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far with the Christmas carol production

we have three more weeks in the smaller

theater with that show and then after

Thanksgiving weekend we will be in final

preparations for the Nutcracker in the

Grand Theater good sales could be

stronger overall we're lagging by 30%

compared to last year well I think that

this really is not a criticism of your

performance lla but we need additional

measures okay well from what I've seen

in rehearsal The Nutcracker is going to

be spect

spacular

wonderful however I have decided to take

this a step further and bring somebody

into fil the vacancy that Marty left

when he retired as marketing director oh

okay that's great his name is Glenn MCC

Cornish send him in Glenn is a recently

returned local to our area and in my

opinion the PowerHouse we need to just

Infuse energy into our ticket

sales Glenn welcome hi glad to be here

thank you you so you probably recognize

some of our board members especially

Trent Davis Ela Morley and lla Ramsey

our fairly new theater

manager it's a pleasure now I know that

the ink is barely dry on your contract

but we've been talking about your

purpose here and our numbers for the

holiday season so do you have some ideas

you'd like to share actually I do may I

please I'm sure you'll recognize her

Flor Shelly Haynes I recommend that she

Be Our Guest ballerina The Nutcracker

this late we already have all the parts

cast then we shuffle them around I know

it's a hassle but it'll be worth it if I

can Market her as a sugar pump fairy the

theater will have a record turnout well

how are we ever going to get Flora

Shelly Haynes to agree to this

especially this late in the season I've

pulled some strings all I need now is

the green light here on the extra

cost what do you think yeah I like it

okay

well

mhm you have it

excellent thank you everyone that'll be

all thank

you these are no good now we're going to

have to reprint these to show off Flor

Shelly ha hannes but they just came

in that's a

shame such a

waste are you all right

Glen MCC Cornish of all people he came

on a bit strong but I thought his idea

was interesting oh don't praise him wait

do you know him unfortunately how high

school he was horrible back then

constantly pulling pranks on me one time

he put dye in my soda and it turned my

teeth and mouth black for 3

Days oh that's really bad that's not

funny did you see what he said about the

Flyers it's like he's trying to spite me

well what are you going to do about it I

mean you can't hold a grudge and work

together it's been years so maybe now is

the time to let it go you're right and I

have but it doesn't mean I have to be

all buddy buddy with him right well what

do you want me to do with these flyers

then give them to Glenn tell him he can

use them as toilet paper so they won't

be such a

waste we're going to need a little more

for the set pieces really Tobias want

spectacular I want on budget do you have

a

pen thank

you can you make it work if you cut

these two line items in half uh if I

repurpose some materials from the fall

show okay go ahead thanks

Steve hi bye wait wait I didn't mean to

step on anitos back there with the boort

tell that to the ballet director I'm

talking to him next about casting

I'm just looking out for what's best for

the theater and I'm not okay let's back

up hi lla it's nice to see you

again that's it what I had to endure

high school with you and that's all you

have to

say we didn't date did

we

smells good Amy

thanks oh you're both cooking you're

here on time even Lacy and lyla's here

honey I told you I would be but I do

have to go back to the theater after

intermission and check on a few things

well I hope you are hungry we are trying

new recipes

yum you came

how was your day good we got out the

Christmas tree mom and dad said I can

start decorating already she's been

wearing us down earlier every year I see

who's in charge here how is work do you

remember Glenn

mcores no from high school it was after

you graduated but he was the one who

tormented

me right that guy yeah yeah the theater

just hired him as our new marketing

director no so that was my day sorry

well did he apologize at all he didn't

even recognize me Well he kind of did

but no no apologies nothing just all

smiles like we were old Pals

unbelievable hey guys oh good you're

here I came as soon as I could what's

wrong my mouth guard fell down the drain

oh that's no good hey

Dad is that my Christmas

present just

checking looks good whoever gets it's

lucky mine I still have it it's over

there you think I'd lose that it's my

favorite scarf I grind my teeth if I

don't have this thing and then my

dentist gets all in a fuss I tell him at

my age me having teeth at all should be

