Writers for the show varied, as did actors, although the roster included George O. Petrie, Brett Morrison, Jackson Beck, Robert Dryden, Elliott Reid, Court Benson, Cliff Carpenter, and Bryna Raeburn.
The show's 1965 run featured several well-known actors, including an early role for James Earl Jones (Incident on US 1), a pre-M*A*S*H Alan Alda (A Bad Day's Work), and radio veteran Ed Begley (The Pigeon) three years after his Academy Award win.
Another Theatre-Five actor was Romeo Muller,[1] who also wrote stories for the series[2] but who became best known for his work with Rankin/Bass Productions such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
[citation needed] In the spring of 1964, ABC put Ed Byron in charge of the network's plan "for the restoration of top-grade radio drama".
A report in the trade publication Variety attributed the delay to "a shortage of writing talent the we felt would be up to projected standards.