Our First & Last Annual Christmas Show TBA is going up with Steel River Playhouse this weekend, January 10-12, 2025.
What do A Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz and Dracula have in common? Jennifer Bender is about to find out.
In a last ditch effort to save the financially-strapped Bleeding Heart Academy from bleeding out, the school commissions one-time novelist (and D-list BHA alum) Jennifer Bender to write its check to salvation in the form of a Christmas fundraiser - an unholy mash-up of the three most popular, high-school plays. But saddled with a drama club that has never performed in public, high school ghosts, donor decrees, and an abundance of Madisons, the yellow brick road to creation is looking more like a crypt. Can Jennifer slap together a brand new play while still satisfying the powers that be?
This all-female farce with dynamic roles for artists ages 13 to 70 reminds us that when the world drains you of lifeblood, it’s never too late to change— and perhaps who you were meant to be was right there all along.
REVIEWS
"There are so many quotable, chuckle-worthy lines in this script that I'd run out of space if I quoted them all! Let's just say this all-female, intergenerational comedy is a holiday HOOT! While it begins with familiar tropes—"let's put on the best darn show this struggling catholic school has ever seen!"—the specificity of the characters, musical interludes, and goofy one-liners ensure this wonky, wonderful alternative Christmas tale is fresh and memorable! Plus, there are ghosts!" - Aly Kantor, theatre professional
"A play is like a musical that never gets to the good part." It was at this line that I fell head over heels in love with this play! SO hilarious! I cackled out loud! This comedy takes no prisoners. If Mean Girls and Bring it On tried to put on A Christmas Carol, it would be this play. Entertaining, witty, and smart, AND with a large cast of comedic student-aged roles for women, I think would be an absolute hoot for any senior class or college to perform." - Kate Danley, playwright, USA Today Best-selling writer & theatre artist
The show is directed by Lisi Levy. Get your tickets!
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