PREDICAMENT

Captivating, fresh and mentally deranged, Poe's tale features Signora Psyche Zenobia, who with her poodle and her manservant wanders through a bustling city and explores a church clock tower, where she becomes trapped in the clockworks. Winifred Phillips's well-timed reading and creepily rhythmic musical score evoke the ticking and grinding gears of a life gone insane. This program, which was broadcast on the award-winning NPR series "Radio Tales," is available on CD from MP3.com. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 00]