Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium

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Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium produces portable theatre for the ear. Since 2012 we’ve produced over 50 podcasts featuring the work of over 50 artists from around the world. We’ve recorded live at Chicago Fringe, Chicago Dramatists, The Biograph at Victory Gardens Theater, Simon's Tavern, and the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. Small Fish Radio Theatre is a featured podcast on Atlanta Fringe Audio. Whether recorded before a live audience or in "a studio in an undisclosed location in Chicago", our podcasts are offered for free here on iTunes and via our website - smallfishradio.com. Small Fish Radio Theatre is produced by Trina Kakacek and Michael John Kelly

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PAST LIVES AMUSEMENT PARK

Oct 28 2023 66 mins

Recorded live from the Swedish American Museum in Chicago on October 22, 2023, Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium presents PAST LIVES AMUSEMENT PARK, featuring the talents of Joy Thorbjornsen Coates, Mark Kater, MJ Kelly, Kristina Schramm, Stan Winiarski, Trina Kakacek and foley artist Ele Matelan. Featured writers: THE FARAWAY TREE by Evan Baughfmann, ANNABELLE LEE by Edgar

10th Anniversary Approximately 20-Minute Variety Hour "Holiday Special"

Dec 19 2022 28 mins

Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium presents our 10th Anniversary Approximately 20-Minute Variety Hour “Holiday Special,” featuring the talents of Mark Kater, Michael John Kelly, Joy Thorbjornsen-Coates, Stan Winiarski, and special guest Kristina Schramm. In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, we’ve included our first episode of Fridgerton—and maybe we had a bit too

THE COMMERCIAL SHOW

Oct 30 2022 29 mins

Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium’s 10th Anniversary Season presents THE COMMERCIAL SHOW, a celebration of our favorite bogus contrived, fictitious, false, phony-baloney, pretend, put-on, sham commercials featured in the past 10 years. We’re still waiting for some clever inventor out there to bring some of these brilliant products to life—so consider this your friendl

10th Anniversary Season presents LOCKED IN!

Oct 30 2022 72 mins

Recorded live from the Swedish American Museum in Chicago on October 23, 2022, Small Fish Radio Theatre and Thespinarium presents its first live show since before times—LOCKED IN! Our 2022 horror show opens with an original song, WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF FEAR by Small Fish Radio Theatre co-producer, voice actor, and singer/songwriter MJ Kelly. Five short plays follow. SUPPLY CLOSE

TAVERN OF LOST SOULS by MJ Kelly

Oct 29 2022 3 mins

TAVERN OF LOST SOULS by MJ Kelly opened Small Fish Radio Theatre’s 2015 live recording of A GATHERING OF SPIRITS at Simon’s Tavern in Chicago. TAVERN OF LOST SOULS is based on the story of the painted mural of The Deer Hunter’s Ball in Simon’s Tavern and the ghosts that are said to haunt the bar.

NIGHT SWIM by Trina Kakacek

Oct 28 2022 11 mins

NIGHT SWIM by Trina Kakacek was first heard during Halloween week in 2014 and released as part of NOT YOUR AVERAGE HORROR SHOW. Featured talent: Cat Dean, MJ Kelly.

ENTITY by Thomas J. Misuraca

Oct 27 2022 11 mins

Small Fish Radio Theatre’s 2015 live recording of A GATHERING OF SPIRITS at Simon’s Tavern also featured ENTITY by Thomas J. Misuraca. Artists: Michael Herzovi, MJ Kelly, and Joy Thorbjornsen-Coates.

BRING HIM BACK by Evan Baughfman

Oct 26 2022 11 mins

On October 25, 2015, Small Fish Radio Theatre recorded A GATHERING OF SPIRITS live at Simon’s Tavern in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Evan Baughfman’s radio play, BRING HIM BACK, was part of that incredible show. Featured Artists: Cat Dean, Michael Herzovi, MJ Kelly, and Joy Thorbjornsen-Coates.

WHEN DEATH KNOCKS by Helen Valenta

Oct 25 2022 8 mins

Small Fish Radio Theatre listeners first heard WHEN DEATH KNOCKS by Helen Valenta in 2014 as part of NOT YOUR AVERAGE HORROR SHOW. Featured Talent: Cat Dean, Michael Herzovi, and MJ Kelly.

CICADA KILLERS from 2013's A GRISLY FEAST

Oct 24 2022 4 mins

Small Fish Radio Theatre’s 10th Anniversary Horror Show Retrospective presents CIDADA KILLERS by MJ Kelly, with a little help from his friends. This song debuted in our first horror show, A GRISLY FEAST, recorded LIVE at Victory Gardens Theater and presented as part of Victory Gardens Theater Crip Slam in October 2013. Featured Talent: Cat Dean, Joy Thorbjornsen-Coates, Michael H