Revels Houston Presents
The Christmas Revels: A 17th-Century English Village Celebration of the Winter Solstice
FRIDAY: December 20, 2024 // 7:30 PM
SATURDAY: December 21, 2024 // 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
SUNDAY: December 22, 2024 // 1:30 PM & 5:30 PM
Join us and discover the magic.
Revels interactive performances feature the song, dance, musical and storytelling traditions of diverse cultures. We blend these elements into seasonal celebrations, demonstrating how differing cultures throughout the ages are fed by the same great river of myth, story and song.
Photo by Donn Mumma, 2022 Production.
This year’s Show is The Christmas Revels: A 17th-Century English Village Celebration of the Winter Solstice.
It's set in a tiny hamlet in England's rural West Country during the Seventeenth Century. As the villagers are preparing to celebrate their annual Winter Solstice Festival, they debate whether or not magical creatures – fairies, elves, hobgoblins, dragons – exist or not. The pro-fairies faction plead their case by telling traditional English folk tales about human beings who have had close encounters with such creatures. In between the stories, the cast of the Christmas Revels production performs songs, carols and dances from England's Renaissance Era.
Upcoming Dates
Of course, our biggest event, The Christmas Revels, takes place during the Winter Solstice, but throughout the year there are other opportunities to gather and support Revels Houston.
The Christmas Revels Performances
FRIDAY
December 20, 2024 // 7:30 PM
SATURDAY
December 21, 2024 // 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
SUNDAY
December 22, 2024 // 1:30 PM & 5:30 PM
Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH)
3400 Main Street, Houston TX 77002
Creative Team
Dr. David York returns for his third year as Music Director for Revels Houston. In addition, David is the Director of Music at First Congregational Church, Artistic Director for Houston Bronze Ensemble, and the Artistic Director for Pride Chorus Houston. David will be on hand to facilitate the Christmas Revels Auditions.
Also on hand for the Christmas Revels Auditions will be Revels Houston's brand new Stage Director, Sean Keith Thompson. Sean has been involved with numerous theater companies in southeast Texas and has directed dozens of shows. He was honored to receive the 2022 Broadway World Award for Best Director, and was for several years Producer, Head Writer and Director of the Houston Press Club's annual satirical review, the Gridiron Show. Since 2010, Sean has been the Artistic Director of the community theater troupe which was known as Upstage Theatre when it was based in the Houston Heights area, and now is the Points North Theatre Company since its relocation to The Woodlands, where Sean also serves as News and Content Editor of the digital information resource website, Woodlands Online.
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Revels is a living tradition that bonds all participants — audiences, performers and volunteers — together as companions in celebration.
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