I just got back from a matinee performance of It's a Wonderful Life by the Public Playhouse which is being performed at CoHo. I loved it. It's was the classic story that I adore so much around this time of year with a brand new twist. It's a radio show! Set in Portland! And it has only five actors playing the fifty roles required to have a production of It's a Wonderful Life! All the lovely moments of the story come to life before you. Believe me, even my all time favorite part tugged at my heart the way it did the first time in this show! I've always loved the moon monologue when George and Mary are out on a summer's walk after the dance. The images and feelings connected with George lassoing the moon and making Mary swallow it have always intrigued and touched me. In this production Chrissy Kelly (Mary) and James Sullivan (George) capture this entire scene beautifully. Even in as entertaining and touching a show as this one, that scene sparkled as an obvious gem.
Mary McDonald-Lewis, a friend of mine, and the director of this production is also a voice actor, and her understanding of both theatre and voice acting behind a microphone gave this show the gleaming quality it so readily displays. Good show, indeed. When there's theatre like this, it is a wonderful life!
The show is running tomorrow and next week as well, so please check it out! http://www.publicplayhouse.org
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