Posted November 28, 2011 10:34 am EST
Indianapolis - The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce A Very Phoenix Xmas 6: Our Goose is Cooked as its annual alternative holiday production from December 1-23, 2011. Conceived and directed by Phoenix Theatre Producing Director Bryan Fonseca, this show is a tribute to variety shows of the past and includes humorous and poignant sketches, traditional and not-so-traditional holiday music and dance numbers.
The variety show format embraced by all productions in the A Very Phoenix Xmas series is unique in Indianapolis and was born out of a need for the theatre to fulfill its mission and celebrate local talent, including actors, designers and playwrights. “We had included a holiday-themed play in our season for many years,” stated Fonseca. “They were successful, but we felt that with all the talent available to us locally, we could build our own production by having all these gifted local artists work together and be a part of the process.”
This year’s show is no exception, with several sketches from various playwrights – both local and from across the country – that include Christmas, Hanukkah and a few other holidays thrown in. “We have six excellent voices this year, so we are taking advantage of that talent by including several musical numbers and at least one a capella piece,” stated Fonseca. “The cast this year includes four actors that have been in at least one Xmas show and a few that are new to the production. We are certainly proud to have Chuck Goad back at the Phoenix for this holiday season.”
With the recent success of musicals Avenue Q and Spring Awakening, dance will be a bigger part of this year’s show. Choreographer and Dance Kaleidoscope performer Marielle Greenlee will be working with the cast on a few special dance numbers. “Every year, the dance numbers are among favorites with the audience, so we are pulling out all the stops for dance numbers this year,” says Fonseca. This year’s sketches include ones written by previous Xmas favorites Daniel Guyton and Mark Harvey Levine, as well as some new playwrights.
The cast includes four veterans of past Phoenix Xmas productions: Scot Greenwell, Jason Gloye, Claire Wilcher and Gayle Steigerwald. Rounding out the cast are Carly Kincannon and Abby Gillan (both recent cast members of Spring Awakening at the Phoenix) and Charles Goad, who is coming back to theatre after taking a break for over two years.
Visit the Phoenix Theatre website for show times and more information.
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