The Golden Age Of Radio Lives On As Lions Present 'Three Skeleton Key'

LARCHMONT, NY — There's something about a good radio drama that no other broadcast medium can compete with. While there are decades of classic radio moments already recorded, there aren't many chances to relive the excitement of a live studio show.

Unless you happen to live on the Sound Shore in Westchester County.

On October 29, at the Larchmont Village Center, the Larchmont Library, the Sandbox Theater and the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions collaborated to present a live audio "classic radio" re-creation of a 1950 "Escape" episode, "Three Skeleton Key."

The event began with an introduction on the history of the mystery-horror classic and the Golden Age of radio mystery drama. It was followed by a live re-creation of "Three Skeleton Key," presented by the Sandbox Theatre Company and starring Steve Taylor, Derek Tarson and Jason Summers.

Production materials were provided by SPERDVAC (The Society for the Preservation of Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy).

To watch LMC Media's video of the event, click here.

The Westchester Sandbox Theatre opened in 2008 under the ownership of Executive Director Daniel Ferrante and Artistic Director/LM Lion Jason Summers. The Sandbox is a year-round educational theatre dedicated to working with children and teenagers in Westchester County. Through productions, classes, camps and work in many local school districts, the Sandbox has been instrumental in developing creative arts programs that have enriched the lives of Westchester children for fourteen years.

SPERDVAC (The Society for the Preservation of Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy) is the national organization promoting more live production of classic and new audio theater.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions, who will be celebrating their Centennial in 2023, focus on supporting existing non-profit and community service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources. The LM Lions are part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization of nearly 1.5 million members. The Lions' signature cause is vision/blindness, along with hunger, the environment, diabetes, childhood Cancer and the future of youth. They are signatories of the United Nations resolutions on women’s and refugee rights, and are currently active in Afghanistan & Ukrainian refugee resettlement.