate Brannan, Tristan Bissell and cue card girl Emily Gorman.

Sponsors include: Eclectic Tech, Style Council, Weinert T-Shirts, Croll Organizing, D & H Canvas, Meeting Tree Computer Corp, Winn Cards and Comics, 1st Advisors Mortgage and Empire Signs of the Hudson Valley. The Air Pirates Radio Theater is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralized Program administered by Arts in Orange.

The Air Pirates Radio Theater five play series is scheduled to perform at the Pavilion at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf on May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16 and September 20. Tickets are $15 for each show or $50 for the season. For information and to order tickets call 845-469-7563.