PEP Productions

May 20, 2008
Contact: Paul Ellis
Phone: 845-469-7563

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Air Pirates Radio Theater Premiers Los Tres Balceneros

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 premiering a new series, Los Tres Balceneros: The Legend Begins, at the Lycian Centre on June 21.

The first season introduced the Herb Marks Mysteries and Space Cadet, a comic science fiction, two genres which quickly became the trade mark of the Air Pirates. This season the company continues its radio theater series with the addition of two westerns. The Pirates will be presenting two episodes of the adventures of three cowboys, Ringo, Sunny and the Kid. Each episode tells the tale of three wayward caballeros and their good deeds. Written in the style of old-time western radio the shows, including singing cowboys and contemporary references, require the audience to participate by producing the sound effects. The performances are recorded and edited for broadcast on WTBQ AM and FM in the fall and winter.

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 series is scheduled to perform at the Pavilion at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf. On June 21 the company presents Los Tres Balceneros: The Legend Begins, July 19 is the second Herb Marks Mystery; All Fortunes are Not Found in Cookies, August 16 the cowboys make their second appearance in They Ride Like the Purple Sage and September 20 concludes the season with Space Cadet, Take Me to Your Lender. Tickets are $15 for each show or $50 for the season. For information and to order tickets call 845-469-7563 or visit the web site at www.airpiratesradiotheater.com.