AFTRA/SAG performs two radio plays to a packed house

Posted by DCA Theater on October 8, 2009 in Other, AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players

Last night the AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players performed two great radio dramas, On a Country Road (originally broadcast November 16, 1950 on the CBS Radio Network as part of “Suspense”) and Halloween (originally broadcast November 1, 1946 on NBC as party of “The Baby Snooks Show”) to a full house in the Claudia Cassidy Theater.

The cast of On a Country Road included: Parker Gronwold, Pat Vern-Harris, Rick Dianovsky, Robert Maher, Roger May, Don Stroup, George Elliot, Caitlin Hart and Robert Weiss. It was directed by Martin Halacy and produced by Don Stroup.

The cast of Halloween included: Maureen Steindler, Darwin Apel, Ami Silvestre, Connie Foster, Herb Lichtenstein, Darryl Warren, Bob Baron and Don Stroup. It was directed by Dan Frick and produced by Mercita DeMonk.

The evening’s sound effects were provided by Koni Shaughnessy, Rick Johnston and Karen Lockwood.

Join us for the next performance by AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00PM. They will perform the classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

AFTRA/SAG performs “Laura” to a packed house

Posted by DCA Theater on May 20, 2009 in Other, AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players

Last night the AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players performed the radio adaptation of the 1944 movie “Laura,” directed by Otto Preminger. More than 280 guests, including 24 residents of Friedman Place, a retirement home for the blind, filled the Claudia Cassidy Theater to capacity.

The cast of “Laura” included: Herb Graham, Guy Barile, Gary Brichetto, Martin Halacy, Mary Becker, BF Helman, Joanie Winter, Daryl Schultz, Ceoria Coates and Jim Mallon. It was directed by Don Stroup and produced by Connie Foster and Guy Barile.

Join us for the next performance by AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players on Thursday, July 16 at 7:00PM. They will perform Fog from the CBS series “The Whistler” and Mr. Sycamore from “The Columbia Workshop.”

Mercita DeMonk, member of the AFTRA/SAG Seniors Steering Committee, welcomed the crowd

The cast of “Laura” getting ready to perform

Candice Murphy from AFTRA/SAG greets patrons