Co-produced by KTOO and Theater Alaska
In association with Juneau Ghost Light Theatre

Alaska Theater Festival: Radio Plays

February 10-12, 2023

Join us for the Alaska Theater Festival: Radio Plays on KTOO News at 104.3 and 91.7, and online at ktoo.org/listen, or see a production in studio at KTOO. The Festival will feature live studio productions of Reeling, a new play by Alaska writers Frank Henry Kaash Katasse; The Beginning of Eagle by Vera Starbard and adapted by stories told by Daaxkoowdein Tommy Jimmie; and The Case of the Careless Client by Agatha Christie performed by Juneau Ghost Light Theatre. The Festival will also include an encore presentation of Juneau Ghost Light Theatre’s production of Dracula.

Alaska Theater Festival: Radio Plays is supported in part by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and the City and Borough of Juneau, The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and Sealaska. Rehearsal space provided by Filipino Community, Inc. and Trail Mix.

This Adaptation and Innovation project is supported by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts with additional funding from the Rasmuson Foundation.

PERFORMANCES
Friday, February 10 @ 7pm
Dracula
By Bram Stoker (adapted for the radio by Orson Welles)

Dracula is a classic tale of horror, intrigue, and love. Tune in and let your imagination go wild with this encore presentation of Juneau Ghost Light Theatre’s 2021 production.

Broadcast from KTOO News at 104.3 and 91.7, and online at ktoo.org/listen.

Saturday, February 11 @ 5pm
Reeling
By Frank Henry Kaash Katasse

After the death of her uncle, Alexandria paddles out to his secret fishing spot to pay her respects to him. As a storm threatens to overturn her canoe, Alexandria fights to remember the life lessons he taught her about strength and believing in herself. Reeling is a powerful play about forgiveness, testing oneself, and moving forward in life. 

The Beginning of Eagle
By Vera Starbard (adapted from stories told by Daaxkoowdein Tommy Jimmie)

The Beginning of Eagle is a radio play adaptation of stories told by Daaxkoowdein Tommy Jimmie written by Vera Starbard about Eagle and the beginning of the world. Told with humor and delight, these stories follow Eagle as he meets Uncle Earth, flies by the immensity of stars, and falls in love, while on a journey of understanding his relationship to all that is in nature.

Presented by Theater Alaska. Broadcast was from KTOO News at 104.3 and 91.7, and online at ktoo.org/listen. Also, was presented live in studio at KTOO.

Sunday, February 12 @ 5pm
The Case of the Careless Client
By Agatha Christie

The Case of the Careless Client is a riveting whodunnit featuring the infamous detective Hercule Poirot. Originally broadcast in 1945, this is one of a few stories Agatha Christie wrote specifically for the radio. This production is classic Christie: full of twists, turns, and surprises around every corner (or under every pile of laundry). Join Juneau Ghost Light Theatre's ensemble of actors, musicians, and foley artists as they bring it back to life. Tune in or buy tickets to witness the magic of old-school radio theater.

Presented by Juneau Ghost Light Theatre. Broadcast was from KTOO News at 104.3 and 91.7, and online at ktoo.org/listen. Also, was presented live in studio at KTOO.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Cheryl Snyder Producer - Vice President & General Manager, KTOO Music & Arts
Flordelino Lagundino Producer - Producing Artistic Director, Theater Alaska
Cate Ross Producer - Board member, Juneau Ghost Light Theatre
Jennifer Lagundino Producer - General Manager, Theater Alaska
Sarah Wallace Festival Production Manager
Meghan McLaughlin Theater Alaska Production Manager
Daaxkoowdein Tommy Jimmie Cultural Specialist
Victoria Johnson Cultural Specialist
Sheli DeLaney KTOO Arts & Culture Producer
Mikko Wilson KTOO 360TV Production Manager
Keith Giles Sound Engineer - Alaska Music One

DRACULA
Bram Stoker Playwright
Cate Ross Producer, Juneau Ghost Light Theatre
Roblin Davis Director
Rashah McChesney Sound Design
Theme Song Taylor Vidic
Original Music Paige Sparks
Kelsey Riker (lead), Kristen Rankin, Melissa Griffiths, Rashah McChesney, Cate Ross Foley Art
Ty Yamaoka Arthur Seward
Felix Thillet Jonathan Harker
Nomi Saxton Professor Van Helsing
Elizabeth Pisel-Davis Mina Harker
Kristen Rankin Lucy Westenra
Heather LaVerne Dracula

REELING
Frank Henry Kaash Katasse Playwright
Flordelino Lagundino Director
Donnie Gott Stage Manager
Ed Littlefield Sound Design and Foley Artist
Erin Tripp Alexandria
Jake Waid Charlie
Jay Zeller Jessica

THE BEGINNING OF EAGLE
Daaxkoowdein Tommy Jimmie Storyteller/Cultural Specialist
Vera Starbard Adapter/Playwright
Jared Olin Director
Victoria Johnson Cultural Specialist
Donnie Gott Stage Manager
Ed Littlefield Sound Design and Foley Artist
George Holly Storyteller
Jared Olin Eagle Man
Alfie Price Father Sun
Andrew Tripp Uncle Earth
Erin Tripp Baby Eagle, Flicker Woman
Miriah Twitchell Mother Moon, Eagle Sister

THE CASE OF THE CARELESS CLIENT
Agatha Christie Playwright
Cate Ross Producer, Juneau Ghost Light Theatre
Roblin Gray Davis Director
Stacy Katasse Stage Manager
Paige Sparks Original Music
Paige Sparks & Kristen Rankin Foley Art
Kelsey Riker Mr. Parrish
Travis Clark Morris Inspector Stevens
Margeaux Ljungberg Miss Fletcher
Felix Thillet Hercule Poirot

ABOUT KTOO
KTOO is a non-profit public media organization, licensed to the city of Juneau, that operates KTOO-FM, KRNN-FM, KXLL-FM and KTOO-TV.  Services also include the statewide public affairs and cultural programming channel 360TV, and a robust news website at ktoo.org. 

ABOUT JUNEAU GHOST LIGHT THEATRE
Juneau Ghost Light Theatre is Juneau Alaska's oldest theatre, established in 1961 as Juneau-Douglas Little Theatre. Our long tradition continues in our new name with a new vision for community theatre in Juneau. The ghost light has a rich history in the theatre world. It is surrounded by superstition, but its grounded purpose is to be a safety light for artists when the theatre is dark. We chose to name our theatre after this light because of the support that the Juneau community gives to the arts that allows us to prevail through the darkest of times. www.juneaughostlight.com.