An Old Fashioned Christmas

The Gift of the Magi

By Julia Lambert

Directed by Julia Lambert

November 30, 2007; December 1 and 2, 2007

8pm

Orginally Produced Christmas 1996.

  The Musicial Participants   

Friday November 30th -Musica - Cheryl Gardner, Director

Saturday December 1st - Tom Hoeffgen and Company

Sunday December 2nd - Viking Voices - Matt Berthot, Director

   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 Cast   

Narrator	Shell Bloyer
	Bethlehem
Centurion	Michael Hollis
His Assistant	Tymon Wall
Mary	Maggie Flom
Infant Jesus	Matthew Flom
Joseph	Daniel Simpson
Melchior	Jon Flom
Balthasar	Jim Karasec
Caspar	Tom Williams
Innkeeper	Jane Pipes-Mutti
Children	Dominic Cooper, Megan Ruyle, Miranda Nation, Kelsey Buffum, Ashley Corle, Riley Olson
	New York
Della	Amanda Krueger
Jim	Tom Weeks, Jr.
Mary K. O'Malley	Melody Krueger
Mme. Sofronie	Rene Webb
Mr, James Dilingham Young, Sr.	David Andreas

  Production Staff   

Director	Julia Lambert
Stage Manager	Vicki Schafer
Lights and Sound	Larry Junker
Costumes	Julia Lambert, Melody Krueger, Mary Myers, Rene Webb, Amanda Krueger
Set Construction	Julia Lambert, Melody Krueger, Vicki Schafer, Rene Webb, David Andreas