Dover. A Christmas Story
“A Story of Faith, Hope & a Honda Rebel Motorcycle”
First Southern Baptist Church of
Dover
An Original Christmas Musical written by Everett DeMorier
Directed by
Dave Aubrey
Everett DeMorier
Jenn Holmes
Sets Designed and Executed by Eddy Seger
A fifty-by-eighteen-foot trapezoidal thrust stage in the sanctuary with no proscenium, no wings, no fly space and no theater lighting. But a determined and generous congregation with a heart as big as all outdoors joined with a writer, directors and pastors with a message and a mission to create a powerful force. They asked Seger to design a full-stage Loockerman Street, a full-stage Bethlehem, and the interiors of a garage, living room, Old State House and a mall scene. He responded with thirty-six 3’x 12′ flats that became twelve periaktoi, three platforms and a painted scrim. With the help of many hands, the set was completed in just four weeks. To top it off, when he suggested better lighting for next year, they asked him to draw up what he needed. The next day, bars and cable were installed along with ten ellipsoidals.
A powerful force.
Seger fashioned a star from a velvet-covered board, clear light bulb, dimmer, paper and some scrim –
suspending it behind a scrim painted to look like the tree lights of Loockerman. The Baby Jesus was fashioned from two milk cartons filled with Christmas lights and wrapped in muslin. The
dimmer-controlled lights provided the only illumination on the faces of Mary and Joseph.
