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Santa Claus is coming to town – sleigh what?
Rep show
Hermey the Elf and Rudolph appear in the live stage show Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer being put on by Sierra Repertory Theatre.

Sierra Rep is presenting the critically acclaimed live stage show Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer this holiday season.

The family-friendly production featuring the “most famous reindeer of all” and his friends from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special will soar into the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park Theatre starting Nov. 22.

Audiences are invited to help Santa save Christmas with the help of Rudolph and the holly jolly cast of characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster and more.

In 1964, the beloved stop-motion animated television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made its network television debut and has been delighting audiences across the country for 60 years.

Since the special itself is a classic musical, the stage show does not feel at all like an adaptation and audiences are surprised and delighted when they see performances of songs such as “Fame and Fortune” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” that are heard but not performed in the TV special.

The story tells the tale of a young Rudolph who, because of the appearance of his bright, shining nose, is excluded from the Reindeer Games.

He flees Christmastown and meets up with new friends Hermey the Elf and Yukon Cornelius. After finding The Island of Misfit Toys, Rudolph journeys home, where a snowstorm of epic proportions is threatening Christmas.

Can Rudolph rescue his family and friends and help Santa save the holiday?

The SRT ensemble includes a bevy of SRT Resident Artists and favorites: Alex Figueroa, John Jay Espino, Cameron Chang, Kyle Moses, Marley Tierney, Alex Alansalon, Jackie Thompson, and Kevin Heath and Brenda O’Brien as Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Young performers from SRT’s educational program SRT Jr. include Kason Zenger, Dexter Narron, Soren Galos, Rory Jordan, and Erin McNair.

The production team includes the design talents of Josh C. Christensen (scenic designer), Isaac Joyce-Shaw (lighting designer), Mateo Deangelo (sound designer), Brenda O’Brien (hair and make-up designer), Matthew Rose (properties designer), and Maggie Braun is the production stage manager. Sierra Rep’s 2024 Season Sponsors are John and June Rogers and Sonora Area Foundation.

The Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park is where the magic of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer will come to life from Nov. 22 to Dec. 22.

Suitable for audiences of all ages.

For more information about Sierra Repertory Theatre, visit www.SierraRep.org or call the Box Office at (209) 532-3120.

Follow Sierra Repertory Theatre on Instagram at @SierraRep; and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SierraRep. They operate out of two theaters, located in East Sonora and in Historic Columbia State Park in Northern California. The East Sonora Theatre is located at 13891 Mono Way in Sonora, California. The Historic Fallon House Theatre is located at 11175 Washington St. in Columbia, California. Both theaters are ADA accessible.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.