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FARMINGTON — “Sing Merry Christmas!” an original Christmas musical drama by local playwright Sandi Rebert, will be presented by the New Hope Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 and Monday, Dec. 17.
The performance, which is free and open to the public, is set in 1931 during the Great Depression.
Having lost money in the stock market, then forced off their small Texas farm because of drought, Kyle and his wife, Amy (Chris and Liz Phillips), and their little boy, Joey (Micah and Elijah Phillips) move to a small Midwestern town. The play begins after Kyle and his family construct a tar-paper shack on the only affordable piece of land they can rent — next door to the mercantile owned by Mr. Willaby and his wife (John and Valerie Trabucchi).
The elderly shopkeeper is understandably upset with the arrangement. Things go from bad to worse and it seems as if Christmas will be very bleak for everyone. However, as one of Mr. Willaby’s customers reminds him, it;s always time to sing merry Christmas.
This family event is free and open to the public.
The church is at 268 Perham St. and the snow date is Tuesday, Dec. 18.
PHOTO: From left, Mr. Willaby (John Trabucchi), Joey (Elijah Phillips) and his father, Kyle (Chris Phillips), in a scene from “Sing Merry Christmas!” an original musical set during the Great Depression to be presented at New Hope Baptist Church in Farmington (Submitted photo)
