Sunday, December 23, 2018

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

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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

Sunday, December 09, 2018

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

Thursday, December 06, 2018

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