A WORLD PREMIERE BY DEBORA THREEDY, ADAPTED FROM L. FRANK BAUM, PERFORMED AS LIVE RADIO DRAMA WITH YOU AS THE LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
in the Jeanne Wagner Theatre
@ The Rose
138 W 300 S, downtown SLC
11am & 7pm (BOTH ASL-INTERPRETED + POST-SHOW DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE 11AM)
60 minutes
No intermission
No late seating
Performed by Jay Perry, Isabella Reeder, and Teresa Sanderson as live radio drama hosted by Doug Fabrizio – the most unique family fun in Salt Lake City this holiday season!
Trouble is brewing in Oz, in ways both expected and un-:
Dorothy and the Wizard have left, Scarecrow is now King, and chaos rules.
Adapted from The Marvelous Land of Oz, the second of L. Frank Baum's 14 original Oz books.
You are the live studio audience as both performances are broadcast live on KUER’s RadioWest. Ages 10+.
Cheryl Ann Cluff co-founded Plan-B in 1991. Her love of radio drama has been part of the company since RADIO MACBETH in 1996, followed by THE PBTC RADIO SHOW in 1998 and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS in 2002, each of which paved the way for RADIO HOUR.
In the early 2000s, Doug Fabrizio (host of KUER's RadioWest) and Cheryl Ann discovered their shared love of classic radio drama.
In early 2005, Cheryl Ann, Doug, and Artistic Director Jerry Rapier met for fancy cocoa at the long-gone Cocoa Cafe to chat about the possibility of creating one live radio drama as one episode of RadioWest. RADIO HOUR EPISODE 1: RADIO POE (which Cheryl Ann also adapted) aired that fall. We had no idea then we'd still be co-producing RADIO HOUR 21 years later (and counting) with KUER's RadioWest!
EPISODES 1-3, 6, and 10-16 were performed live in the RadioWest studio. EPISODES 4-5, 7-9, and 17 were performed in front of a "live studio audience." The goal was to return to the latter format in 2020, but, well ...
The entire RADIO HOUR library is available here. And you'll hear actor Jay Perry in every episode!
CAST & CREATIVE
Playwright: Debora Threedy
Actors: Jay Perry, Isabella Reeder, Teresa Sanderson
Composer: David Evanoff
Director: Cheryl Ann Cluff
Graphic Designer: Aaron Asano Swenson
Lighting Designer: Pilar I.
Education Coordinator + Photographer: Sharah Meservy
Education Liaison: Aliyah Bacca
Projections Designer: Daniel Charon
RadioWest, Host:Doug Fabrizio
RadioWest, Senior Producer: Benjamin Bombard
RadioWest, Senior Producer: Tim Slover
Sound Designer: Joe Killian
Sound Engineer: Eric Robinette
Stage Manager: David Knoell
A WEEK WITH A PLAY
RADIO HOUR EPISODE 18: THE LAND OF OZ will serve high school students in grades 7-12 with free student matinees via our A Week With A Play program. Click the button below for details and registration beginning March 24, 2026.
