Radio play auditions being held

The ACT 2! Community Theater Group will be holding auditions for "It's A Wonderful Life -- The Radio Play" by Philip Grecian. This radio play is based on the film by Frank Capra and is being produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. Auditions will be held at The Ritz Civic Center, 306 W. Main Street in downtown historic Blytheville, Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11 from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. and and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 12. The production is scheduled to be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12.

"It's A Wonderful Life -- The Radio Play" is a radio play in two acts and will be casting roles for 14 to 63 voice talents. Talented voice performers can accomplish multiple roles. Assistance will also be needed in the roles of a sound effects crew, commonly referred to as "Foley" artists, musicians, a stage manager and a light manager. ACT 2! is asking that everyone wanting to audition for any roles or to be any part of a crew please be the ages of 8 to adult.

"It's a Wonderful Life -- The Radio Play" is the story of George Bailey, the unsung, beloved hero of Bedford Falls. As a child, George risked his own life to save his brother from drowning. As he grew older, his countless small deeds mattered very much in the lives of the Bedford Falls townspeople. George prepares to leave town and go to college to fulfill his dream of building skyscrapers. However, when his father, the president of the small Bailey Building and Loan Company, dies, George postpones his dreams, manages the family company, and finds happiness in his marriage to Mary Hatch. When Uncle Billy accidentally misplaces company funds, George faces financial ruin and almost certain imprisonment. Seeing no way out, he runs to the bridge over the river, prepared to plunge to his death. Enter Clarence, George's lovable, bumbling guardian angel, who has come to Bedford Falls to prove to George that his life is worth living and to earn wings for himself. He grants George one wish: to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. Suddenly Bedford Falls is a very unpleasant place: the bustling small town main street is lined with pool halls and saloons; none of his friends or family recognizes him, not even his beloved wife, Mary, who, in this world without him, is a prim spinster. Pursued by police, George returns to the bridge and begs to have his life back. Does George get to find out if it truly is a wonderful life?

Ken Jackson, director of "It's A Wonderful Life -- The Radio Play", said, "If anyone would like to audition for this play, but is afraid of having to memorize lines, with a radio play you don't have to. A radio play requires a person's voice talent and doesn't matter who or what you look like."

If you are interested in becoming part of this live radio-play production of "It's A Wonderful Life", contact ACT 2! by calling 870-762-1744, e-mail act2blytheville@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.act2blytheville.org.