KOLD Radio, Whitefish Bay March 9, 2012

The Festival Playhouse presents KOLD Radio, Whitefish Bay

By Phil Olson - Directed by Charles Ault

The Festival Playhouse presents "KOLD Radio, Whitefish Bay" opening on March 9 and running through March 25. "KOLD Radio, Whitefish Bay" plays Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 Fridays and Saturdays, $14 on Sundays for adults and are available by calling 303-422-4090. The Festival Playhouse is located at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada. This show is appropriate for all ages.

KOLD Radio is located in a corner of Carl and Lena's Place for Beer in a small Minnesota town near the Canadian border. Lars Knudsen is the host of a radio show called "Crappie Talk," devoted entirely to ice fishing for crappies. Because it is a somewhat narrow subject, Lars has no listeners, so he loses his only advertiser, Ole's Bait Mart and Deer Petting Farm. Martha Bjorklund, Lars' unrequited love interest, hosts "Book Beat." She has all the listeners, and all the advertisers.Lars has issues with Martha ever since she beat him in the 50-yard dash in 6th grade. Lars' jealousy toward Martha multiplies when a fish-out-of-water Brooklyn Italian comes to Whitefish Bay, buys the radio station, promotes Martha and fires Lars. Lars has his work cut out for him. He needs his job, he needs his dignity, but most important, he needs Martha.

".. it’s Cheers, meets WKRP in Cincinnati, meets Newhart…and throw in Fargo, too!" - Los Angeles Times.

From 1936 to the present, the theatre has presented nearly three thousand performances, over half of these since Charley Ault and his wife Donna purchased the building in 1990. They have calculated that The Festival Playhouse has enriched the lives of over 130,000 people with community plays. When it comes to counting the actors and actresses who have been mentored and directed, the number is over a thousand.

The Festival Playhouse will receive the 2011 Image Award by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon held at the Arvada Center on March 8. For more information go to www.ArvadaChamber.org.

The Festival Playhouse presents "KOLD Radio, Whitefish Bay" - March 9 - 25 - Fri\Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 Fri\Sat; $14 Sun. The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. 303-422-4090 - festivalplayhouse.com. Age appropriate for all.