Photos: Oil Lamp Theater’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Runs Through December 28
The Joe Landry adaptation is directed by Lauren Katz.
Oil Lamp Theater is presenting IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Lauren Katz, through December 28 at 1723 Glenview Road. The production will run approximately two hours including intermission.
Performances will take place Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m., with additional performances on December 3 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., December 10 at 7:30 p.m., and December 17 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. An understudy performance will be held on December 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The production stages Frank Capra’s story as a live radio broadcast set in Oil Lamp’s WBFR studio, employing classic foley techniques. The narrative follows George Bailey as he confronts hardship and receives guidance from Clarence, an angel who leads him through a reexamination of his life and impact on the Bedford Falls community.
The cast includes Rami Halabi (Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood), Corey L. Mills (foley artist), Halli Morgan (Lana Sherwood), Carolyn Plurad (Sally Applewhite), Nathaniel Thomas (Jake Laurents), and Chase Wheaton-Werle (Freddie Filmore). Understudies include Marley Doakes (foley artist), Luke Hernandez (Jake Laurents), Elijah J. Jones (Freddie Filmore), Daria Koon (Lana Sherwood), Megan Erin Lai (Sally Applewhite), and Ben Weiss (Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood).
The creative team includes Lauren Katz (director), Aaron Kahn (music supervisor), Connor Windle (stage manager), Taylor Pfenning (Costume Designer), Greg Korak (technical director), Hannah Wien (lighting designer), Trent Jones (props designer/scenic artist), and Alex Trinh (sound designer).
Preview tickets are $30 and regular-run tickets are $55. More information is available at OilLampTheater.org.
Photo Credit: Gosia Matuszewska
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Oil Lamp Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
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