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WARSTORY.US presents a series of dramatic presentations that bring World War II history to life. These hour-long presentations are ideally suited for school assembly programs, veterans’ organizations, community groups, public libraries, or senior-living communities. They combine music with history in a unique way that is both entertaining and informative.
Advisory Committee
Douglas Adams
Yourland Protective Services
Jeffrey Brodeur
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Philip Davis
Voorheesville Central Schools (retired)
Donna Dragosits
North Andover Schools
Edwin Heideman
Science educational consultant
Marilyn Heideman
Pleasantville Schools (retired)
Caroline Heroux
Good Samaritan Health Center
Charles Horrocks
IBM Corporation
Owen “Smokie” Johnson
Fort Crailo American Legion Band
Mark Lane
Guilderland Central Schools
Tod Mell
Guilderland Central Schools
Daniel Moynihan, Esq.
Attorney-at-Law
Dawn Pembrook
Coburg Village
Marguerite Sprague, RN
Northeast Health
John A. Strachan
New York State Unified Teachers
Robert Van Buren
Mohonasen Central Schools (retired)
“Your re-enactment of a WWII radio broadcast was an outstanding event...there were even tears of remembrance...a sincere thank you from all our members.”
--John and Del Zaborney
Putnam County Chapter, AARP
About our shows. . .
Until It’s Over Over There
Audiences for these programs become the audiences for the dramatic productions that re-crate live broadcasts of Armed Forces Radio broadcasts. “Until It’s Over Over There” re-creates a World War II home-front radio show in a way reminiscent of Glenn Miller’s “I Sustain the Wing” broadcast or Bob Hope’s show “Command Performance.” The shows include music, letters from soldiers, and period ad spots. In fact, the show was written as though it was the replacement of Capt. Glenn Miller’s show following his deployment to Europe.
Currently there are six hour-long shows that comprise the “Until It’s Over Over There” series. Each one utilizes the same format. Individual shows -- which are more fully described on the “About the Shows” page -- take place between June of 1944, when Capt. Glenn Miller signed off from his weekly time slot in order to take his program to England, and September of 1945, a month following the end of the global conflict.
★★★
G.I. Jive
“G.I. Jive” is an adaptation of “Until It’s Over Over There” geared specifically for elementary school students. It has less music but is equally as entertaining -- and more informative. An interactive experience, it includes speaking parts for six kids. Audiences come away with a better understanding not only of World War II, but also about life in the 1940s in general.
★★★
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-- Kenneth Bevan, Atria Senior Living
“It is a great show!”
-- Kellie Rizzi, Mt. Pleasant Recreation
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-- Kenneth Prosch, Delirium Publishing
Gary Ferris and and special guest vocalist Teresa Pezzulo sing “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” during summer 2010. Video courtesy of A What’s Happening Productions.
VIDEO SAMPLES: The video above is a full version of “Until It’s Over Over There: The Road to Victory” performed for the Mount Pleasant Historical Society in Westchester County in November 2011. The video below is “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” performed with Teresa Pezzulo during summer 2010.
