Western Mountains Senior College Players Present Christmas Gift
to the Community
Western Mountains Senior College Players performed two holiday
favorites this fall as a Christmas gift to the community. Two matinees
and two evening performances delighted a total audience of nearly
150 people.
A Child’s Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas, was a sparkling
­rendition of this classic, with performers reading, acting and inviting
the audience to join them in song.
The Players also performed Memories of a Wonderful Life, by
­Jonathan M. Zaley, a Christmas comedy that added an audiencefriendly twist to this holiday classic. Director Lynn Arizzi said audience members could relate this play to the movie, “It’s a Wonderful
Life.” Players took the audience through the story with all its famous
­characters asking some audience members to join them on stage and
play some of the characters. All audience members joined in the singing of well-known favorite songs.
George Bailey, played by Roberta Taylor, and
his wife, Mary Bailey, played by Mary Ellen
Gartner, lead the audience in singing “Buffalo
Gals” with them. (Joe Arizzi, photo)
This successful holiday event proved to be fun and
­enjoyable for both the Players and audiences as well.
As one audience member said, “It was a very special
evening of joy and entertainment for everyone.”
-submitted by Rosabelle Tifft for Western Mountains
Senior College
Some performers in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales include:
Seated: Jim McLean. Standing from left: Lorrie Hoeh, Mary
Ellen Gartner and Rosabelle Tifft. (Joe Arizzi photo)