Lakewood Theatre Company to Present THE PEPPERMINT BEAR SHOW 2016: THE ELVES THAT FORGOT CHRISTMAS

Lakewood Theatre Company will present in December 2016 an all-new version of their annual Holiday Magic Breakfast Theatre production with the presentation of The Peppermint Bear Show 2016: The Elves That Forgot Christmas.

Performances will be in Lakewood Center's Community Meeting Room at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM on Saturdays December 3, 10 & 17; and Sundays Dec. 11 and 18 at 11:00 AM. There is also one Tuesday performance on Dec. 20 at 11:00 AM. The theatre is located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego. The show sponsor is Nicoletta's Table and Marketplace.

Tickets are $14.00 for adults and $12 for students. Advance reservations are required. Doors open 1/2 hour before curtain. For additional information and tickets, call the Lakewood Box Office at (503) 635-3901 or order online at https://www.lakewood-center.org/

With Mrs. Claus away just before the big day, Santa and the elves need extra help around the workshop. And it's always the same things: feed Mort breakfast, find Mert's To-Do list, feed Mort lunch, oversee toy production, prepare Mort's snacks, check the lists to see who's naughty, nice and...oh, yes... hungry. Mergatroid and Holly try best to help, but when Aunt Tillie arrives to help keep everyone well fed, a little recipe accident causes huge problems. Only we can't remember what exactly that is - and neither can they. Just in time, little junior elf Holly and Peppermint Bear will certainly help see everything works out right.

The performers from area high schools include Callie Sahli, Declan Glover, Makenna Markman, Karsten George, Grace Thompson, Kate Goddard, Angela Tam, Kierra Koehn, and Tabitha Wells. The show also includes adult actor Brandon Weaver and the production also features a special guest appearance by A Man in a Red Suit.

The Peppermint Bear Show 2016: The Elves That Forgot Christmas is directed and choreographed by Michael Snider, The book and lyrics are by Michael Snider with music by Kurt Misar. Light design is by Kurt Herman, and the producer is Steve Knox.

The Peppermint Bear Show first premiered at Portland's Lipman's Department Store, which then became Fredrick and Nelson. It became a popular Holiday tradition for over 30 years. Since that time the show has been produced in New York and countless cities on the east coast, mid-west and Hawaii.

Lakewood's annual Holiday Breakfast Theatre production is celebrating its 25th year. Audience members enjoy a special holiday continental breakfast 1/2 hour before the show and performers interact with young audience members to help them celebrate the holidays. The performance is suitable for ages 3-12.

Welcome back Peppermint Bear!