Episode 8 • What of the Night, by Cyrus Lillian, adapted from Djuna Barnes
What of the Night was adapted for radio by Cyrus Lillian from Djuna Barnes’s novel Nightwood.
Featuring Amanda Davies as Fiona, Norbert Weisser as Felix, William Wintersole as Doctor O’Connor, Marlene Silverstein as Nora, Valerie Snyder as Robin, Frederic Downs as The Priest, and Bill Hunt and Paul Vangelisti in miscellaneous roles.
Directed by William Wintersole and Paul Vangelisti, with engineering by Ed Hammond.
This performance was first broadcast on KPFK on January 12, 1982. Special thanks to Pacifica Radio Archives for their generous support. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org
Brought to you by Magra Radio, an infrequent broadcast experiment of Magra Books.
Episode 7 • Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka
Dutchman was written by Amiri Baraka.
This recording features Shelly Parsons as Lula, and Winston Butler as Clay, with a special appearance by Joe Clark as The Drunk.
The score was composed and performed by Bob Fraser. Directed by Paul Vangelisti.
This performance was first broadcast on KPFK on January 12, 1982. Special thanks to Pacifica Radio Archives for their generous support. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org
Brought to you by Magra Radio, an infrequent broadcast experiment of Magra Books.
Episode 6 • The Aging Comedian as the Letter N, by Bill Mohr
Bill Mohr performs the monologue The Comedian as the Letter N, 2019.
Episode 2 • The Dodo, or The School for Night
A Los Angeles Theater of the Ear production of a play by Corrado Costa, translated and directed by Paul Vangelisti.