TEXT: "Lux Radio Theatre's Miracle on 34th Street" with a Santa hat sitting behind a1940s-era microphone .

“Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.”

Join us for a heartwarming holiday classic retold in the tradition of a live 1940’s era radio broadcast – staged with live sound effects. Miracle on 34th Street tells the timeless story of a man who calls himself Kris Kringle. He is hired as a department store Santa. His claim to be the real Santa Claus becomes a court case and a young child’s belief could make all the difference.

Cast List Miracle on 34th Street<br />
TEXT:<br />
Angela Bleemer<br />
Lee Farber<br />
Robynne Graffam<br />
Jules Mermelsistein<br />
Chloe O’ Donnell<br />
Greg Raysor<br />
Seth Schulman<br />
William Steiner<br />
Judy Thalheimer<br />

PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 14 @11:00AM & 2:00PM

Sunday, December 15 @2:00PM

Shanis Auditorium
Upper Dublin Library

520 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA

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Learn more about Lux Radio Theatre, an amazing anthology series so popular, it made the jump from radio to television during its nearly 20-year existence.

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR: David Toll 
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Debbie Thompson
PRODUCER: Michelle Sirota

CAST

ROBYNNE GRAFFAM

ROBYNNE GRAFFAM

(Doris Walker)

Robynne is delighted to rejoin her friends on the ETC stage after appearing in various cabarets, writing and directing for their short play festival and sharing the stage with her son the “soccer elf” in The Happy Elf a few years back. Thanks to David, Debbie, Michelle, Janine and the whole cast and crew for making the magic happen, and to Skip and Austin for being the best guys ever.

CHLOE JANE O'DONNELL

CHLOE JANE O'DONNELL

(Susan Walker)

Chloe has been dancing since she could walk and has been singing since before she could talk. She loves to be on stage regardless of the role and aspires to become a famous actress one day, feeling happy on any stage.

BILL STEINER

BILL STEINER

(Fred Gailey)

Bill is excited to be part of this production with ETC! This is his first performance since his 1982 debut as a Pilgrim in the Bustleton Elementary production of Thanksgiving. When not performing, Bill is a Systems Engineering manager in the defense industry. He is grateful for the love, support, and encouragement from his wife, Melissa, and the rest of his family.

GREG RAYSOR

GREG RAYSOR

(Kris Kringle)

Greg has been involved in theater since grade school. Singing, dancing, set design, stage managing, set construction and making props have been his various contributions to various community and high school theatre companies. Greg has worked most recently with ETC appearing in dinner theater productions, review shows and backstage in many others. Greg is grateful to be part of Miracle on 34th Street.

LEE FARBER

LEE FARBER

(Shellhammer, Judge, Announcer, Gimbel, Postman)

Lee got his big break in 1970 as Bernardo in a well regarded Millburn High School production of West Side Story. In the early 70s, he traded footlights for spotlights on lead guitar in the New York band Eightballs. After a TV production track at Temple University, he joined the Philadelphia production community finally landing at WPVI 6abc in 2000. After retiring in 2018, he landed background film work in Adam Sandler’s Hustle and M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant. He got back on stage after the pandemic for ETC as a priest in Angel Diner, and at Narberth Community Theater as Mr. Grimwig in Oliver! and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice.

Lee plays guitar, bass and harmonica, and is an accomplished photographer and does character voices.

SETH SCHULMAN

SETH SCHULMAN

(Mortimer, Tommy, Charley, Dr. Pierce, Louie, Alfred)

This is Seth’s first opportunity to work with the wonderful cast and team at ETC and first community theater production in over 50 years since he played Moishe in The World of Sholom Alecheim. Seth has performed with All Hams on Stage at several senior communities. He wishes to thank Debbie and David for this opportunity and his wife, Joyce, for tolerating him as he practices his multiple voices at home.

JULES MERMELSTEIN

JULES MERMELSTEIN

(Mara, R.H. Macy, Sawyer)

Jules is thrilled to be performing with ETC again, and with his fellow cast members. While a student in the Upper Dublin School District many years ago, he performed as Marryin’ Sam in Lil Abner, Lord Hubert Brockhurst in The Boy Friend, Col. Wainwright Purdy III in Teahouse of the August Moon, directed and was a player in If You Don’t Like It; Leave, King Creon in Antigone, The Judge in The Hairy Falsetto, Shipuchin in The Anniversary. More recently, his performances have been in an original play by Debbie Thompson, improv performances with The Teachers’ Lounge, and many Purimspiels at Or Hadash. His “performances” playing himself include his being a trial and appellate attorney, ten political campaigns as a candidate for local and statewide offices, approximately 30 years of teaching experience, 19 years as a local elected official, a volunteer speaker for the ACLU, some online discussions of his novel, and teaching 4 courses each year of The Constitution and Current Events at the Upper Dublin Library, as well as lecturing about recent Supreme Court cases at UDL and the Abington Library. Jules is thankful for the audiences at ETC performances.

ANGELA BLEEMER

ANGELA BLEEMER

(Mother 1, Nurse, Girl, Miss Prong, Libby Collins)

Angela has been with ETC as either a performer or supporter since its inception. Performances include the murder mysteries, cabarets and holiday shows. Angela is excited to be trying the holiday radio show for the first time and is loving the whole experience! Thank you to Debbie, David, Michelle and Janine for all their hard work creating this show and to my husband, Jon, and my girls for their encouragement and support. Happy Holidays!

JUDY THALHEIMER

JUDY THALHEIMER

(Host, Mother 2, Mrs. Mara, Helen Sorrell )

Judy has been acting and singing with Everybody’s Theater Company since its inception. Some of her favorite roles include Audrey in Kentucky Lemonade, Heidi Heine in Murder at the Sin City Rest Home and Maryanne in Turkey Baby. She especially enjoys performing in murder mystery dinner theater productions, live radio plays, cabarets, and new works. She would like to thank Debbie and David for bringing this special community theater group to her neighborhood.

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