On Demand
The Next Big Thing
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"Ten After Eleven"
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 crime escalated in the 1960s, the Kitty Genovese murder, and the
passivity of her neighbors, became an emblem of the decay of urban
society.
"Ten After Eleven" tells the stories of people on the periphery of a
murder, using the broad facts of Genovese’s murder as a lens through
which to examine human behavior on a far more intimate scale.
Woven into the telling of these stories is the recurring
intimation that the act of listening is more important than ever – and
could, in fact, save lives.
"Ten After Eleven" includes original music by Ohad Talmor. The sound
design was by John Colucci and the play was produced and directed by
Brian Smith, with help from Chris Bannon, and from Tim Ransom of the
Naked Angels Theater Company.
Ten After Eleven, Act I
Ten After Eleven, Act II
Ten After Eleven, Act III