IMAGINATION THEATER'S GREAT MYSTERIES
Imagination Theatre is American radio's premiere drama series, now heard coast to coast on well over a hundred radio stations in North America and by satellite on XM Radio. Click here for a radio affiliate in your area. These hour-long weekly broadcasts feature mystery, suspense, fantasy and adventure, produced by Jim French Productions before live audiences on a state-of-the-art recording stage.
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COLLECTORS SETS MP3 DOWNLOADS SPECIAL SAVINGS ALERT
Now that it’s 2012, we have one more present to give you: we’re keeping the holiday price cuts on our popular downloadable box sets as the new permanent prices. Our holiday promotion was so successful; we’re going to continue to offer 8 CD Harry Nile sets for only 25 dollars and the 8 CD set for 20 dollars. The 4 CD Sherlock Holmes, Raffles and Hilary Caine sets will stay at 15 dollars with the two 6 CD Classic Sherlock Holmes sets remaining at 20 Dollars.
Originally we’d planned to bring back the regular prices after New Years, but your response was so strong we thought “Why not keep the low prices on these products?” That’s what we’ve done, so Happy New to all of our loyal fans and to those who’ve just discovered us.
Sherlock Holmes meets "The" Woman on Monday May 21st at the Kirkland Performance Center
In all of the stories written by Sherlock Holmes' creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only one has the great detective meeting an adversary who earns his complete respect and a rude form of admiration. The fact that this foe is a woman makes their meeting all the more poignant, since Holmes has a limit view when it comes to the opposite sex. The tale is called "A Scandal in Bohemia" and it is the first and one of the most famous of all the short stories in the cannon. Here we as the reader meet Irene Adler whom forever after their only encounter Holmes was always to refer to as "The" woman.
On Monday night May 21st at the Kirkland Performance Center John Patrick Lowrie as Sherlock Holmes will once again come face to face with this amazing female as Imagination Theatre records in front of a live audience this latest adaptation in "The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" series." Writer M. J. Elliott has done masterful job of capturing the flavor and character of Doyle's writings as he always does in these new versions of the canon. However, without the right actors in the right parts it could still make for a long evening, we have the actors. In the role of Irene Adler we have been able to cast the award winning actress the wonderful Ellen McLain better known as the voice of Glados from the popular video came "Portals." Dennis Bateman, our own "Man of a Thousand" will be playing the King of Bohemia. By itself this alone would make for a great evening, but there's more.
Before Holmes and Watson take you back to Victorian England we'll take you to 1950's Seattle and a brand new Harry Nile adventure written by Nile creator Jim French. Larry Albert, Harry and Mary Anne Doward as Murphy will take you step by step through their investigation of "The Case of the Bronze Horse." It's a tale of thunder and lightning, flooded rooms and an impossible robbery. What a way to start the week!
For tickets just call the KPC box office at 425 893 9900 or go online to www.kpcenter.org. If you're willing to take a gamble tickets can also be purchased at the door. That's Monday May 21st at the Kirkland Performance Center 350 Kirkland Ave. Kirkland WA. We'll see ya there!
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A NEW BOOK ABOUT OUR SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES
M. J. Eilliott has just published a collection of scripts for both the Further Adventures and the Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a total of 11 in all. Its full of behind the scenes tidbits and the reader gets a real sense of what it takes to write for us. The Sherlock Holmes Society reviewed it thus: M J Elliott contributed his first script in 2003 and is now one of the most prolific and intelligent writers in the field. If you ve ever listened to a radio play and asked yourself, How did they do that? or even, Why did they do that? You'll love Sherlock Holmes on the Air. Source: Sherlock Holmes Society of London.
Look for it on Amazon.
MURPHY'S WRITTEN A BOOK
If Harry Nile's partner Murphy ever wrote a book what type do you would think it would be? Well, no need to wonder because she has written one, or rather May Anne Dorward the actror who plays Murphy has and it's one we here at JFP think would a great addition to anyone's personal library. It's call "Words to Thrive By" check it out on Amazon or go to Mary Anne's website at maryannedorward.com.
OUR NEXT LIVE PERFORMANCE WILL BE MAY 21ST
Live performances at The Kirkland Performance Center for 2012.
May 21st
July 16th
PAYPAL HAS COME TO JFP
We are now acceptng Paypal as a way to pay for all of your orders. So for those of you who aren't comfortable using your credit cards to order online here's a way that fast and easy.
