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wilmettebeacondaily.com LIFE & ARTS<br />
the wilmette beacon | November 14, 2019 | 31<br />
‘Elf The Musical, Jr.’ kicks off holiday season in Wilmette<br />
Alexa Burnell<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 6 days ago<br />
Performers from the<br />
Wilmette Children’s Theatre<br />
are relying on the lovable,<br />
laughable characters<br />
from their current production,<br />
“Elf The Musical,<br />
Jr.,” to remind all that joy,<br />
not stress is the reason for<br />
the holiday season.<br />
Opening on Friday, Nov.<br />
8, and running through<br />
Sunday, Nov. 17, the production<br />
intertwines humor<br />
with important life lessons<br />
about family, friendship<br />
and faith, kickstarting the<br />
most wonderful season of<br />
all on a positive note.<br />
Alison Dornheggen, artistic<br />
director of theatre,<br />
explained why she selected<br />
“Elf,” noting the story’s<br />
deeper meaning, hidden<br />
Actors (left to right) Sam Consiglio, of Evanston,<br />
as Chadwick, Alex Palmer, of Wilmette, Wilmette,<br />
as Matthews, Luca Mitchell, of Wilmette, as Walter<br />
Hobbs, and Jack Murray, of Wilmette, as Buddy, at the<br />
Greenway press office.<br />
beneath the humor.<br />
“We tell stories that will<br />
hit home for our communities.<br />
The North Shore is<br />
filled with hardworking<br />
families who are all going<br />
in thousands of directions<br />
each day. Here is a heartwarming<br />
story that can<br />
help them slow down and<br />
come together to enjoy a<br />
Please see HOLIDAY, 35<br />
Lucy Yager-Madden (left), of Wilmette, and Kelsea Bahn, of Northfield, star as elves<br />
during the Wilmette Children’s Theatre production of “Elf The Musical Jr.” Photos by<br />
Sarak Kokes/Wilmette Children’s Theatre<br />
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