dec 22 | christmas presence in the valley | set list

act one
nelson | o tannebaum
garrison keillor | 7 principles of a successful christmas
michael | all hail and welcome
steven garber | always winter
kwerks | drum song
c.s. lewis | father christmas
jon | christmas town
tom carson | snow angel
nelson | finding christmas
frederick buechner | don't be afraid mary
michael | shepherd's song
david kossoff | seth
jon | magic
frederick buechner | emmanuel
kwerks | carry me

act two
nelson | what child is this?
southern magi
kwerks | all that I want
david sedaris | santaland diaries
nelson | christmas time is here
mike mason | broken baby
nelson | silent night
laura + nelson | yule carol
tim anderson | ivory in the desert
kwerks | lights
frederick buechner | emmanuel 2
michael | angels we have heard on high
robert louis stevenson | christmas prayer

musicians
mark bender | bass
nelson boschman | piano
michael hart
chris hawley | hammond b3
the kwerks | laura and ryan koch, jonathan perkins, greg porter, tim dyck
jon ochsendorf

readers
ron reed, ken hildebrandt

links to some of the readings can be found here

dec 18 | christmas presence | set list

act one
nelson and the boschpersons | joy to the world
dickens | scrooge & nephew
jon | christmas town
buechner | innkeeper
kwerks | drum song
buechner | gabriel
gibson | butterfingers angel
karen & katie & kira | go tell it on the mountain
sedaris | thaddeus bristol, theatre critic
donohue | no room
zaac | christmas song (dave matthews)
buechner | don't be afraid, mary
shaw | mary considers her situation
karen & katie | o come emmanuel
buechner | emmanuel
jon | magic
buechner | emmanuel
kwerks | carry me

act two
spencer capier and his christmas strings | new red five cent piece
ron intro song
kira | santa send a fella
blase | i don't need a little christmas now
zaac pick | all i've got for christmas is a broken heart
garber | always winter
jon ochsendorf | rescue me
mason | the broken baby
the nelson boschman yuletide singers | yule carol
spencer capier | solstice maid
karen & katie | soul cake
dillard | god in the doorway
kwerks | all that I want
rosen no safe place
zaac | finding christmas

musicians
mark bender | bass
nelson boschman
spencer capier | stringed things
rick colhoun | drums
kira fondse
karen hefford & katie green
the kwerks | laura and ryan
jon ochsendorf
zaac pick

readers
ron reed, paige louter, shelby wyminga, brandon bate

links to some of the readings can be found here

dec 17 | christmas presence | set list

act one
nelson and the boschmen | joy to the world
keillor | seven principles of christmas
karen & katie & kira | go tell it on the mountain
faulk | a child's christmas in texas
kira | santa send a fella
nelson | we need a little christmas now [intro/underscore]
blase | i don't need a little christmas now
zaac | all i've got for christmas is a broken heart
garber | always winter
jon | rescue me
nelson | christmas time is here
mason | the broken baby 1
the nelson boschman yuletide carolers | yule carol
mason | the broken baby 2
spencer  | solstice maid
mason | the broken baby 3
karen & katie | soul cake

act two
spencer capier and his christmas strings | new red cent
anon | southern magi
dowie | three wise men
jon | christmas town
frangione | taste of winter
zaac | finding christmas
buechner | gabriel
gibson | butterfingers angel
nelson | when the ship comes in / i saw three ships
kossoff | seth
zaac | christmas song (dave matthews)
buechner | don't be afraid, mary
shaw | mary considers her situation
karen & katie | o come emmanuel
buechner | emmanuel
jon | magic

