Stories on Stage Presents MAKING MERRY This Weekend

Stories on Stage presents "Making Merry" today, December 13 at 2:00 p.m. in the Canyon Theatre at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80302 and Sunday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Denver at the King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80204 on the Auraria Campus. Single tickets are $28. Student tickets are $15; tickets for groups of 10 or more are $23 per person and LoDough (scholarship) tickets are also available. Tickets are available by calling 303-494-0523 or online at www.storiesonstage.org.

Give a warm welcome to some of your favorite Stories on Stage actors as they share songs and stories of the season in our annual holiday funfest.

"Big Calzones" by Denise Chávez
Sentimental holiday memories of growing up poor but happy in Las Cruces, NM.
read by GerRee Hinshaw

"A Candle for Kerala" by Ariel Dorfman
The narrator's nebbish of a brother miraculously finds romance during Hanukkah.
read by Erin Rollman

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Michel Tournier
A classical pianist who makes his living as a music-hall comedian experiences an epiphany on Christmas Eve.
read by Erin Rollman

"Dancing Dan's Christmas" by Damon Runyon
A very Guys and Dolls kind of Holiday story.
read by Erik Sandvold

Music is provided by award-winning composer/pianist Gary Grundei.

Celebrating their 14th Season, Stories on Stage has renowned actors bring stories to life by combining literature with theater.

Making Merry is sponsored by Les Crispelle and Glenn Tiedt and in part by the Citizens of the Scientific and Cultural District (SCFD), Colorado Creative Industries, Bonfils Stanton Foundation, Fine Arts Foundation and Wells Fargo.