Radio Ghosts by Greg Romero

FULL-LENGTH (60 minutes): William Tell sees the world as one giant hologram after shooting his son in the face. Lorna carries an extra pair of rubber boots as she speaks through the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Dr. Abernathy, a physical scientist - and also a wolf - howls through the rings of Saturn in a 24-hour diner that is also a wilderness. What if someone was trying really hard to reach you and you couldn't hear them?
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Radio Ghosts

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  • Jared Michael Delaney:
    27 Sep. 2022
    “ This play is haunting, imaginative, thoroughly strange and extraordinarily heartfelt. I had the good fortune of participating in an informal reading of this play and was completely transported by it. Highly recommend. ”
  • Arthur M Jolly:
    22 Jun. 2022
    “ Greg Romero has such a distinctive voice as a writer - and in this collaboration with soundscape designer Mike Vernusky, Romero has once again achieved something haunting, compelling and original - a theatrical experience unlike any other writer out there.
    I saw it at the Valdez Theatre Conference, with the sound design playing, which adds so much. For theatres looking for something immersive for your audience - read this play. ”
  • Jasmine Spiess:
    22 Jun. 2022
    “ I had the pleasure of seeing the latest reading of this beautiful play at the Valdez Theatre Conference. From the moment you enter, there are sounds of voices overlapping each other, telling their ghost stories. You get a sense that this will be a visceral experience in ways you don't expect. William's lectures, his interactions with Abernathy/Wolf, Lorna's monologue, and the creation of the soundscapes throughout really set the tone for what is an incredible and beautifully tragic story. Looking forward to its further development! Bravo to you and to Mike! ”
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WILLIAM TELL (M) mid 30s - 40s, sees holograms, hears waves, feels gravity, later
ABERNATHY/WOLF (M) mid - 60s, a professor of physical science and a wolf
LORNA ADAMS TELL (F) early 30s - 40s, speaks through waves of the Pacific Ocean

Development History

  • Reading
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    Valdez Theater Conference (Valdez AK)
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    2022
  • Workshop
    ,
    New Leaf Theatre (Chicago IL)
    ,
    2012
  • Workshop
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    Painted Bride Art Center (Philadelphia PA)
    ,
    2012
  • Reading
    ,
    Boomerang Theater Company (New York NY)
    ,
    2011

Awards

Finalist
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Summer New Play Development Workshop
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Hyde Park Theatre (Austin TX)
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2019
Finalist
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The Seven Devils Playwriting Conference
,
2012
Finalist
,
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
,
2012
Semi-Finalist
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National Playwrights Conference
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Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center
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2012