“It’s a Wonderful Life.” Matt Johnson directs this radio-drama style staging of the holiday classic, based on the 1947 Lux Radio Theatre version, about a man who learns how important his life is to his hometown of Bedford Falls. The cast includes Bonnie Kalisher, Maria Kress, Loida Navas, Sara Shearer, Tammy Taylor, Tatum Shank, Philip Sokoloff, Don Moore, James J. Cox, and Bill Sehres. Jill Jones is our Foley master. George Tovar produces for the Theatre West On The Air Players.
It’s A Wonderful Life
Reviews
It was a lot of fun watching this performance as a radio show, what with mikes, sound effects, advertisements, and lights for applause. All of the performers added so much life to their characters with their expressions and some movements.
Theatre West mounts the show as a fundraiser for the company and features a cast of excellent voice actors, many of whom play multiple roles. The set is a barebones mock up of a broadcast studio, with stand-up microphones and a sign above the stage that flashes “applaud” to prompt a studio audience... I almost forgot to say that I really enjoyed this show. I left the theatre with a smile.
It was a lot of fun watching this performance as a radio show, what with mikes, sound effects, advertisements, and lights for applause. All of the performers added so much life to their characters with their expressions and some movements.
Theatre West mounts the show as a fundraiser for the company and features a cast of excellent voice actors, many of whom play multiple roles. The set is a barebones mock up of a broadcast studio, with stand-up microphones and a sign above the stage that flashes “applaud” to prompt a studio audience... I almost forgot to say that I really enjoyed this show. I left the theatre with a smile.