Currie's job is to prepare the actors by immersing them in 1940s' life and culture, hoping the cast will develop into characters of that period. This means the students will have to erase their current styles and adopt those of a bygone era. It also helps if they can talk with people who are old enough to remember that time in American history. In the end, period plays are educational for actors. The 1940s Radio Hour is a history lesson come to life.
Theatre does that.