Synopsis

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol $10.99

Walton Jones & David Wohl & Faye Greenberg

Published by Samuel French Inc

6 Male 3 Female

The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940s 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!

Seamlessly combining drama and comedy, heartbreak and hope, The 1940's Radio Christmas Carol will sing its way into your heart

"A reading that transforms Charles Dickens's classic into a gumshoe mystery ... far above the usual holiday offerings" Stacy Nick, Coloradoan

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