Photo Flash: Kentwood Players IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Begins Tonight

Kentwood Players presents the beloved American holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" by Joe Landry from tonight, November 8 through Saturday, December 14, 2013 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm with Sunday matinees at 2:00pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Gypsy Foster and produced by Vada Foster and Alison Mattiza by special arrangement with Playscripts Inc.

This beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940's radio broadcast, set on the stage and auditorium of Studio A at WBFR in Manhattan, New York on Christmas Eve, 1946. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. Luckily the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Oddbody, shows George all the lives he has touched and how different life in his community would be had he never been born. The production is appropriate for all age groups, so bring the entire family and enjoy this heart-warming holiday story together.

Featured in the cast are Samantha Barrios, Patricia Butler, Terry Delegeane, Vada Foster, Ben Lupejkis, Lori Marple-Pereslete, Colleen Okida, Roy Okida, Dave Parke, Darryl Maximilian Robinson and Jim Witoszynski.

Tickets are $18.00 with a $2.00 discount for seniors, students, servicemen, and Metro riders who present their same day ticket or monthly pass when purchasing full price tickets at the box office. A special Kentwood Kares holiday discount of $2.00 will also be available at the box office on regular price tickets when you bring in a new or gently used coat or jacket which Kentwood Players will donate to the Los Angeles Mission in Downtown Los Angeles, a group caring for those down on their luck and in need of a warm coat or jacket this winter.

To purchase tickets by phone, please call (310) 645-5156 during box office hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 4:00-7:00pm. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express accepted. You may also purchase tickets online at www.kentwoodplayers.org. For group ticket sales, please call the box office or Lori Marple-Pereslete at (310) 216-9094.

For more information about Kentwood Players including our Current Productions, upcoming auditions, and our Kentwood Kids Children's Theatre classes and productions, please visit the Kentwood Players website at www.kentwoodplayers.org. You can also find information on Kentwood Players on Facebook and Twitter.

To meet the "It's a Wonderful Life" production team and learn more about Kentwood Players and what goes on at the Westchester Playhouse, the public is invited to attend our general membership meetings, which are free and held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located two blocks west of the San Diego Freeway and two blocks north of Manchester at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045.

Photography by MJE Photos.

The cast features Patricia Butler, Dave Parke, Terry Delegeane, Ben Lupejkis, Vada Foster, Darryl Maximilian Robinson and Samantha Barrios.

Violet flirts with George, "Hello Georgie Porgie. Hello Mary." - with Patricia Butler, Ben Lupejkis and Samantha Barrios.

George and his mother Rose ponder his future. - with Ben Lupejkis and Vada Foster.

George tells Mary, "You're the prettiest girl in Bedford Falls." - with Ben Lupejkis and Samantha Barrios.

Joseph tells Clarence about George Bailey's life. - with Terry Delegeane, Darryl Maximilian Robinson and Ben Lupejkis.

This is your host, Freddie Filmore! - with Dave Parke.