Original Christmas plays at Yellow Tree Theatre have become a beloved tradition in the last 9 years. Due to a happy accident, Yellow Tree was forced to produce their own play (written by co-founder Jessica Lind Peterson) when they lost the rights to the play they were intending to do their first season. This was the basis of the plot of that first play,
Miracle on Christmas Lake, which after three successful runs inspired a sequel
Miracle of Christmas Lake II that also ran for a couple years. Then came
A Hunting Shack Christmas, and now this year we head to the icehouse for
A Gone Fishin' Christmas. All of these plays follow a similar blueprint - a small Minnesota town with adorably quirky characters, the "citiots" who return to the small town they grew up in and make some sort of a life change. It's not the most original of plots, but it works, and provides a framework for Minnesota humor, outrageous antics, and lovely quiet moments of family and connection. There's a reason that Yellow Tree's original Christmas plays are so popular and sell out virtually every performance - they are a perfect mix of heart and humor wrapped up in local jokes that we love so well, with a talented cast that makes these characters and the sweet and silly story sing (literally and figuratively). And
Gone Fishin' may be the best of the bunch. A few tickets remain (with best availability at weekday matinees) so
get your tickets now to experience this hilarious and heart-warming tale.
