'Four Tickets to Christmas': Elkville Christian Church Rehearsing for Weekend Musical

It's been three years since the Elkville Christian Church produced the stage musical "Uncle Phil's Diner."

That's too long.

Director Joyce Hickman hits a Christmas home run this weekend with the time-honored dramatic musical "Four Tickets to Christmas" with a performance at 7 p.m. this Saturday and two performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. this Sunday.

"Four Tickets to Christmas" is a dramatic musical which grows out of a captivating story set in 1905. When a touring musical family finds no place to go for Christmas, they return to their grandparents' farm in Northern Ohio.

There, they are forced to deal with longstanding conflicts.

In the process they learn the importance of following God's unique direction for their lives. New songs and familiar carols are woven together with a turn-of-the century flavor.

The cast of characters includes Alan Evans (Henry Richmond), Amy Gibbs (Lucille Richmond), Corrine Wilson (Emma Richmond), Matt Porter (Nicholas Richmond), Mark Wilson (Chester Richmond), Adi Wilson (Eleanor Richmond), Travis Williams (Luke Wilcox), Jeremiah Monts (Rev. Franklin Doyle), Joyce Thompson (Cornelia Washburn), Warren Yates (Victor Schwab), Beth Alongi (Eudora Lindstrom), Lyle Thompson, Jerry Aken, Nate Barwick and Larry Jackson as the lamplighters, Dennis Bastien (Preston Pollard) and Harold Zoller (train conductor).

The Playhouse Company and Country Choir include Lisa Bastien, Ricky Baldridge, Shirley Baldridge, Carla Bigham, Kim Buser, Lauren Buser, Phyllis Jones, Nancy Kreid, Joleen Kuhnert, Illyana Lipe and Judy Lovel.

Larry Hickman is sound manager, Gordon and Becky Burroughs are lighting managers and Amanda and Lexi Ratajczak are Power Point creators.

Other contributors include Ron Kreid, Alan Evans and Dennis Bastien on set construction with stage props on loan from Rich Youngman, Judy Woodsides, John Halstead, Charles Emling, Loretta Manis, Dorothy Burroughs and Mary Underwood.

There will be light refreshments served.

Admission is free.