City Of Shadows: Gertrude

STAGE SHADOWS 1999 SEASON AT MT&R BEGINS WITH

"CITY OF SHADOWS: GERTRUDE"

STAGE SHADOWS began its 1999 season of live audio theatre at the Museum of Television & Radio in midtown Manhattan, on January 19, 1999 with the highly anticipated second drama in Anthony P. Pennino's original series, "CITY OF SHADOWS" and was broadcast on WFUV 90.7 FM on February 27, 1999. "City of Shadows: Gertrude" fuses past, present and future as it focuses on the dangerous wartime years of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in Axis-occupied France. Psychologist William James and Klaus Barbie, "The Butcher of Lyon", stare at each other across a harrowing abyss, as Mr. Pennino continues his story of the desperate conflicts of Paul Vadier and Victor Petion as their lives and fates play out in Paris, Lyon, Aix-les-Bains and Boston. The taut one-hour production is recorded in front of a studio audience, complete with live sound effects & music.

ROBERT KILBRIDGE directs a cast that features
MARGERY BEDDOW as "Gertrude"
TERRY ASHE-CROFT as "Alice"
GEORGE MCGRATH as "William James"
ERIC LEFFLER as "Klaus Barbie"
ALEX ROE as "Paul Vadier"
JUSTIN LEWIS as "Victor Petion"
ALISON LANI BRODA as "Young Gertrude"
JEREMY JOHNSON as "Gunter"
JOHN BERG as "Torture Victim".

Jazz singer LAINIE COOKE is guest vocalist. Original music for keyboard is composed and performed by JOSEPH NUGENT and for bass by CHRISTOPHER SANDERSON. Live sound environments are designed and performed by JOHN SNYDER. ADRIAN COSENTINI, producer of WFUV's "Classic Radio", is chief audio engineer and sound effects designer. LORD MARGESSON hosts the program, which will also be broadcast on WFUV 90.7 FM in New York.

Literary Agent DONALD MAASS hosts "The Back Staircase", the popular interview segment featuring New York's most talked-about & successful mystery writers and industry professionals.

The public is invited to attend RECORDINGS. Reservations for any performance are strongly suggested. The Museum is located at 25 West 52nd Street, NYC.

The Stage Shadows reservation/information number is 212-604-4612.