Provincetown Children's Theater presents "The Snowman in the Dunes"

The Snowman in the Dunes book by Patrick Lamerson, music and lyrics by Michael Sottile

This family musical has endeared itself to the Outer Cape community over the past two years. Originally a short play, Snowman tells the story of Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, who moves from the Himalayas to Provincetown to find his dream—acceptance and friendship. Yeti moves into a dune shack just before Christmas and meets two kids whose mother, Mrs. Galilee, runs the Sea Glass Inn. Mrs. Galilee has no time for “monsters in the dunes” because the bank is foreclosing on the inn while her wife is deployed overseas in Afghanistan. Will the family be able to save the inn? Will Yeti become the friend he yearns to be? Will the Evil Banker remain… evil? And will the magic and spirit of Christmas prevail and save the day? All these questions will be answered in The Snowman in the Dunes with the help of the audience and some dancing snowflakes.

Dan McGhie returns as Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, Laura Cappello (Always, Patsy Cline) is Mrs. Galilee, Chev Hardy plays Beth, the wife, Eliza Fitzgerald plays Jo and Patricia Lord will play Mary. Nicholas Gulde returns as the Evil Banker and Jack Kelly will play the Monk.

The Snowman in the Dunes was originally written as a play by Patrick Lamerson who has significantly reworked and lengthened the script over the past two years, adding new characters and several new scenes. Michael Sottile added three songs for last year’s workshop performance and has added six more original songs for this year’s production. Michael Sottile is also the musical director. Emily Mower is the choreographer and Michael Walczak the director. Roberta Eggart returns as the invaluable stage manager.

Performances are December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 all at 6:00pm and December 18 at 7:30pm.

Cost for each performance is $15 adults, $10 children under 18 or $25 for a family of four.

All performances are at The Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657.

Snowman is family friendly and entertaining for adults and children of all ages.

The Provincetown Theater is wheelchair accessible with parking.