Show Accustomed To Anger t The The Grinch is back and andR he is angry R BY LAURA LEWIS Contributing Writer High on Mount Crumpet Crump t stands a creature so evil he wants to ruin Christmas forever er Hes He's the Gr Grinch More miserly than Scrooge and meaner than Mr Mt Potter he will do within his power power to to make sure no one is happy on Christmas morning The Grinch played by Paul Thomas Murphy sits rr up in his cape and watches es tin 4 Wl oville get ready for f kd Christmas All the Fa oI J- J are un under d er th the e pompous l i d. d direction 0 of f t the h e arrogant n Mayor played by Spencer f Ashby He wants Christmas to be perfect this year not only for his reelection chances but he also wants to entice the comely wi widow ow li E- E EY Y Mama Who played by Arika r and Kathleen Kathle n Richardson She is not r. r interested m in the mayor and ly mayor I 1 1 not interested in the self- self employment egotistical and ruggedly handsome Hunter Who played by Jack Drayton no matter h how w much she thinks about him Hunter has had a grudge against the Grinch for many years and is is' is not going to let a woman even one as pretty as Mama Who get in his way now well not very much Unbeknownst to Mama Who her three children children children chil chil- dren led by her plucky son Sam Who played by Steven Fehr have ventured into the dark forest Becky Sue Who played by Holly Braithwaite knows better than to wander off alone so it is not surprising surprising surprising ing at all when they are captured captured captured cap cap- by the Grinch Cindy Lou Who played by Kerstin Anderson is naturally at first but she cant can't help but think that The Grinch cant can't be beall beall beall all bad especially when she meets his soft-hearted soft dog Max played by Scott H Holman wh who helps t them e 4 h. h What happens next is isa isa isa a delightful retelling of the Christmas ChristInas classic with that perfect Desert Star twist Written by Ben E. E Millet The Grinch Who Saved Christmas is directed by Scott Holman and assistant directed by Mary Parker Williams It has music direction direction direction tion by Mindi Midi Stevens costumes costumes costumes cos cos- by Susi Geertsen choreography choreography choreography cho cho- by Kerstin Anderson Holly Braithwaite and Kathleen Richardson and lighting design by Bronwyn Teague Performances are Monday and Thursday at 7 pm p.m. Friday at 7 pm p.m. and pm p.m. and Saturday at 3 pm p.m. 7 pm p.m. and December our Monday and performances will be at 6 pm p.m. and and from December 7 we will perform twice nightly at and except Sunday Call the Desert Star at A d dr o toS 1 fn H r c t. t 4 y r f f fa a iJ tJ i Yx r Y r c C- C r I y f y r i y Is s td c sf G rus i Cindy Lou Who Played by Kerstin Anderson a |