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The Learning Curve - Abridged by Jerry Stearns & Brian Price
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The Learning Curve - Abridged

or, The Rise of Francis

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Length 34 minutes
Language English
Narrators David Ossman, Wally Wingert, Tim Wick, Windy Bowlsby, Preston Ossman, Jeffrey Adams & a full cast

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A full-cast comedy production recorded live at Convergence in Bloomington, Minnesota

What does it take to jump-start an economy? Why, consumers! So what do politicians do to jump-start an economy? They create millions of new consumers by emancipating creatures and monsters, real and fictional. But is the public ready to accept creature-made entertainment features? What do politicians care?

Jerry Stearns is cofounder, with Brian Price, of Great Northern Audio Theatre, a production company with a focus on lighthearted and comic original stories.

Brian Price has been working in audio theater and production for over thirty-five years. He has written, directed, and adapted for groups such as Native Voices at the Autry, the Grist Mill, and the National Audio Theatre Festivals. He and his Great Northern Audio Theatre partner, Jerry Stearns, wrote and produced eighteen years of the Mark Time Awards Radio Show and were awarded an Audie Award in 2017 for Best Audio Drama for their full-length drama In the Embers. They also hold a Norman Corwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Audio Theater.

David Ossman, narrator, writer, producer, and character actor, is a founding member of the legendary comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre, which has celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Funny, prophetic, and groundbreaking Firesign has had an incalculable influence on generations of comics and sound artists. Their album Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers has been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. With his wife and partner, Judith Walcutt, he continues to create audio magic through their production company Otherworld Media.

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