National Audio Theatre Festivals Inc

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National Audio Theatre Festivals Inc

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National Audio Theatre Festival 2026

100 Willis Ave

Columbia, MO 65201, USA


General Admission
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Enjoy the full program with access to all daytime and evening events.


THU: Enjoy an evening of the audio arts with Columbia Writer's Guild and National Audio Theatre Festivals at SPOKEN: A Celebration of the Spoken Word, featuring NATF guests Dwight Frizzell, Greg Mackender, Norbert Herber and Tony Brewer. 6-10 pm at Cafe Berlin, 220 North Tenth St, Columbia, MO


FRI: Join NATF for an episode of the new TREASURE ISLAND, A historic radio reimagining of R.L. Stevenson’s adventure classic, told in eight hour-long chapters and fully dramatized, with cinematic Sound Design from Skywalker’s Randy Thom and MelodyGun Sound Studios, Burbank. The first episode will be followed up by a Q&A session from Creators Orson Ossman and Katie Hendrix. 7-9 pm, Macklanburg Playhouse, 100 Willis Ave, Columbia, MO.


SAT NIGHT AUDIO TONIGHT, 6:30 pm doors, 7 pm show, Macklanburg Playhouse, 100 Willis Ave, Columbia, MO


Saturday Night Show
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Entry to the Saturday Night Performance, Doors at 6:30 pm, Show at 7 pm, featuring

two original Audio Plays with live sound FX and house band.


WELLSPRING featuring Marideth Sisco (Ozark folk singer), Tony Brewer (Waterphone, a midi-water instrument), Steve Donofrio (singing bowls), Greg Mackender (midi-water instrument) and Dwight Frizzell (composer, clarinet, midi-wind instrument and multi-channel sound). 

2026 Corwin Award Ceremony

ICK AND THE CHARM Written by Steve D’Onofrio & Abridged by Butch D’Ambrosio featuring Special Guest Barbara Rosenblat, acclaimed audiobook narrator & "Miss Rosa" in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.

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