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Lighting Designer Sound Engineer Video Designer/Editor STEVE TENEYCK TODD HUTCHINSON KAEDE KAI KOGO
Videographer Production Coordinator/Stage Manager Production Manager RACHEL PHILIPSON KAT TAYLOR ADAM ZONDER
Assistant Director/Director of "Snowflake" HOLLYANN BUCCI
Director/Curator SHIRLEY SEROTSKY
Musical Guests THE BURNS SISTERS Start, pause, & rewind anytime!
ORDER OF APPEARANCE 1. "Songs We Love” performed by The Burns Sisters.
2. “A Christmas Story" by Carrie Jane Thomas. Performed by Adara Alston.
3. "A Letter from Santa Claus" by Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain). Performed by Craig MacDonald with Katharyn Howd Machan, Jahmar Ortiz, and Sylvie Yntema. 4. “Golden Cradle” performed by The Burns Sisters
5. “Emmanuel” performed by The Burns Sisters.
6. "The Sermon in the Cradle" by W.E.B. DuBois. Performed by Robert Denzel Edwards.
7. "How to Spell the Name of God" by Ellen Orleans. Performed by Jennifer Herzog.
8. "Black Branches, White Moon" written and performed by Katharyn Howd Machan.
9. “Surrender” performed by The Burns Sisters. 10. "What are you Waiting For?" by Rebecca Barry. Performed by Marissa Accordino, K. Foula Dimopoulos, Kayla M. Lyon, and Gregg Miller. 11. "Food Shopping in Quarantine" by Sarah Jefferis. Performed by Sylvie Yntema. 12. "El Coquí Siempre Canta" written and performed by Sally Ramírez. 13.“Verde Luz” performed by Sally Ramirez with Special Appearance by Doug Robinson. 14. “Winter Wonderland” performed by The Burns Sisters. 15. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” performed by The Burns Sisters. 16. “Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle” performed by The Burns Sisters. 17. "On Track" by Suzanne Snedeker. Performed by Susannah Berryman. 18. "Mother Made Me an Actor" by Sankofa McLaurin. Performed by Jahmar Ortiz. 19. “Snowflake" by Jamie Wolff. Performed by Nicholas Haynes (special appearance). 20. "Snow Phobia," with lyrics by Rachel Lampert, music by Vivaldi, and video by Lesley Greene. Performed by Christian Henry and Erin Lockett. Special appearances by Natasha Bratkovski, Eric Brooks, Ellen Jackson, Emily Jackson, Travis Knapp, and Benno Ressa. 21. "Christmas Eve Falls on a Friday" by Peggy Billings. Performed by Colin Smith. 22. "T'was the Fight Before Christmas" by Firoozah Dumas. Performed by Najva Akbari. 23. "Night" by Jamie Wolff performed by Adara Alston. 24. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” performed by The Burns Sisters. 25. “Comfort From the Cold” performed by The Burns Sisters Band. ENCORE “Feliz Navidad” performed by Sally Ramirez with Special Appearance by Doug Robinson. “This Christmas” performed by The Burns Sisters. MARISSA ACCORDINO is an actress, singer and NAJVA AKBARI is a PhD student in Applied Physics producer. After attending The USDAN Center as at Cornell. She is originally from Iran, where she a child, Marissa knew that she wanted to call spent over half of her life. Persian culture has the theatre her home. She is a graduate of The always been a big part of her life and a major Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca (AWI) Meisner influence in her artwork. Over the years she has Program and of Ithaca College’s Integrated shared her love for Persian culture through Marketing Communications Program. Credits organizing and acting in several Iranian culture include: Connectivity Associate/House Manager shows. She’s excited to have the opportunity to (Kitchen Theatre Company), Production Manager/Teaching share the love with the Ithaca community. Assistant (AWI), Assistant Company Manager/Marketing