Lyrics by Deborah Brevoort; music by David Friedman. Based on a true story from the Bering Sea of Alaska. The North Star freighter, carrying the village priest, is anchored in the Bering Sea on Christmas eve, on it’s last arctic voyage before the winter ice closes in around King Island. The waves are too high for the villagers to go out and fetch the priest in their walrus skin boats; without him, there will be no Christmas celebration. In a communal effort, the villagers triumphantly carry their oomiak over a mountain to the calmer waters of the lee, and bring the priest ashore. Christmas is celebrated on King Island. King Island Christmas is a heartwarming story about the power of community and the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity. Length: 1 hour 15 minutes. A cast album, with Chuck Cooper and Marin Mazzie, was produced by 12-time Grammy winner Thomas Z. Shepard, and is available on amazon.com. King Island Christmas can be presented concert style (with singers on book) or staged like a musical. Roles for men, women and children and a chorus of any size. Over 50 productions to date. Winner of the Frederick Loewe Award in musical theatre. For more info, log onto www.kingislandchristmas.com