Available to stream on April 23, 24, 25 at http://bit.ly/GunstonPlayersRadioPlay21

Gunston's Performing Arts Department Presents:

Angelina Lin, Avy Aubin, Charles Shifrin, Kate Porter, Mariner Schut, Rion McCluskey, Owen Santora, Phebe Wood, Sean Riley, Severin Schut, and Summer Salos.

Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's earlier films. Featuring The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), The 39 Steps, and Sabotage, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials that recreate a daring train chase, a serial killer's ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. 

Sir Alfred Hitchcock (1899 -1980), was an English-born American motion-picture director whose suspenseful films and television programs were immensely popular, earning him critical acclaim over the course of a long and productive career. Hitchcock became known for his trademark cameo appearances in his films. He created more than 50 films and was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense," receiving the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 1979.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Adapted from a popular novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, the suspenseful story introduces the structure of many Hitchcock films to come: a London man (Ivor Novello) is accused of being a Jack the Ripper-like killer and finds it nearly impossible to prove his innocence. 

The 39 Steps (1935)
Adapted from John’s Buchan’s thriller, this story features an innocent vacationer unwillingly drawn into an elaborate scheme hatched by a nest of spies. On the run, handcuffed to a young woman whom he has just met, they are hunted while they try to decipher the meaning of the film’s mysterious title. This was a premier example of a genre Hitchcock virtually invented—the romantic thriller.

Sabotage (1936)
Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s novel about terrorism called The Secret Agent, this Hitchock story features Winnie Verloc, who is married to a terrorist who gives her younger brother a bonb-laden suitcase to deliver without telling him of its contents. The brother dallies while delivering it, and the suitcase explodes in an intensely suspenseful sequence.