‘Cloak & Dagger On the Air’ returns
WEIRTON -- The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Co. continues its sixth season of the, Cloak & Dagger On the Air at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, located at 3539 Main St., Weirton. This is the fourth episode entitled, "Cloak & Dagger On the Air presents Original Sin III," and is the last production before its hiatus. This month's show comprised of two original radio plays.
The production will feature two original radio plays by executive producer and head writer Pete Fernbaugh. Act I will premiere the latest episode of the troupe's interactive non-British/British game show, "Let's Solve a Meta Mystery!" The mystery this go-around is titled, "A Fistful of Outlaws," in which we journey back to the cow-town of Hell-fire, where every myth and every legend you've ever known about the Old West comes alive, only to die at the end of a gun, a fist or a carelessly hurled shot glass, officials stated.
"One Friday evening in the Six Feet Under Saloon, lawman Wild Wyatt Wheeler, guns drawn and eyes a-blazin, crashes the debauchery to declare that Angus McMann, the Surly Scotsman and Richest Man in These Here Parts, has been found dead on the outskirts of his property, his expansive ranch has been razed, and his fabled Ostrich Egg Gold Nugget has been purloined," Fernbaugh said. "The studio audience, including three contestants who will join our troupe on stage, will have a chance to solve the mystery of Angus McMann's demise and win some prizes, all while immersing themselves in the absurdity and arcanity of this unique gameshow experience."
Act II's drama is titled, "The Wayfaring Stranger."
"Imagine a past filled with the most despicable acts a person could commit," Fernbaugh said. "Imagine spending 15 years of a life sentence in prison, locked away for those acts, only to one day be released and given a second chance no one believes you deserve -- including you, yourself. Then, imagine having to face the world you wronged head-on without the protection of those prison walls or the security of your sentence. What would you do? Where would you go? How would you respond to this undeserved freedom? And how would the people you wronged, whose lives you destroyed, respond to your undeserved freedom?"
Such are Matthew Thomas's circumstances when we meet him in, "The Wayfaring Stranger." A score by classical pianist Roberta Fedoush will accompany the piece.
The cast for both stories includes Sheila Cavalette, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, Nancy Longo, Karissa Martin, Ralph Parissi and John E. Reilly, with sound effects by the Holy Foley Molies.
Admission is free, although donations help cover production costs and are appreciated. Light refreshments and water will be available. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with live music by R.J. Gaudio, troubadour, who will perform pop, rock and folk music favorites. The program will live stream from The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company Facebook page starting at 3:30 p.m.
Parking and entrance is behind the building and those with mobility impairments may enter through the front entrance. The Cloak & Dagger On the Air podcast completes the experience by presenting these stories in the way they were meant to be seen: By the mind's eye. For information and for updates on live and recorded productions, visit The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company's Facebook page.