With the cooperation of our radio/media partners WSOY and NowDecatur.com we actually broadcast LIVE our full hourlong Act Two radio show-within-a-show!

Our Thursday night audience enjoyed the full theatrical experience starting at 7:00pm, but at 8:00pm listeners tuned in to 1340-AM and heard a good ol’ fashioned live radio review full of songs and sketches the whole family could enjoy!

There were some technical hiccups during the broadcast buy hey– it was live! It was also everyone’s first time doing something along these lines, and the show still sounded pretty dang great!

How it worked: The radio broadcast was an honest to goodness program with built in commercial breaks. One full hour of Christmas tunes, a few additional songs, fun sketches, a couple of funny faux commercials, and a “Cow Chorale” made up of audience volunteers! It was a standalone slice of entertainment to be enjoyed as presented.

That said, the in-theater experience offered MORE. When the radio broadcast begins, the in-theater audience has already spent an hour getting to know the show’s characters and their stories. During commercial breaks the show’s narrative is continued off-air, enriching the broadcast experience along the way. And of course there’s the added joy of seeing a radio show full of songs and sound effects performed live.

NowDecatur.com no longer has the podcast version of the broadcast available, though we hope to make it available on this website at some point. And we plan to bring the show back in 2017 with some new tricks up our sleeves!