The Benchmark let me take a

look how was your first

day was good were the people nice at the

theater yeah

mostly hey do you remember Lyla

ramsy no she and I were in the same

classes in

school a lot an old

friend uh no she didn't really

appreciate my sense of humor back then

well kids will be kids I'm sure she

realizes that now I wish today I

pretended like I didn't remember how

things

were that might have made things

worse you know your father was the

kindest Soul when we were kids I on the

other hand was a handful I chased him

all over the playground a bit of a flirt

mom no I yelled at him a lot it's a

miracle he realized I secretly liked

him yeah that's not what it was like

between mama and me oh well maybe a good

old apology is all it's in order it

never hurts to say

sorry got it

oh

wonderful you'll watch this right

yes Mom not here no sorry

yeah uh Mr mcores who's GL I'm Zeke your

new assistant Mrs lanfield the owner you

know who she is she pulled me aside and

said help you get settled and all that

not that you need it but you know I'm

just I'm here if you need me okay then

how long have you worked here zek one

year Well 15 months but you know it's

kind of weird around up like that you

like it I do I love theater everyone's

so nice and yeah it's great tell me

about the new manager alila she's been

the manager for 4 months now but from

what I've heard she's been here for

years before that super on the ball

keeps things going keeps people happy

everyone loves her really yes okay you

may not have heard but there's a meeting

not really a meeting more like a

gathering but you don't want to miss it

when and why right the whole company's

drawing names for secret

Santas excuse

me how many presents are we supposed to

give this year um I think this time for

six and no stealing stuff from the

breakroom that doesn't count it depends

on who you

ask okay so when I figure out who my

secret Santa is way before you what do I

win hey I almost won last year oh no you

didn't I just told you that so you'd

feel

better so what are the stakes okay

winner is treated to a

pedicure yes I need one of those it's a

deal all right everyone let's get

started

when I started this 5 years ago I could

hardly imagine it would be as dear to me

as it is now so I hope that everyone can

let some Christmas spirit in with our

annual secret Santa gift

exchange now am I forgetting anything

before we draw no uh just remember we

each draw one name keep it a secret

anonymously leave one gift each week

till Christmas then after the final gift

you may reveal your identity with that

I'll go

first always count on to BU us add a

little

drama all right everyone come take a

turn now I know there's some people that

haven't come in yet so don't worry if

there's some names left over every name

will be drawn okay let's go get one

while there's loads left why does it

matter cuz then it'll be more

random want me to get you one yeah

sure

who'd you get I'm not telling you let me

see

oo

thanks Co who is this oh that's um you

got L yes

sh switch with me well I don't know if

that's really

allowed but yeah it's probably

fine why do you want her no reason I

thought maybe you just had a crush or

something or

not

enjoy the show thank

you still here the show's about to start

I know you stand for it I always do the

whole time

usually

why because the theater is my

responsibility so you just sitting you

watch every night no but I'm here and

ready in case something goes wrong like

what like an asteroid hit in the theater

no like a malfunction or an injury or a

customer complaint things I can handle

don't we have a stage manager for that

and Tobias and Jill down a customer

service and like 10 other people who can

handle those things well lucky for you

you're not one of those 10 people so you

can go home all right suit yourself

madam

micromanager

I have Tobias talk about

pressure come on he's easy to buy for

not really he's the ballet director

who's so

creative and also it can be a little

extreme sometimes you should talk to him

more he's actually pretty down to earth

the further you get him from the stage

who have you got one of the stage crew

right Steve got some ideas for

him

oh sorry it's my

brother he wants to see when we can get

together to take family photos from my

mom's Christmas card a that's sweet yeah

but it's becoming more of a chore each

year really how hard can it be you want

to see the text thread about what to

wear oh all right do a red or green

sweater and some jeans

done I keep lobbying for us to use the

same photo as last year but Mom's

convinced that people keep their

Christmas cards I do but that's just

because I always forget to throw the

other ones

away good morning

