The TCAN Players present Miracle on 34th Street
The Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer Street
December 3 - 12, 2004

Directed by Mike Wood

Synopsis:

Based on a 1947 novel by Valentine Davis, “Miracle on 34th Street” is the story of Kris Kringle, an elderly, kindhearted man who believes he is Santa Claus. Doris Walker and her 7-year-old daughter, Susan, meet Kringle when Doris hires him to play Santa for New York’s Macy’s department store. Kringle’s efforts to fight the commercialism surrounding Christmas and to grant children their Christmas wishes eventually lead him into court for a competency hearing. The stakes are high for Kringle, who is trying to avoid commitment to a psychiatric hospital, and for Susan, who desperately wants to believe in Santa. As mother and daughter overcome their skepticism, they learn the true meaning of the Christmas spirit, as does the audience.

Character Information:

Kris Kringle - Steve Rapson
Dr. Pierce - Janine Gauntt
Doris Walker - Karen Wagner
Mr. ShellHammer - Tony Moreira
Miss Adams - Norma McGrath
Drunk Santa - Fred Marden
Little Girl - Azita Lotfi
Cleo - Trish Carney
Fred Gailey - Murtagh Hunt
Susan Walker - Rebecca Horan
Teacher - Kelly Rizoli
Jacqueline - Michelle Bornstein
Judy - Caitlin Greenho
Sally - Stephanie Pilavin
Maria - Rachael Bornstein
Other Children - Azita Lotfi, Jasmine Lotfi
Mr. Macy - John Kopec
Miss Sawyer - Alison Cook
Newspaper Girls - Maggie Ryan, Jazmin Lotfi
Mr. Gimble - Dick Heaton
Radio Announcer - Mike Wood
Photographer - Danny McDonald
Dr. Rogers - Erika Eisman
Judge Harper - Fred Marden
Finley the Bailiff - Dick Heaton
Charlie Halloran - Chuck Holleman
Mrs. Mara - Kris Maples
Harper Grandchildren - Kelly Rizoli, Caitlin Greenho, Azita Lotfi, Stephanie Pilavin
Reporter - Kelly Rizoli
Postal Workers - Elwood Ireland, Danny McDonald