Celebrate the Season with Its a Wonderful Life A Live Radio Play

RENSSELAERVILLE – R’ville Stage Creations is closing out its 2024 season with Joe Landry’s creative reimagining of the cherished holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. This uplifting production, staged as a 1940s-style radio broadcast, will transport audiences to the golden era of radio for an unforgettable evening of entertainment. The show runs December 13–15 at Hilltown Commons in Rensselaerville.

Set in the studio of a vintage radio station, complete with a sound effects table, live piano accompaniment, and a talented cast of 14 local actors, this production retells the iconic story of George Bailey. Through his journey, George learns how deeply his life has touched others. With timeless themes of love, hope, and redemption, It’s a Wonderful Life is the perfect way to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season.

Performances will be held in the Guggenheim Pavilion Theater at Hilltown Commons. Formerly the Carey Institute for Global Good, Hilltown Commons reopened this year with a renewed focus on fostering creativity and connection in the Helderberg Hilltowns. This marks R’ville Stage Creations’ inaugural production in the Guggenheim, which Director Tara Hostash described as "the ideal space for this production" after the group’s rehearsals and monthly Playhouse events were hosted there throughout the year.

Whether you’re revisiting this beloved story or experiencing it for the first time, this production is sure to enchant audiences of all ages. Don’t miss this joyful celebration of community, family, and the human spirit.

Performances of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play are  Friday, December 13, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, December 14, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, December 15, at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour before each show. The Guggenheim Pavilion is located at Hilltown Commons, 100 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY 12147. 

For more details and to purchase tickets, visit R’ville Stage Creations’ website at https://rville-stage-creations.square.site or call 518.248.3261.

The cast of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play on break from rehearsal at Hilltown Commons.