Director (Hope on Stage, The Hangar Theatre), Marketing Consultant (Ithaca Fringe), Producer (various freelance film projects.) Upcoming acting credits include films Stationed at Home and The End of A Thing. SUSANNAH BERRYMAN has been a part of the ADARA ALSTON is an Ithaca-based actor, who Ithaca theatre world since 1980, as a teacher, was last seen at the Hangar portraying Shirley actor, and director. She has performed in or Chisholm in a virtual presentation of The Inferior directed over sixty productions in the Finger Lakes Sex and, prior, as Joy in The Skin of Our Teeth. area, and cherishes the artistic homes provided by Recent local credits include The Fan (Cherry Arts), the Hangar Theatre, the Kitchen, and the Cherry Emmett And Ella: A Doggone Mystery (Fitz&Startz Artspace. Susannah will retire this month from a Productions), The One Minute Play Festival forty-year teaching career at Ithaca College. She (Kitchen Theatre), and Pericles: Prince Of Tyre (Ithaca takes this opportunity to salute everyone for persevering Shakespeare Company). Additional credits include Doubt: A through the challenges of Covid and finding ways to continue Parable (Franklin Stage Company) and A Midsummer Night's to tell stories that are shared communally. "One day we will get Dream (Cider Mill Playhouse). to do this in the same room!" K. FOULA DIMOPOULOS (ze/hir) arrived in Ithaca ROBERT DENZEL EDWARDS, a Syracuse native, is in 2019 and serves as an advisor primarily for extremely excited to be back performing at the first-generation students and students of color. Hangar after what feels like a decade! Recent Foula is excited to make hir debut with the credits include The Fan (Evaristo), the world Hangar for this year’s Seasonal Story Jam & premiere of Still Waiting (Vincent), and CNY Pride Hootenanny. This performance marks hir first time where he was the featured vocalist. You can on the stage. Ze has previously consulted for catch more of Robert in the upcoming Redhouse Looking for Normal and operated sound and production of It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio light boards for Almost, Maine at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Play this December. Robert would like to thank God and Collins, Colorado. Ze is deeply grateful for those who have everyone else who has supported him to this point in his encouraged hir, especially hir partner, chosen family, and career. @RobertDenzelEdwards; www.robertdenzel.com the many folks at Bas Bleu, particularly Deb and Jonathan. JENNIFER HERZOG Credits Include The Skin of CHRISTIAN HENRY is a senior B.F.A. Musical Our Teeth, August: Osage County (Hangar Theatre major from Ithaca, NY. Ithaca College Theatre); The Saint, What Happens Next (Cherry credits include: Everybody (Somebody Artspace); Circle Mirror Transformation, First Day #3/Senses/Stuff), Songs for a New World (Man (Kitchen Theatre); Indecent (Cornell). NYC: The 1), Experiential Atonement: The Quiet We Keep Merchant of Venice (Jessica), The Cradle Will (Dancer 1), and In The Red and Brown Water Rock, The Misanthrope (all at Jean Cocteau (Ensemble/ Elegba (u/s)). Regional credits Repertory w/ Taylor Mac); Yentl (National Yiddish include: Mamma Mia (Eddie), Saturday Night Theatre Folksbiene), dir. Bob Kalfin; La MaMa, Theatre For The Fever (Bobby), and Newsies (Romeo/ Davey(u/s) New City, Jewish Rep, Prospect Theatre Co., Expanded Arts. at Cortland Repertory Theatre. "Happy Jennifer served as founding Associate Artistic Director for Civic Holidays!" @christianhenry100. Ensemble and The Cherry Arts. She has taught acting at Ithaca College since 2010. "As always, for Renee & Ci."
