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A
Child's
Christmas
In Wales
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Randolph -
Brundage Park Playhouse held dress rehearsal for their presentation of "A Child's Christmas in Wales" a story of Christmas Day as perceived by a child. The show will be performing the next two weekends on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
(above) Part of the cast in the first act. (right) Jim played by Steve Miller; listens to his friend Dylan, played Matt McCarthy.
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A Child's Christmas In
Wales
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Photos By Joe Gigli
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Randolph -
Brundage Park Playhouse presents a heartwarming holiday musical based on the poem by Dylan Thomas! "A Child's Christmas In
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Wales". Directed by Lauren Moran, the show will be performed Nov. 30 Dec. 1,6,7,8 at 8:00PM December 2 & 9 at 2:00PM. Based
on the classic by Dylan Thomas. Adapted by Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell. All your Christmases will live again in the magic of Dylan Thomas' poetic language. "I can never remember whether it snowed for six
days and six nights when I was twelve or twelve days and twelve nights when I was six." Dylan Thomas has managed to universalize the
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very essence of Christmas as any child anywhere might perceive it. It is the story of Christmas day itself, from its quiet,
magical beginning full of thrilling expectations to the end when the boy Dylan creeps up to the bed, replete with the joy of a perfect Christmas. This is Christmas just the way Christmas always should be. (from
the top of the page left to right)
Dylan Thomas, played by Matt McCarthy; awaits a kiss under the mistletoe from his spinster aunt, Elieri, played by Marie Comerford. Dylan's two cousins, Brenda played by Kirsten Lamb; and Glenda, played by Samantha Sannazzaro; with Hannah, Dylan's father's sister played by Ann Ayres. Dylan shares a moment with his cousins Glenda and Brenda. Gianna Esposito, playing the part of Nelli, wife of Gwyn, reacts to the kitchen fire with Brenda in the background. The Town Hill Gang arrives at the house of Dylan Thomas to sing carols. Dylan played by Matt McCarthy, as he narrates the story. Matt Heffernan, in the role of the Postman for Cwmdonkin Drive.
(left) Smokey, the Park Keeper, played by Darren Fiorello. (lower left) Dylan shares a Christmas moment with his father, played by Rich Rubin. (lower right)
Tudry, father of Brenda and Glenda played by Darren Fiorello; has a talk with Dylan's bachelor uncle
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Glyn, played by Andy Frish; and Dylan's uncle Gwyn, played by Matt Heffernan.
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Randolph - Brundage Park Playhouse presents "A Child's Christmas in Wales". (top left) Dylan Thomas, played by Matt
McCarthy, receives games from his cousin Glenda, played by Samantha Sannazzaro; (above right) Dylan receives a magic wand from his spinster aunt, Elieri, played by Marie Comerford. (left) Hannah ,
Dylan's aunt, played by Anne Ayres sings a song with Gwyn, Dylan's uncle played by Matt Heffernan.
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