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Stocking Stuffers 3

Poster Design: Georgie Lee

The Overtime Theater continues the tradition of Stocking Stuffers 3: A collection of Holiday Shorts. Five short plays written by local playwrights will be featured in our “Little OT” next month at our new location: 4335 Vance Jackson #103-104!

Armed with a collection of holiday stories and other entertaining surprises, this band of misfits will take you on a journey filled with joy, romance, sorrow, hilarity and good old fashioned holiday nostalgia.

  1. “Claused” by Javier Parra – James takes on Santa. Literally. 
  2. “The Truth” by Alec Shears – David and Gracie contemplate having “The Talk” with their daughter.
  3. “Christmastime in Hell” by Emmi Green – The Devil recruits help to plan a Christmas party.
  4. “On HelpR” by Georgie Lee – Santa’s son accidentally finds love using the queer dating app: HelpR.
  5. “The Workshop” by Michael D B Song – After a baseball flies through his window, Santos begins building a friendship in spite of the brokenness around him. 

Family Friendliness Rating: recommended for 18+ audiences

CAST

Alec Shears – Actor
Rina Rose – Actor
Christopher Yang – Actor
Francisco Benavides – Actor
Lyn Thomas – Actor
Scott Haury – Actor

CREATIVE TEAM

Allie Mortimer – Director
Cameron Ervin – Tech
Nickolas Villareal – Tech
Javier Parra – Playwright
Alec Shears – Playwright
Emmi Green – Playwright
Georgie Lee – Playwright
Michael D B Song – Playwright

PERFORMANCES

December 6 – 28, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm

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The Perfect Gift

Poster Design: Georgie Lee | Photo by: Dave Stone-Robb

Married couple Neil and Sally Dugan’s Christmas Eve at home with Sally’s enfeebled mother Rosemary is already wild enough with the outdoor display of their eccentric neighbor Delores attracting the entire neighborhood. But when a stranger arrives at their front door, the Dugan’s are forced to re-examine their seemingly quiet, uneventful lives. A story of the lies we tell ourselves and the ways we cope when our circumstances are seemingly insurmountable.

Family Friendliness Rating: Children are not the intended audience, but families can watch this show together

CAST

Bob Hall – Neil
Jennifer Colacino – Sally
Deborah Basham-Burns – Rosemary
Ida Steele – Delores
Kara Parham – Gracee
Sam Peace – Colleen
Guy Martin – Peter

UNDERSTUDIES

Gary Hoeffler – Neil U/S
Emily Cross – Sally U/S
Lorraine Anastasio – Rosemary U/S
Donna Provencher – Delores U/S
Jessica Roberts – Gracee U/S
Celia Elise – Colleen U/S
Ricky Pratchett- Peter U/S

CREATIVE TEAM

Susan Cain McQuilkin – Playwright
Mark McCarver – Director
Olivia Perry – Stage Manager/Assistant Director
Karen Arredondo – Set Designer
Riley Foster-McCarver – Costume Designer
Tyler Cozart – Lighting Designer
John Coker – Original Music Composer/String Bass Soloist/Sound Designer
Hannah Garrett – Associate Sound Designer
Jonathan Schell – Set Lead
Mitchell Steen – Lighting Technician/Board Op

PERFORMANCES

December 6 – 28, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Pay-What-You-Will Thursday, December 12th at 8pm
Sunday Matinee, December 22nd at 2pm

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Christmas City Confidential

Christmas City Confidential

a Christmas noir mystery

CCC2

Written and Directed by: Scott McDowell

 

Performance dates: December 6 – 28

December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8:00.

December 15 at 3:00 and 22 at 7:00.

Synopsis:

Murder has descended on the North Pole and Santa Claus has no idea what to do! His only option is to turn to the only private eye in Christmas City, a hard-boiled elf who has been deemed “too naughty.” With deceit and murder around every corner, a slinky and seductive Mrs. Claus, and Christmas fast-approaching, it’s up to one elf to solve the crime before the big night: Grayson Coal, elf detective.

Cast:

Grayson Coal, elf detective – Christopher Steinmetz

Santa Claus – Michael Goodwin

Kandy Kane, reporter – Ashley Hamilton

Rudolph – Mykel Camarena

Ghost of Christmas Present – Jonathan Schell

Mrs. Claus/Reporter/SWAT Cop – Jenny Taylor

Jack Frost/Prancer/SWAT Cop – Carl Adair

Hermey the Head Elf/Wadsworth the Toy Maker – Deborah Basham-Burns

Tickets: $15.00 general admission, $10.00 student, teacher, senior, military or SATCO members. Tickets can be reserved at the theater’s email, theovertimetheater@gmail.com, by phone ay 210.577.7562, online at brownpapertickets.com, or purchased at the door.

Show will be performed in the Overtime Theater’s Gregg Barrios Theater.