Radio Theater

Sun 4/15 6p: Aura from ZBS’s Cabinet of Dr. Fritz series. When Felipe Montero answers an ad, he meets an old woman, perhaps over a hundred years old, and her young niece Aura. But does the beautiful Aura actually exist? This is a strange, dreamy, haunting story. Recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting award for Best Radio Drama 1984. Adult themes.

Sun. 4/1 6p: It’s the Passover season and we have a story for you as ancient as myth. But it's also as modern as every family that struggles to hold its center in a world of strife and conflicting loyalties. The Witches of Lublin , by Ellen Kushner, Elizabeth Schwartz and Yale Strom offers a glimpse into the lives of lost Jewish women of Eastern Europe. It features haunting vocals and original, high-energy klezmer music.  

Sun. 02/05 6p:  In his Obie Award-winning show, Roger Guenveur Smith explores the life of the controversial Black Panther leader through a series of improvisations based on Newton's own words and writings.  

Sun. 9/11 at 6pm: On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack we reprise this piece, a one act musical that provides a very personal depiction of the 9/11 tragedy. The script follows the life of Drew and Jenny, two young investment bankers whose life together begins and ends at the Twin Towers, along with several other characters.

Sun. 8/20 at 6pm: Featuring the comedy "Our Miss Brooks." Followed by "The Stone Ship," a thriller by Len Peterson.

Sun. 8/7 at 6pm: The Galactic Gumshoe Ruby arrives on the planet of M?bius-Morpheus, a planet of dreamers. The Morpheusians believe that since life is a dream, they may as well dream up their own dreams. But something is happening, they are experiencing for the first time in their life, Fear. They suspect humans, who tend to be fearful are behind this. Ruby is hired to find who, how and why?

Sun. 7/24 at 6pm:
This Sunday and next we bring you an audio biography depicting the later years of the life of New Mexico artist Georgia O'Keeffe after the death of her husband Alfred Stieglitz.

Sun. 7/17 at 6pm: A reprise of our Radio Theatre world-premiere collection of original five-minute radio plays by playwrights Algernon D'Ammassa, Lance Roger Axt, Frederick Greenhalgh, Evan Waters, and Butch D'Ambrosio.

Sun. 7/10 at 6pm: In our story this week, we'll hear from those at the very heart of the Manhattan Project - including Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Richard Feynman - as they wrestle with the age-old conundrum of waging war to bring peace.

Sun. 7/3 at 6pm: With the deployment of the Atomic Bomb in 1945, a palpable sense of national triumph and apocalyptic dread set into the American collective psyche. Arguably no one felt the burden of the Atomic Age more than many of the scientists responsible for designing and building the Bomb itself. In our story this week, we'll hear from those at the very heart of the Manhattan Project - including Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Richard Feynman - as they wrestle with the age-old conundrum of waging war to bring peace.

Sun. 6/26 at 6pm: Larry has tried to avoid confrontation. Recently widowed, he tries to be a good father to his son Toby. When Toby is suspended from school for fighting a bully Larry faces a dilemma.

Sun. 6/19 at 6pm: Tune in for two great back-to-back plays, tonight on Radio Theater.

Sun. 6/12 at 6pm: By turns comedic and contemplative - and told in style that is equal parts David Sedaris and Spalding Gray - Brian Herrera's "I Was the Voice of Democracy" asks whether we ever really stop being the person we once were.

Sun. 6/6 at 6pm: From our Theatre from the Land of Enchantment Series. Set in Seattle, Dani, a thirty-something lesbian who just went through a major breakup, decides to go to Alaska to get over Capitol Kenobi, soul is transformed, leading her to new-found happiness and acceptance of herself.

Sun. 5/29 at 6pm: Jack, Mojo and Claudine discover a strange device in the old Victorian mansion of Inverness; a holographic projector that operates on steam.

Sun. 5/22 at 6pm: Jack, Mojo and Claudine discover a strange device in the old Victorian mansion of Inverness; a holographic projector that operates on steam. The projector is loaded with glass slides, as they whirl around, a black & white photographic image is projected into the center of the room. The photo is of a town set in Victorian times...

Sun. 5/15 at 6pm: When Kenton Stanfield takes a job on Venus hunting for power crystals, he finds the hazards of the job too much to handle. From 19 Nocturne Boulevard.

Sun. 5/1 at 7pm: KUNM's Radio Theatre joins in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great American playwright Tennessee Williams. Calista Flockhart and Julie Harris star in Tennessee Williams' masterpiece.

Sun. 4/11 at 6pm: Four fantastic works produced by KUNM's Radio Theatre in seasons past.

Sun. 4/3 at 6pm.

Sun. 3/27 at 6pm: A bittersweet comedy about tenuous family ties and the often stronger bonds of friendship that lattice the final years of our lives. With Albuquerque actors Jean Effron, Joel Miller, Lou Clark, Julie Nagle, and Ninette Mordaunt.

Sun. 3/20 at 6pm: A chronicle of the private and public life of famed Underground Railroad conductor,
spiritual icon and revolutionary, Harriet Tubman, whose life spanned nine decades, and still influences the consciousness of people around the world.

Sun. 3/13 at 6pm: A chronicle of the private and public life of famed Underground Railroad conductor, spiritual icon and revolutionary, Harriet Tubman, whose life spanned nine decades, and still influences the consciousness of people around the world. Written and performed by Karen Jones Meadows.

Sun. 3/6 at 6pm: As a contribution to Women's History Month, we travel with Lynn C. Miller on an excursion into the Archive of Forgotten Women where we encounter Victoria Claflin Woodhull, a suffragist and reformer from the late 19th century and the first woman to run for President of the United States.

Sun. 2/27 at 6pm: First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, this masterpiece by Academy Award? nominee Lonne Elder III gives us the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways. Ceremonies opened the door for new generation of African American playwrights, August Wilson among them.

Sun. 2/20 at 6pm: Ceremonies opened the door for new generation of African American playwrights, August Wilson among them. First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, this masterpiece by Academy Award? nominee Lonne Elder III gives us the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways.

Sun. 2/13: When Chris gives his wife Nicola a present of some saucy undies as well as a card on Valentine's Day, it's with the hope of spicing up their marriage.