By Ben Clawson
November 17 through December 10, 2023
Directed by Dan Beckhard and Michelle Ayala
In this quirky grownup holiday story, eight revelers with little in common converge on a small church for a Christmas Eve service. Laugh and cry with these goodhearted souls as they struggle not only to cope with the stress of the holiday but to find real meaning in it too. (Mature themes.)
Cast
Thad ………………………………………………………………………John Pitman
Brendan ………………………………………………………………. Matt Johnson
Martha …………………………………………………………….Laurie Breakwell
Kathleen ………………………………………………………………….. Katie Lucy
Freddy……………………………………………………………….. Michael Snider
Joel ……………………………………………………………..Christopher Brown
Trish ……………………………………………………………..Monique Langevin
Sue …………………………………………………………..Sharon Mason Stone
Production Crew
Producer………………………………………………………………………………. Dan Beckhard
Director…………………………………………………….. Michelle Ayala and Dan Beckhard
Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………Kitty Beckhard
Organ music provided by…………………………………………….M. Wayne Hare, CAGO
Set Designer…………………………………………………………………………..Bill Armstrong
Set/Prop Construction …………………Dick Allen, Bill Armstrong, Christopher Brown, Jerry Fairman, Mike Gall, Ralph Hendrickson, John Hodges, Joe Kalkowsky, Bob Taylor
Set Painting …………………………. Marianne Ashurst, Christopher Brown, Julia Clay, Eileen Scholar, Kyle Snider, Janice Stewart
Lighting Design/Production………………… Mike Gall, Nancy Royall, Michael Snider
Sound Design/Production………………………………………………………. Michael Snider
Directing Assistant………………………………………………………………………Sean Ayala
Booth Crew………………..Debbie Evans, Jerry Fairman, Christian Fields, Mike Gall
Props ……………………………………………………………………………………Kitty Beckhard
Stage Crew………………………………………………………………………………..Sean Ayala
Costumes …………………………………………………………………………….. Michelle Ayala
Lobby Decoration ……………………Virginia Casey, Isaac Faulkner, Mandy Faulkner
Program…………………………………………………………………………………Debbie Evans
Publicity ………………………………………………………… Michelle Ayala, Dan Beckhard, Rain Eguiguren, Chris Muldoon
House Manager………………………………………………………………….. Mandy Faulkner
Mailing Crew…………………………………………………..Debbie Evans, Marcia Fairman
Box Office Ticketing………….Catherine Brincefield, Debbie Evans, Marcia Fairman, Nellie Landrum, Michelle Stotz
Box Office Table ………………… Sandy Burroughs, Virginia Casey, Marcia Fairman, Kim Fields, Barbara Hatton, Michele Stotz, Ruth Turner
Hospitality Coordinator……………………………………………………………..Nancy Royall
Hospitality……………………….Marianne Ashurst, Geoffrey Bancroft, Max Beckhard, Jordan Bunn,Katelyn Burgess, Logan Burgess, Michael Burgess, Rick Cox, Alex Eguigren, Alyra Elam, Christina Elam, Robert Elam, Rio Elam, Amanda Faulkner, Isaac Faulkner, Kim Fields, Pat Frasher, Sayde Gamez, Barbara Hatton, Randy Helchin, Kathy Hoffmann, Al Hooker, Cathy Hooker, Amy Jones, Rita Katzman, Jovita Kelly, Bruce Lawyer, Gerald Mothershead, Susan Mothershead, Jeff Newsome, Susan Nicholson, Andrew Packett, Cindy Packett, Donna Ransone, Pete Ransone, Patti Rowley, Nancy Royall, Richard Royall, Grisel Santamaria, Amanda Schimmoller, Darrell Schimmoller, Sue Straughan, Doreen Villapando, Cesca Waterfield, Taylor Welling