Glenn morning what's that first gift

from my secret Center

person any chance you want to swap names

back I've already bought everything like

all of the gifts but I mean I guess

don't worry about it it it's fine don't

know what to get her she likes those

little cookies from the vending machine

they have vending machines here yeah but

I mean I get her more than one pack but

it's just an idea or the store around

the corner sells them in a bigger

bag

thanks who

cares oh

no hey I was just wondering if you've

signed off on the floor Shelly hayne's

contract terms yet I haven't seen it

no I'll go get you a copy then

okay ooh I love these these are

B my secret

Santa how they know good

gu this is my guilty pleasure I've never

had

one that wasn't a backhanded way of

asking

but these are really good right

wow is that the contract

yeah isn't this legal's job yes but I

don't dare start my marketing strategy

until I know for sure that she has

signed and locked in h okay we just

leave it here and I'll get to it when I

get a chance oh come on I'm trying to

wrap this up just sign it how'd you even

get her to agree to

this I'm on good terms with her

management team it said she was

available everybody said she's great to

work with she better better be with how

much extra she's going to cost the

theater hey that's at the discounted

friends and family rate her management

team must not consider you much of a

friend I'm just trying to get this job

done why don't you do the same okay ow

hey you okay yeah paper

cut I am doing my job by not signing off

on this

blindly I will get to it when I get a

chance can I uh pick another one no you

were only getting one why because only

nice people get

these

Thief Mom it's fine are you sure I have

another blouse for you a jewel tone

verdant calling it verdant doesn't

change the fact that it's green I wore

green last year Chris how's the camera

good timer is set and here we go great

okay come over here behind Lacy and then

Mom and then me I still like the green

better there's plenty of green in the

picture everyone

smile I blinked that's okay we'll try a

few of them just to be safe

thanksgiving's next week I'll take care

of the turkey and the stuffing you sure

you don't want us to since we're hosting

I mean I know it's a pain to haul the

turkey from your house to here I can

manage you just bring those yummy

potatoes instead I can bring the pies

and the rolls but I can't stay all

weekend I have to get caught up on work

it's a holiday weekend I know but that

doesn't make the work magically go away

there's a lot writing on the season but

you'll play games won't you and we have

the sub for Santa family to plan for

sure here we

go okay everyone

ready

smile

I didn't see who dropped it off are you

part ninja oh funny you asked though I

did dress this one for 5 years for

Halloween it's

cute you done uh yeah I do have some air

proofs for the design team they sent

over I should go grab it yeah

okay for the record I'm still not happy

about changing the dancers roles in this

ballet I agree Flor shell Haynes will

guarantee a full house I've seen the

effect she has on sales it'll be worth

it the contract's already signed Flor

Shelly hayne's team just needs the

rehearsal schedule can we do a fitting

on the day she arrives so we have full

rehearsals the other days I think that's

a good idea we don't usually do an

opening day rehearsal but do you you

want to in this

case I don't know the Flora Shelly

hannes would go for that do we have to

keep calling her by all three names or

can we come up with a shorter

for it's be

great thank you for your helpful this

mhm when does the press release go out

it's already out has the website been

updated with Flor sh HS on it I think so

let me check with the web designer

you know we really do need an acronym or

something I is see fish fish but without

the eye I think she'll have some

objections to being called that yeah but

it's just going to be referring to her

you know between us that'll backfire we

could just call her florid first name

too personal sure and fish

isn't where is my

pen what do you it's your pen

oh thank

you it's almost like sh yes it is you

want to grab something to

eat

together

yeah I hear this place is great it

wasn't around before I left but you know

yeah it's

good

didn't you used to work at a place like

this in high school you know I did you

used to go there with your friends and

make the biggest mess possible when I

was cleaning the tables oh you really

don't remember that no I do I do I just

don't remember it in such

detail look I remember more than you

think and I know my jokes weren't always

funny to you or others you super glued

my locker shut after I put my chemistry

project in it Miss billing let you turn

