Sanders Family Christmas

Sanders Family Christmas

Written by Connie Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey

Musical Arrangements by John Foley and Gary Fagin

Sanders Family Christmas

Sanders Family Christmas

Written by Connie Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey

Musical Arrangements by John Foley and Gary Fagin

Overview

Sanders Family Christmas is the sequel to Connie Ray and Alan Bailey’s wildly successful bluegrass gospel musical Smoke on the Mountain. It’s December 24, 1941, and America is going to war. So is Dennis Sanders, of the Sanders Family Singers. Join Pastor Mervin Oglethorpe and the rest of the Sanders family as they send Dennis off with hilarious and touching stories and twenty-five Southern Gospel Christmas favorites.

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Details

  • Genre: Theatre for Young Audiences, Christmas/Holiday, Period, Faith-based
  • Time Period: 1940s / WWII
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble cast, Roles for Teens
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

Connie Ray

Connie Ray is a playwright and actress who divides her time between LA and NYC. She wrote the musicals Smoke on the Mountain, Sanders Family Christmas and Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, three of Samuel French’s most popular titles. Her musicals and plays have been produced ...

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Alan Bailey

Alan Bailey co-authored one of the country’s most frequently produced musicals, Smoke on the Mountain, which ran more than 500 performances at the Lamb's Theatre in New York, garnering award nominations from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and the Stage Directors and Ch ...

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Gary Fagin

John Foley

John Foley is a teacher (Northwestern University and NSCDS) and performer/musician in Evanston, IL.
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