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'''Decoder Ring Theatre''' is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs an award-nominated [[podcast]] of the same name. It consists primarily of two series, ''The Red Panda Adventures'' and ''Black Jack Justice'', both of which are done in the style of [[old-time radio]], and alternate in six-episode runs.
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'''Decoder Ring Theatre''' is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs an award-nominated [[podcast]] of the same name. It consists primarily of two series, ''The Red Panda Adventures'' and ''Black Jack Justice'', both of which are done in the style of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-time_radio old-time radio], and alternate in six-episode runs.
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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The group was first formed in 1999 by actor-writer Gregg Taylor for a six part mini-series take on the adventure programs of 1940's radio. (see “Original Red Panda Mini-Series” below). The programs were created as a pilot project for traditional broadcast, and were quite broad and silly in the belief that a comic approach might broaden their commercial potential, but never made it to air.
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The group was first formed in 1999 by actor-writer Gregg Taylor for a six part mini-series take on the adventure programs of 1940's radio. (see “[["Alternate Universe" Red Panda Mini-Series|Original Red Panda Mini-Series]]” below). The programs were created as a pilot project for traditional broadcast, and were quite broad and silly in the belief that a comic approach might broaden their commercial potential, but never made it to air.
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Taylor's next project returned to the theatre, and was also radio-based, leading him to keep using the “Decoder Ring” name. The original “Black Jack Justice” was a one-act farce about a very, very bad day in the life of an old-time detective radio series. The show was a great success at the 2001 Toronto Fringe Festival, and led Taylor to continue under the Decoder Ring Theatre title. The next year the company returned to the Fringe with “Prometheus Unplugged”, a comic take on the Promethean legends in which Mankind returns to Prometheus' mountain to inform God that he doesn't exist. Needless to say, God was less than thrilled.
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Taylor's next project returned to the theatre, and was also radio-based, leading him to keep using the “Decoder Ring” name. The original “[[Black Jack Justice]]” was a one-act farce about a very, very bad day in the life of an old-time detective radio series. The show was a great success at the 2001 Toronto Fringe Festival, and led Taylor to continue under the Decoder Ring Theatre title. The next year the company returned to the Fringe with “Prometheus Unplugged”, a comic take on the Promethean legends in which Mankind returns to Prometheus' mountain to inform God that he doesn't exist. Needless to say, God was less than thrilled.
   
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The company was officially incorporated that year, and began a series of comic murder-mysteries to raise revenue for future projects. The series included “Murder Most Deadly”, “Death on the Avon”, “The Case of the Cockeyed Cupid” and so on. It was at this point that the company launched the first version of its website decoderringtheatre.com and included mp3 versions of the almost-forgotten Red Panda mini-series. Soon they were receiving email from all over the world asking for more, and Taylor began the long process of accumulating scripts, equipment and performers for an ongoing Podcast Audio Drama series.
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The company was officially incorporated that year, and began a series of comic murder-mysteries to raise revenue for future projects. The series included “Murder Most Deadly”, “Death on the Avon”, “The Case of the Cockeyed Cupid” and so on. It was at this point that the company launched the first version of its website decoderringtheatre.com and included mp3 versions of the almost-forgotten Red Panda mini-series. Soon they were receiving email from all over the world asking for more, and Taylor began the long process of accumulating scripts, equipment and performers for an ongoing Podcast Audio Drama series.
   
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A new, completely re-invented Red Panda continuity was launched as The Red Panda Adventures, losing the parody and playing much straighter to the conventions of old-time radio and comic books. And the eponymous play-within-a-play from Black Jack Justice was revived, with its battling central characters, and launched as a sister show. On October 15th, 2005 Decoder Ring Theatre officially left behind the greasepaint and empty chairs of the theatre for the much, much bigger room of the Internet.
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A new, completely re-invented Red Panda continuity was launched as The [[Red Panda Adventures]], losing the parody and playing much straighter to the conventions of old-time radio and comic books. And the eponymous play-within-a-play from Black Jack Justice was revived, with its battling central characters, and launched as a sister show. On October 15th, 2005 Decoder Ring Theatre officially left behind the greasepaint and empty chairs of the theatre for the much, much bigger room of the Internet.
   
