The Iola Community Theatre’s second production of the season will help put Iola in the holiday spirit with its rendition of “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show.” The play is based on the film by Frank Capra and adapted by Philip Grecian. It takes the audience back to the golden age of radio when people had to use their imaginations and the mind was a stage.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the story of George Bailey, the unsung, beloved hero of Bedford Falls. As a child, George risked his life to save his brother from drowning. As he grew older, his countless small deeds mattered very much in the lives of the Bedford Falls townspeople.
George prepares to leave town and go to college to fulfill his dream of building skyscrapers. However, when his father, the president of the small Bailey Building and Loan Company, dies, George postpones his dreams, manages the family company, and finds happiness in his marriage to Mary Hatch.
When Uncle Billy accidentally misplaces company funds, George faces financial ruin and almost certain imprisonment. Seeing no way out, he runs to the bridge over the river, prepared to plunge to his death. Clarence, George’s guardian angel, who has come to Bedford Falls to prove to George that his life is worth living and to earn wings for himself. He grants George one wish: to see what the world would be like if he had never been born.
Richard Spencer directs the cast of six. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at the Iola Community Theater Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson, Iola.
Cast members are Regina Chriestenson, Dana Daugharthy, Keith Goering, Gary Reeder, Richard Spencer and Angela Whitmore, all of Iola.
Tickets are available at Sophisticated Rose. Call 620-365-6278 to reserve tickets. Adult tickets are $15 and student tickets are $10. Tickets include a dessert prior to the show. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dessert served at 7 p.m.
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ ideal for the holidays
