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Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer 2003

December 2003

Written by David Cerda
Produced by Steve Hickson
Directed by Matthew Gunnels

After taking a hiatus in 2002 to launch POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical, David Cerda’s parody of the classic children’s television special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” returned for its SIXTH holiday season!

“Rudolph, The Red-Hosed Reindeer is a story very near and dear to my heart. I immediately related to the original story as a child, as did any kid who felt ‘different’,” says Cerda, whose red-hosed Rudolph (Brannen Daugherty) and his misfit friends -- Herbie (Dan Hickey), the “not gay enough” elf who wants to be a dentist and Yukon Cornelia (Lori Lee), the butch prospector with a deep, dark secret -- search for happiness... and attempt to outrun the horrifyingly tacky Abominable Drag Beast (Ed Jones).

lt doesn’t matter if you’ve been naughty or nice... you definitely want to catch the show that Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune) dubbed “an ideal holiday escape for anyone who detests the commercialism of traditional Christmas shows” and that Jack Helbig (Chicago Reader) congratulates as “a copycat crime turn[ed] into a work of art."