PROFESSIONAL PREMIERE

‘The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play’
Legacy Theatre, Stony Creek, Branford, CT

Adapted for the Stage by JOE LANDRY
From the Novel by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
Original Music by KEVIN CONNORS

With
ERIK BLOOMQUIST
DAVID BELL
DAN FRYE
SKYE GILLESPIE
MARY MANNIX
JOSIAH ROWE

Directed by KEVIN MICHAEL REED

Scenic & Lighting Designer: JAMIE BURNETT
Costume Designer JIMMY JOHANSMEYER
Props Designer ERICA PAJONAS
Sound Designer ADAM JACKSON
Master Carpenter RICH BURKAM
Production Stage Manager SARAH PERO
Assistant Stage Manager LAUREN ELISE FISHER
Associate Director NOAH GOLDEN
Music Director DAVID BELL
Assistant Director & Dramaturg JOE LANDRY

Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson

Produced by Special Arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.

”DONE BRILLIANTLY!”

— Steven M. Mazzacane

”EXCELLENT!”

— Bonnie Goldberg

”ENJOYABLE!”

— Karen Isaacs

”STUNNING!”

— Nancy Sasso Janis

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. An ensemble brings more than two dozen characters from the novel to the Legacy stage as a live broadcast, punctuated by ‘40s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils of the American Dream. Still, ain’t we got fun?

”Green light this excellent radio show reenactment of the live broadcast on New Haven’s WELI, the story of a man who used his wealth to buy everything he desired, except for the most important one, love.” – Bonnie Goldberg

”Complete with an abundance of sound effects and two delightful commercials, this realistic 1940’s radio show enjoys a set by Jamie Burnett with vintage communications (from the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut in Windsor), period costumes by Jimmy Johansmeyer, props by Erica Pajonas and direction from Kevin Michael Reed.” – Bonnie Goldberg

”re-read the book or re-watch the movie, as you may not look at them the same way. And that’s what good theater does.” – Steven M Mazzacane, Branfordseven.com

”adding depth to a story we already know so well.” – Steven M Mazzacane, Branfordseven.com

”Its hard not to walk into the Legacy Theater and smile seeing the stage set up as a 40’s era radio station, and in this case, the players already in character, hustling about, and dealing with, well, radio-ish issues” – Steven M Mazzacane, Branfordseven.com

‘If one walks out of the theater actively comparing the performance and interpretations to previous versions in the viewers mind, then it’s a show worth seeing.” – Steven M Mazzacane, Branfordseven.com