BSR_S09E07 - The Complete Works of Christmas (Abridged)

Broad Street Review, The Podcast

A world-premiere hilarious and heartfelt solo-romp through Christmas classics.

Starring Barrymore Award Winner Amanda Schoonover*

Created by Brenna Geffers

Run time - 60 minutes with no intermission

December 12-19, 2024

She'll be home for Christmas --- home alone that is. It's Christmas Eve and after a tough year one lady is determined to get into the holiday spirits. Armed with eggnog, she's going to binge drink and binge watch every Christmas story available. Elf-help be damned! Who needs loved ones when you have the Hallmark Channel?

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.shakespeareinclarkpark.org/christmas

Amanda Schoonover is thrilled to be making her Shakespeare in Clark Park debut with her long time collaborator Brenna Geffers. Amanda is best known as the sassy eavesdropping Waitress on the GLAAD nominated Dispatches From Elsewhere on AMC where she co-starred opposite Jason Segel, Sally Field, and Andre (3000) Benjamin. She is a two-time Barrymore Award recipient and 9-time nominee, as well as being a Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program Artist in Residence at 1812 Productions for our show The It Girl and an F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Finalist. Film/Television: Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy, NBC’s Do No Harm opposite Phylicia Rashad and HBO's Perry Mason. Regional Theatre: Arden Theater Company; Theatre Exile; Pig Iron; Lantern Theater; Azuka; Simpatico; Hedgerow; People's Light.

Brenna Geffers (she/her) is a theatre-maker and director based in Philadelphia. She is the co-founder of Die-Cast, along with Thom Weaver. Die-Cast is an artist collective that creates new, immersive, and site-specific work. She has created over two dozen pieces around the country with Die-Cast. She serves as the literary and casting director for PlayPenn's 2025 New Play Development Conference. She has created work and directed for local companies, including the Wilma, Theatre Exile, Revolution Shakespeare, EgoPo, Philadelphia Artist Collective, and Tribe Of Fools, to name a few. Regional credits include Spectrum Theater Ensemble, Troy Foundry Theatre, Winnipesaukee Playhouse, and Provincetown's international Tennesee Williams Festival. She has been nominated for Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Choreography, and Outstanding New Play, as well as the Harney Award for Best Adaptation of a graphic novel. She earned her MFA at Temple U. @diecast.philly