 
In 2006, the podcast was nominated for a [[Parsec Awards|Parsec Award]] for [[Parsec Awards#Best Audio Drama (Short)|Best Audio Drama (short)]], specifically for ''The Red Panda Adventures'',<ref name="Parsec2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/nominees.html|title="Parsec Awards Website"|accessdate=2006-09-24}}</ref>, and was also one of the final five nominees for the [[People's Choice Podcast Awards]]' "Cultural/Arts" category. On [[August 25]], [[2006]], the first seasons of ''The Red Panda Adventures'', and on [[September 12]], [[2006]] ''Black Jack Justice'', were made available on separate feeds at Podiobooks.com.<ref name="Early History">{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/03/c4425.html|title="Canada's Greatest Superhero Launches Second Season of Podcast Adventures"|accessdate=2006-09-24}}</ref> In 2007, the podcast was again one of the final nominees for the [[People's Choice Podcast Awards]]' "Cultural/Arts" category.
  
In 2006, the podcast was nominated for a [[Parsec Awards|Parsec Award]] for [[Parsec Awards#Best Audio Drama (Short)|Best Audio Drama (short)]], specifically for ''The Red Panda Adventures'',<ref name="Parsec2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/nominees.html|title="Parsec Awards Website"|accessdate=2006-09-24}}</ref>, and was also one of the final five nominees for the [[People's Choice Podcast Awards]]' "Cultural/Arts" category. On [[August 25]], [[2006]], the first seasons of ''The Red Panda Adventures'', and on [[September 12]], [[2006]] ''Black Jack Justice'', were made available on separate feeds at Podiobooks.com.<ref name="Early History">{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/03/c4425.html|title="Canada's Greatest Superhero Launches Second Season of Podcast Adventures"|accessdate=2006-09-24}}</ref> In 2007, the podcast was again one of the final nominees for the [[People's Choice Podcast Awards]]' "Cultural/Arts" category.
   
 
=='''The Decoder Ring Ensemble'''==
  
=='''The Decoder Ring Ensemble'''==
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*[[Denise Anderson]]
  
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*[[Shannon Arnold]]
  
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*[[Michael Booth]]
  
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*[[Steven Burley]]
  
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*[[Niles Caulder]]
  
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*[[Gregory Z. Cooke]]
  
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*[[Monica Coté]]
  
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*[[Julie Florio]]
  
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*[[Peter Higginson]]
  
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*[[Evan Jones]]
  
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*[[M. John Kennedy]]
  
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*[[Dave Kynaston]]
  
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*[[Lesley Livingston]]
  
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*[[Jonathan Llyr]]
  
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*[[Christopher "Doc" Lockett]]
  
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*[[Crysta Luszczek]]
  
 
*[[Andrea Lyons]]
  
*[[Andrea Lyons]]
 
*[[Andrew Merzetti]]
  
*[[Andrew Merzetti]]
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*[[Brian Vaughn]]
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*[[Christopher Lockett|Christopher "Doc" Lockett]]
 
*[[Christopher Mott]]
  
*[[Christopher Mott]]
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*[[Scott Moyle]]
  
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*[[Peter Nicol]]
  
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*[[Kevin Robinson]]
  
 
*[[Clarissa Der Nederlanden Taylor]]
  
*[[Clarissa Der Nederlanden Taylor]]
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*[[Crysta Luszczek]]
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*[[Dave Kynaston]]
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*[[Denise Anderson]]
  ⚫
*[[Evan Jones]]
 
*[[Gregg Taylor]]
  
