News release October 29, 2010
Contact: Lee Colony 262.564.2512
262.359.0798 (cell)
WGTD Radio Theater to air new Donna Reed Show, Addams Family
WGTD Radio Theater will air new productions of TV shows on the ends of
the entertainment spectrum – “The Donna Reed Show,” and “The Addams
Family” before a live studio audience 11:15 a.m. Nov. 6 at Gateway’s Center for
Bioscience and Information Technology, 3520-30th Ave. Kenosha.
The radio theater also welcomes Paul Petersen, who played Jeff Stone on
the Donna Reed Show. Petersen’s part will be delivered during the WGTD Radio
Theater production through a recorded segment, singing a snippet from his two
big hit songs from the early 1960s, “She Can’t Find Her Keys,” and “My Dad.”
Audience members are welcome and admission is free. The audience
should arrive by 10:45 a.m. In addition to being aired over WGTD, the program
will also be streamed live online at WGTD.org. WGTD can be heard in Racine
and Kenosha counties at 91.1 FM, in the Elkhorn area at 101.7 FM, and in the
Lake Geneva area at 103.3 FM.
“The Donna Reed Show” aired on ABC Television from 1958 to 1966. Its
premise focused on middle class couple Donna Stone (Reed), a housewife to
pediatrician Alex Stone, played by Carl Betz. The couple had two children
together, Mary (Shelley Fabares) and Jeff (Petersen). In the radio theater original episode, Mary has a date with Scotty, and Jeff, as usual, is trying to ditch his math and English homework for a game of basketball with his friend Smitty. Donna and Alex have their hands full trying to keep “those kids” under control.
The production then moves into a macabre episode of “The Addams
Family,” with Gomez and Morticia keeping the whole family in “stitches.” In this episode, young Pugsley has an “explosive” aptitude for chemistry, while Gomez goes “ga-ga” over Morticia’s mastery of the French language.
The 91.1 Players in these comedy classics are headed by Rene Thomas,
Terry Lawler, Cameron Spencer, Jill Jensen, Vittoria DuMez and Andrew Potter.
The comedy episodes are written by co-executive producers Steve Brown and Michael Ullstrup, and the director is Terry Lawler.
Food and beverages will be available at Café 91.1, a full-service coffeehouse located in the atrium of the building. For more information, contact
Steve Brown, (262) 813-0144, or David Cole, (262) 564-3030.
Gateway Technical College collaborates with communities in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties to ensure economic growth and viability by providing education, training, leadership and technological resources to meet the changing needs of students, employers and communities.
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