
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Performances
December 12-15, 2013
Venue
Community Players Theatre
A Lab Theatre Production
Synopsis
The beloved 1946 Christmas film that starred Jimmy Stuart and Donna Reed was recreated on Player’s stage with sound effects as well as actors performing multiple parts and the audience as a studio audience, just as it was done during the Golden Age of Radio.
Adapted by Joe Landry
Historian’s Corner
It’s a Wonderful Life Preview (Curtain Calls 9.3 November 2013, p. 4)
The History of Community Players: Part 9 (Curtain Calls 9.3 November 2013, p. 3)
This was the second time that Players performed a radio play with the play. The first time was the musical “The 1940’s Radio Hour” during the 1998 season.