IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY

DEC 21 & 22, 2025 @ 7pm
Presented by Shakespeare in the Vines and Pseudo Random Noise Improv Troupe
VENUE: The MERC
Step back in time to the golden age of radio with this heartwarming adaptation of the beloved holiday classic. Set in a 1940s radio studio, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play brings Frank Capra’s iconic film to life as a group of actors and sound effects artists perform the story live on air.
Follow George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams to help others, as he faces a crisis on Christmas Eve and discovers—through the help of a gentle angel named Clarence—just how much his life truly matters. With live Foley effects, vintage commercials, and period costumes, this production is both a nostalgic tribute and a fresh theatrical experience.
Perfect for families and fans of classic cinema, this play reminds us all that “no man is a failure who has friends.”
It’s A Wonderful Life” is based on the story “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern
“The Greatest Gift” is used by permission of the greatest gift corporation"
TICKETS:
$35 Regular
$30 Seniors 55+
$30 Military w/ID
$27.50 Children12 and under
Presented by Shakespeare in the Vines and Pseudo Random Noise Improv Troupe
VENUE: The MERC
Step back in time to the golden age of radio with this heartwarming adaptation of the beloved holiday classic. Set in a 1940s radio studio, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play brings Frank Capra’s iconic film to life as a group of actors and sound effects artists perform the story live on air.
Follow George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams to help others, as he faces a crisis on Christmas Eve and discovers—through the help of a gentle angel named Clarence—just how much his life truly matters. With live Foley effects, vintage commercials, and period costumes, this production is both a nostalgic tribute and a fresh theatrical experience.
Perfect for families and fans of classic cinema, this play reminds us all that “no man is a failure who has friends.”
It’s A Wonderful Life” is based on the story “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern
“The Greatest Gift” is used by permission of the greatest gift corporation"
TICKETS:
$35 Regular
$30 Seniors 55+
$30 Military w/ID
$27.50 Children12 and under
