It's a Wonderful Life, the Radio Play. Tipping Point Theatre. Nov 2022

 Director: Julia Glander

Lighting Design: Sam Shikora

Set Design: Monika Essen

 Sound Design: Julia Garlotte

Costume Design: Suzanne Young

Photos: Lei Zheng

This production was a lot of fun, being an old favorite and in period costume. It has the added novelty of being set "behind the scenes" at a radio station so the audience was able to see how the actors achieve the multiple parts they must play as well as how the sound effects are made.

I was able to find a lot of great research images from the time period that included clothing, hairstyles and shoes which helped me create the look for the play.

A quote from Bridgette Redman: 

Tipping Point offers inviting ‘Wonderful Life’ radio show

REVIEWDecember 06, 2022Bridgette Redman

Glander worked with the technical team to immediately create a 1940s vibe. Whether it was Monika Essen’s WXYZ Detroit Radio sound stage and period props or Suzanne Young’s spot-on costumes with scaled-up business dresses for the women and proper WWII-era suits for the men, everything worked together to pull the audience backward in time and invite them to be a live, studio audience for a Christmas Eve radio show.

Below, you will find my sketches followed by some lovely photos of the play taken by Lei Zheng