Oracle Outreach is presenting adapted radio serial classics, featuring episodes
from “Gunsmoke,” Lucille Ball’s radio show “My Favorite Husband”, and a follow-
up to last year’s episode of “The Adventures of Philip Marlowe”. Starting June
26, we will offer free touring performances of each of these plays throughout
our community, and we would like to schedule a performance at your facility
exclusively for your residents.
description
Using the original broadcast recording of each episode in its entirety, our actors
combine live action, pantomime and shadow puppetry to inspire our audience’s
imaginations much the same way that the original radio broadcast did for its
listeners. The result is an enjoyable experience that our audiences find both
entertaining and nostalgic.
Each episode’s performance lasts approximately 27 minutes. Immediately
following the performance, our cast is available for a few minutes to socialize with
members of our audience and to discuss the play.
background
Before it was replaced by the television set, the primary source of entertainment
in the typical American household was – for the first half of the 20th century – the
radio set. During the golden years of radio, families would gather around their
sets to listen to the evening programs, much of which consisted of serial stories
such as “The Shadow” and “The Green Hornet”. Three of the most popular
among these serials were “Gunsmoke”, “My Favorite Husband”, and “The
Adventures of Philip Marlowe”, which were on the air between 1947 and 1961.
Oracle’s Mission | Oracle Outreach extends Oracle’s vision of Public Access arts
by presenting our unique brand of cultural experience beyond the doors of our
performance and gallery spaces. We bring entertaining and challenging
works of art to members of our community whose circumstances make it difficult
to participate in live performing arts and fine arts events. We hope to enrich
our own lives and the lives of others by forming an active relationship with the
community that supports our work.
Salvi, Schostok
& Pritchard is a strong supporter of local and national
not-for-profit agencies. Our lawyers and staff members are encouraged
to assist the less fortunate in their communities, and many donate
their time as volunteers to these and other charitable causes.
Oracle
Theatre 3809 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60613 252.220.0269
