JOIN US FOR THE FIRST LIVE RECORDING SESSION OF 2012 AND A NIGHT OF FIRSTS

This is going to be a performance of firsts. On Monday, January 23^rd at the Kirkland Performance Center we'll be opening the 2012 season of live recordings sessions with the very first Harry Nile story to feature not one, not two but three of the homicide detectives who usually share the story with our boy one at a time. However, in this episode they'll all be together for the first time in the history of the show. You'll want to be there when Nick Bellano (John Patrick Lowrie), Lou Butterfield (Stephen Weyte) and the latest face in Harry's police lineup, Meeker (Terry Rose) all descend on Harry and Murphy to get help at being the first one to solve a murder. Plus there's will be an extra first we're not telling anyone about.

 Following the break Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to investigate the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic mystery "The Man With the Twisted Lip." This is the only one of the short stories that Watson's wife Mary appeared in. However, because Doyle never named Watson's next wife whom he married after Mary passed away some years earlier, we decided to make her Kate Whitney and she's been played twice now in the Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Cynthia Lauren Tewes. In this classic tale it is Kate, once again played by Cynthia, who comes to Watson and Mary for help with her then husband Isa. This will be the first time that both of the doctor's wives, present and future will share the stage in the American broadcasting history of Sherlock Holmes.

As we've said a night of firsts that only Jim French and Imagination Theatre can bring you. So join us January 23^rd at The Kirkland Performance Center 350 Kirkland Ave. Door s open at 7:00 PM with t he show starting at 7:30. For tickets you can call the box office at 425 893 9900 or go online to www.kpcenter.org. If you're feeling lucky you can purchase tickets at the door.

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PAYPAL HAS COME TO JFP

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IN THE NEWS:

The Moondance International Film Festival has given a nod to our own Sable Jak again. Her radio script: "A Few Good Friends" was a finalist in this year's competition. We produced the script in 2008 and the recording is available in our single episode downloads.

 A brief description is: Poor mad Lady Anna's estate has fallen into disrepair, bit if cousin James thinks she's incapable of keeping it, he's about to find out just how gruesomely wrong he is. 

John Patrick Lowrie (Sherlock Holmes) has a new book out called "Dancing With Eternity." It's his first novel and for those who love Science Fiction based on possible probabilities with a dash of swashbuckling and moral concepts that will stir a response in every reader, this is a must read. Check it out on Amazon.com.

Description: What would happen if Odysseus met Captain Ahab in the Fortieth Century? Only Captain Ahab is a beautiful woman named Steel who owns her own starship, and Odysseus is an unemployed actor named Mohandas who's stuck on the backside of a backwater moon because he won't pay his taxes. Everybody almost everybody lives forever, and there's a telepathic Internet that allows the entire population of the galaxy to communicate at will and even experience the world from another person's perspective

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New Collections

Volumes 3 & 4 of The Hilary Caine Mysteries

The Hilary Caine Mysteries 4 CD Set #1

The Raffles the Gentleman Thief 4 CD Set #1

All new items are available as CDs and downloads.

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ANOTHER 10 TITLES ARE NOW AVAILIBLE ON THE SINGLE EPISODES FILE

FROM CRISIS – BELLAMY BRIDGE – Original air date 8/1/74 - A story of conflicting neighboring families who are joined by the love of a son of one for the daughter of the other, and an old covered bridge

DESPERATION ISLAND – Original air date 8/1/74 - A bitter and domineering man forces his wife and son to take a dangerous trip and not because he likes their company.

FROM HARRY NILE – A CALCULATED RISK - Original air date 7/17/11 - Harry Nile does not do the "Great Out of Doors" thing. When he tries it the whole experience turns in a mess. He goes hiking… finds a dead body. He goes flying is an old open cockpit aeroplane; pilot tries dump him out 30,000 feet. This time he tries his hand at golf and… need I go further. Guest starring Golden Age of radio and TV star Rosemary RiceTHE FRIENDS OF JULES RISKIN – Original air date 2/25/01 A double length Harry Nile adventure. A stark tragedy brings Harry back to Chicago, and the family he left there.

