IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE IN CHICAGO! BACKSTAGE GUIDE 3 Note from Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside ………………………………………………...………………………...…..Page 4 About Frank Capra .......................................…………………………………………………………………………………..........Page 5 It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! Through the Years ........…………….…………………….………………...……....Page 6 6 Fun Facts about It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago .............................................................................Page 6 The BackStory with Dara Cameron .............................................…………………………………………....................Page 7 About Radio Drama ..…………..………………………………………………………………………………………………...................Page 8 About Foley Effects .....................…………………………………………………………………………………….........................Page 9 Life in the 1940s .............................................…......……………………………………………………….….....................Page 10 1946 vs. 2018 in America ..........................……..………………………………………………………...............................Page 11 “It’s a Wonderful Life” — 16 Wonderful Facts ...................................................................................Pages 12-13 “Is Owning a Home Still Essential to the American Dream?” ....…......................................................Pages 14-15 “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern ………..…...…................................................................Pages 16-21 About American Blues Theater ..………………………………………………………………………………………………...…Pages 22-23 BACKSTAGE Contributors Elyse Dolan Associate Producer American Blues Theater with Gwendolyn Whiteside and Dara Cameron © 2018 American Blues Theater. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS