A Tour Of The City (Part 2)

A Tour Of The City, (Part 2)[1]

Series
WBAI And NPR Playhouse
Original Broadcast Date
1984
Cast
Alan Hunter, Marilyn Casky, Barbara Sohmers, Arthur Miller, Richard Bower, Tim Jerome, Mark Hammer, Joseph Palmieri, Larry Block, Joe Frank
Format
Scripted Actors, Sound Effects, 30 minutes
Preceded by:	A Tour Of The City (Part 1)
Followed by:	Across The River

"You're riding in a cab in the rain. The windshield wipers swish back and forth."

A Tour Of The City (Part 2) is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series WBAI And NPR Playhouse. It was originally broadcast in 1984.

This program was broadcast in two parts, the first part is 60 minutes long. The second part is 30 minutes.

Synopsis

Competitive suicide jumping into Waterworks Gorge. Breakdown in a plant. "Something is missing from my life" dialog. President talks about eating nothing as a child. Fishing with dad. Walking into one's own funeral.

Interesting Facts

• Material from this program was later included in the programs Nightride and Black Hole.
• The text from this program was published in the form of a play.

Music

• "Remote Viewing" - Tangerine Dream (from Exit, 1981) | YouTube
• "Höre, der du wagst" & "Brüder Des Schattens" - Popol Vuh (from Brüder Des Schattens - Söhne Des Lichts, 1978)
• "Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ" - Steve Reich (from Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ, Six Pianos, 1974)

• "Six Marimbas" - Steve Reich (from Sextet · Six Marimbas, 1986) | YouTube
• "Lizard Point" - Brian Eno (from Ambient 4 (On Land), 1982) | YouTube
• "More Colours" - Eberhard Weber (from The Colours Of Chloë, 1974)

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