It all began in 1882 when the original tenement collapsed killing 31 Italian immigrants. From then on, the ground itself was said to be cursed. When the current building was erected at the turn of the century, an exorcism was held...it didn't work. After a night of terror, the priest left the priesthood. Within a year, the builder's son died falling down the long stair case...and the mother hanged herself in what is now the theater. The owner succumbed to madness and still haunts the place. He's only one of the many inhabitants who still reside there...

When the critically-acclaimed, award-winning RadioTheatre examined the building's bloody biography in 2004, the show sold out its entire run, received a slew of great reviews and was nominated for Best Performance Art and Best Sound Design. NOW, in an ALL NEW production, with a cast of story tellers, an original orchestral score and a plethora of sound effects, we invite you to return with us to the Kraine Theater to resurrect its restless ghosts. But, we warn you... don't come alone!

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RADIOTHEATRE is an award-winning PERFORMANCE GROUP that creates AUDIO THEATRE live on stage inspired by old time radio dramas, yet, does not seek to re create period radio programs, nor traditional plays. By combining 21st Century sound technology, uniquely written scripts, a cast of storytellers, original orchestral scores and a plethora of sound effects, Radiotheatre produces a new hybrid, environmental art form. Its content is also unique in that it draws its inspiration from pulp genres usually ignored by live theatre; ie, adventure, science fiction, horror, and crime. RADIOTHEATRE has been nominated Best Performance Group for five years in a row, has garnered over 13 nominations in various categories, has WON Best Music and Best Sound Design 2008 and is again nominated for two NY INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS 2009. RADIOTHEATRE has produced 19 NYC shows in 5 years and currently runs SUNDAYS WITH POE now in its 9th month.

Dan Bianchi (Producer) Has spent over 35 years in theater and film as an Independent Theatre artist which includes writing, directing, producing, set and lighting design, music and sound design, graphics, and PR. He's been founder/Artistic Director of 4 international theater companies, written and directed over 50 plays and musicals, worked as screenwriter in Hollywood, directed 7 motion pictures with members of the Royal Shakespeare Co., won three-times Best Director Off Broadway, twice The Beckett Prize, the ASCAP Musical Theater Award, Billy Rose Theater Award, the National Writers Guild Screenwriting Award, a MacDowell Fellowship, and a National Humanities Grant. He founded RADIOTHEATRE in 2004 and has since produced/ written/directed 39 live stage productions and over 300 performances at various NYC venues. RADIOTHEATRE has been nominated for NY Innovative Theatre Awards 13 times and 5 years in a row as BEST PERFORMANCE ART. Dan won 2008 BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC and BEST SOUND DESIGN. In 2003, he created VIDEOTHEATRE, NYC's only year round DV-dedicated indie theater. He is also a visual artist whose works have been shown in galleries and museums around the world, including Museum of Modern Art, NYC, MOMA Australia, Brazil, Germany, Museum of Non -Conformism, Russia, etc. He was born and raised in NYC and lives there with his wife and daughter.

Frank Zilinyi (Performer) Has appeared in all 20 plays in RadioTheatre's SUNDAYS WITH POE. Also, FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE INVISIBLE MAN, KING KONG and DRACULA'S GUEST. Each Summer, he performs with the Inwood Shakespeare Festival, including: Dracula; The Three Musketeers; The Arabian Nights, An Offering of Magic & Hope; Treasure Island, La Vida Es Sueno; and in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff.

Joe Fellman (Performer) Has appeared in all 20 of Radiotheatre's SUNDAYS WITH POE. Also, FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, and DRACULA'S GUEST. He graduated MFA, Rutgers. Recent credits include; Miss Witherspoon, Amphibian Stage Prod; The Crucible, Northern Stage; The Darker Face Of The Earth; Educating Rita, New London Barn Playhouse; Much Ado About Nothing; Romeo and Juliet. Princeton Rep; Othello, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ; On TV - Law & Order;Criminal Intent; All My Children.

Wes Shippe (Sound Engineer) Returns for his 33rd show with Radiotheatre. A graduate from the Music Technology program at NYU, Wes has done everything from live band mixing to DJ work to roadie work to sound crew at Radio City. Also performing extensively as an actor/singer/pianist, he heads up his own band, 22LEROY. His most recent role was Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Out of the Woods Theatre Company, Richmond, VA).