An Aethereal Christmas

Aethereal Jest Arts Council's production of "An Aethereal Christmas: A Holiday Radio Show" is a family-friendly holiday production.

Synopsis

This production features three radio shows produced by the fictitious WAJC radio station whose staff and actors will present their respective plays while simultaneously navigating their interpersonal relationships. We begin with our youth production "George's Christmas Present," followed by the dramatic "Out for Christmas," and rounding out the evening with the hilarious “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”​

George's Christmas Present​

Liz has a tendency to get into sticky situations and this Christmas is no different. While working on knitting a sweater for a Christmas present for her husband, Liz begins to wonder about her gift from him. After finding it and not liking it, combined with a less than joyful visit from her mother-in-law, Liz embarks on a journey to improve the upcoming holiday resulting in multiple hilarious situations.​

​​Out for Christmas

​Upon his release from Pr*son on Christmas Eve for armed robbery and assault, Joe is on a mission for revenge against the police officer whose testimony at his trial led to his conviction. Joe gains access to the officer’s home under the guise of being Santa Clause. After spending time with the officer’s children, Joe has to decide between forgiveness and the revenge he has been dreaming of for the past eight years.

​​'Twas the Night Before Christmas

​A New York newspaper reporter and a photographer sent on a Christmas Eve wild goose chase by their publisher's wife for two goats harnessed to a little red wagon, which she intends to give her nephews for Christmas. During a night-long search fueled by a few eggnogs along the way, the reporter and photographer run across the evening's most dramatic news stories.

Production Staff

Director - Brian A. Palmer
Producer - Ellie Haenick
Music Director - Chris Makar
Stage Manager - Madison Garvin Lee
Assistant Stage Manager - Evelyn Evergreen
Scenic Designer - Travis Williams
Properties Designer - Jaimee Levitt
Costume Designer - Amy Groseclose

Cast

Albert Fadleson as Clerk - Clark Clemons
Vivian LeFleur as Bartender, Butler - Lynn Eitam
Tiffany Williams as Stage Manager - Evelyn Evergreen
Elsa Dugan as Girl - Alex French
Dennis Dugan as Mikey Malloy - Blaise French
Hal Dugan as Mike Malloy, Rusty McGowan - Chris French
Lois Dugan as Perry Brown - Shana French
Angel Stitchington as Lucy Malloy - Alexis KayAnn Gibson
Rose Weston as Mother Cooper - Lillie Gorenz
Theodore MacAvanish as George Cooper - West Gorenz
Barbara Weston as Charlie, Mr. Petingsol - Amy Groseclose
Joey Grey as Lucille Malloy, Al Vogel - Ellie Haenick
Harold "Harry" Henry, Jr. as Station Manager - Madision Garvin Lee
Penny Richards as Foley Artist, Waitress - Jaimee Levitt
Ida Robinson as Liz Cooper - Phoebe Levitt
Thelma Acker as Pianist - Chris Makar
Marcella Wilcox as Tex Court, Mrs. Petingsol - Randi Morgan
Ally Snyder as Katy - Aubrey Smetzer
John Smith as Joe, Buanacassa - Sean Svendsen​

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

MadLab, 227 North 3rd Street, Columbus, United States