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Take a journey back to the 1940s and the Golden Age of Radio as Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts presents an authentic “live radio broadcast” of Frank Capra’s beloved film “It’s A Wonderful Life” Friday, Dec. 10.
“It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre” will be staged at 8 p.m. in the College’s Mainstage Theatre on the college’s Oregon Road campus Perrysburg Township.
“Owens Community College is proud to present a theatre production that will rekindle memories of a time when families gathered around the radio for entertainment,” said Barbara Barkan, Owens Director for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. “‘It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre’ brings to life a bygone era when radio played a unique entertainment role in our country. Attendees are in for a theatrical experience unlike any other, which begins when the ‘On-Air’ sign lights up and actors and actresses tell the story of the heartwarming holiday classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ from the studios of WVL Radio.”
Produced by the North Carolina State Company and Immediate Theatre Project, “It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL
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Revisit the uplifting and bittersweet tale of George
Bailey’s close call with death on Christmas Eve and
the profound impact his life has had on those around
him in “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio
Theatre,” on stage at Owens Community College
Dec. 10.
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Radio Theatre” retells the uplifting and bittersweet tale of George Bailey’s close call with death on Christmas Eve and the profound impact it has on those around him.
More than 30 characters and numerous locations of Frank Capra’s timeless classic film will be showcased in the form of live radio drama. Popular in the 1940s, the live studio radio broadcast will feature a small group of actors and actresses as well as old-fashioned radio sound effects to bring the town of Bedford Falls to life.
Tickets are $23 and all seats are reserved. To purchase tickets, visit www.owens.edu or contact the College’s Box Office. For more information, call 567-661-2787 or visit www.owens.tix.com.
Revisit the uplifting and bittersweet tale of George Bailey’s close call with death on Christmas Eve and the profound impact his life has had on those around him in “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre,” on stage at Owens Community College Dec. 10.
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