Guilty Christmas returns to the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre in South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Well, they say the third time’s a charm. After last year’s big storm, loss of power and COVID canceled both attempts to perform the show, Valhalla Tahoe will again bring you “Guilty Christmas.”

Way back in the summer of 2002, the Boathouse Theatre at Valhalla presented a play by David Hamilton and Mark D. Williams called "Guilty Pleasures." It was a fast-paced musical comedy written specifically for the Tahoe audience. The play centered on a group of individuals who had been given permission to perform a show as part of their community service (received for a hilarious variety of minor offenses) by a progressive Tahoe judge. There were hit numbers about living in and visiting Tahoe, such as the “Keep Tahoe Blues,” “Living on Tahoe Time,” and the “TRPA” song with new material added each year as it played the next several years, with the last performances happening in 2012.

Time has gone by, but all the characters remain. Older, (though perhaps not wiser), they are ready to get together again, and this time they are doing a Christmas show.

Yes, after ten years the team of Hamilton and Williams has created Guilty Christmas, a musical comedy about the South shore of Tahoe in winter. Look for songs about winter driving, running for city council, and as we all remember fondly, quarantine. Plus, to put you fully into the Christmas spirit, a giant finale with practically every traditional Christmas song you’ve ever heard.

All but two cast members have been in prior productions of Guilty Pleasures and will be reprising those roles. Those cast members are Kurt Munger, Chris Taylor, Pam Taylor, Sharon Kerrigan, Anita Kelly, Joanie San Agustin, and Jeff Whitt along with our two new cast members Darby Beckwith and Quentin Powers.

If you remember "Guilty Pleasures", then you know just what you are in for. If you don’t, it’s okay, you can just sit back and laugh with everyone else. It will be fun for the whole family, (though probably not for pets).

Performances are one week only, November 16-20, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for children 12 and under. All performances are at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre.

Tickets on sale now at: https://valhallatahoe.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=147