Not “A Christmas Carol,” it’s “A Christmas Cactus!”
HI-DESERT CULTURAL CENTER PRESENTS A "DICKENS" OF A CHRISTMAS CAPER
JOSHUA TREE, CA – Comedy, mystery and romance converge in this charming contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center with its presentation of “A Christmas Cactus” starting December 11th, 2008. Every performance of “A Christmas Cactus” at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center will culminate with a presentation of an actual Christmas Cactus plant to a lucky audience member, compliments of the Stater Bros stores in Yucca Valley.
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PICTURE CAPTION: Stage manager Sherry Powell presents an actual Christmas cactus plant to actress Donette Swain who plays Detective Cactus O'Riley. Powell will present a Christmas cactus plant to a lucky audience member of every performance of "A Christmas Cactus," compliments of the Yucca Valley Stater Bros. stores. |
Christmas Eve is no bed of roses for struggling private eye Cactus O'Riley, who’s got a bad case of the holiday blues. It's a tough business; is she really cut out to be a detective? Should she try to scrape up the rent, or close up shop for good? The last surprise package she needs is a lovesick lawyer, a pair of armed-and-goofy fugitives looking for missing “Jake” Marley, and her male secretary's overbearing mother, who mistakes a tense hostage situation for just the perfect little holiday murder mystery party. It's a dickens of a Christmas for Cactus as she digs up long-buried mysteries, looks for a few small miracles, and takes a second chance on love, luck, and the life of a private eye.
“A Christmas Cactus” features several Desert Theatre League award-winning actors and nominees: Donnette Swain as Cactus O’Reilly, Corbett Brattin as the lovelorn district attorney, Chris Hernanadez as Fred the male secretary, Serena Salieri as Fred’s mother, Kurt Schauppner as the goofy armed fugitive, and Manny Rincon as the illegal alien.
“A Christmas Cactus” plays December 11-14 and December 18-23. All shows (Monday through Friday) at 8:00 p.m. except Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. and Matinee Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Presented in new “surround sound” at the hi-tech Blak Box Theatre, located directly behind the historical Hi-Desert Playhouse at 61231 Hwy 62 in Joshua Tree, CA. Tickets are $14 adults and $12 seniors and military. Group discounts are available.
To order tickets, call the Box Office at 366-3777 to talk to a “live” person, or order tickets online at www.hidesertculturalcenter.com using the new, easy to use Vendini ticketing system.
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