Local radio theatre group ‘Old Tyme Radio’ will present an episode of
the old Jimmy Stewart radio serial The Six Shooter at Middle Ridge
Winery on Monday, September 16th at 5 p.m. The radio play has been
adapted by the group and producer Mick Lynch for live presentation,
including lots of audience participation.

The episode is called “Battle of Tower Rock,” but does not feature gun
play. The battle in question is between two feuding sisters as their
rivalry comes to a head at the County Fair, where both have entered
their strawberry preserves into competition. The character originally
played by Jimmy Stewart, Britt Poncet, has been hornswoggled into
judging the contest.

The show is free, although there will be an opportunity to purchase
glasses of Middle Ridge’s inimitable vintages, and the audience will be
provided with noisemakers. The combination of wine and kazoos promises a
lively evening.

Old Tyme Radio member Larry Kawano came by the Crier office to tell us
about the group and their latest effort. He told us that Chris Nordella
started the ensemble pre-pandemic and set the group’s standard for
imaginative staging and costumes, and audience involvement. He noted
that in this show, the audience will be encouraged to recreate the
hubbub of the crowd at a county fair, boo the villains, and cheer the
heroes.

Kawano shared the script for an authentic radio advertisement that will
be inserted into the proceedings, adding that audience members will be
offered the chance to have their names used during the pitch. “We’ve
always done commercials, sometimes as part of the script. One show, we
put in an ad for the Edsel automobile. I created a cardboard car that a
cast member paraded in.”

The players will be Mick Lynch, Justin Holmes, Phyllis Brown, Laurel
Owen, Chic Fojtik, Larry Kawano, and new-comer Jacob Teel. There’s
always room for more. ”Others that have been with the company will
rejoin, we hope.”

Old Tyme Radio presents The Six Shooter: “Battle of Tower Rock” produced
by Mick Lynch, Monday, September 16, at 5 p.m. Middle Ridge Winery,
54301 North Circle Drive, Free.