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UPDATE: Review by Thomas Jenkins for the San Antonio Current
UPDATE: Review by Michael Barret for the San Antonio Express-News
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THE LAST BROADCAST OF BAILEY AND LONG
Written by Christie Beckham
Directed by Chris Champlin
Overtime Theatre at Blue Star Complex, San Antonio, July 23 - August 14, 2010
It's 1947 and America's most popular syndicated radio show is ending. One of its stars, Jack Long, is moving on, about to get his own show on the new medium of television. The cast and crew of the show, including his trailblazing partner, writer/performer Carole Bailey, must make decisions about the future while trying to produce the best last broadcast ever aired.
With snappy dialogue and songs of the period, The Last Broadcast will tickle your funny bone and warm your heart.
Written by Christie Beckham and directed by Chris Champlin, The Last Broadcast of Bailey & Long is a play that evokes the music and radio personalities of the era. Besides the storylines of the main characters, the play is packed with advertising jingles for imaginary products as well as old products (actual commercials) that do not exist anymore.
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 Playwright Christie Beckham, who plays the leading role of Carole Bailey, explains the artistic and personal reasons that led her to write this lively exploration of women working during that era:
“I decided to write a radio play because I've always loved the genre and I started listening to a lot of old broadcasts of Burns and Allen a couple of years ago. I love using organic, live sound onstage and the concept of using live Foley art onstage intrigued me.
“I was also inspired to write a show for my grandmother, Gene Damico, who passed away in January. The characters Nell, Faye and Jean in the show are written for my grandmother and her two best friends. The show is dedicated to them. They all worked together in a grenade factory during World War II and remained friends until she passed away. ‘I'll Be Seeing You’ is a song in the show. It also happened to be my grandparents’ wedding song. He (my grandfather) had to go back to the war the week after they were married.”
The Cast:
* Jack Long - Devin Collins
* Carole Bailey - Christie Beckham
* Dick Murphy - Dave Stone-Robb
* Tom - Rob Barron
* Pete - Matthew Arch
* Maggie - Camie Gillespie
* Faye - Morgan Scharff
* Nell - Heather Manly
* Jean - Sara Metting
Dates: July 23 - August 14.
Showtimes:
July 23 (Fri) @ 8pm
July 24 (Sat) @ 8pm
July 29 (Thu) @ 8pm
July 30 (Fri) @ 8pm
July 31 (Sat) @ 8pm
August 5 (Thu) @ 8pm
August 7 (Sat) @ 8pm
August 8 (Sun) @ 3pm (Matinee)
August 12 (Thu) @ 8pm
August 13 (Fri) @ 8pm
August 14 (Sat) @ 8pm
(NO SHOW on Friday, August 6th due to First Friday)
Tickets: Tickets are $12 general admission and $9 for teachers, students with current ID, seniors 65+, and SATCO members.
For More Information:
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