CRIME IN A BOTTLE – Original air date 4/4/93 - A message in a bottle takes Harry on a hunt for hidden loot and a murderer.

A DANGEROUS GAME – Original air date 3/13/11 - Harry Nile hasn't touched a deck of cards in many a year but being asked to be the "dummy" in a bridge game seemed easy enough until he becomes a fourth for death.

FLOATER – Original air date 11/1/92 - Murphy arrives in Seattle in time to help Harry investigate the problem of a suspicious suicide.

FROM KINCAID, THE STRANGESEEKER - NOW YOU DON'T - Original air date 7/24/11 - Episode 41 of "Kincaid, the Strangerseeker." Mike Kincaid has a puzzle on his hands that may be more then he can handle, how does an entire zoo full of animals simply vanish from the face of the Earth?

FROM MOVIES FOR YOUR MIND – HOW MELVIN SAVED CHRISTMAS - Original air date 12/19/10 - The reindeer are down with the flu and Christmas is days away, what's a Santa to do? Not to worry, in the age of automation and computers anything is possible including the replacement of flying reindeer. Really? Then again…

FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LADY FRANCES CARFAX - Original air date 7/10/11 - Episode Thirty of "The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Since Holmes is busy he dispatches Watson to investigate the possible disappearance of a titled English lady only to have to good doctor attacked by a crazed giant.

THE HEAD OF JEAN MALREAUX - Original air date 11/17/04 - Episode 54 in "The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes." The Great Detective and his Boswell are ready to do battle with the supernatural in this adventure of revenge from the grave.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PARISIAN ASSASSIN - Original air date 4/24/11 - Episode 96 of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A re-imagining of the Conan Doyle short story "The Lost Special." Holmes is brought in to discover how a train engine with three cars attached vanished so completely from the face of the Earth..

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And the New Voice of Murphy is...? Mary Anne Dorward!

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley Mary Anne has been a professional actress on stage, television and radio since she was 17. Her career has taken her from appearances on Broadway, Television and regional theatre to our microphones, appearing for the last 13 years as the voice of Dr. Watson' beloved wife Mary. Recently we were proud to announce her casting as the new voice of "Murphy" in our long running Private Detective series "The Adventures of Harry Nile." However, she is more then just a fine actor. Mary Anne is a veteran of the National Speakers Association, Global Speakers Federation, a speaker, author, coach, award-winning radio host and cancer survivor. She is committed to being a positive influence in the lives, organizations and companies she touches through her speaking and writing. She has coached leaders in the business and the not-for-profit communities to help them both gain visibility and raise millions of dollars.

Mary Anne's 10 year commitment to making the world a better place through her company, My Real Voice, extends beyond working with professionals to further their bottom line. She knows that the most important speech many of us give is a toast at a wedding, a eulogy, or for a dinner with friends. Mary Anne delights in working on projects of all scales, helping everyday speeches become extraordinary ones. Her new book "Words To Thrive By - Powerful Storied Of Courage and Hope" is set for a January 2012 release. Her website is www.myrealvoice.com

NEW CD SETS AND VOLUMES AVAILIBLE AS DOWN LOADS

Volumes 3 & 4 of the Hilary Caine Mysteries

Regarding Apps: We have talked and talked and talked about the possibility of an App for our site. We've looked at the pros (of which there are many) and we've looked at the cons and even though there are fewer cons, they outway the pros. And then we discovered QR codes. We will be slowly altering our printed materials, i.e. cd inserts and brochures, etc. to contain this handy little code so that you can simply scan it with your smartphone or tablet device  and have it in your history to easily look up what we're doing at Jim French Productions. As a preview, here's our code. Scan it with your favorite electronic gizmo and see what happens!