Cloak & Dagger On the Air

The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company presents Cloak & Dagger On the Air, an anthology series that reimagines the Golden Age of Radio for the modern ear. Recorded before a live studio audience at the Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia, on Saturday, July 31, 2021, Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Hot and Bothered features three stories set in the middle of summer, when the human brain is overheated and their actions unpredictable. Up next is William Spier's 1945 adaptation of "August Heat," the classic 1910 short story by W.F. Harvey.

Starring The Wayward Saints: Celesta Berga, Odessa Hores, Karissa Martin, and Jalen Mccrary. Composer and Accompanist: Roberta Fedoush. Sound Effects Director: Karissa Martin. Sound Effects Team: Celesta Berga, Bethany Fernbaugh, and Noah Hilton. Adapted, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. 

This is Act Three of Three. Next time: Holmes & Watson return to solve "The Boscombe Valley Mystery." A Future Past Production.

The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company presents Cloak & Dagger On the Air, an anthology series that reimagines the Golden Age of Radio for the modern ear. Recorded before a live studio audience at the Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia, on Saturday, July 31, 2021, Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Hot and Bothered features three stories set in the middle of summer, when the human brain is overheated and their actions unpredictable. Up next is the 1947 Screen Guild Players adaptation of James M. Cain's classic 1934 noir novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice. 

Starring The Wayward Saints: Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Jalen Mccrary, and in her first starring role on our podcast, Celesta Berga. Composer and Accompanist: Roberta Fedoush. Sound Effects Director: Karissa Martin. Sound Effects Team: Bethany Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, and Odessa Hores. Adapted, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. Special thanks to Ian Parissi for composing and performing "Sultry Guitar Solo." 

This is Act Two of Three. Next time: Act Three and the August heat is on. A Future Past Production.

The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company presents Cloak & Dagger On the Air, an anthology series that reimagines the Golden Age of Radio for the modern ear. Recorded before a live studio audience at the Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia, on Saturday, July 31, 2021, Cloak & Dagger On the Air: Hot and Bothered features three stories set in the middle of summer, when the human brain is overheated and their actions unpredictable. We begin with a 1945 radio drama by Louis Estes titled "Summer Storm."

Starring The Wayward Saints: Celesta Berga, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Odessa Hores, and in his first starring role on our podcast, Jalen Mccrary. Composer and Accompanist: Roberta Fedoush. Sound Effects Director: Karissa Martin. Sound Effects Team: Celesta Berga, Bethany Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, and Odessa Hores. Adapted, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production.

This is Act One of Three. Next time: Act Two and a postman who always rings twice. 

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company partnered with Oglebay Institute's Towngate Theatre and Elmhurst: The House of Friendship to present a special live audio drama, "That's Just the Way It Was," starring The Elmhurst Radio Players. Funded by the Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning Grant through Oglebay Institute, "That's Just the Way It Was" is based on stories from the lives of Elmhurst's residents and features a century's worth of experiences. During the course of the production, you'll hear tales of the Great Depression, the Flood of 1936, World War II, life in the 50s, and the origins behind such local milestones as the founding of Towngate Theatre and Wheeling Park High School. Featuring: Jessie Coleman, Charlene Goodwin, Jeanne Hicks, James Hossman, Shirley Milton, Penny Mourat, Bertha Sacco, Bettie Steele, Bea Stelmach, Kathryn Wallington, and Emily Wilson, with Pete Fernbaugh, Karissa Martin, and Tim Thompson. Sound Effects Artists: Karissa Martin and Judy McNabb. Accompanist: Rose Humway. The Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning Grant was made possible by: Aroha Philanthropies; National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts; and West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History's West Virginia Commission on the Arts. A Future Past Production. 

The Cloak & Dagger On the Air podcast is back! Pete Fernbaugh, creator and executive producer, gives this brief preview of what to expect on the show in the coming weeks. A Future Past Production. 

This week's C&D Quickie features the first appearance of Jake the Jinx in a commercial skit for sponsor Joyia Lytle: Allstate Insurance from our March 2, 2019, live show Dangerous Games, which was recorded at Cove Presbyterian Church in Weirton, West Virginia. Featuring Michael Lytle as himself, Rev. Ed Rudiger as our Community Guest Star, and The Wayward Saints: Rob DeSantis, Pete Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, Odessa Hores, and Karissa Martin. Our score was composed and performed by Lakin Weaver, with sound management by Shayne Merideth and sound effects by The Holy Foley Molies (with an assist or two from YouTube). Written, directed, and produced by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. 

Our pandemic-era limited series, Cloak & Dagger On the Air Stays Home, continues with "Summer Night," a 1948 radio play by Robert L. Richards from an original story by Ray Bradbury. Starring The Wayward Saints: Bethany Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, Karissa Martin, and Terri Perry, with Micah Underwood as Your Announcer. Score composed, arranged, and performed by Roberta Fedoush. Sound effects by The Holy Foley Molies, with atmospheric sound effects from the following YouTube channels: Asmr Vids, Seahouse Ambience, and We Are One Body Audio Theatre. The script used in this episode was transcribed for Generic Radio from the original broadcast, and the voice track was recorded via Zoom. Produced and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production.

This week's C&D Quickie comes from our first official live performance on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, which took place at Striplight Community Theatre in Weirton, West Virginia. It was also the first appearance of almost-everyman Guy Blunt as he does battle with Community Guest Star JJ Bernabei of show sponsor Tri-State Pharmacy over getting his flu vaccine (sound familiar?). "Guy Blunt's First Flu" stars The Wayward Saints: Chris Carter, Gretchen Carter, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Nancy Longo, Karissa Martin, and Dave Zanieski. Lakin Weaver was our Accompanist and Composer; Shayne Merideth our Sound Manager; Alecia Ford our Associate Producer; and our sound effects were by The Holy Foley Molies. Written, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. 

Originally recorded before a live (not dead) audience at Brooke Hills Playhouse on Saturday, September 15, 2018, here's the latest episode of A Cloak & Dagger Commute, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, adapted for radio by Sylvia Richards and Pete Fernbaugh. Starring The Wayward Saints: Chris Carter, Bethany Fernbaugh, Nancy Longo, and Karissa Martin. Score composed and performed by Lakin Weaver. Sound management by Shayne Merideth. Sound effects by The Holy Foley Molies. Produced and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. 

Our latest C&D Quickie is for the psycho-illogical thriller your local theater isn't showing this summer: Psycho Sally Goes to VBS. Starring: Celesta Berga as Miss Pauley Purity and Judi Blanche; Rob DeSantis as Creepy Old Retiree; Bethany Fernbaugh as Chipper Chatter the Christlike Chipmunk and Telly Prompter; Pete Fernbaugh as Epic Movie Voice Guy; Odessa Hores as Valerie the Vaguely Biracial Puppet and Mary Blande; Jalen Mccrary as Pastor Hip Guy and Peter Porker the Peacemakin' Pig; and Karissa Martin as Psycho Sally the Prepubescent Psychopath and the Church Chainsaw; with Kami Martin, Anacelia Parissi, and Ralph Parissi. Music composed and performed by Roberta Fedoush. Sound effects by The Holy Foley Molies. Fire and Brimstone by OG Sound FX on YouTube. Written, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production.