The beloved Christmas performance from Briercrest Onstage is returning once again this year, with a weekend of performances sure to spark the holiday spirit.
This year’s show is titled A Father’s Love, and tells the tale of a young miner who falls in love with a widowed schoolteacher, although he is hesitant to become the father to her three young children.
The miner considers his hesitancy through the lens of the story of Mary and Joseph, the nativity story, and offers a tale of courage and faith, as the miner realizes how great a force a father’s love truly is.
”It's supposed to be very uplifting and encouraging,” said Ruth-Ellen Wallace, performing arts administrative assistant. “We'll have lots of carols and songs that people will recognize, as well as some new Christmas songs, and there'll be dancers and a big mass choir and orchestra.”
A Father’s Love will be playing from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, with four showtimes available to attend — an evening show at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 and Nov. 30, and afternoon shows at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Briercrest will also be putting on a full turkey dinner, held on Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. in the Briercrest dining room. Tickets for the turkey dinner include entrance to the show as well as the meal.
For yet another year, Briercrest will also be hosting their Christmas Craft Sale during all four performances, for patrons to browse and perhaps find some unique Christmas gifts from local artisans — or perhaps something for yourself.
The craft sale will be open in Edwards Chapel on Nov. 29 from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., on Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and on Dec. 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The holiday weekend is always a favourite of the community, drawing in crowds of people to the town of Caronport.
“It's so moving and it's so relevant,” said Wallace. “It's an original drama, we always have someone in-house writing it, so it's always new and yet it's familiar at the same time because it's the Christmas story.”
This year is promising to be yet another fantastic show, with all of the hard work from Briercrest students making the production incredibly special.
“The special effects are really spectacular, the lighting is great, and of course the music is what we're well known for here,” said Wallace.
Tickets for any of the performances are available for purchase online, through the show’s website prior to the show, or at the door on the day of the performance.
For adults, tickets are $19.50, and children under 12 are $12. A family package, including two adults and two children, are $50, with a $5 cost for additional children. Turkey dinner tickets are $43.50 for adults and $35 for children and are only available until Nov. 15.
For children’s tickets, wheelchair-accessible seats, large groups, or turkey dinner tickets, call 1 (888) 462-2202 to purchase tickets.
