The Shortwave Theatre Festival is a free week long festival of radio drama featuring a series of plays created and featuring Kingston-based artists. The performances, talksbacks and additional special programming aired on CFRC 101.9 FM/CFRC.ca in November 2020 and November 2022.
Shortwave Theatre Festival is a collaborative effort between CFRC 101.9 FM and Cellar Door Project Kingston. The Festival was funded through the generous support of City of Kingston Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, the Dan School of Drama and Music and the Robert H. Black Fund through the Department of Film and Media at Queen’s University.
Learn more at shortwavetheatre.com about the plays and the amazing local artists who made each performance possible!
Shortwave Theatre Festival’s Festival Director is Mariah Horner and its Executive Producer is Dinah Jansen.
CFRC 101.9 FM and Cellar Door Project presented Shortwave Theatre Festival in 2020 and in 2022. Each radio theatre performance is written, directed, performed and sound designed by artists with Kingston connections. The Festival was made possible through the generous support of the City of Kingston Arts Fund and the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen's University. STF's Executive Director is Mariah Horner and its Executive Producer is Dinah Jansen. 
Recent Episodes
CFRC 101.9 FM hosted youth ages 12-16 this summer at the station during the first ever Shortwave Radio Theatre Camps! Campers attended our weekly sessions, learned radio production skills and...
CFRC 101.9 FM hosted youth ages 12-16 this summer at the station during the first ever Shortwave Radio Theatre Camps! Campers attended our weekly sessions, learned radio production skills and...
CFRC 101.9 FM hosted youth ages 12-16 this summer at the station during the first ever Shortwave Radio Theatre Camps! Campers attended our weekly sessions, learned radio production skills and...
Shortwave Theatre Festival Executive Producer Dinah Jansen and Festival Director Mariah Horner sit down to chat about the art of theatre, making radio theatre and Horner's long career and current...
In this episode, host Chris Lawrie chats with Suzanne Hersh and Mark Cassidy of Threshold Theatre, the duo who wrote and performed Late Nights with Mark the C live in...