Radio drama is the surest, albeit the happiest, way to penury and obscurity.
The merits of the project may be moot, since it faces significant obstacles before realization. First, NEA has little money to give out these days. In response to a 40 percent budget cut, the endowment has eliminated discipline-based grants and instituted four broad award categories that will have theaters competing with dance companies competing with TV producers . Given the crowding, no one can confidently say the NPR proposal is likely to win funding. Trudeau is hoping NEA pays for half, and that producers will help fill the gap.