ERIN LOCKETT is from Oakland, CA and is KAYLA M. LYON is a resident of Tompkins County currently living in New Jersey. Some of her with a theatre degree from Nazareth College, favorite roles have been A Midsummer but life took a different direction and landed her Night’s Dream (Puck) at Ithaca Shakespeare as a Financial Advisor with Tompkins Trust Company and Bee Trapped Inside The Company. She volunteers and works with Groton Window (Mia) at Civic Ensemble. She loved Jr.-Sr. High School as a director and assistant playing Margaret in Sense & Sensibility at the Hangar Theatre and is happy to join the Hangar clan director for their theatre productions, volunteers for the again in “Snow Phobia”! Cancer Resource Center, and serves on the board for Running to Places Theatre Company. She is excited to be a part of this event and is grateful for the opportunity to be creative in a world that so desperately needs artistic release right now. CRAIG MACDONALD is delighted to return to the KATHARYN HOWD MACHAN writes poetry on her Hangar stage. Recent regional roles: Untitled dragon patio when weather allows and elsewhere (Todd-Michael Smyth) and Once (Da) at when it doesn’t. As a full professor in the Pittsburgh CLO; All the Way (Senator Richard Department of Writing at Ithaca College she Russel) at Theatre Squared; Peter and the mentors students in fairy-tale-based creative Starcatcher (Lord Aster) at The Kitchen Theater; writing courses. Her most recent publications are The Game’s Afoot (William Gillette) Ivoryton What the Piper Promised (AQP, 2018) and A Slow Playhouse; The Crucible (Giles Corey) Olney Bottle of Wine (The Comstock Writers, Inc., 2020), Theatre Center; Dracula (Van Helsing) at Syracuse Stage. A both winners in national competitions. lifelong musician, he has created and recorded over 50 original songs with his band, Old Scots. His thanks to Lisa, who makes this all possible. www.craigmacdonaldactor.com; www.oldscots.com.
JAHMAR ORTIZ (they/them/he/him) is a senior at Ithaca College originally from Willingboro, NJ. His GREGG MILLER is grateful to be previous Ithaca College credits include Shifting joining in this production, his theatrical Spaces: the Fall 2020 Dance Concert (Assistant debut. He lives in Ithaca, NY with his Choreographer), Hedda Gabler (Tesman), and wife, where he enjoys leaning into the Angels in America: Millennium Approaches unending adventures of life. (Belize). His other credits include A Day (Alfonso) at The Cherry Artspace, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon) at Ithaca Shakespeare Company, as well as Saturday Night Fever (Double J) and Newsies (Bunsen) at Cortland Repertory Theatre in Cortland, NY.
SALLY G. RAMÍREZ is proud to be a Hangar Theatre company member. She has performed in COLIN SMITH is a recent Ithaca transplant. He is a three Hangar productions of Charles Dickens’ A company member at The Keegan Theatre in Christmas Carol as Mrs. Fezziwig, the Spirit of Washington DC. His credits include: West by God Christmas Present, and as the Grand Duchess in (Calvin, World Premiere), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof the Hangar’s reading of You Can't Take It With (Gooper), The Best Man (Joseph Cantwell), August: You. Sally has had principal acting roles on Osage County (Bill,), Twelve Angry Men (Juror 8), Dancing at Lughnasa (Michael), Glengarry Glen national television, including PBS' American Family, and The Ross (Williamson – Ireland/U.S.), Translations Young and the Restless. Sally and guitarist Doug Robinson (Manus) and others. Colin has also performed at numerous DC have worked at educational venues around the country theatres including Rorschach Theater, Theater J, and Ford’s celebrating Latin jazz, have produced two CDs, and are Theatre. Colin is a graduate of The National Conservatory of currently performing in their upcoming A CRIMSON Holiday Dramatic Arts/The Actors Repertory Theatre and St. John’s Concert through CNY Jazz. www.sallyramirezmusic.com. College.
