“The 1940s Radio Hour” Opens at Bergen Community College on November 30, 2012

“The 1940s Radio Hour,” written by Walton Jones, portrays the final holiday broadcast of the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade, a struggling radio troupe, on the New York radio station WOV in December 1942.
The play will open in the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre on the College’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road, in Paramus. Performances are scheduled for November 30, December 1, 6, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. with matinee performances on December 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. A special sign-interpreted performance will be held on Friday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The story centers on a producer who has to cope with dysfunctional band members including a drunk lead singer, a delivery boy who wants to perform, and a saxophone player who is deployed after the final broadcast.
Tickets are $12 for general admission, $7 for students and senior citizens (65 and over), and are available by calling (201) 447-7428 or online at http://tickets.bergen.edu  
The Cast:

Joe Rose, of Paterson, as “Pops” Bailey
Matthew Cordero, of Kearny, as Stanley
John Sapida, of Paramus, as Lou Cohn
Michael Sconzo, of Clifton, as Wally Ferguson
Alexander Rivera, of Teaneck, as Clifton A. Feddington
Philip Hackett, of Ringwood, as Johnny Cantone
Jess Abrams, of Wyckoff, as Zoot Doubleman
Sarah Strickland, of Washington Township, as Ginger Brooks
Cassandra Shiller, of Franklin Lakes, as Connie Miller
Ly’ Quan “Que” McCray, of Paterson, as Neal Tilden
William “Billy” Truppner, of Hoboken, as B.J. Gibson
Amanda Zaccone, of Clifton, as Ann Collier
T’Shana Barrett, of Bloomfield, as Geneva Lee Browne
Danny DeRito, of Montvale, as Biff Baker

Production Team:

Director/Producer: Jim Bumgardner, of Upper Nyack, NY
Technical Coordinator: Thomas O’Neill, of Long Island City, NY
Musical Director: Jess Abrams, of Wyckoff
Choreographer: Diana Ciappina, of Ramsey
Set Designer: John Ehrenberg, of New Milford
Lighting Designer: Richard Sasson, of Oakland
Costume Designer: Marie Natali, of North Haledon
Sound Designer: Patrick Ryan, of Union Beach
Props Designer: Dan Conrad, of Lyndhurst
Stage Manager: Jeremy Wojciechowski, of Hasbrouck Heights
Assistant Stage Manager: Jamie Kurtz, of Little Ferry
Assistant Props Coordinator: Anna Kissel, of West Milford
Bergen Community College’s Bergenstages represent the efforts of students, faculty, staff and alumni and are presented by the Theatre/Performing Arts Discipline, the Theatre Club, the Student Government Council, the Student Activities Board and the Office of Community and Cultural Affairs.