This Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at 4 p.m. at the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cloak & Dagger On the Air will launch its seventh season with an episode titled Another Leap in Time.
“Four years ago, in 2020, our last episode before lockdown was titled Leap in Time,” Pete Fernbaugh, executive producer and head writer for Cloak & Dagger On the Air, said. “It was a leap year, and it seemed like a fun idea to do three time travel stories. Now that we’re in another leap year, we thought we’d revisit the concept. Hopefully, this leap year will go differently than the last one!”
The three stories are “A Gun for Dinosaur” by L. Sprague de Camp and adapted by Ernest Kinoy, in which big-game hunters use a time machine to travel back to the Mesozoic Era to track and kill dinosaurs; “Mars Is Heaven” by Ray Bradbury and adapted by Ernest Kinoy, where a space expedition to Mars is shocked to find their loved ones waiting for them when they land; and “A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die” by Wyllis Cooper, which tells the story of a man’s life from youth to adulthood and the decisions that shape his destiny.
Also in the mix will be the latest installment of Emily Penelope’s Fabulous Flights of Fancy by Pete Fernbaugh.
“Each story confronts the philosophy of time in a unique way,” Fernbaugh said. “In ‘A Gun for Dinosaur,’ we see how man is keen on using time travel for his own indulgent ends. ‘Mars Is Heaven’ looks at our nostalgia for the past and our anticipation of being reunited with it in the future. And ‘A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die’ takes Solomon’s ancient writings and transfers its context to modern times. What are the decisions we make every day that shape how time steers our lives?”
Beginning at 3:30 p.m. with R.J. Gaudio, Troubadour, providing a warm-up acoustic set, Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Another Leap in Time will commence at 4 p.m. at Top of West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau, located at 3539 Main Street in Weirton (across from Ferguson Tire Pros).
Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Another Leap in Time stars The Wayward Saints: Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Nancy Longo, Karissa Martin, Ralph Parissi, Abby Perry, Terri Perry, Maura Danielle Reiff, and George Spelvin, with Roberta Fedoush providing the score and The Holy Foley Molies creating the sound effects.
Admission to Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Another Leap in Time is free, although donations to help cover production costs are always appreciated. Light refreshments and water will be available.
As mentioned, 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 also livestream from The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company Facebook page starting at 3:30 p.m.
Top of WV CVB is located at 3539 Main Street in Weirton, W.Va., across from Ferguson Tire Pros. Individuals with mobility impairments may more easily enter through the building’s front entrance. Members of the troupe are happy to assist these individuals.
