Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mountain Community Theater Presents:

Miracle on 34th Street, The Play

Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies.Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.

November 22-December 15, 2024 

ALL PERFORMANCES WILL BE HELD At Park Hall in Ben Lomond, 9400 Mill Street

Performance Dates:

Mountain Community Theater welcomes in the holiday season with their very own, Miracle on 34^th Street, the Play, adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies, based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street. Directed by Daria E. Troxell, this heartwarming production will remind you of the magic of Christmas and the spirit of the season. The production takes place at Ben Lomond’s historic Park Hall, 9400 Mill Street. Subscriber reservations opened October 18, 2024, and tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, November 1, 2024. Please join us for an “Opening Night Reception” immediately following the performance on Friday, November 22. There will be a “Community Night” on Saturday, November 23, where all tickets are 2 for $25. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m., not 8:00 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m.

Set in modern-day New York City, Miracle on 34th Street, the Play is a heartwarming, holiday classic that follows the journey of Kris Kringle, an old man released from a retirement home, who gets a job working as Santa Claus for Macy’s holiday season. Kris unleashes waves of goodwill with Macy’s customers and the commercial world of New York City. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine the validity of his claim and, more importantly, his authenticity. At stake is one little girl’s belief in Santa and her mother’s willingness to take another shot at love.

Miracle on 34th Street, the Play features MCT veteran actors Riley Bisgaard, Steve Capasso, Mathew Chipman, Peter Gelblum, Scott Hawklyn, Lucy Sky Levy-Longini, Sarah Marsh, Ann McCormick-Vickers, Sonia Motlagh, Susy Parker, Kate L. Pratt, Brad Roades, Autumn Roberts, Chelsea Terrell, Christina Wise, Rob Wojtasiewicz, and Maia Yates, as well as newcomers to MCT William Calden, Zach Calden, Beatrice DeGreen, Betty Gaddam, Giana Horton, Gary Lepori, Adeline McLaughlin, Iris McLaughlin, Louis Nash, Benjamin Rotte, Savannah Ruwe, Cali Spadaccini, and Corey Spadaccini.

Daria E. Troxell (Director) holds an M.F.A. in Performance from California Institute of the Arts. Previous Mountain Community Theater credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Young Frankenstein, and 9 to 5: The Musical. Other directing credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Legally Blonde The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and Once Upon A Mattress (San Lorenzo Valley High School); Pinocchio: A Bohemian Rhapsody, Cinderacula: The Curse of the Brothers Grimm, Alice’s Avengers in Underland,  Little Mermaid: The Aqua-Terrestrial, Back to the Beanstalk: Snow White and the Seven Scientists, Dorothy Potter and the Wizards of Oz, Peter Pamilton, Wilder Things: Welcome to the Jungle Book, Pinocchio: A Bot-Treemian Rhapsody, Survivor: Surf City, A Mermaid Odyssey, Snowdo White and the Fellowship of the Mirror, and The Wizard of tOyZ (Little People’s Repertory Theatre); High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan (Kids on Broadway); and The Unwedding, Color Me Screwed, Counting Dogs Like Sheep, High Grass, The Greyback Payback and Uncle Nutty’s Final Days (Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre’s 8 Tens @ 8 Festival). As an actor, she has appeared locally in Miracle on 34th Street, the Play, Harvey, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Comedy of Errors, August: Osage County, The Last Noel, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Dead Man Walking, Angels in America, and The Women.

Miracle on 34th Street, the Play brings to life the joy of the holiday season along with a glimmer of hope for the future. For more information or to purchase tickets visit: https://mctshows.org.

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Contact: Ian Dyer, Publicity Coordinator for MCT