Holidays With A Twist

Twisted, locally written plays featuring a cast of Christmas characters as you’ve never seen them before…and might wish you hadn’t.

RED SANTA
Written by Annette Roman, directed by Maury Zeff
Political arguments and drunk relatives are a given at holiday dinners—even at the North Pole.

THE MOSTLY TRUE TALE OF THE HARD NUT
Written by LZ Zephyr, directed by Annette Roman
He’s alone on Christmas. A life-sized Nutcracker is busting his balls. The Sugar Plum Fairy is a nutcase. There is not enough eggnog.

NORTH BY NORTH POLE
Written by Maury Zeff, directed by Annette Roman
When an adorable but sinister doomsday toy turns up in Santa’s workshop, Hitchcockian intrigue and murder ensue.

Plus, the Bay Area holiday tradition with an all-new cast…

CHRISTMAS UNMOORED
Written and directed by Annette Roman
In this twist on A Christmas Carol, knee-jerk racist Grandpa receives a visit from “black Santa” Svarte Piet…or does he?

Cast: Carlos Carrillo, Christopher DeJesus, Danielle Doyle-Iwane, Matt Gunnison, Amanda Lee, Olga Molina, Lisa Tateosian, Karl Wieser and Christian Wilburn