Noun: radio theater
Usage: US (elsewhere: radio theatre)
Usage: US (elsewhere: radio theatre)
- A dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD
"An important turning point in radio theater came when Schenectady, New York's WGY, after a successful tryout on August 3, 1922, began weekly studio broadcasts of full-length stage plays in September 1922, using music, sound effects and a regular troupe of actors, The WGY Players.";
- radio theatre, audio drama, radio drama
Type of: dramatic composition, dramatic work
Encyclopedia: Radio theater