IN THE NEWS:
John Patrick Lowrie (Sherlock Holmes) has a new book out called "Dancing With Eternity." It's his first novel and for those who love Science Fiction based on possible probabilities with a dash of swashbuckling and moral concepts that will stir a response in every reader, this is a must read. Check it out on Amazon.com.
Description: What would happen if Odysseus met Captain Ahab in the Fortieth Century? Only Captain Ahab is a beautiful woman named Steel who owns her own starship, and Odysseus is an unemployed actor named Mohandas who's stuck on the backside of a backwater moon because he won't pay his taxes. Everybody almost everybody lives forever, and there's a telepathic Internet that allows the entire population of the galaxy to communicate at will and even experience the world from another person's perspective
New Collections
Kerides the Thinker Vol #1
The Hilary Caine Mysteries 4 CD Set #1
The Raffles the Gentleman Thief 4 CD Set #1
All new items are available as CDs and downloads.
MORE TITLES ARE NOW AVAILIBLE ON THE SINGLE EPISODES FILE
FROM HARRY NILE – CASE OF THE EXETER AUDITION - Original air date 7/4/93 Two performers from radio's "Golden Age" guest star in this story of a missing movie star, Dick Beals, the voice of Speedy Alka-Selzter and Parley Baer, Gunsmoke & Suspense.
A DANGEROUS GAME – Original air date 3/13/11 Harry Nile hasn't touched a deck of cards in many a year but being asked to be the "dummy" in a bridge game seemed easy enough until he becomes a fourth for death.
FUNERAL AT MIDNIGHT – Original air date 5/8/94 Gilligan's Island stars Dawn Welles and Russell Johnson are together again in this story of a strange burial
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL – Original air date 6/19/11 Back in 1960 as today people would receive a lot of odd things through the mail but how many can say they've been sent a loaded hand gun and not just loaded but set to blow up in the recipient's face? Who would send such a thing and why? That's what Harry Nile is hired to find out.
SOB SISTERS – Original air date 11/29/92 This is a tale of sibling greed, a mysterious last will and finding Murphy a new place to live.
THE SOUTHERN DOUBLE-CROSS – Original air date 11/11/01 Harry heads south to investigate a possible real estate swindle and finds that in New Orleans they have their own way of doing things. Featuring Russell Johnson of "Gilligan's Island"
THE HANDSHAKE – Original air date 3/21/04 Harry is involved in a real estate deal that has all the earmarks of...well he can't quite figure it out. Guest starring Baseball Hall of Fame announcer Dave Neihaus
FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES – THE FIRST MATE'S JACKET - Original air date 8/21/05 Episode 64 of "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson aids a shipwrecked couple thereby involving Holmes in a battle of wits with cold-blooded evil
And the New Voice of Murphy is...? Mary Anne Dorward!
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley Mary Anne has been a professional actress on stage, television and radio since she was 17. Her career has taken her from appearances on Broadway, Television and regional theatre to our microphones, appearing for the last 13 years as the voice of Dr. Watson' beloved wife Mary. Recently we were proud to announce her casting as the new voice of "Murphy" in our long running Private Detective series "The Adventures of Harry Nile." However, she is more then just a fine actor. Mary Anne is a veteran of the National Speakers Association, Global Speakers Federation, a speaker, author, coach, award-winning radio host and cancer survivor. She is committed to being a positive influence in the lives, organizations and companies she touches through her speaking and writing. She has coached leaders in the business and the not-for-profit communities to help them both gain visibility and raise millions of dollars.
Mary Anne's 10 year commitment to making the world a better place through her company, My Real Voice, extends beyond working with professionals to further their bottom line. She knows that the most important speech many of us give is a toast at a wedding, a eulogy, or for a dinner with friends. Mary Anne delights in working on projects of all scales, helping everyday speeches become extraordinary ones. Her new book "Words To Thrive By - Powerful Storied Of Courage and Hope" is set for a January 2012 release. Her website is www.myrealvoice.com
NEW CD SETS AND VOLUMES AVAILIBLE AS DOWN LOADS
Kerides the Thinker Vol #1
Regarding Apps:We have talked and talked and talked about the possibility of an App for our site. We've looked at the pros (of which there are many) and we've looked at the cons and even though there are fewer cons, they outway the pros.
And then we discovered QR codes. We will be slowly altering our printed materials, i.e. cd inserts and brochures, etc. to contain this handy little code so that you can simply scan it with your smartphone or tablet device and have it in your history to easily look up what we're doing at Jim French Productions.
As a preview, here's our code. Scan it with your favorite electronic gizmo and see what happens!
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