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Tiny Engine Theatre: Lady Misrule: A Dark Tale from the Jolliest Place on Earth

Tiny Engine's Lady Misrule Takes a Dark, Sobering Look at Familiar Holiday Traditions
Theatre Review by Roy C. Dicks, December 8, 2018

( Fri., Dec. 7, 2018 - Sat., Dec. 15, 2018 )

Performed by Noelle Azarelo, David Berberian, Nick Popio, Kurt Benrud, Laurel Ullman, Emily Levinstone, Jessica Flemming, Page Purgar, and Erica Heilmann

Walltown Children's Theatre, 1225 Berkeley St., Durham, NC 27705

Program

When disgraced ad man Stephen Wurth learns of his daughter’s death, the only thing more shocking than the news is where he must go to retrieve her: the North Pole. There, he’ll be embroiled in a battle for the meaning of Christmas with Santa Claus, Santa’s estranged daughter, a one-time bully, an enigmatic elf, and a host of merry eccentrics. Paul Sapp’s Lady Misrule is a darkly comedic tale from the jolliest place on Earth — a noir-ish exploration of faith, family and the dirty work of doing good deeds.