THE THIN MAN, A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Santa Barbara Community College

The Theatre Group at SBCC is streaming a production of Dashiell Hammetts mystery, THE THIN MAN as a live radio play. Based on the Lux Radio Theatre script from 1934.Directed by Katie Laris, the streaming will begin April 21, 2021 and run through May 8, 2021.First published as a magazine serial in 1933, The Thin Man written by Dashiell Hammett features the society couple Nick and Nora Charles and their dog Asta who are drawn into the seamy underbelly of crime as amateur sleuths. While living the high life of martinis and champagne toasts in their regular life, they become the favorite rescuers to friends and relatives who for one reason or another have found themselves embroiled in criminal activities. The Thin Man became a radio serial hit and then was most famously memorialized in Hollywood movies featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The Theatre Group at SBCC production will feature: Robert Allen, Brian Harwell, Rene Hooper, Jon Koons, Penny O Mahoney, Stuart Orenstein, Sean OShea, Van Riker, Jenna Scanlon, Ethan Scott, Leslie Ann Story, Matthew Tavianini, Laksmini Wyantini and Madison Widener. It will be performed as a live, radio drama with sound effects and commercials.Tickets will be $15 general/$10 seniors and SBCC Staff/$5 students and will be good for household viewings during the streaming time period. Tickets can be purchased on the Theatre Group website at www.theatregroupsbcc.com or by calling the Box Office at 805-965-5935 between 10-3 weekdays.