We use the full hour to premiere "Ten After Eleven," a radio play written for The Next Big Thing by Theresa Rebeck, in collaboration with the Naked Angels Theater Company, starring Marlo Thomas, Lili Taylor, Dan Lauria and Fisher Stevens. The play was inspired by the infamous 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese – a crime said to have been heard by many, but acted upon by virtually none, in a Queens neighborhood.
Ten After 11
"Ten After Eleven," by Theresa Rebeck, was inspired by the infamous March 13, 1964, murder of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese. Genovese, 28, was killed outside her apartment building, and although neighbors plainly heard her cries for help, they nevertheless failed to intervene, assuming that someone else would call the police. As ...
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Very sorry that this one isn't archived as a sound file...one of my favorites of the dramatic episodes of TNBT.
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