The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 84th season this holiday season with a Savoyards Studio production of Joe Landry’s It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play. Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, inc.
Performances will be held November 26-27, December 3-4, and December 10-11, 2021 at the Savoyards Studio theater in Pittsburgh Savoyards headquarters at 523 Lincoln Ave in Bellevue, PA. All performances are at 7:30pm.
Parking in Bellevue is free after 5 pm for street parking or in public municipal lots. The closest municipal lots to the theater are on Meade Avenue between Lincoln and Monroe Avenues, and between Hawley Avenue and N Sprague Avenue near the Bellevue Police Department.
PLEASE NOTE: For this performance we will be requiring guests to conform to the COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking requirements outlined by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. All ticket holders must provide proof of Covid vaccination or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of the show date and time. Masks will be required for patrons. Entry will be denied for guests who do not adhere to these requirements.
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It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play is based on the classic holiday movie with a clever twist thrown in: the story is staged as a live radio broadcast. Actors portray numerous characters, and sound effects are done through Foley artists. It’s a Wonderful Life is about the life of George Bailey, a generous and well-meaning man who has become too downcast and tired to continue living. It will take help from a lovable angel to show George what life would be like if he wasn’t born for George to have a change of heart and understand the true spirit of the holidays.
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Preview: In Studio Pop-Up: It’s a Wonderful Life, Pittsburgh Savoyards – Neighborhood Voices by the Saturday Light Brigade
Review: Popular Pittsburgh
Director – Sue Kurey
Production Manager – Lynette Garlan
Production Stage Manager – Andrea Lisiak
Technical Director – Robert Hockenberry
Costumier – Ellen Rosen
Properties Designer – Lara Rogers, Matt Lisiak
| Performer | Roles |
|---|---|
| Bayley Brown | Dorothy Thompson, radio performer & foley artist Violet Bick/Young Violet, a small-town siren |
| Sarah Deasy | Lana Sherwood, radio performer Rose Bailey, George's mother Zuzu, George's daughter Matilda, secretary at Bailey Bros. Building & Loan Ruth Dakin Bailey, Harry's wife Mrs. Hatch, Mary's mother Mrs. Thompson, at the run on the bank Schultz, a German at the Martini house dedication Woman (in advertisement) Sadie Vance, the state bank examiner Janie, George's daughter |
| Andrea Lisiak | Stage Manager |
| Sarah Puhala | Sally Applewhite, radio performer Mary Hatch/Young Mary, George's girl |
| Bob Rak | Freddie Filmore, radio performer & announcer Harry Bailey/Young Harry, George's kid brother Old Man Gower, a druggist Billy Bailey, George's uncle Joseph, the superintendent of angels Ernie, a cab driver Sam Wainwright, an entrepreneur Ed, at the run on the bank Man (at the run on the bank) Tommy, George's son Mr. Welch, a schoolteacher's husband with a temper Man (at Martini's) Nick, a bartender Bridge Keeper Cop Sheriff |
| Frankie Shoup | Jake Laurents, radio performer George Bailey/Young George, a typical American dreamer |
| Bruce Travers | Harry Heywood, radio performer Bert, a cop Henry F. Potter, the richest and meanest man in all the county Pete, George's son Clarence Oddbody, George's guardian angel Peter Bailey, George's father Old Man Collins, an eavesdropper Dr. Campbell, on the board of the Bailey Bros. Building & Loan Charlie, at the run on the bank Martini, an Italian bar/restaurant owner Horace the Teller, at the bank Man (in advertisement) Binky, a bouncer |
| All | Boys Board Members Crowd at Run on the Bank Restaurant Patrons Crowd at Party |