Live From WVL Radio Theatre: It's a Wonderful Life
November 26 - December 4, 2010
adapted by Willie V.R. Repoley
Not included in subscription packages.
It’s Christmas Eve, 1945, and only a handful of radio actors have braved the blizzard to perform that evening’s broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life and keep the radio station afloat. This clever stage adaptation breathes new life into the poignant story of George Bailey and
When Frank Capra and his co-writers were working on It’s a Wonderful Life in early 1946, the Great Depression was a vivid memory. The story of George Bailey and Bedford Falls is juxtaposed against a time of failing banks, devastatingly high unemployment, and a shortage of affordable housing. The circumstances are eerily familiar, and over 60 years later, this story remains as fresh and relevant as ever. Its message of hope and optimism is the perfect antidote to holiday cynicism.
This fresh new adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio Theatre, which is struggling to stay on the air one snowy winter night. The professional voice actors are unable to get through, but the show must go on -- and so a small but intrepid band of employees manage to create the dozens of movie characters and scenes using just their voices and a sound effects table.
“Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. "When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?”
Not included in subscription packages. However, subscribe to the 2010-2011 Season and receive a discount on tickets to Live from WVL Radio Theatre: It’s a Wonderful Life!