Elves Carol (Amelia Hurst), Snowflake (Jase Root) and Cookie (Perry Loesch) work as fast as they can to make toys during Sunset School's production of "A Little Elfin' Magic" Thursday, Dec. 19.
Holly (Sera Benton - far right), Carol (Amelia Hurst), Garland (Aiden Eichenlaub) and Fruitcake (Jadesa Stevens) listen as Berry (Sam Welch) admits he has been kicked out of all the other departments he was assigned to because they thought he was a spy. Expecting to be treated meanly by the elves in the toy-making department too, he is overjoyed when they accept and encourage him instead. Though they have all decided – reluctantly – that instead of using their Christmas magic credits to get themselves toys they had been saving up for, they will use the credits to get more toys to fill Santa's pack. Berry is even more astounded when they tell him since he didn't help cause the problem he doesn't have to give up his credits.
Tinsel (Aubri Loesch) looks on as Holly (Sera Benton), the elf in charge of the toy-making department, informs the other elves that Fruitcake failed to set the wake up alarm properly and they have overslept and can't possibly make all the toys Santa needs for Christmas delivery.
Berry (Sam Welch - right) is so pleased to be accepted by the toy-making elves that he works through the night. His Uncle Noel (Lucas Nygard) comes into the shop and gets Berry to tell him what has been going on. Berry finally figures out his uncle's greed and jealousy are the cause of the problems. Learning about the generous sacrifices the other elves are willing to make, Noel ultimately confesses he was the one who reset the clock so the elves would wake up late. He was even the one who wheedled information out of the unsuspecting Berry when he worked in the other departments, causing Berry to be labeled a spy. Noel also revealed that he had been stashing toys away in a warehouse but would now give them all back.
Sunset school cast of "A Little Elfin' Magic." Back (L-R): Jase Root, Aiden Eichenlaub, Jadesa Stevens and Cerenity Hjorth. Middle (L-R): Sam Welch, Lucas Nygard, Aubri Loesch and Sera Benton. Front (L-R): Amelia Hurst, Sophia Mendenhall, Nevaeh Loesch, Perry Loesch and Sydney Nygard.
GREENOUGH - The Reception Barn at Paws Up Resort was the site of Sunset School's Dec. 19 holiday play, "A Little Elfin Magic." Dressed in Christmassy reds and greens, all 13 students, from kindergarten to seventh grade, played elfin parts.
The central dilemma of the play is that the toy-making elves have not awoken in time to make all the toys needed for Santa's delivery. Though blaming and complaining initially, eventually the elves all decide to give up the toys they hoped to get for themselves and add them to Santa's pack instead. In the end it turns out all the problems were caused by one greedy elf who planned to advance in the ranks by making the other elves seem incompetent. Inspired by the generosity of his fellow elves, in the true Christmas spirit, even he repents in the end.
At the reception afterwards, proud parents gave their critique of the performance using words like "marvelous!" and "wonderful!" One godmother even said she teared up, she was so proud.
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