This Saturday’s Show Will Take Place in Top of WV’s New Location
This Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, the internationally renowned detectives Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson return to Cloak & Dagger On the Air with brand-new adaptations of “The Adventure of the Gloria Scott” and “The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Beginning at 3:30 p.m. with R.J. Gaudio, Troubadour, providing a warm-up acoustic set, Cloak & Dagger On the Air: The Early Adventures of Sherlock Holmes will start at 4 p.m. at Top of West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau’s brand-new location, 243 Three Springs Drive, Suite 17, in Weirton (between By the Barrel and Weirton Pet Spa).
“We’re excited to present our first production in Top of West Virginia’s brand-new space,” Pete Fernbaugh, artistic director and head writer for The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company, said. “Three Springs Drive in general and specifically the plaza where Top of West Virginia is now located is a hub of activity. We hope folks who are out and about will stop by to see who we are and what we do, especially if they haven’t been able to make one of our previous performances.”
Fernbaugh said the two Sherlock Holmes stories featured this month are flashbacks to earlier in Holmes’s life, before he met Watson.
“We could honestly have called this show Holmes Before Watson, because both stories involve Holmes musing upon his earliest cases. It’s a lot of fun to hear these yarns alongside Watson, who is experiencing them for the first time, as Holmes assumes the role of narrator. Furthermore, it gives additional insight into Conan Doyle’s seminal character and how he became the literary vanguard he is today.”
Cloak & Dagger On the Air: The Early Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stars The Wayward Saints: Rob DeSantis, David Gaudio, Robert J. Gaudio, Karissa Martin, Ralph Parissi, John E. Reilly, George Spelvin, and Dave Zanieski, with Roberta Fedoush performing the score, Joey Albus producing the livestream, Malachi McClendon managing the sound, and The Holy Foley Molies creating the sound effects.
Admission to Cloak & Dagger On the Air: The Early Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 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 243 Three Springs Drive, Suite 17, in Weirton, between By the Barrel and Weirton Pet Spa. Extensive parking is available throughout the plaza. Members of the troupe are happy to assist any individuals who may have mobility impairments.
“There are a plethora of shopping and dining options in the area,” Fernbaugh said. “This new location enables folks to really make an afternoon of it. We hope they include Cloak & Dagger in their plans.”
Cloak & Dagger On the Air is a monthly theatrical series from The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company that celebrates audio drama from all eras, particularly the fabled Golden Age of Radio.
By reimagining classic radio dramas and literary works, along with original stories written and produced by independent writer and actor Pete Fernbaugh, Cloak & Dagger On the Air strives to give audiences an immersive experience that engages the theatre of their imagination in creating a fully realized storytelling adventure.
For more information and for updates on our live and recorded productions, please visit The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company’s Facebook page.
