Eurostar Radio Drama [Austria - English]

Eurostar In this contemporary Austrian play, authors Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) and Joseph Roth (1894–1939) return as ghosts to the Europe of 2020. They accompany a literary scholar and her trainee during a research trip on a train journey from Vienna to London. Between tragedy and comedy, their attempts oscillate to position themselves on current developments in Europe. This play originally premiered in German language in Austria. This is its radio theater debut. Following this one-hour performance, host Andrew Singer speaks with director  Stephanie Schmiderer  and co-authors  Barbara Kadletz  and  Ursula Knoll Cast: Yarina Gurtner, Stephanie Schmiderer, Alexander Fennon, Vitus Wieser Directed, Translated, and Adapted by Stephanie Schmiderer Includes the musical track, "Wüdnis", by Ursula Strauss & Ernst Molden Thanks to  Austrian Cultural Forum New York  for their kind support for this production

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.