An Old-Fashioned Christmas
The Gift of the Magi

Directed and Adapted by Julia Lambert

December 5, 6 and 7, 1996

   The Story  

Jim and Della Dillingham Young are a couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain for his prized pocket watch. To raise the money, she sells her hair. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs for her lovely, knee-length hair. This version of O. Henry's story beautifully clarifies the metaphor between the characters in the story and the Biblical Magi. The proformance includes music from area musicians.

  The Musical Participants   

December 5th - Handbells-Teri Andreas and Jalynn Nolte; Cowley County Singers

December 6th - Tisdale United Methodist Choir and Viking Voices

December 7 - Harmonic Hands and Tim Durham with Friends

  The Cast - The Gift Of the Magi   

Narrator	Mary Weeks
Centurion	Matt Reed
His Assistant	Eric Lowrey
Mary	Brandi Lockwood
Infant Jesus	Megan Lockwood
Joseph	Terry Krueger
Melchior	Erle Coleman
Balthasar	Wayne King
Caspar	Lindsay Rochet
Innkeeper	Ron Calvin
Innkeeper's Daughter	Jeanne Satterfield
Magi Bearers	BreAnnah Wickline, Keegan Krueger
Children	Jeff Andreas, Vincent Kingh, Krista Horton, Rachel Horton, Christince Sandstrum, Anna Roberts, Jarred Vega, Sarah Weeks
Della	Amanda Krueger
Jim	Tommy Weeks
Mary Katherine O'Malley	Melody Krueger
Mme. Sofronie	Janet Calvin
James Dillingham Young, Sr.	David Andreas

Master of Ceremonies - Larry Junker

  Production Staff   

Director	Julia Lambert
Stage Manager	MiMi Vega
Sets	Larry Junker, Julia Lambert, Terry Krueger, Matt Reed, Mary Weeks, David Andreas, Eric Lowrey, Rachel Horton, MiMi Vega
Costumes	Melody Krueger
Make-up	Amanda Krueger, Melody Krueger
Lighting Design	Larry Junker
Lighting	Mickey Chrisler
Road Sign	MiMi Vega
Publicity	MiMi Vega, Julia Lambert, John Dalton
Poster and Program Design	Ron Calvin and Marsha Wesseler