Van Diamond is On the Air

On The Air

Dec 31

We travel to 1933’s LA in this month's Balderdash Academy's On the Air with Van Diamond: Private Dick. The totally real and in no way recently written noir mystery was performed live back in 1933 by the Dasher’s Radio Theater on the Air Players at the old DSH Radio Studio in Balderdash Village. Hear it here for the first time since it was recorded live.

If you're in trouble and can afford $20 a day plus expenses, then Van Diamond is here to help. In this story, a widow seeks Van's help after her husband mysteriously died after being shot with an arrow on the set of the new Robinhood picture at Paramore Studios. The police won't investigate saying it was an accident. Van Diamond has a hunch that it was a lot more.

Listener discretion is advised due to adult themes and a single joke in the tagline.

Want to attend a show live? Travel back in time to 1934 to see the Dasher’s Radio Theater Ensemble perform live at St Lawrence Arts in Portland, Maine. Tickets are on sale now.

In this episode we have:
David Hanright as the Narrator and Detective Drummond
Bob LeBlanc as Van Diamond
Marie Stewart Harmon as Vivian Redwood, Mary, and Gladys
CarlaRose Dubois as Peggy, Secretary, and Gino
Nate Greene as Gene
Randy Hunt as Flynn
Molly McGill as Olivia Delmain

Foley by Steve Corning Audio Recording by Iain Odlin Live at St Lawrence Arts in Portland, Maine.

Music was "Fast Talking" and "Hard Boiled" by Kevin MacLeod and was used under license.

Produced with Special thanks to Dierdre Nice and St Lawrence Arts in Portland Maine. For more information about St Lawrence Arts or space rentals please visit stlawrencearts.org

Produced and Edited by Bob LeBlanc

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Robert LeBlanc

ROBERT J LEBLANC is a member of the Dramatist Guild and has been performing and writing for various media since the 90s. He is an award-winning playwright, actor, voice actor, artist, and the leader, head writer, host, improviser, and producer of the online comedy ensemble, Balderdash Academy, and their catalog of shows. He is the lead writer, director, producer, and creator of the live comedy radio show, On the Air!, writer and producer of the Sleuths Mystery Radio podcast, and owner of the interactive mystery-comedy company Sleuths Mystery Entertainment. He writes in a number of genres with a focus on comedy and the use of comedy in drama. He recently finished series development and writing of a new forthcoming series for the audio entertainment company Realm. His work has been produced across the country.

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