Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Holiday Broadcast
by Penfold Theatre Company
Dec. 20 - Dec. 22
Penfold Theatre Company presents the 1988 film Die Hard, reimagined as an irreverent, Prairie Home Companion-style radio Christmas special performed live onstage. Back by popular demand–and for one weekend only!–the show brings together a small company of actors who portray all the characters in this holiday action adventure while creating zany sound effects, complete with faux explosions and other audio shenanigans. The fun takes place at Penfold’s new home in Round Rock and at Austin’s iconic Driskill Hotel. Ho, ho, ho and yippee-ki-yay!
Adapted By Nathan Jerkins
Directed by Jonathan Young
The cast includes Brett Weaver as Hans Gruber, Joseph Garlock as John McClain, Sarah Marie Currie as Holly McClain, Dane Parker as Argyle, Christine Hoang as Takagi, Nathan Jerkins at Ellis, and Ryan Crowder as vocal foley.
Adapted by Nathan Jerkins and directed by Jonathan Young, the production team also includes sound design by Brett Weaver and lighting design by Jennifer Crump.
Age Recommendation: ages 14+ for adult language and (silly) simulated violence.
Run Time: Approximately one hour and 45 minutes.
Information on Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Holiday Radiocast is available at penfoldtheatre.org/event/your-old-fashioned-die-hard-holiday-radiocast-2/2024-12-22.
Membership and Ticketing Information:
Single tickets for both productions are on sale now and start at $19. Tickets are available online at penfoldtheatre.org.
Memberships are available now for Penfold Theatre Company’s 2024-25 season. Members receive four tickets that can be used across the season. The remaining shows include It’s A Wonderful Life, Ordinary Days, and Anton Chekhov Is a Tasty Snack. Membership also includes priority seating as well as discounts on additional tickets and special events, such as the Grand Opening Gala, Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Holiday Radiocast, and Maebelle’s Suitcase. Memberships start at $89 and are available HERE.
Season Sponsors
Ampology Electrical Services, City of Round Rock, H-E-B, P&B Print and Design Studio, Texas Commission on the Arts, and Tri-M Foundation.
About Penfold Theatre Company
With 16 award-winning seasons of professional theatre serving Central Texas, Penfold Theatre Company has made Round Rock their permanent home. As the first professional theatre venue in Round Rock, Penfold will continue to tell intimate stories of hope and empathy, curate performances by premier local artists, and nurture theatre-makers of today and tomorrow.
Through a range of programs for all ages, Penfold builds community by making a cultural gathering place where we celebrate our diversity and imagine our future together, builds our cultural sector by developing local performing artists through high professional standards, education, mentorship, and opportunity; and builds connection through transportive stories that rekindle a sense of shared humanity, empathy, and hope. For more information visit penfoldtheatre.org.
Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Holiday Broadcast
by Nathan Jerkins
Penfold Theatre Company
December 20, 2024 | Friday at 10 pm
Penfold Theatre | 2120 N Mays St #290 | Round Rock, TX | 78664
December 22, 2024 | Sunday at 5 pm & 8 pm
The Driskill Hotel | 604 Brazos St. | Austin, TX | 78701
