For four shows only this holiday season, audiences will be transported back in time with a unique production of the beloved story, It’s a Wonderful Life. You are invited to visit Jamestown’s Robert H. Jackson Center’s Cappa Theatre as it transforms into a magical 1940’s setting.

This timeless tale leaps from screen to stage in the unique setting of a 1940s radio station, WMTA. This special presentation stands apart, treating audiences to a live reenactment of It’s a Wonderful Life in the compelling style of a vintage radio broadcast. Remarkable actors bring to life the cherished characters of George Bailey, Mary, Clarence, and the rest of the Bedford Falls community, in such a truly authentic manner: you’ll believe you’ve travelled back in time.

“A radio play engages the audience in an authentic way – using sound effects, language and silence to create audio effects imagery,” says producer and actor, Mike Thornton. “By carefully directing pace and volume, the audience is drawn further into a suspense of disbelief- engaging their imagination fully”

Tickets are now on sale at mtapresents.com.

The shows will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Dec. 21 and 22.

A portion of the ticket sales benefit the Robert H. Jackson Center, which advances the legacy of the late U.S Supreme Court Justice and Chief Prosecutor in Nuremberg through education through programming, exhibits, and scholarship.

The cast includes:

— Ron Orbach, from Broadway and screen. Ron created a role on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and starred in scores of hit shows around the country. Ron just closed a production of Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jason Alexander, where he was featured as ‘Lazar Wolf.’

— Stephen Stout, a Chautauqua resident and Broadway veteran of renowned shows such as Heidi Chronicles, The Sisters Rosensweig, and many others.

— Thornton, lead actor with the nationally known political satire group “The Capitol Steps” for 24 years, as well as a 2-year Kennedy Center veteran with America’s longest running play: ‘Shear Madness.

— Julia Niles, Off Broadway, National tours and top regional theatre, including starring roles in South Pacific at Gateway Playhouse; “Magnolia” in Show Boat at Central City Opera Company, and at The Denver Center; “Marian” in The Music Man.

— David Wysocki, a Buffalo actor and Artie Award recipient, appeared at Shakespeare in Delaware Park, and Irish Classical Theatre, among others.

— Paige Cummings, is recently back from working stage and screen in LA – a bi-coastal talent.

— Christine Porter, A Jamestown veteran actor, featured in many great leading roles around the area.