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The marriage of comics and theatre

My friend Jason Neulander, a director and writer in Austin, shares two of my great passions:  comics and theatre. Here’s the latest very cool thing that Jason has done:  turned his radio play “Intergalactic Nemesis” into a graphic novel, which he then turned into — a live theatre piece combining elements of a stageplay, foley sound effects akin to radio drama, and visuals from the graphic novel.

In the 1990’s, I got to work with a “non-radio radio” group called Smugly Absurd several times, producing their shows at my theatre, Moving Arts; they were (and are) amazing actors, able to do numerous voices, ably accompanied by our late friend David Krebs, a premiere foley artist who could sonically convince you that you were boarding a train, scuffling in the dirt, taming a horse, or otherwise sharing in the adventures. I just wish we’d thought to produce a graphic novel and build that into it, too.

One Response to “The marriage of comics and theatre”

  1. Joe Says:

    Your friend David Krebs is a man that I won’t soon forget. Reminds me still, very much of another David…one David Byrne, with that gangly sort of way about him. I laughed and laughed…a good memory for sure. The early 1990s were a great time…such fun…”famous, FAMOUS People!”…what a funny line…spoken breathlessly…by another fun actor at MA.

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