Above: The cast during final dress rehearsal for The Long Christmas Dinner.
On December 18, 1999 Firefly Entertainment and The Pleasant Valley Theater presented Thorton Wilder's masterpiece The Long Christmas Dinner. The story of a succsession of Christmas dinners in the Wainwright household for over 90 years proved a challenge to the cast and crew. The fact that Wilder asks that there be no props and little scenery, and that there are no traditional transitions like scenes, made everyone work harder to to tell a clear story to the audience. To help in making the transition of over 90 years seem clear, Ryan Dixon, the director, worked extensivly with the cast on physical work. Ronn Hudzick and Patrick Lichentenfels' technical work helped to create a space that the actors were able to feel free in. This was also the first time a Pleasant Valley Theater production was done in the round, which helped the audience feel more intimate with the characters.
The the hard worked payed off when The Long Christmas Dinner became The Pleasant Valley Theater's biggest hit to date, breaking all previous box office records.
| Lucia | Nicole Mort |
| Roderick | Joe Rusin |
| Mother Bayard | Sue Anne Fatula |
| Cousin Brandon | Vince Strugala |
| Charles | Andy Pizarchik |
| Genevieve | Weslie Ressler |
| Leonora Banning | Roxie Cunningham |
| Lucia | Colleen Dixon |
| Samuel | Joe Stapleton |
| Roderick | Rob Strong |
| Cousin Ermangarde | Elizabeth Diamond |
| Nurses | Lisa Griffith |
| Ronn Hudzick |
| Director | Ryan Dixon |
| Writer | Thorton Wilder |
| Technical Advisor | Ronn Hudzick |
| Technical Assistant | Eric Stiffler |
Setting: 90 years in the dining room of the Bayard House.
Length: @30 minutes
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