Pringle Midwest Audio Fiction Revival

The National Audio Theatre Festivals is pleased to announce the first annual Pringle Midwest
Audio Fiction Revival at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri! For 2024, NATF is reviving our roots with the Midwest Radio Theater Workshop by fostering new collaborations with KOPN
Community radio and Stephens College Filmmaking Program to present a hands-on day of Audio Fiction workshops and performance.

Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6

National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc. is pleased to announce the first annual Pringle Midwest Audio Fiction Revival

The event will feature voice actor Leraldo Anzaldua (Gatchaman, Highschool of the Dead, Starship Troopers: Invasion), Foley Artist Tony Brewer, and sound designer Norbert Herber, among others.

This year we are offering panels on voice acting, live foley, and more, plus an
evening of Audio Theatre Scriptwriting Workshops (featuring HELENA HARDBODY by LeeAnne Lowery and HAZEL’S KIDS by Ellen Stewart) with staged readings and audience and
participant feedback live at Stephens College Studio A on Saturday, October 5th, 2024.

The Corwin Awards Committee will also present their 2024 Corwin Legacy Award posthumously to Renee Pringle, who did so much to promote and advance the art form of audio theatre.

NATF honors the passing of our longtime friend, NPR Audio Engineer, NATF board member, and Hear Now festival participant, Renee Pringle by dedicating this annual event in her name.

Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Saturday Night Event
$15 Ticket Price

Hands On Pass:
$35 Workshops, Saturday Night Staged Readings, and Shakespeare’s After Party

HEAR Now Hopeful:
$100 pass includes all of the above and Sennheiser Headphones ($80 Value)

Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 4th

6:00 – 09:00 pm: First Friday downtown
https://northvillageartsdistrict.org/first-fridays/
Artlandish Gallery:
Live NATF Event for First Friday Art Walk. KOPN live remote on 89.5fm kopn.org

Saturday, October 5th
Stephens College Television Studios

9:00 – 09:30 am: Participant/Staff/Artist Check in, Coffee
9:30 – 11:00 am: Audio Fiction Production Overview w/Cast & Crew or potential rehearsal time
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lunch
12:00 – 01:00 pm: Introduction to Audio Theatre Scriptwriting with Nicholas Krohn & Russell McGee
Fifteen Minute Break
1:15 – 02:15 pm: Voice Acting with Leraldo Anzaldua
Fifteen Minute Break
2:30 – 03:30 pm: Introduction to SFX & Live Foley with Tony Brewer
3:30 – 05:30 pm: Dinner Break on your own, Potential in studio Rehearsal time
5:45 pm: Doors Open, Live music from Band
6:00 pm: Short intro from NATF (and/or KOPN/Stephens) explaining collab and presenting piece
6:15 pm: Hazel’s Kids
6:45 pm: Hazel’s Kids – Audience & Participant Feedback
7:15 pm: Helena Hardbody
7:45 pm: Helena Hardbody – Audience & Participant Feedback
8:15 pm: Corwin Award Announcement, outro remarks, mention of Doctoberfest/Nov Library Event for
Angela/Hear Now Fest, Direct folks to Logboat for Afterparty
8:30 pm: Close of Venue
8:30 – 11:00 pm:
Logboat’s Afterparty with Pizza, beverages available for purchase

Sunday, October 6th

10:00 – 11:00 am: Closing Brunch

Renee Pringle

A native of Washington, D.C., was the first Black woman hired as an Audio Engineer at National Public Radio, where she worked for 42 years. She also worked with NBC/Channel 4 and the Rites of Passage Womanhood Training Program at Union Temple Baptist Church, both in Washington, DC.