For over 20 years, your home for the holidays:

In Summit, NJ / THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / Saturday 7:30 / Sunday 2:00


Year after year, It’s a Wonderful Life reminds us that gratitude

is perhaps the best gift we can give to ourselves and to each other. 


Made possible with support from THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION and the UNION COUNTY LOCAL ARTS PROGRAM

TICKET Sales October 15


Be part of a 20-year holiday tradition!

Join returning actors and crew as they pass the torch

to newcomers and transport audiences back to a

1940s studio for a radio-play adaptation of

the classic Christmas film.


NOVEMBER 28 & 29

7:30pm Saturday / 2pm Sunday

The Oakes Center Theater, 120 Morris Ave, Summit, NJ

Parking info below


Adults $25, Seniors $20, Students $10

Pre-sale: $5 off adult/senior tix when purchased by Nov 16th

"Times are Tight" tickets are available; call 973-303-8563


A Timeless Staple


IAWL isn’t just a show to round out our year—it’s a timeless staple, one that our audience returns to again and again at the most magical time of year.


Whether it’s your first time at the show or you’ve been attending for years, there’s no better way to ring in the holiday season than with The Theater Project.


Bring friends and family, take refuge from the winter cold in the warmth of the Oakes Center Theater, and join us as we share time-honored tradition with the NJ community.


We hope to see you there!


Face pictures of the 17 cast members in WONDERFUL LIFE -- THE RADIO PLAY


Wonderful Life through the years:

20-year review --  PLAY ME  -- full screen is best

a map of parking locations near the Oakes Center

Oakes Center

120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ

The Oakes Center is run by the Tiger Baron Foundation -- online directions refer to the building under both names.


The main entrance to the building is on Russell Place, near the corner of Morris Avenue. There is a ramped entrance on the south side of the building to the left of the main entrance.


Parking is tight -- arrive early.


There is some street parking -- obey signs as posted.


By going around the very long block from the front entrance, you will find a small parking lot behind the Oakes Center on Ashwood Avenue, with a path that takes you to the south side door. This lot fills quickly.


The Summit Community Center is one block east of The Oakes Center, and their lot is the best bet if you are cutting it close!




pictures of the sixteen actors in WONDERFUL LIFE

2024 Cast

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2023/2024 Slide Show

Join us as we recreate the LUX RADIO THEATER circa 1947 and enjoy all the laughs and thrills as sixteen actors and one extremely overworked sound technician prepare for the big broadcast of the story made famous in the Frank Capra film.