SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Audio drama podcast series. In this episode Dr. Floyd (Doug Price) and Dr. Steve (Grant Baciocco) find themselves aboard a whaling ship where Dr. Steve has a fiery exchange with Melville’s Captain Ahab (Chuck McCann). Towards the end of the show, the scientists are transported into Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They need to brush up on their Shakespeare in order to find out what roles they are expected to perform in the upcoming performance of Pyramus and Thisbe.

Series

Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Multimedia

Transmission details

30 Jul 2008

Duration

12 mins

Credits

Writer

Grant Baciocco

Cast

Chuck McCann	Captain Ahab
Doug Price	Dr. Floyd
Fred Stoller	Ishmael
Grant Baciocco	Dr. Steve
Grant Baciocco	Narrator
Kevin Bernston	Nick Bottom
Patrick Bristow	Peter Quince

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

comedy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Time Travel

Notes

Notes

Recorded at Hood Avenue Studio, Burbank, California

General

This family/educational series, which is written in the style of ‘old time radio’, features the adventures and exploits of the World’s Most Brilliant Scientist, Dr. Floyd as he tries to thwart the plans of his evil arch nemesis, Dr. Steve, all the while learning about the people and events that shaped the history of the Earth.

History

Episode 704 (first of 5 episodes that chronicle Dr. Floyd and Dr. Steve’s adventures in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream). The show originally transmitted on Dementia Radio’s Fill in the Blank show in April 2004 but started to be offered as podcast in November 2004. The show was also developed as Live action TV series.

Awards

Best Comedy Podcast, Podcast Awards 2005

Reviews

Source: http://www.doctorfloyd.com/home.htm (accessed 11/2008)

Production Company

Name

Dr. Floyd Studios

Address

Burbank
CA
USA