that in late do you remember in the 10th

grade when I got sick I got one stomach

bug and you made up a song about it and

taught it to half the class oh that was

more than a stomach bug see you still

think it's funny that wasn't even the

worst thing you did look it was it was a

joke I was just trying to make people

laugh that's all it was well it was

mortifying and this was a

mistake okay wait hold on all right I

know that my aunt is expecting were too

much and if there was something I could

do about it I would but I can't all I

can do now is all we can do now is agree

to move forward so come on we're not in

high school anymore I would love to but

just a second ago you were laughing

about a song that you made up to mock me

for a year look I'm trying to be nice

here if you can't accept my apology and

move on like a

professional that's on you I can be

perfectly professional but I also don't

have to make you feel better by saying

everything you did back then is okay now

just cuz you said

sorry it's probably cheaper if we just

replace the speakers in the practice

room or we can get one of those delal

porable ones sometimes they're just as

good really yeah okay let's put that

next year's budget so how was lunch how

did you I saw you and Glenn leave

together well the food was good company

not so much really he seems so nice to

everyone else that's because they don't

know the real

Hy my senior year of high school we had

this Christmas Fair they set up a hay

ride for the whole class in a rare

moment of politeness Glenn encouraged me

to go first he helped me onto the cart

and

everything when I sat down I found out

he shoveled horse manure onto the hay

bales and covered it with a thin layer

of straw I was humiliated in front of

everyone it ruined my clothes

which I had to wear for the rest of the

day and then everyone nicknamed me

cowpie for the whole school year I ran

into a girl in college and she still

called me cowy wait but it wasn't even

cow manua that's not the point oh okay

just don't be fooled by

him fine oh he actually sent you a

message he must be afraid of you cuz he

sent it through

Zeke how what paper cut have you hit

your quota yet for the week what do you

mean you get more paper cuts than

anybody else I've ever met

before items we have to provide for

florish jelly Haynes yeah let me handle

it are you sure it's tedious it's fine I

am not the assistant manager for

nothing

I think we need to talk about boundaries

zek sorry you got a gift I think it's a

snow globe again really yeah I hear

slushing all right go on open it up

really

yeah

huh do you think next week you'll time

will

tell need

anything ticket sales have had a little

up to not as much as I'd like but Julia

is sending out an email to our customer

list for the Thanksgiving weekend so

that'll probably help okay I want to see

that email before I goes out how are we

doing on our video ads Kevin has them

ready for you if you can stop by his

office anything else

yeah do you know what else I can get for

laa more cookies no no I

mean what else does she like you could

do some more research or whatever but

why don't you get her something generic

like smelly lotion or an ornament

okay

Bingo

clever go easy on your hands

is it time yet dessert time I don't

think I'm ready for that yet no we need

to pick up family for the sub for

Santa all right all right let's get to

it sub for

Santa what are our options all right

okay we have a family two kids ages 15

and 17 ick

teenagers okay all right here we go we

have a mom two kids a boy age eight and

a girl age 10 like me what's on their

list let's see pajamas winter coats and

a scooter shoes and kitchen pans sounds

promising any stuffed animals let's see

dinosaur giraff and tiger are the

requests okay then does that meet your

approval yep okay I'll sign us up when

do we need to deliver their gifts no

later than the 21st let's plan to get

the shopping done soon how about we go

next weekend

great I can't but I can contribute to

the gifts you picked the day honestly

it's so hectic right now it'll be better

if you guys just go without me that's

what you said about the Halloween play I

missed but I watched the recording that

your dad sent you were so so

good how about some cranberry sauce with

your leftovers uh no

thanks does it

matter that's what I thought I

did how's

that

better so work's going

well I

think honestly I'm hoping this weekend

really moves a needle for the ticket

sales there's a lot of expectations

especially with the marketing budget

that I've

spent I just don't want to disappoint

anyone there's also this woman at the

theater she's not my biggest fan but uh

I'm trying to fix

that she actually smiled yesterday

not at me but because of something I did

