Yuri Rasovsky
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| Born: | 1944 Chicago, Illinois, United States Image:Flag of the United States.svg |
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| Occupation: | Audio theater, Writer/Producer <tr><th style="text-align: right;">Spouse:</th><td>Lorna E. Raver</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align: right;">Website:</th><td>Personal Website</td></tr> |
Yuri Rasovsky (1944- ) is a writer and producer working in the field of audio theatre (aka radio drama). He founded and operated The National Radio Theater of Chicago from 1973 to 1986 and later formed The Hollywood Theater of the Ear (1993- ). In the 1990s, he forsook radio for audiobooks. Many of his radio plays have been published as commercial recordings or as Internet downloads. In addition, he is a contributing editor of AudioFile magazine.
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[edit] Major Works
Rasovsky has written, directed or produced more than 150 audio plays. Notable examples include:
- The Odyssey of Homer. National Radio Theater. 1980.
- Of Thee I Sing. George and Ira Gershwin, George S Kaufman, Maurie Ryskind. The only complete audio production of the Pulitzer-winning musical. National Radio Theater, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. 1984.
- Craven Street. American Dialogues Radio. 1993. Published by Blackstone Audio. 2006.
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Based on the silent film. National Radio Theater. 1973, 1975. Hollywood Theater of the Ear. Revised 1998.
- Seven Classic Plays: Euripedes' "Medea," Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid," Dumas' "The Lady of the Camelias," Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," Shaw's "Arms and the Man" and Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya." National Radio Theater. 1985. Blackstone Audio. 2003.
- The Dybbuk, Ansky, S. Hollywood Theater of the Ear, Dove Audio. 1999.* Republished Blackstone Audiobooks. 2003.
- 2000x: Tales of the Next Millennium. NPR, The Hollywood Theater of the Ear. 1999–2000.
He is also the author of the book The Well-tempered Audio Dramatist (National Audio Theater Festivals, 2006), and, with Carol Madden Adorjan, co-author of WKID: Easy Radio Plays for Children (Albert Whitman & Co., 1987).
[edit] Awards and Honors
Rasovsky is the most "decorated" audio dramatist working in the United States. Over the past 3 decades he has won two George Foster Peabody Awards, five Ohio State awards, three APA Audie Awards, four Major Armstrong awards, two Corporation for Public Broadcasting awards, The Independent Publishers Audio Award, The Gabriel Award, the NFCB Golden Reel, a Joseph Jefferson Citation, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America "Bradbury" Award.
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[edit] External links
- Yuri Rasovsky Homepage, last revised 8/2/2006
- The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist, A Guide to the Production of Audio Plays in Twenty-first Century America, by Yuri Rasovsky, last modified July 18, 2006
- Lodestone Catalog, Audio Theater, with Yuri Rasovsky
- 2000X from NPR® Futuristic storytelling, About the Producer
