Ho Ho NO! Program Notes
Director's Notes
In 2016, K-State's Writers' Room was tasked with creating a Holiday Senior Showcase as a one-night only performance for the theatre department. The plan was to create scenes informed by various holiday songs. The result proved a hilarious adult evening of SNL type comedy sketches written by six of the members and performed by ten seniors. When the Kansas Theatre Works podcast season was being planned, Dr. Shannon Skelton suggested revisiting Ho Ho No! as a possible selection. After reconnecting with the writers and slightly reworking the pieces for the podcast format, this version of the material was born. Writer Blake Cordell created one new piece based on "I'll be Home for Christmas" focused on a world where no one can go home and gatherings occur on Zoom. Light the fire, wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and sip your eggnog, mulled wine, spiced cider or hot cocoa while you laugh along with us for this presentation of Ho Ho No!
Jerry Jay Cranford, Director
Cast
CHRISTMAS MOTHERF*UCKERS BY BLAKE CORDELL. |
Brooke Doll |
Ian Boyd-Duncan |
Meghan McGehee |
Logan Peralez |
Kaitlyn Burns |
Brett Broadbent |
Liz Kritikos |
Cole Rockhold |
Emma Price |
Michael Duncan |
Karly Breshears |
Brett Boline |
Ceslie Parker-Waller |
Dylan Foster |
Morgan Boyer |
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RU BY MICHAEL DUNCAN |
VIXEN |
Logan Peralez |
GLITZ |
Michael Duncan |
RUDOLPH |
Brett Broadbent |
DIRTY DANCER |
Ian Boyd-Duncan |
SANTA |
Cole Rockhold |
ALL I WANT BY BLAKE CORDELL |
NAT |
Ceslie Parker-Waller |
GALE |
Liz Kritikos |
PRANCER BY JONAH KIRKHART |
PRANCER |
Karly Breshears |
HOME BY BLAKE CORDELL |
Meghan McGehee |
Dylan Foster |
Ceslie Parker-Waller |
Kaitlyn Burns |
Brett Boline |
Cole Rockhold |
Liz Kritikos |
Brooke Doll |
Michael Duncan |
Logan Peralez |
Ian Boyd-Duncan |
Karly Breshears |
Morgan Boyer |
Emma Price |
SANTA BY BLAKE CORDELL |
Michael Duncan as HIMSELF |
IZZY BY TEVA SPENCER AND CESLIE PARKER-WALLER |
ANNOUNCER |
Brett Boline |
MOTHER |
Meghan McGehee |
IZZIE |
Morgan Boyer |
COLD BY BLAKE CORDELL |
GRANDMA |
Kaitllyn Burns |
GRANDCHILD |
Brett Boline |
PUM BY CODY O'HARE |
BOY |
Cole Rockhold |
MAGIC BY BLAKE CORDELL |
DETECTIVE |
Brooke Doll |
ASSISTANT DETECTIVE |
Ian Boyd-Duncan |
KID 1 |
Ceslie Parker-Waller |
KID 2 |
Brett Boline |
KID 3 |
Kaitlyn Burns |
TRAFFIC COP |
Michael Duncan |
TAXI DRIVER |
Morgan Boyer |
TAXI RIDER |
Logan Peralez |
STORE OWNER |
Dylan Foster |
WISH BY BLAKE CORDELL |
Brooke Doll |
Ian Boyd-Duncan |
Meghan McGehee |
Logan Peralez |
Kaitlyn Burns |
Brett Broadbent |
Liz Kritikos |
Cole Rockhold |
Emma Price |
Michael Duncan |
Karly Breshears |
Brett Boline |
Ceslie Parker-Waller |
Dylan Foster |
Morgan Boyer |
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Additional Credits
Stage Manager: Alison Davids
Sound Engineer/Editor: James Kyle Davis
Podcast Hosts:
Ceslie Parker-Waller
Brett Boline
Additional podcast voices:
Tara Sitzman-Darling
Jackson Wilks
Jack Carruth
Wesley Danielson
Gracie Duffey
Jayden Gittle
Sam Martin
Nikela Reed
Francis Sheehan
Ana Vasquez