Radio theater drama to be re-broadcast
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By Joanne Fox Journal staff writer | Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- The Great Plains Radio Theatre adaptation of George Orwell's classic 1949 novel entitled "1984" -- which was performed live on-stage at Sioux City's Orpheum Theatre -- will be re-broadcast over the nine-station South Dakota Public Broadcasting network at noon Sept. 1.
The story focuses on a totalitarian future society in which "Big Brother" not only watches but controls your very existence by purging the language of words which might offend the government and operating an intricate spy network of "thought police." The radio drama was originally broadcast on the NBC University Theatre in 1949 and starred actor David Niven.
The Great Plains Radio Theatre version features Paul Guggenheimer of South Dakota Public Broadcasting playing the role of Winston Smith. The performance is being presented with enhanced digital sound effects not used in the original broadcast as well as dramatic music provided by the Orpheum Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ. For most Siouxland communities, the SDPB station is KUSD of Vermillion, S.D., 89.7 on the FM dial.
The story focuses on a totalitarian future society in which "Big Brother" not only watches but controls your very existence by purging the language of words which might offend the government and operating an intricate spy network of "thought police." The radio drama was originally broadcast on the NBC University Theatre in 1949 and starred actor David Niven.
The Great Plains Radio Theatre version features Paul Guggenheimer of South Dakota Public Broadcasting playing the role of Winston Smith. The performance is being presented with enhanced digital sound effects not used in the original broadcast as well as dramatic music provided by the Orpheum Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ. For most Siouxland communities, the SDPB station is KUSD of Vermillion, S.D., 89.7 on the FM dial.
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