Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck
Diving into another five original plays written by various writers, we enter into this year's festival of one acts filled with joy, peace, and light in this year's Holiday Express Fest 2024. Many interesting characters fill this year's production and with imagination and creativity exploring 'the mystical, the magical and miraculous' wonderfully rejoicing the holiday season. The winter tales of holiday are filled with wonder, joy and humor. The play gets better and better as we go along. Great job everyone!
The wonderful cast members are Alicia Agramonte, Oraldo Austin, Kyle Blumenthal, Justin Bristow, Joshua Gill, Veli Gonzalez, Narissa Johnson, Tony Kim, Ceci Laiche, Nneka, Jamie Pasquinelli, Jorge Pulido, Katie Ward, and Adam Wasser. Bravo!
Producing Artistic Director John Lant gives us another set of five creative original plays from playwrights: Susan C. Hunter -
Writer/Director
'Coulda Sworn', where on Christmas Eve in a lonely highway diner Johnny confronts his troubled past with someone who might be the long-lost girlfriend he thought was dead;
Darrin Yalacki -
Writer / Director
'Steve's Christmas Day', where after receiving an unexpected gift on Christmas Eve, Steve spends Christmas Day with his estranged mother;
Katie Bogart Ward -
Writer / Director
(Twas A N!@ht); Thomas J. Misuraca -
Writer (The Hallmark of a Lifetime), and
Jorge Alexandro Pulido -
Writer (No Resolution). Producers
Darrin Yalacki and
Susan C. Hunter, with the Associate Producer
Anne Mesa, kept the festivities in line and these playwrights directed their own work:
Carla Cackowski directed
'No Resolution' where four friends celebrate New Year's Eve with a time for new start and a few smarts;
'The Hallmark of a Lifetime' where on Christmas Eve the family meets for a night in the town square, was directed by
Susan C. Hunter; and
'Twas A N!@ht' where nothing went right was directed by
Katie Bogart Ward &
Jorge A. Pulido.
Holiday Express Fest 2024 has Zad Potter as the Lighting Designer, Operations and Technical Manager is Jonathan Harrison and Publicity and Marketing by Sandra Kucker, Photography by Write Act Repertory itself.
Write Act Repertory is a membership-based organization of over one hundred low dues paying artists or volunteers whose members include Writers, Actors, Directors, Designers and Technical personnel. It also specializes and is dedicated to the development of original plays, lesser-known works by established writers, adaptations of classical-themed materials and musicals and produces rarely seen works. Here is where new playwrights and directors can put their craft into a stage production. This exciting production can be seen at 10950 Peach Grove St., North Hollywood, CA 9160, with the performances on Fridays 7:30PM, Saturdays 7:30PM, Sundays 3:00PM, from December 7th - 22nd, 2024. Parking is available on the streets around the theatre. COVID-19 POLICY: Masks are not required inside the theatre at this time.
Ticket prices are: $25 General, $20 Students/Seniors in advance, $30 at the door
Link: https://holidayexpress24.brownpapertickets.com
For theatre: info@writeactrep.org
*** To you from Write Act Repertory - Happy Holidays!