Striking 12
Awards and Recognition
- WINNER 2 OCTG Awards
- OCTG Recommended
- Lucille Lortel Award Nominee
Reviewer Quotes
“ It’ll grab you from the get-go and set your heart ablaze with holiday warmth and cheer ”
StageSceneLA
“ Whimsical...rings out merry tunes ”
Orange County Register
“ a breezy and heartfelt 90-minute show sprinkled with an equal mixture of cynicism and hope ”
The Show Report
Meet The Man Who’s Had Enough, an overworked and under-inspired single guy who’s a dull hue of blue in a city of vibrant red and green. So he’s made a New Year’s resolution: stay home and go to bed early. His plan is going swimmingly until an incandescent salesgirl knocks on his apartment door and threatens to chase away his winter doldrums for good.
But this isn’t your average feel-good holiday show. Striking 12 combines musical comedy sensibilities, a tuneful pop/rock/jazz score, and old-fashioned uplift to create something wholly original, created by Tony Award-winning writer Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and the piano/violin/drum theatrical power trio, GrooveLily.
Featuring songs like “Screwed-Up People Make Great Art,” “Give The Drummer Some,” and “Fine, Fine, Fine,” Striking 12 is an alternative to the traditional seasonal fare that ignites the holiday spirit with an electrifying, rockin’ performance that cannot be matched.
WINNER of 2 OC Theatre Guild AwardsOutstanding Music Direction (Lex Leigh), Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (Laura Leo Kelly)
Nominated for additional 8 OC Theatre Guild AwardsOutstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Kari Hayter), Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical (Jacklyn Uweh), Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical (Allen Everman), Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (Jennifer Richardson), Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (Lex Leigh), Outstanding Lighting Design (Masako Tobaru), and Outstanding Costume Design (Jojo Siu)
“The cast is a nimble quintet of singer/musicians who trade off on lead vocals as well as playing an array of instruments that include keyboards, cello, electric violin, drums and other percussion.”
Orange County Register“Chance Theater is taking a bit of a chance on a Christmas musical that few if any will have heard of before, but give Striking 12 a chance. It’ll grab you from the get-go and set your heart ablaze with holiday warmth and cheer.”
StageSceneLA“Sheinkin’s Off-Broadway holiday musical is an unforgettable urban fable, a unique hybrid of musical theatre and live concert, mixing dry satire of young inner-city professionals in the retelling of the 1845 Andersen story. The show has since become an exception to the mandatory Christmas sappiness occupying most entertainment venues at this time of year.”
The Show Report
Executive Producers
Linda & Tod White
Associate Producers Sophie & Larry Cripe, Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller, and Laurie Smits Staude
Season Producers
Bette & Wylie Aitken
Associate Season Producer The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar
“Striking 12” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied
by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. (866) 378-9758
www.theatricalrights.com
NOTE: For some Vaccinated+ performances, there may be audience members from A Charlie Brown Christmas in the lobby who are not fully vaccinated.
Venue Bette Aitken theater arts Center
- Full-Service Bar
- Free Parking
- Conveniently Located
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At a Glance
- Approximate Running Time:
- 1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermissions
- Special Notes:
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- Post-show discussion after each performance
Unexpectedly complete delight. 5 extremely talented performers play multiple parts, sing, dance, and play instruments. Very original storyline which meshes perfectly with the tale of “The Little Matchgirl”. The woman who plays the little match girl has a face that lights up the stage! The entire show was so well done and so well written. Amazing.