(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Return to the era when families gathered around the wireless set for "theater of the imagination." The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch is pleased to host a live presentation by WREP – When Radio Entertained People on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The event begins at 7:00pm.

Take a seat in Mancini Hall and enjoy musical entertainment, then test your memory in the trivia contest, all before episodes of Johnny Got His Gun, The Life of Riley and Easy Aces, complete with sound effects.

WREP consists of eight talented performers who re-enact scripts from radio’s “Golden Age” of the 1940s and 1950s.Michael Glenn Miller, who has entertained local audiences since 1972, leads the cast of professionals with backgrounds in television, film and live theater. 

The troupe has performed regularly at the Ocean County Library since its inception in 2008. Fans follow WREP on Facebook.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/OclWREP for this free program, generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ocean County Library – Toms River.

The Friends are volunteers who support the Library as a community resource through fundraising, programs and advocacy. New members are always welcome. Applications are available at all OCL branches and reading centers and on the OCL website.

For more information, visit the OCL Toms River Branch, 101 Washington Street, or call (732) 349-6200. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.

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