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The world premiere of a new radio play by Albuquerque playwright Mark Dunn.
An elderly woman, Althea, is selling her home to move in with her sister for health reasons.
When a young man, Leif, comes to look at the house they find a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle
in the basement and, joined by a neighbor and later by Leif’s wife, they stay up all night
in order to finish the puzzle. Through the course of the night, as the image in the puzzle
slowly reveals itself, so do their lives, and by morning the gaps have been filled in
and a new future emerges for all of them.
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Piece Description
The world premiere of a new radio play by Albuquerque playwright Mark Dunn.
An elderly woman, Althea, is selling her home to move in with her sister for health reasons.
When a young man, Leif, comes to look at the house they find a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle
in the basement and, joined by a neighbor and later by Leif’s wife, they stay up all night
in order to finish the puzzle. Through the course of the night, as the image in the puzzle
slowly reveals itself, so do their lives, and by morning the gaps have been filled in
and a new future emerges for all of them.
Broadcast History
First broadcast on KUNM's Radio Theater on September 27, 2009.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venetian Gondola Song Op 19 No 6 | Hand, Dupre Guitar Duo | Songs Without Words. | Cadenza Music | 2005 | 00:00 |
| Neapolitan Song By Peter Tchaikovsky | Andrei Krylov | Russian Classical Guitar Music. Romance, Folk Songs. | 2007 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Directed by Linda Lopez McAlister, with Jean Effron as Althea, Joel Miller as Leif, Julie Nagle as Mattie, Lou Clark as Connie, and Ninette Mordaunt as Ina. Sound Engineer: David Hughes. Sound editing: Linda Lopez McAlister.
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