At any given moment, there may be up to five plays in various stages of production.
It is not uncommon for the following to occur at the same time:
Each stage can take several months. The editing stage alone includes the removal of outtakes, puttings scenes in order and adding sound effects. Finally, the play is transferred to cassette tape in its final form--this is called "mastering". A simplified overview of all radio theatre activities might look like this:
January Writing play A February Writing play B Recording play A March Writing play C Recording play B Editing play A April Recording play C Editing play B May Editing play C
In our case, the workload of March occurs several times a year. Only so much time can be given to any particular stage--everyone is a volunteer. Sometimes the editor of play B will not edit for a few weeks, instead, the editor will switch hats and spend time on the recording of play C. Occasionally, during the span of one week, three different people will be editing three different plays--this is real progress!
It's a tricky balancing act: making sure that new material is being recorded, and making sure that the same material is not neglected while working on newer material!
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