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Peck School of the Arts planned to stage John Millington Synge\u2019s<\/a> \u201cPlayboy of the Western World\u201d in 2020, but then the coronavirus pandemic intervened. Faced with the obstacles of staging a performance amid continuing pandemic protocols, Peck decided to do something radical — to reconfigure the production as a radio play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we use the term radio, we’re not talking about 96.5 WKLH,\u201d said Chris Guse, the sound designer and 51ÁÔÆæ Sound and Scenic Production associate professor. \u201cWe\u2019re talking about what radio was in the \u201930s and \u201940s as much more of a human experience. The intimacy of that, the closeness of the action, makes it feel very personal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The play will be posted online<\/a> on April 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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