Miracle on 34th Street
(2021)
Synopsis:
"This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really." So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story. By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy's. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy's customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy's vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl's belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.
Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.
Our Cast
Chandra Deprez as Bag Lady
Peg Sheaffer as Doctor Pierce
Jerry Bredeson as Kris Kringle
Austin Blumer as Rich Man
Alli Buckets as Shellhammer
Katie Landmark as Doris Walker
Breanne Wilhite as Ms. Macy
Elise Deprez as Susan Walker
Joe Leverton as Fred Gayley
Rick Maliszewski as Drunken Santa
Ava Schmidt, Bella Brown, Kit Vestin
as Little Girls
Isaac Leverton, Zoey Leverton, Layla Duvall, Kennedy Dahmen, Dane McIlvanie, Bayley McCoy as Elves
Stephanie Schmidt as Sylvia / Salesperson
Zoey Leverton, Jennifer Coppes
as Sharon with Mother
Dominic Deprez, Chandra Deprez
as Johnny with Mother
Amelia Kister, Emily Duvall
as German Girl with Foster Mom
Carolyn Belle Bredeson, Marcia Bredeson,
Leila Sanders, Kelly Johnson
as Second Santa Line
Josiah Leverton as Sawyer
Marcia Bredeson as Bloomingdale
Melissa Schnepper as Judge Helen Harper
Alex Bredeson as Finley / Bailiff
Chris Vestin as Prosecuting Attorney Mara
Melanie Zentner as Charlotte Haloran
Cecelia Hutchinson as Second Bailiff
Tracy Schmidt as Duncan
Kira Schmidt, Megan Deprez, Dorian Ryan,
Bella Brown
as Teens on the Street
Kit Vestin as Janet Mara
Rick Ivik as Postal Employee Al
Dorian Ryan as Postal Employee Lou
Ted Scheffer as Voice of Newscaster
Jennifer Coppes, Kelly Johnson, Michelle Kister, Stephanie Schmidt, Emily Duvall,
Cecelia Hutchinson, Austin Blumer
as A Most Essential Ensemble
Amelia Kister, Ava Schmidt,
Carolyn Belle Bredeson, Kit Vestin, Leila Sanders, Dominic Deprez, Bella Brown
as Children's Choir
Our Crew
Directors
Denise Plantenberg
Dave Bristow
Producer
Denise Plantenberg
Set Construction
Alex Bredeson
Alex Sutter
Liam Kivirist
Chris Sachs
Rick Maliszewski
Jessica Cerney
Sound Technicians
Trevor Klarer
Lighting Technicians
Darren Grinnell
Alex Sutter
Backstage Team
Kelsy Vestin
Melissa Schneper
Alex Bredeson
Tracy Schmidt
Austin Blumer
Josiah Leverton
Intern Director / Costumer
Sami McCoy
Set Construction Lead
Jerry Bredeson
Set Painters
Suzanne Miller
Nicki Cooper
Tracy Bristow
Wendy Huber
Susan Sorenson
Brenda Davis
Bella Davis
Addison Hanusa
Jerry Plantenberg
Props
Rikka Nelson
