ABOUT THIS EPISODE
This week, we're joined by Pennsylvania playwright Peter Fenton discussing the release of his new play, See Amid the Winter Snow! During a global pandemic where theaters across the country are dark, it was nice to have a discussion about the good old days of sitting in an audience watching a live performance!
About See Amid the Winter Snow:
“YULETIDE PANDEMONIUM!" On the outskirts of the North Pole, a bustling little city home to a world-famous toy factory, a spunky Snowman narrates the love story of an ambitious schoolteacher and the Claus family publicist, whose simple romance is threatened when they find themselves living the Christmastime nightmare of a blackmail scandal in Santa’s Workshop during Mrs. Claus’ bid for Mayor of the North Pole. Follow Peter Fenton’s satirical romp through holiday lore and United States politics in a hilarious blizzard laced with the piercing wit of the 21st Century and the timeless heart of the season. Bet you an ice cream sundae you can’t find these homages to all-time holiday favorites in this play:-It’s a Wonderful Life-A Christmas Story-How the Grinch Stole Christmas-Miracle on 34th Street-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer-“Baby, it’s Cold Outside”-“The Twelve Days of Christmas”-“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”-“Up On the Housetop”-“Walking in a Winter Wonderland”..and SO MANY MORE!”
About Peter Fenton:
Peter Fenton (he/him) is a Philadelphia area comedian, playwright, and screenwriter specializing in writing works to make you both laugh and drive you to be a better person in a variety of genres spanning family-friendly fairy tale adventures to mature-humored dark comedic commentaries on religion. An alum of Wheaton College in Illinois and the postgraduate theatre apprenticeship program at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Fenton has seen other bylines with Heuer Publishing, OurBible App, Dadley Productions, and Q Christian Fellowship. In addition to writing, Fenton has worked a number of interesting jobs, including summer camp counselor, traveling band videographer, international boarding school advisor, and a stunt double in an action movie. Fenton is the youngest child of Jim and Beth Fenton of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and brother to sports information director Matthew Fenton and chemist Dr. Julie Fenton Hodges. He enjoys a nice, long walk alone or with a friend and likes a nice glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. You can connect with Peter Fenton on his website at www.byPeterFenton.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @peterfent!
