It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (full-length version) adapted by Joe Landry from the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, and Jo Swerling
Should suggest 1940s radio station, period microphones, sound effects, table/station, applause sign.
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. (A short version of this play is also available.)
"One of the best holiday shows around. This is a fresh and inventive way of reconnecting with a classic story of love and redemption."
Brik Berkes, Barry Stoltze and Hugh Adams in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Theatrical Outfit, Atlanta, Georgia (2008). Photo: Bill DeLoach.