It's a Wonderful Life

Dramatized by James W. Rodgers,
Adapted from the film by Frank Capra

In our American culture It's a Wonderful Life has become almost as familiar as Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The story is a natural for a stage adaptation: the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, whose guardian angel has to descent on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. This faithful adaptation has all your favorite characters: George and Mary Hatch, Clarence, Uncle Billy, Violet, and, of course, the Scrooge-like villain, Mr. Potter. This fine dramatization not only celebrates the faith of the season, it also celebrates the American philosophy of life: hard work, fair play and the love and support of one's family and community will be rewarded.

The Cast of It's a Wonderful Life (2007)

Mrs. Hatch - Lori Batten
Miss Andrews - Alden Pridgen
Mrs. Thompson - April Merritt
Mr. Martini - Mike Bowen
Mrs. Martini - Susan Bowen
Miss Carter - Belinda King
Newspaper boys - David & Dayshawn Guity
Pete Bailey & Young George - Parker Mellott
Tommy Bailey - Walker Long
Zuzu - Brianna Martin
Mr. Welch - Reynold Meraz
Janie Bailey - Cassidy Morris
George Bailey - Bobby Boyd
Clarence Odbody - Larry High
Mr. Gower - Alex Bryant
Harry Bailey - Vincent Bridgers
Mother Bailey - Earlene Capps
Aunt Tilly - Patty Gabriel
Violet Peterson - Erika Boyd
Bert - Daniel Penington
Ernie - Steven Edenfield
Uncle Billy - Ben Foster
Mary Hatch - Sarah Martin
Henry Potter - Sean Norris
Mr. Potter’s Goon - Chelsea Johnson
Mr. Potter’s Secretary - Sarah Boyle


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