It's a Wonderful Life with Donna Reed

Most people know Donna Reed, the All-American woman, from her TV series The Donna Reed Show.

Join Storyteller Lynn Rymarz as she shares the beginnings of Donna’s life growing up on a farm in Iowa, heading to California to go to college, her early interest in acting and how she ended up signing a movie contract with MGM Studios. She enjoyed stardom in Hollywood movies including It’s a Wonderful Life, co-starring Jimmy Stewart, and From Here to Eternity, which earned her an Academy Award. Lynn will share Donna’s role as wife and mother, and her involvement in Another Mother for Peace group during the Vietnam War.

Photographs and books will be shared.

Reviews

“Watching Lynn Rymarz as Donna Reed is truly a great way of understanding how Donna Reed came to be a star that everyone enjoys watching. The commitment that Lynn had to portraying this character allowed the audience to learn everything they could about Donna Reed as a normal woman and as a Hollywood Actress. If you’re interested in having a better understanding of how women can achieve fame, this is a great performance for you!”

— Mara DiCarlo, Recreation Supervisor Munster Parks and Recreation

“What a fantastic performance! It felt like Donna Reed was personally talking to us! Kudos!” 

— Lana Brook, audience member at The Little Traveler, August 2024

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