The Queen of Fourteenth Street, Barrie Kreinik
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The Queen of Fourteenth Street

Author: Barrie Kreinik

Narrator: Barrie Kreinik, Orlagh Cassidy, Imani Jade Powers, Elisabeth Rodgers, James Fouhey

Unabridged: 1 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024


Synopsis

New York City, 1932: Eva Le Gallienne is trying to save her theatre company from the jaws of the Depression by mounting an innovative new production of Alice in Wonderland. She agrees to give a radio interview for the sake of publicity, but while revisiting the moments that shaped her career, she struggles with the need to keep a significant secret: she and her leading lady are in love. As Eva’s work careens toward catastrophe, she fights to preserve her dream of a people’s theatre—but will she destroy the people she loves in the process? The true story of one of the 20th century’s most remarkable artists, The Queen of Fourteenth Street reverberates powerfully today, as the American theatre faces an uncertain future and LGBTQ rights are once again under attack.

Author Bio

Barrie Kreinik is an actor, singer, and audiobook narrator based in New York City. Her performance work includes numerous Off-Broadway and regional theater productions, as well as cabarets, concerts, and solo shows. She received an AudioFile Earphones Award for her very first audiobook and has since narrated critically acclaimed books across a wide variety of genres. Barrie specializes in dialects and accents, creating colorful and distinct character voices in her audiobooks and often working as a dialect coach for other actors. Barrie holds an MFA in acting from Brown/Trinity Rep and a BA in theater and English from Cornell.

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