Holiday Card from the Hershey Area Playhouse - December 18 - December 27, 2020
Hershey Area Playhouse
Who's Who
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Kurt Dise
Kurt has been performing on local and regional stages for over 40 years. Since 2002 he has also entertained guests at Hershey’s Chocolate World in a variety of capacities, his most current role as a Digital Puppeteer. Kurt has been seen as Tevye in Fiddler and as Hucklebee in the Hershey Area Playhouse production of The Fantasticks and in Miracle on 34TH Street. From 2007 to 2010 Kurt had the pleasure to be a part of Hersheypark’s Music Box Christmas show, Home Sweet Home For Christmas. Kurt is also proud of his work in The Guys, commemorating the events of September 11th. A recently narrated short film, The Custer Wolf, has garnered domestic and international recognition. Philadelphia born and bred, Kurt has performed roles in Sweeney Todd, Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar, 1776, Chicago, Pippin, A Little Night Music, 42nd Street and Driving Miss Daisy. Kurt’s most cherished roles are husband to Janet and Dad to their talented daughter, Skylar.
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Phil Juris
Phil Jurus is no stranger to the Hershey Area Playhouse. He has appeared in numerous productions since 2010, including “Fiddler On the Roof, Music Man, Secret Garden” and the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in 2013. You might also recognize him as one of the volunteers who sells raffle tickets for the shows. Creative writing is one of his many artistic talents. In 1996 he began writing annual stories about the elves at the North Pole. They have been widely circulated over the years. One was published in a national jeweler magazine. Another was used in as a radio play by the staff of the Hummelstown Sun in 2015. Phil is excited to be reading two of the Elf stories for this “Holiday Card from the Hershey Area Playhouse” as their offering during this pandemic. This continues the theatrical tradition of the “Ghost Light” at the Playhouse. Though the stage is bare of sets and actors, and the seats are empty, it is not darkened. Theater lives!
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