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Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights • Coca-Cola • Fidelity Bank • Lafargue Pianos

Lee Michaels • Michalopoulos Gallery • Pel Hughes • Quarter Smith Jewelers

Regions • Symmetry Jewelers & Designers • Travel Central Vacations

the ultimate christmas show

(abridged)

BY REED MARTIN AND AUSTIN TICHENOR

DIRECTED BY ROBERT FACIOASST. DIRECTOR/STAGE MANAGER ERIN SHEETS, EMC

STARRING:

ROBERT FACIO, EMC

BOB MURRELL

KRIS SHAW, AEA*

AS THE “THREE WISE GUYS”

*MEMBERS OF AEA. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.orgEMC - EQUITY MEMBER CANDIDATE

PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF ANY KIND IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

JAMES JENNINGSSCENIC DESIGNER

SERENA THOMASCOSTUME DESIGNER

SAM SANTOIANNILIGHTING DESIGNER

KELLY TOWNSENDSOUND DESIGNER

THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) IS A PLAY IN TWO ACTS, AND IS SET AT ST. EVERYBODY’S NON-DENOMINATIONAL

UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

BENNY GRUNCH(DEC. 2, 4, 8, 10, 11)

KRISTOPHER LLOYD SHAW (WISE GUY) was most recently seen on the JPAS stage as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. He also worked with JPAS as director of Sister Act and Mary Poppins last season. Recent work include the roles of Colonel Bouvier and Norman Vincent Peale in Southern Reps’ Grey Gardens, the King in The King and I with the River Region Drama Guild. At JPAS, Kris has been seen as Wilbur Turnblatt in Hairspray and directed JPAS’s production of The Sound of Music. Other regional roles include Baker in Wonderful Town, Herbie in Gypsy, Clem in The Will Rogers Follies, How to Succeed in Business Without

Really Trying as Mr. Twimble and Wally Wompers, and as Albin in La Cage Aux Folles with SLT. Off-B’way work includes The Red Mill, The Mikado, Patience, The Vagabond King (Cherry Lane Theatre), Babes in Toyland (74th Street Playhouse) and Give My Regards to Broadway (Playhouse91). Favorite regional credits include Emcee in Cabaret with JPAS and at the Casino Magic and the direction of a concert version of Ragtime (Le Petit), as well as As Bees In Honey Drown (Le Chat Noir); Priests No More (Dramarama); The King and I (River Regional Drama Guild); Falssettos (Le Petit); Anything Goes, which won a Big Easy Entertainment Award, Sylvia and Something’s Afoot (Rivertown Repertory Theatre). Kristopher’s television credits include commercials for House of Secrets, Campo, Total Sleep Diagnostics, Safe Home Security Systems and Bank One. He has also been in the films Cypress Edge, Rocky II, and HeartBeat. Mr. Shaw has a BA in Theatre, and studied acting in New York with Clyde Vincent and Michael Shurtleff, voice with Aaron Hagin and Anthony Michalik and movement with M. E. Bishop.

BOB MURRELL (WISE GUY) is a comedian, writer, and improviser from New Orleans. Bob is a cast member of Brown Improv, Drunktoons, and a company member of See ‘Em On Stage. Past JPAS credits: Murder at Cafe Noir, The Drowsy Chaperone, A History of Comedy (writer, performer), Spelling Bee (Coneybear), Shrek (Big Bad Wolf), 42nd Street (Mac). Thanks to Robert, Kris, Erin and the crew, and Abbey for having to put up with me during the holidays. lolbob.com

CAST BIOSROBERT FACIO (DIRECTOR/WISE GUY) has worked in the theatre as an actor, director, and casting director. As an actor, he performed most recently at JPAS in Funny Girl (Nick Arnstein), Sister Act (Curtis Jackson), and Avenue Q (Rod/Trekkie) which earned him a Big Easy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, and served as assistant director to Mary Poppins the Musical this past Spring. Other productions include his guest artist performance in NOCCA’s production of Heathers The Musical (Ram’s Dad), his Best Leading Actor in a Musical Big Easy award winning performance as Ash in Evil Dead: The Musical, and Petruchio

in The Taming of the Shrew. As a casting director he has produced several productions through the LA Shorts Fest and the NoHo Arts Center in Los Angeles. This marks Robert’s directorial debut with JPAS. Robert is a MFA graduate from the University of New Orleans, and works as a Talented Theatre teacher in St. Tammany Parish. He would like to thank his parents for their neverending support, Eva for her unwavering guidance, and his beautiful funny girl and new fiancé, Caleigh Alessi, for teaching him how to love again.

PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF ANY KIND IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

St. Everybody’s Non-Denominational Universalist Church

pResents our annual

multicultural interfaith holiday variety show and christmas pageant

HOSTED BY THE ST. EVERYBODY’S ENSEMBLE

SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:(performers subject to change)

THE SNOWMEN Relaxed holiday hip-hop Des Moines, IA

CONFEDERATE CHRISTMAS CAROLERS Traditional tunes sung the old-fashioned way Charleston, SC

ST. EVERYBODY’S HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER AND CHURCH BULLETIN St. Everybody’s Church

CLEVELAND CASTRATO CHOIR Singing their #1 holiday hit Cleveland, OH

YUBA CITY YULETIDE SOCIETY Fun and festive frivolity from a pre-Christian time Yuba City, CA

SWINGLE SISTERS JINGLE SINGERS As if the Andrews Sisters never died and sang holiday songs Little Rock, AR

KWANZAA CONCERT CARAVAN Celebrate the Seven Principles in Song & Story! Oakland, CA

MUSLIM-AMERICAN RAMADANCERS Celebrating the Holy Koran through movement and dance Chicago, IL

CIRQUE DU SLEIGH Christmas clowns & acrobats with a French-Canadian twist! Montreal, Canada

ST. EVERYBODY’S SUNDAY SCHOOLERS Letters to Santa from our little ones St. Everybody’s Church

MARY & ED’S MARIONETTES Premiering a bold new work Allentown, PA

ST. EVERYBODY’S GIFT EXCHANGE A St. Everybody’s favorite! St. Everybody’s Church

THE BUFFALO BELLS Ringing in the holiday season! Buffalo, NY

THE BILLY BARTY BALLET COMPANY Standing tall in the world of dance Sarasota, FL

FIFTEEN MINUTE INTERMISSION

ST. EVERYBODY’S LADIES’ AUXILIARY Holiday recipes and cooking show St. Everybody’s Church

ST. EVERYBODY’S ENSEMBLE Performing their Christmas classic Westwego, LA

THE CHRISTMAS BOY CHOIR Young voices raised in song Boston, MA

HOLIDAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY From the North Pole Chamber of Commerce North Pole, AK

PATRICK STEWART’S ONE-MAN CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring the legendary Patrick Stewart London, England

NORTH PIDDLE & HAPPY BOTTOM PANTO PLAYERS An English tradition! Dorset & Worcestershire, England

HOLY STROLLERS! Holiday toddlers perform the Nativity story Jackson, MS

DENNIS G. ASSAF.......................EXECUTIVE/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTORNICHOLAS FREDERICK ........................................................MANAGING DIRECTORROBERT FACIO..........................................................................................DIRECTORERIN SHEETS...................................................ASST. DIRECTOR/STAGE MANAGERJAMES JENNINGS.......................................................................SCENIC DESIGNERSERENA THOMAS...................................................................COSTUME DESIGNERSAM SANTOIANNI....................................................................LIGHTING DESIGNERKELLY TOWNSEND.......................................................................SOUND DESIGNERBRIAN DEBS.....................................................................................................PROPSJAMES JENNINGS..............................................................PRODUCTION MANAGERBRIAN DEBS..........................................................................TECHNICAL DIRECTORJONATHAN PERRY-MARX.....................................................MASTER CARPENTERNATHAN NORRIS.................................................................CONSTRUCTION CREWSAM SANTOIANNI.............................................................LIGHTBOARD OPERATORKELLY TOWNSEND......................................................................SOUND ENGINEERSHELBY CLEMENS..................................................................................WARDROBEJOHN B. BARROIS................................................PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHERRICK RICHARDS.....................................................PRODUCTION VIDEOGRAPHER

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