*[[Gregg Taylor]]
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*[[Gregory Z. Cooke]]
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*[[Jonathan Llyr]]
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*[[Julie Florio]]
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*[[Kevin Robinson]]
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*[[Lesley Livingston]]
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*[[M. John Kennedy]]
  ⚫
*[[Michael Booth]]
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*[[Monica Cot]]
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*[[Niles Caulder]]
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*[[Peter Higginson]]
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*[[Peter Nicol]]
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*[[Scott Moyle]]
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*[[Shannon Arnold]]
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*[[Steven Burley]]
 
*[[Tim Vant]]
  
*[[Tim Vant]]
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*[[Brian Vaughn]]
  
   
 
==Podcast Series==
  
==Podcast Series==
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*[[Summer Showcase]]
  
*[[Summer Showcase]]
 
**[[Deck Gibson, Far Reach Commander]]
  
**[[Deck Gibson, Far Reach Commander]]
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**[[Slick Bracer, P.I.]]
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**[[Marvellous Boxes]]
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==

Latest revision as of 21:50, 18 June 2012

Decoder Ring Theatre
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Host Gregg Taylor
Webpage http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/
New Episodes Bi-weekly - Saturdays
Start Date August 27, 2005
End Date
Genre Audio theatre Podcast
Rating

Decoder Ring Theatre is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs an award-nominated podcast of the same name. It consists primarily of two series, The Red Panda Adventures and Black Jack Justice, both of which are done in the style of old-time radio, and alternate in six-episode runs.

History[]

The group was first formed in 1999 by actor-writer Gregg Taylor for a six part mini-series take on the adventure programs of 1940's radio. (see “Original Red Panda Mini-Series” below). The programs were created as a pilot project for traditional broadcast, and were quite broad and silly in the belief that a comic approach might broaden their commercial potential, but never made it to air. Taylor's next project returned to the theatre, and was also radio-based, leading him to keep using the “Decoder Ring” name. The original “Black Jack Justice” was a one-act farce about a very, very bad day in the life of an old-time detective radio series. The show was a great success at the 2001 Toronto Fringe Festival, and led Taylor to continue under the Decoder Ring Theatre title. The next year the company returned to the Fringe with “Prometheus Unplugged”, a comic take on the Promethean legends in which Mankind returns to Prometheus' mountain to inform God that he doesn't exist. Needless to say, God was less than thrilled.

The company was officially incorporated that year, and began a series of comic murder-mysteries to raise revenue for future projects. The series included “Murder Most Deadly”, “Death on the Avon”, “The Case of the Cockeyed Cupid” and so on. It was at this point that the company launched the first version of its website decoderringtheatre.com and included mp3 versions of the almost-forgotten Red Panda mini-series. Soon they were receiving email from all over the world asking for more, and Taylor began the long process of accumulating scripts, equipment and performers for an ongoing Podcast Audio Drama series.

A new, completely re-invented Red Panda continuity was launched as The Red Panda Adventures, losing the parody and playing much straighter to the conventions of old-time radio and comic books. And the eponymous play-within-a-play from Black Jack Justice was revived, with its battling central characters, and launched as a sister show. On October 15th, 2005 Decoder Ring Theatre officially left behind the greasepaint and empty chairs of the theatre for the much, much bigger room of the Internet.

In 2006, the podcast was nominated for a Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama (short), specifically for The Red Panda Adventures,[1], and was also one of the final five nominees for the People's Choice Podcast Awards' "Cultural/Arts" category. On August 25, 2006, the first seasons of The Red Panda Adventures, and on September 12, 2006 Black Jack Justice, were made available on separate feeds at Podiobooks.com.[2] In 2007, the podcast was again one of the final nominees for the People's Choice Podcast Awards' "Cultural/Arts" category.

The Decoder Ring Ensemble[]

Podcast Series[]

References[]

  1. ↑ ""Parsec Awards Website"". http://www.parsecawards.com/nominees.html. Retrieved 2006-09-24. 
  2. ↑ ""Canada's Greatest Superhero Launches Second Season of Podcast Adventures"". http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/03/c4425.html. Retrieved 2006-09-24. 

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