Mockingbird Improv Presents: Radio 47
Time Travel Tickets Going On Sale for Improvised Show, Radio ’47
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, CA — August 31, 2025 — Radio ’47 is an immersive, improvised theater experience where the audience travels back in time to 1947 and becomes the studio audience for a live radio drama- although this one should have ‘em laughing! From the moment guests arrive, they are at radio station KBRD rubbing elbows with the cast and crew! Will they manage to get the show on the air without making mistakes or angering the sponsor? It's live improv (disguised as live radio broadcasting) so almost anything can happen! Opens Friday, October 10, 2025, at Mockingbird Improv in Liberty Station, NTC Arts District.
Co-Directed by Peter Jacques and Adam Raichel, Radio ’47 features an ensemble cast of 9 improvisers in costume, on mic and using props, with music inspired by jazz, swing, and some beloved western cowboy tunes. The twice-monthly show will also be live streamed.
“This show is different from anything we have done before at Mockingbird Improv” said Co-director and the show’s announcer, Peter Jacques. “The improv is done within a structured framework more like a traditional stage play with the actors in costumes and using props but the live, precarious nature will be just as unpredictable and it is immersive so the audience will experience it in 360 degrees. It is sort of ‘Tony and Tina’s Wedding’ Meets ‘The 1940s Radio Hour ‘ ”
Performance Details:
What: Radio ’47 — World Premiere
When: Friday, October 10, 2025 (Opening Night)
Where: Mockingbird Improv: 2590 Truxtun Rd, Ste 200, San Diego, CA, 92106
Tickets: Available starting September 5 at https://www.crowdwork.com/e/radio-47
Mockingbird Improv’s mission is to provide connection, joy, and opportunities for self-expression to the local community. We serve all parts of our community including youth and underserved individuals by engaging in high-quality training and performances and providing a supportive and empowering space for fun, silliness and growth through equitable, diverse and inclusive practices.
Mockingbird Improv is a 501(c) 3 Nonprofit theater located at San Diego’s Liberty Station since 2021. Go to: mockingbirdimprov.org for more information.
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CAST OF RADIO 47 - Back row l to r: Josh Jones, Jon Burton, Tim Garcia, Pete Johnson, Jason Erickson Front Row l top r: Peter Jacques, Lena Mixovna Polyakova Haviland, Katie Bender, Karina Montgomery
CUSTOM MADE ON AIR SIGN created by William Smith for the production. Unlike usual improv shows, Radio 47 uses actual props and sets to create the illusion you are in a radio station of the late 1940s.
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SET DESIGN FOR RADIO 47 - Mockingbird Improv
PROP CIGARETTE PACKS - there will be no actual smoking in the show but characters must have packs in their pockets and purses because it is 1947 and something like 40% of American adults smoked. Unlike usual improv shows, Radio 47 uses real props and does not include what’s known as “space object work”- just miming objects.