Holiday Classics

In what has become a holiday tradition, the Southampton Cultural Center will present “It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play,” Joe Landry’s twist on Frank Capra’s iconic holiday film, tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 and 5.

Another adaptation by Mr. Landry of a classic, “A Christmas Carol, a Live Radio Play,” will be presented next weekend. Michael Disher, director of the venue’s Center Stage series, will direct both productions.

For both plays, the audience becomes transported to a radio studio in the 1940s, where the heart of each story is conveyed by a troupe of actors using their vocal skills to read the script. The actors are not characters in the stories; they are actors who have come to the station to perform in a play.

Each production begins with their arrival, the setting up of the studio, and the greeting of the audience.

Speaking about “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which was first performed at the center two years ago, Mr. Disher said, “The sound effects are visible onstage. You see the entire production happening. All the actors will wear period cositumes. I want it to reek of the 1940s.”

Tickets to both productions are $20, $10 for students under 21, and can be purchased at scc-arts.org.