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Amber Katulic
  • Winter Garden, FL

Amber-Dawn Katulic of Winter Garden to be showcased in ''Tis the Season'

2011 Nov 18

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and the Huntington University theater and music departments plan to celebrate the holidays with their upcoming production of "'Tis the Season: A Christmas Celebration" - back by popular demand! Featured in this year's show is Amber-Dawn Katulic of Winter Garden, FL.

Katulic is a senior Theatre Design and Technology major at Huntington University.

Bring the whole family to enjoy the merriment of the holiday season; but more importantly, come to rejoice in the miracle of the birth of Christ. There will be instrumental music, singing and dancing all wrapped up in an evening of entertainment. This show will run for two performances only at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3, so get your tickets early!

Hosting this year's production will be junior theater performance major Nate Adams from Pueblo, Colo., and junior public relations major Stephanie Morin from Gorham, Maine.

This year's production also will take a new twist from last year's format. Director Jay Duffer will offer audiences popular tunes from classic Christmas movies such as "Home Alone," "Polar Express" and "White Christmas." Audiences also will get a sneak peek to see Santa's workshop as performers sing holiday hits such as "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Sleigh Ride."

Alongside Duffer on the artistic staff is Dr. George Killian as the music director and conductor and Melissa Duffer as the production choreographer. Jay Duffer last directed "Once Upon a Mattress" for the Huntington University Theatre Company.

"'Tis the Season" will be performed in Zurcher Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, $6 for children 13 and younger, $5 for HU students and $9 for HU faculty/staff.

For reservations, call the Merillat Centre for the Arts Box Office at 260-359-4261 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Tickets also will be sold at the door before every performance. Tickets are now on sale.

Bring the entire family to kick-off the holiday season and enjoy a performance featuring some favorite holiday jingles.

For more information about the Huntington University theater and music departments, visit www.huntington.edu.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America's Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution to its "Best in the Midwest" list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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