Pladio Rays is a podcast that was created in 2012 in order to give Northwest playwrights the opportunity to hear their original scripts produced by “outsiders” before going on to live performance. This is done in order to give the writers feedback as to the wholeness or produce-ability of their work, spark interest in their work and to give the Pladio Rays team the challenge of transcribing each stage play into something that works for radio. Each project also provides a unique challenge for the audio engineer/sound designer as well as the cast of voices.