“When I first arrived in West Plains in 2005 for my first Audio Theatre Workshop, I met Richard Fish, one of the first attendees of the ATW back when the National Audio Theatre Workshop was called the Midwest Radio Theatre Workshop. And one of the first things he said to me was: ‘welcome to our family.’ Because this organization is just that: a family. A wonderful group of mad scientists continually working, playing, learning, and ultimately pushing this art form called audio theatre forward.”

- Lance Roger Axt, ATW attendee

At this year’s ATW, we greeted old family members, and welcomed several new ones, including Kathy Garver (best known as “Cissy Davis” of TV’s Family Affair, and animation/audio book voice-over artist). And we presented three world-premiere works: “Darwin” from Dwight Frizzell, “Over There” from Eric Somers and Meredith Ludwig, and an adaptation of Poe’s “The Black Cat.” Not to mention a continuity piece in between the plays about what makes audio theatre…well, audio theatre.

Next year’s ATW plans to be even better; moreover, this year we had a long overdue series of round tables re: the future of the NATF: expansion of its mission beyond the Workshop. Not to mention plans for next year’s Workshop and the biggie in 2011, the NATF’s 30th Anniversary.
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