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Classic Radio Road Show is Going to Italy! (with your help!)
Duomo di Orvieto
Hello friends,
Classic Radio Road Show is proud to be co-producing a play in July 2024 in Orvieto, Italy in conjunction with Teatro Kamina. Our artistic director Duane Noch will be in the cast of “Colloquia,” a two person play by David Zarko based on true events that took place in Umbria, Italy in 1944.
We are raising money to cover the production costs, and humbly ask for your support. A contribution of any size in US Dollars or Euros to Classic Radio Road Show, Inc. is greatly appreciated, and may be made using this link.
For more information about the play and this event, please see below.
Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming NJ performances!
It is the waning days of the Second World War. Allied forces are bombing targets in Italy. The retreating German army enacts a scorched earth policy. In the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto, its Italian bishop and the German commandant grapple with the grim realities the war’s conclusion brings to daily life. The city’s artistic and historic heritage are on the brink of annihilation. Cherished beliefs are thrown into doubt; shifting loyalties, changing ideals. The two men clash over their differences throughout the winter and spring of 1944, but when they discover a shared admiration for Bach, it inspires them to create a way to save Orvieto.
Colloquia (conversations between enemies) by David Zarko.
This June, a slate of events celebrates the 80th anniversary of Orvieto Città Aperta and it culminates with productions of Colloquia, in English and Italian. Classic Radio Road Show has been invited to bring its English language production of this powerful play to Teatro Kamina in Orvieto, Italy and to be one of the events commemorating the anniversary of the Open City declaration of 1944 that spared Orvieto from bombardment.
We hope you will consider making a contribution in any amount to help take up this extraordinary opportunity.
To support Colloquia with dollars, please click here ~ and thank you in advance!
Our 2024 Season Begins!
The Damon Runyan Theater: Madame La Gimp
and The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy: The Farmer
April 27 at 2pm Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 95 Cambridge Dr. Aberdeen, NJ 07747
Damon Runyon is famous for penning stories and characters that the musical "Guys & Dolls" was based on. His unforgettable characters were habitués of the street: gamblers, fight managers and race track bookies. This one is a hilarious Cinderella story that you don't want to miss!
Dr. Tweedy was played by Frank Morgan (the titular Wizard in "The Wizard of Oz). In this episode, Tweedy plays makeover artist and matchmaker for a lonely lady farmer. He is aided in this endeavor by Mr.Welby, once a homeless prize-fighter.