It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
By Joe Landry
Directed by Mary Kate Burke
WHEN: December 6 through December 23; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday @8 PM; Saturday and Sunday @3 PM
WHERE: Monroe Theatrespace, 720 Monroe Street in Hoboken
Free Parking
TICKETS: $20; Students/Seniors $12; Thursday, December 13: PAY WHAT YOU WILL
Purchase tickets online @ www.milesquaretheatre.org
or call 201.683.7014 for reservations
Inspired by the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects.
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry offers an enchanting theatrical take on Frank Capra’s classic holiday film, as Mile Square Theatre transforms its space into a 1940’s radio station, and presents this American favorite in front of a live studio audience. NewJersey.com called last season’s production of It’s a Wonderful Life, “...in a word, wonderful!” Five actors perform dozens of characters as well as produce the sound effects in Capra’s timeless tale of individualism, optimism, and community. (Above: The cast of MST's 2011 production of It's' a Wonderful Life. Images by Joe Epstein)
“It’s a Wonderful Life is our holiday gift to our audience,” states Chris O’Connor, MST’s Artistic Director. “After seeing what people did for each other during Hurricane Sandy, it's clear we have a lot of George Baileys around. This play celebrates all of us who survive and savor what life has to offer in all its complexity. We hope to make the play a lasting holiday tradition. It’s a play that parents can bring their children to, or it can be a great date play as well.”
Mile Square Theatre, called “...the treasure of Hoboken,” by Peter Filichia in the Star-Ledger, has put together a cast that includes Martin Landry (Twilight: The Musical, Off-Broadway at New World Stages) as George Bailey, and Eliza Simpson (recently seen in MST’s box-office smash Go, Dog. Go!) as Mary Bailey. The ensemble includes Whitney Brown (The Last Goodbye, Broadway workshop), and MST regulars Charlie Kevin (God of Carnage), and Andy Nogasky (7th Inning Stretch). Mary Kate Burke, former artistic director for Pennsylvania's Millbrook Playhouse, will direct the production.
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is a holiday classic the entire family will enjoy.
