Hedgerow Theatre Company

A professional non-profit theatre situated in picturesque Rose Valley just outside Philadelphia, Hedgerow Theatre Company celebrates a century of rich and storied programming. It is known for producing powerful and intimate works in its atmospheric, ADA-accessible 100-seat theater, housed in a 19th-century grist mill-turned. Hedgerow Theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of Rose Valley’s Historic District, and is dedicated to providing cultural enrichment, engaging entertainment, and training in theatre arts and management since 1923. November 27 - December 29, Hedgerow Theatre Company celebrates the holiday season with a re-imagined presentation of Frank Capra’s beloved classic, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by award-winning playwright Joe Landry, an adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern. The story of It’s A Wonderful Life has become a staple of the holiday season: Bedford Falls resident George Bailey is consumed with doubt when his family business is confronted with financial problems. Just when he’s lost all hope, an angel appears before Bailey to show him how the lives of those he loves would change if he were never around. The play follows a crew from a local radio station performing It’s A Wonderful Life on the air in the 1940s. The production reunites actors Christopher Patrick Mullen (Jake Laurents) and Brian Anthony Wilson (Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood) with director Pete Pryor after previously collaborating in Hedgerow’s acclaimed 2022 sell-out production of A Christmas Carol Comedy. Joining this stellar cast are Mary Lee Bednarek as Sally Applewhite and Mary Hatch, Kennedy McAlister as Lana Sherwood, and Tyler Elliott as Freddie Gilmore. With this talented team, Hedgerow seeks to capture the timeless spirit of hope, resilience, and community of Capra’s classic tale.