The first woman executed for murder in the United States was hanged in 1778. In 1953 her shocking tale of love, hate, conspiracy, and murder was brought to life in the audition script for a new CBS radio drama series - "Crime Classics."
Crime Classics was a sort of mid-century predecessor to today's true-crime podcasts. The audition episode, titled "The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner," featured some of radio's finest actors, writers, directors, and musicians. Unfortunately, this thoughtful adult true crime series only lasted a year before succumbing to the inexorable advance of television.
Now, Project Audion premieres a recreation of the show using the original, uncut audition script, including material that never aired seventy years ago. In addition, we visit with Andrew Noone, author of a recent book on the 1778 murder, trial, and execution. Join us and listen to the modern passions that inflamed Revolutionary America, as our transcontinental cast gathers via Zoom to perform a true "Crime Classic." The cast - pictured here at the climax of the show - included --
David Phillips in Virginia
Patte Rosebank in Toronto Canada
Kyle Bonn in Oregon
Scott McKinley in New jersey
Mick Wheaton in Washington
Pete Fernbaugh in West Virginia
Tom Konkle in California
Donna Patton in Tennessee
while Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas
To purchase Andrew Noone's book on the murder and execution, visit www.amazon.com/Bathsheba-Spoo...
8 фев 2024
