The Santaland Diaries
By David Sedaris
Directed Dona Henry (Wheeler) and Kelly Hite (Valparaiso)
CAST: Crumpet: Jim Henry (Valparaiso)
Santaland is a raucously hilarious adult Christmas story! Out of work, a slacker decides to become a Macy’s elf during the holiday crunch. At first, the job is simply humiliating, but once the thousands of visitors start pouring through Santa’s workshop, he becomes battle-weary and bitter, occasionally taking out his frustrations on the children and parents alike. Crumpet the elf has had enough of department stores and the holiday season, and can’t wait to get it all off his chest!
Performances at Chicago Street Theatre run November 22, 2019 through December 14, 2019. Chicago Street Theatre is located at 154 W. Chicago Street in downtown Valparaiso. Performance Dates and Times: Friday, November 22, 8:00 pm / Saturday, November 23, 8:00 pm / Saturday, November 30, 8:00 pm / Sunday, December 1, 2:30 pm / Saturday, December 7, 8:00 pm / Sunday, December 8, 2:30 pm / Thursday, December 12, 7:30 pm / Friday, December 13, 8:00 pm / Saturday, December 14, 8:00 pm.
Tickets for the performance are $20 for Adults, $17 for Seniors, Students, and Veterans, and $30 for couch seats. Please contact the CST Box Office (219)-464-1636, ext. 1, Tuesday – Friday 12 pm – 4 pm and two hours prior to show times, or check our website www.chicagostreet.org. Please contact the CST Box Office for group rates.
Photo Credit: Lisa Zandy
**Pictured in both images is Jim Henry as Crumpet.**
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
By Barbara Robinson
Directed Dona Henry (Wheeler) and Kelly Hite (Valparaiso)
Love Christmas: Love chaos? Love a cast of over 40 actors from ages 5 to 76?! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is the perfect mix of hectic hilarity. In this comical Christmas classic, Grace and Bob Bradley take on the church Christmas pageant. The Bradleys are suddenly faced with casting the Herdman kids, probably the most inventively awful kids in history. The Herdmans add their own flair to the Christmas story and Grace has her hands full thinking that the Herdmans will certainly ruin the pageant You won’t believe the mayhem and the fun when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!
Performances at Chicago Street Theatre run November 23, 2019 through December 15, 2019. Chicago Street Theatre is located at 154 W. Chicago Street in downtown Valparaiso. Performance Dates and Times: Saturday, November 23, 2:30 pm / Saturday, November 23, 5:30 pm / Friday, November 29, 7:00 pm / Saturday, November 30, 2:30 pm / Saturday, November 30, 5:30 pm / Thursday, December 5, 7:00 pm / Friday, December 6, 8:00 pm / Saturday, December 7, 2:30 pm / Saturday, December 7, 5:30 pm / Saturday, December 14, 2:30 pm / Saturday, December 14, 5:30 pm / Sunday, December 15, 2:30 pm.
Tickets for the performance are $20 for Adults, $17 for Seniors and Veterans, Students $15, and $30 for couch seats. Please contact the CST Box Office (219)-464-1636, ext. 1, Tuesday – Friday 12 pm – 4 pm and two hours prior to show times, or check our website www.chicagostreet.org. Please contact the CST Box Office for group rates including special student group rates.
Photo credit: Lisa Zandy
**in Angel photo pictured is Vaughn Frye**
**Group photo from left to right front row: Josephine Pals, Reed Richardson, Port Zimmer.
From left to right back row: Jude Richardson, Luke Richardson, Vaughn Frye **