The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Have you ever wondered just where Santa Claus came from? L. Frank Baum knew. The same man who created The Wonderful Wizard of Oz lets us in on his secret: the story of Saint Nicholas as told to him by Necile, the nymph who found Claus and raised him as her own in the world of Knooks, Faeries, Ryls and, yes, even the dreaded Awgwas. "Beware the Awgwas," Necile warns Claus. "they hide under beds to frighten human children!"
And so Claus decides he must leave the world of the Immortals and live among the humans, making toys to make children happy. He gets help from Jack Frost, who shows him the Frost Gale, allowing Claus and his sleigh to fly, and from two runaway Knooks, Lem and Barlo, who want to hear the children laugh.
This delightful tale answers once and for all how Santa Claus made the first toy, why he climbs down chimneys and, most of all, how he learned to laugh that great "Ho, ho, ho."
Performance Dates: December 9th and 10th, 2022
Performance Times: 7:00pm
Directed by Pat Stupi
Cast
FRANK BAUM …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… Jay Boughner
CLAUS ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………Tyler Bailey
NECILE ………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………….… Hope Bolinger
AK ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Adam Kee
QUEEN……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Danielle Clarke
WILL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………… Joe Burkhardt
WEEKUM …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Naomi Burkhardt
MAYRIE …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Scarlett Christian
BARLO ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sonny Donatelli
LEM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nina Manion
JACK FROST ………………………………………………………………………………………...……………… Vasilia Aivazis
REINDEER …………………………………………………………………………………...……… Olivia Kotlyn, Ellie Stephens
MAID ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Jess Gray
KING AWGWA ……………………………………………………………………………….…………….…….…….… Chris Cipa
QUEEN AWGWA ……………………………………………………………………..….…….…….…….…….………Linda Knight
AWGWAS ………………… Owen Bungard, Austin Headrick, Mary Hutchins, Claire Powers, Jamie VanHorn, Jillian Webb
CHILDREN……………………………………………………………………… Bailey Johnson, Lainey Johnson, Piper Johnson
WATER SPRITE QUEEN ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Olivia Bell
KING GNOME ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Chris Hutchins
QUEEN IMP …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kathy Frazier
PRINCE FLASH …………………………………………………………………………………………………………Gage Natcher
BO ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… Ryan Wagner
FAERIES ………………………………………..............… Hailey Auvil, Piper Johnson, Harper McCoy-Jenkins, Elaina Scherer
KNOOKS ………………………………………………………………………………Lily Crockett, Lainey Johnson, Olivia Kulick
NYMPHS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Bailey Johnson, Evie West
RYLS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ada Sudzina