
DECEMBER 3 – 28, 2025
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play at Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, is a unique, family-friendly production, with a talented team of artists creating an authentic 1940’s radio experience in front of a live studio audience.
Pay-What-You-Will Preview
Wednesday, December 3rd
Final Preview
SOLD OUT!
Opening Night
Friday, December 5th
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
(www.playscripts.com)
Adapted for the stage by Joe Landry
Music by Kevin Connors
From the novella by Charles Dickens
DIRECTED BY ELYSE EDELMAN
The WBFR Radio Players are back!
With the assistance of a gifted musician and foley artist, the five WBFR players bring scores of colorful characters, inventive sound effects, and musical underscoring to vivid life. In this refreshed version with all new staging, our talented team of artists creates an authentic 1940’s radio experience in front of a live studio audience. You’ve never experienced Charles Dickens’ holiday classic quite like this, so plan to join us for this unique, family-friendly production!
*No Performance December 25th
Wed – Sat & Tue, 12/23
Evenings at 7:30 pm
Special Matinees
December 12th (Talkback), 24th & 26th at 2 pm
Sunday Matinees
2 pm
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Show Sponsors
Bonnie & Dennis Connolly
George & Natalie Gorchynsky
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play Cast
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Cassandra Bissell*
Sally Applewhite
Neil Brookshire*
Jake Laurents
Brian Grimm
Foley Artist & Musician
Ray Jivoff*
Freddie Filmore
Dan Klarer*
Harry
Rána Roman*
Lana Sherwood
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play Blogs
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play Artistic Team
Director
Elyse Edelman
Set Design
Alex Polzin
Lighting Design
Colin Gawronski
Costume Design
Karin Kopischke
Sound Design/MD
Brian Grimm
Production Stage Manager
Kelsey Brennan York*
Properties Master
Haley Cranstoun
A Christmas Carol Media
A Christmas Carol Community Partner

Pay-What-You-Will Preview
December 3 at 7:30 PM
Post Show Conversation
December 12 following 2:00 PM matinee
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER
Our Community Partner for A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play is our own Education program. We believe that the theatre creates and sustains community, and should be accessible to all. We create educational programming to bring theatre experiences to our community – regardless of age, means, or ability – through participatory classes, discussions and talks, assembly-length shows, internships, and partnerships with local civic organizations to bring local history and our present concerns to life using theatrical techniques.
ABOUT PAY WHAT YOU WILL
Our Pay-What-You-Will Preview is the Wednesday prior to opening night at 7:30 p.m. Those interested in attending the preview to support this organization, may arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. on the evening of the performance for general admission seating. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Donations may be made in cash or with checks made out to Third Avenue PlayWorks. Half of the proceeds will benefit this show’s Community Partner.
Get Involved
Third Avenue PlayWorks employs members of: Actors Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Photography by Larry Mohr.































