Barry M. Putt, Jr. writes for radio, stage, screen, and television. He has created audio-drama adaptations of stories by Robert Lewis Stevenson, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, W. Somerset Maugham, H. Beam Piper, Shakespeare, Jules Verne, and others.
Career in Radio:
Barry M. Putt, Jr.'s first audio drama The Reign of Leaves was produced by Shoestring Radio Theatre in 2004. In 2011, He became a staff writer for KSVR's audio-drama series "Radio Theater Project." The series features audio-drama adaptations of short stories and novels. His adaptation for them of Philip K. Dick's Beyond the Door was featured at the Hear Now Audio Drama Festival in 2015.
In 2014, he started writing audio-drama adaptations of classic literature for Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air! Titles in production include: The Holly Tree Inn, The Wreck of the Golden Mary, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Mysterious island. That same year his original audio-drama The Porch was produced by WMNF's Radio Theatre Project Live! in St. Petersberg, Florida.
In 2017, Barry M. Putt, Jr.'s original audio-dramas Tollbooth Talk and It's Only Logical were produced by Pendant Audio as part of their award-winning "Seminar Series." DTC Radio also released an original audio-drama by Mr. Putt entitled Statusquovia.
In 2018, Baicizhan, Chaoyouai Technology Co. of Chengdu, China hired Barry M. Putt, Jr. to write audio-drama adaptations of classic literature. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was the first title he adapted for them. Baicizhan uses audio-drama adaptations to help Chinese students learn the English language. That same year, the Petaluma Radio Players produced his holiday-themed audio-drama A Home for Christmas.
Radio Plays:
Barry M. Putt, Jr.'s audio-drama adaptations include:
STAND ALONE STORIES:
- Beyond the Door
- A Big To-Do About Nothing
- The Body Snatchers
- Code Three
- The Council of Justice
- The Crystal Crypt
- The Day that Time Stopped Moving
- Edge of the Knife
- Expedition on Mars
- Filbert is Also a Nut
- The Four Just Men
- The Gift
- The Girl and the Habit
- The Green Door
- The Hate Disease
- Holly Tree Inn
- Make Mine Homogenized
- Mysterious Island
- Rain
- Ransom
- Reform
- The Riddle
- The Skull
- Sonny
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Thirst Quenchers
- Where I Belong
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Wreck of the Golden Mary
AUDIO DRAMA SERIES:
1. The Liberty Boys of '76
Episode 1: Fighting for Freedom Episode 2: Settling With the British and Tories Episode 3: Helping General Washington Episode 4: Always in the Right Place Episode 5: Not Afraid of the King's Minions Episode 6: "Catch and Hang Us if You Can"
2. Richard Wade, US Marshal
Episode 1: A Close Call in Custer's Canyon Episode 2: A Showdown in Canyon City Episode 3: A Hornet From Hackensack Episode 4: On A Baffling Trail Episode 5: Claim Jumpers and Gunmen Episode 6: In the Oil Fields
Original Radio Series:
Barry M. Putt, Jr. has several audio-drama series in development including:
THE CREAKING DOOR - a light-hearted comedy-mystery series that centers around a small, eclectic group of friends who purchase an old mansion complete with trap doors, hidden chutes, ghosts, and lots of unsolved mysteries that need solving.
THE CRIMSON CASTLE - a true-crime, suspense series set in the late 1880's about a real-life American Jekyll and Hyde.