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A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol

December 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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$11 – $20

December 1st – 17th
1940s Radio Hour: A Christmas Carol
By Walton Jones, David Wohl and Faye Greenberg

The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940’s Radio Hour. It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary “take” on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire’s escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown, and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to “save the show,” the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens’ classic as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf!

Authors: Walton Jones, David Wohl, and Faye Greenberg

Run Time is approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission

Performances held at Metropolitan Performing Arts

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Date:
December 15, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Cost:
$11 – $20
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Website:
https://www.metropolitanperformingarts.org/1940s-radio-hour-a-christmas-carol

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Metropolitan Performing Arts
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360-975-1585
Email
info@metropolitanperformingarts.org
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metropolitan performing arts
6403 E Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98661 United States
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360-975-1585
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