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nelson boschman
karen hefford & katie green
kira fondse
zaac pick
jon ochsendorf
spencer capier | stringed things
rick colhoun | drums
mark bender | bass
brett ziegler | additional keyboards
ron reed, paige louter, matthew simmons, shelby wyminga, brandon bate | readers

links to some of the readings can be found here

dec 10 | christmas presence | set list

act one

ron marshall + jim flaming | we three kings / god rest ye
john henry faulk | child's christmas in texas
the kwerks | light
john dowie | wise men
garth bowen | christmas song (alleluia)
frederick buechner | annunciation
corey janz | do you hear what i hear
tim anderson | ivory in the desert
dina donohue | no room (original version)
annie dillard | god in the doorway
garth | god rest ye
annie dillard | god in the doorway
jon ochsendorf | magic

act two

garth | go tell it
richard waller | engineer's christmas
ron + jim | blue christmas
john lekich | a keen sense of occasion
garth | white christmas
david kossoff | shem
kwerks | drum song
garber | always winter
corey | time and place
david kossoff | seth
kwerks | carry me

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rick colhoun | drums
mark bender | bass
brett ziegler | additional keyboards
ron reed | reader

links to some of the readings can be found here

dec 9 | christmas presence | set lists

sun dec 9 afternoon

act one
abando band | o tannenbaum
garrison keillor | seven principles of a successful christmas
michael hart | i wish / joy to the world
william nicholson | christmas drinks party
karen hefford & katie green | down in yon forest
steven garber | always winter
jon ochsendorf| christmas a long time coming
c.s. lewis | father christmas
karen & katie | while shepherds watched their flocks
paul flucke | the secret of the gifts
michael hart | shepherd's song

act two
obando band | o come emmanuel
david sedaris | santa's little helper
corey janz | I heard the bells
tim anderson | ivory in the desert
karen & katie | the carnal and the crane
mike mason | miles
michael hart | wexford carol
david kossoff | seth
karen & katie | lo how a rose
michael | beautiful star of bethlehem
robert louis stevenson | prayer

sun dec 9 eve

act one
the world's loudest carolers | deck the halls
charlesdickens | scrooge and nephew
karen & katie | the cherry tree
william nicholson | christmas drinks party
michael hart | wexford carol
steven garber | always winter
the world's loudest carolers | ave verum corpus
c.s. lewis | father christmas
michael hart | beautiful star of bethlehem
mike mason | the real santa claus
jon ochsendorf | rescue me
the world's loudest carolers | carol of the bells
tim anderson | ivory in the desert
karen & katie & corey | soul cake

act two
the world's loudest carolers | ding dong merrily on high
david sedaris | thaddeus bristol, theatre critic
michael hart | i wish / joy to the world

karen & katie | while shepherds watched their flocks
flucke | the secret of the gifts
the world's loudest carolers | in the bleak midwinter
luci shaw | mary considers her situation
michael hart | shepherd's song

dylan thomas | a child's christmas in wales
karen & katie | lo how a rose
madeleine l'engle | irrational season
the world's loudest carolers | we wish you a merry christmas

charles dickens | a new man 

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drums | rick colhoun
bass | becca birkner
keyboard | peter abando
keyboard | corey janz
hammond b3 | chris hawley

the lion, the witch and the wardrobe | responses

"Simple magic. This production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe creates a wonderful confection from humble ingredients.”
- Kathleen Oliver, The Georgia Straight

"Theatre is a magical playground, but some shows remember that magic better than others. Ron Reed’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe runs on magic.”
- Chelsey Stuyt, Vancouver Presents

“A spare but sparkling adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s tale.”
- The Georgia Straight

“A remarkable evening of enchantment. Take the whole family, and all your friends. They will thank you for it.”
- Monika Forberger, Entertainment Vancouver

“Those of us who grew up with Narnia are remembering a story we’ve known since childhood while imagining the world suggested by the stage. The line between memory and imagination blurs, each serving as a doorway to the other as surely as a wardrobe is a doorway to a snowy wood.”
- Steven Gomez, CSG Stories

"Strikingly physical […] images of Narnia are evoked through skillful storytelling and, with the help of an assortment of fur coats, accomplished stagecraft.
- John Jane, reviewvancouver