Seminar

PREVIEW TRAILER
SeminarTrailer.mp3
 

"Seminar" is a full-cast, ongoing anthology show with no restrictions on genre.

I've been an independent radio play director since writing and directing my own original "Genesis Avalon," so I've really enjoyed the technical part of the radioplay process, just as much as acting. While I play several roles with Pendant that I've accumulated over time, I've kept a close rapport with Jeffrey, and had spoken to him several times about the projects Pendant was working on.

Then came the call for directors. After giving him a sample of Genesis Avalon, and after discussing the possibilities for a show I could work on for Pendant, we began to have the budding idea for an anthology series. This certainly appealed to me, because I could do all the casting and mixing, and I had the added bonus of creating the framework for these short stories.

Seminar is, first of all, a classroom. While sci-fi in it's futuristic nature, the show is about showcasing the scripts sent in, casting them in the hopes that they fit the characters. I knew I didn't want to do it in an Outer Limits/Twilight Zone fashion, so I wracked my brain for something different.

The idea for the Instructor sort of popped into my head, and I knew what I wanted to do with the show. I truly enjoy the one-shot nature of each episode, with the only tie-in being the eerie and knowing Instructor setting the stage, as it were, for the show.

Hopefully, you'll find it as much fun as I have since beginning, and as the Instructor would say:

Please take your seats, as class is about to begin.

Kathryn Pryde 
Co-creator and director, "Seminar"

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I've wanted to do an original anthology show ever since Pendant Productions first formed. Due to other projects and not enough people to work on them, it took forever to get off the ground.

That's where the talented Kathryn Pryde comes in. She's got big roles in many of our shows, so I knew she could act. But I never knew she could direct until I heard her original radio play, "Genesis Avalon". Impressed with her work I immediately began talking to her about getting her directing a show for Pendant, and here we are.

The format for the show, that of the instructor teaching the stories featured in the anthology as lessons to students in the future is a unique one that hopefully brings something new to the anthology format. There's never going to be another Rod Serling, but his genius is certainly something to aspire to and to inspire us.

Short-form fiction allows for an entirely different kind of storytelling, and I'm happy we're finally able to bring that to you through Pendant.

Jeffrey Bridges
Co-creator and editor, "Seminar"
Founder and Executive Producer, Pendant Productions

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Hello all you beautiful people who are bothering to read this,

I love Seminar. I think that the premise of the show is amazing, and it's a wonderful way to get people writing, and acting. I think this show should be about giving people opportunities, more than anything else.

You like Radio Drama? This show is for you. It's a potpourri of stories given to us by you, our listeners, and brought to life. Above all other things, that faith given by our writers needs to be validated. You trust us with your stories, and it's our job to bring them to life.

If you have a story, I highly encourage you to write it up and send it in to our Editors. They are here to help you, and encourage you upon your path. We need our writers first and foremost, as they give us the scripts that is the lifeblood of the show.

Second, you actors. I don't care if you've never had a role before, or if you've been acting since you played a baby in X show. If you've got decent a decent microphone, and you're willing to bring a character to life, I am willing to cast you. I need you to audition; no, I beg you to audition. You are the players, and we need everyone we can get. Especially you ladies.

Last, and least of all, It is my job to take the script you've written, the characters the actors have brought to life, and bring it together. The faith that Jeffrey and Kat, and well, you, have put in me to do that, is astounding, and I will do my best to validate that faith. 

Pendant has been my family for 6 years now, and it's been a rewarding family. It's been there for me when everything in my life seems to go bad. it is my hope that Pendant can be there for other people when similar things go down. 

The best entry point is obviously the Pendant Yahoo group. Then, there's obviously auditioning, and I hope Seminar is your place to go, with an ever-changing cast-list, we're looking for your voice.

Get your foot in the door; I promise, I'll be gentle.

Colin J. Kelly
Wrapper writer, episode X onward