SYLVIE YNTEMA’s recent virtual credits include; SHIRLEY SEROTSKY (Curator and Director) is the A Day, Felt Sad Posted A Frog (The Cherry Interim Artistic Director/Education Director at the Arts), Aunt Mae and the Memory Book Hangar. She is a director, dramaturg, artistic (Fitz&Startz Productions), What Haunts You leader, educator and programmer who was a (Clockmaker Arts). Other local credits include member of the Washington, DC theatre community The Snow Queen (The Cherry), A Case for the for 18 years before moving to Ithaca in 2019. She Classics (Fitz&Startz), Katrina Ten Years Later, recently served as staff dramaturg and public On the Corner, In the Parlour (Civic Ensemble), programmer for Mosaic Theater Company, and as In the Next Room, From the Mississippi Delta (Homecoming a co-director of the Director’s Intensive for the Kennedy Center Players). Sylvie studied acting at The Mason Gross School of American College Theater Festival. Before that she held a series the Arts at Rutgers University, is a graduate of the Actors of leadership positions at Theater J, a professional theatre Workshop of Ithaca, a Pilates instructor, and a NYS licensed company committed to producing timely, socially relevant new massage therapist. plays and revivals. She has directed at Theater J, Mosaic Theater, Round House Theatre, Adventure Theatre, Signature Theatre, Constellation Theatre, New York Musical Theatre Festival, the Humana Festival, and others. Training: BFA, North With Special Appearances Carolina School of the Arts; MFA, Catholic University. by Natasha Bratkovski, Eric Brooks, Nicholas Haynes, Ellen Jackson, Emily Jackson, Travis Knapp, & Benno Ressa. Read Author Bios at hangartheatre.org/story STEVE TENEYCK (Scenic & Lighting Designer) Design work TODD HUTCHINSON (Sound Engineer) has been an audio includes The Dallas Theatre Center, The Gulfshore tech for many years in the Ithaca area specializing in Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, The Pennsylvania Shakespeare acoustic music, theatre, and special events. He enjoys Festival, TACT NYC, Big Art Group NYC, Madison Opera, applying his energy to community building through the arts. Syracuse Opera, Anchorage Opera, Minnesota Opera, He is very happy to be associated with the Hangar Theatre Florida Grand Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, The Kitchen working in this new artistic environment, and is looking Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Hope on Stage and forward to a time when we can all do it face to face again. The Hangar Theatre. Additionally Steve has designed large scale events for institutions such as Ithaca College, Cornell KAT TAYLOR (Production Coordinator/Stage Manager) is a University, Princeton University, Northwestern University, stage manager returning to the Hangar Theatre Company Texas A&M, University of Tennessee, Amherst College, once again! They were the Production/Stage Management SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Brockport and SUNY Oswego. Fellow for the HTC 2019-2020 year, and are happy to be Steve is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and returning to work on the winter show. They want to wish teaches design at Ithaca College in New York. everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
KAEDE "KAI" KOGO (Video Designer/Editor) is a Santa HOLLYANN BUCCI (Assistant Director/Dramaturg) is thrilled Barbara based lighting/video designer. Her previous work to be back at the Hangar after serving as the Artistic includes Dear Hope (Hangar Theatre), Testicle Administration Fellow for the 2019-20 season. She is a Monologues (Center Stage Theater Santa Barbara), and former apprentice at The Kennedy Center, Studio Theatre SHANGHAI (UCSB). She is excited to be back with Hangar (DC), and NextStop Theatre Company. Select assistant Theatre to bring you holiday spirits. She wants to thank directing and dramaturgy credits include: East of Eden people who have supported this difficult year. She wishes (NextStop); Saudade: the one where I miss you (Capital for everyone's safety and health. Fringe); Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Sense and Sensibility (Hangar Theatre). Hollyann is a graduate of George Mason University. The Burns Sisters Band Members: www.hollyannbucci.com. Eric Aceto Annie Burns Harry Aceto Marie Burns Dave Borisoff London McDaniel Doug Robinson SSUUBBSSCCRRIIBBEE NNOOWW
TTThhhaaannnkkk yyoouu!! Special Thanks: Robin Schwartz & Community Arts Partnership Ross Brann & Cornell University