PEP Productions

July 25, 2008
Contact: Paul Ellis
Phone: 845-469-7563

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Los Tres Balceneros Return August 16

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. 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 returns with a new episode of Los Tres Balceneros: They Ride Like the Purple Sage. The performance at the Pavilion of the Lycian Centre on August 16th will be broadcast on WTBQ Radio at both 1110 AM and 99.1 FM.

The Pirates are presenting the second episode of the adventures of three cowboys, Ringo, Sunny and the Kid. Each episode tells the tale of three wayward caballeros and their good deeds. They Ride Like the Purple Sage continues the story of Sunny, the soft spoken, singing cowboy who is as quick on the draw at the poker table as he is with his gun, The Kid the young upstart sheriff and Ringo the jovial prairie rat who is more at home on the range than he is with civilized folk. Written in the style of old-time western radio the shows, including singing cowboys and contemporary references, The Air Pirates performance requires the audience to participate by producing the sound effects including gunshots, footsteps and yes coconuts making the sound of horses hooves.

One of the features of an Air Pirates show is the inclusion of live commercial during the performance. The commercials are funny and sometimes they even get applause. Like the rest of the shows the ads contain sound effects provided by the audience. Sponsors including 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 have original commercials integrated into the live shows. 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 August 16 the company presents Los Tres Balceneros: 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. For information and to order tickets call 845-469-7563 or visit the web site at www.airpiratesradiotheater.com.