Interview With The Actors - "The 1940s Radio Hour" #5

Here's the last of our e-interview with the cast from The 1940s Radio Hour, which wraps up this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Renaissance Theatre in Huntington.

Our question for this entry: Why would you recommend this show to our readers?

Linda Reynolds: Theatre is designed to give you an experience you wouldn’t normally have. Come down and get in our little time machine and we will take you back, just for a little while, to a time and place that most of us have only read about in books or seen in old movies. There is great music, incredible dancing, a cast of characters that make up a funny family, a little pathos and a lot of heart. Great fun!

Joshua Jannotta: It has a little bit of history, a little bit of fun, and some great historic musical pieces that will live throughout the ages!

Stephen Vance: If someone is looking for a walk down memory lane, or even just to have a good time, I think The 1940s Radio Hour is the perfect show for them. The whole gang has had a blast getting this show together. We have had fun just putting this show on stage, and we trust that will translate to the audience. To be honest, if I weren't in this show, I would still be rushing to get in the door. The music and comedy are timeless. The cast is second to none and there really is an underlying tone of respect and honor for our veterans. What better way to kick off the holidays?

David Vickers: I believe that everyone can relate to a character in the show. It's the tale of how working class people with talent did their best to help bring joy and hope to the citizens and soldiers of America. The songs are fun and familiar. There's singing and dancing and a real sound effects table for a radio play. You'll look at your watch at the end and say, wow, that was the fastest two hours I've ever spent. If I weren't in it, I'd see it at least twice!

Amy Knell: I would recommend this show because it really is a sweet, funny, heartwarming piece of theater that will put you in the Christmas spirit, make you proud and thankful to be an American and it is just full of great music that you don't hear anymore. I promise you will leave the theater tapping your feet with a "warm fuzzy" feeling in your heart.

Bil Neal: This play is one of the best directed plays that I've ever been in. The choreography (by Gene & Coni Anthony) even makes an old fat guy like me look like he's got moves worth seeing. The lighting (Lang Reynolds and staff) sets mood and tone like I haven't seen in community theatre in a while. Some of my best friends are playing characters that are honest and endearing. People I had never gotten to meet or work for the first time are better than I heard they were.

If you've served our country, please be our guest (admission is free to any Veteran).

You'll want to meet these people. You'll end up really loving most of them. You'll snicker, maybe groan, and probably tear up. For one evening you may even remember.