it was nice this just a moment though I

keep wondering how to make her

happy maybe that's not the best way to

put it she's a happy person she's just

she isn't happy with me you know all

those pranks I used to pull when I was

younger well I know now that it Hur

people

her but I'm not that same person anymore

so how do I make her see that though

right H I don't know why I care what she

thinks how do I do

that

hi it's just me what are you you doing

here I just came to see how sales were

doing check out on some things oh me too

do you come here a lot on holiday

weekends the first time I felt like I

had

to eggn no I'm not much of a fan of that

well I like it and I'm

hungry oh I I have Thanksgiving

leftovers you want some no thanks you

sure food will actually fill you up what

is it turkey stuffing potatoes gravy oh

yeah did you cook this my mom it's good

oh man thank

you that scarf has seen better days

anyway keeps me warm enough maybe you

should tell your Secret Santa you need a

new one my dad made it for me well

that's sweet he knits

crochets he learned a couple of years

ago about after he had a stroke oh is he

okay now yeah for the most part he lost

the ability to

speak I'm sorry yeah me too but he can

do this though it's funny how the brain

works

right it allowed him to regain some

dexterity and with it some control in

his life this was the first scarf he

finished it's one of a kind

then he he trying to teach me and it's a

bit of an uphill battle I can't really

imagine you crocheting yeah it's not my

favorite activity but it allows us to

spend some time

together um thank you for the food yeah

you're

welcome see you

later

there's a jingle in the air a f La

feeling

everywhere it's the best time of be year

whenever you're

here so let it snow snow snow so we can

stay home home

home I got the tree you string the

lights you bring the

nauy what you

do leaving something for my secret Santa

person who is it I can't tell

you which one the guy on the left or the

right it doesn't

matter I'm going to need those receipts

for the marketing buyas you've been

making sure I'll get right on that not

so loud did you hear yourself thank you

okay yeah we'll see you

later and by the way adise happen

through contracts not

receipts son of slushy at a gas station

shush is that guy when'd you get him a

multi-tool it's so sentimental it's

useful better than something you'll

never

use can't argue there I have two snow

globes taken up space on my desk snow

globes what you know who it is yes but

I'm not telling

you

okay

lla hey it's break time oh I can't come

on meet me in the cheap seats in 5

minutes okay

fine what is

this so you'll always know where to go

to find a pen

5 six 7 8 watch the extension make it

look

effortless I'm jealous of your mystery

person I've been impressed everything

has been something I need or love I

think it's a guy really why I mean this

bow it's a nice attempt but it shows no

real craft experience have you seen me

with bow I always use the stick on ones

because I can't curl ribbon the

thoughtfulness of the gift that makes me

think it might be somebody with a crush

on you what think about it why can't it

be someone who just knows me well like

who like Richard wait Richard from the

cleaning stuff he sees what's in my

trash can he knows what I need what I

like no who then okay if we are going

with my Crush Theory

um Nick he has a girlfriend oh Devin

from maintenance he thinks my name is

Christine it's

close what

about Evan from accounting oh he's not

observant Enough Tom from legal no he

delegates everything to one of those

virtual assistant services this is too

thoughtful for Tom well whoever it is

I'm grateful

but it's been really fun so far and I

still have plenty of time to figure out

who it is three more weeks three more

gifts unless I figure it out

first okay so you got chocolates and

what else soda not diet and some candy

at least the stuff you like mostly the

soda was like way past its expiration

dat I started thinking my secret sound

is just clearing out their

pantry do you want one cream or caramel

surprise me

here maybe it's Janine Janine is on a

diet from diets we need to do more

investigation we're not going through

anyone's office are

we no okay but we should do something

fun with all of our potential suspects

see if any of them let something slip on

accident what do you have in mind we

could we could go I skating tonight

after the show oh but it's so late when

else are you going to make time for it

T night it

is thanks for coming the thing's been

beeping all day and you're lucky it

didn't wake you up in the middle of the

night oh I don't hear anything at night

that's because you

snore I do not uhhuh

battery the N bolt well which one's that

the rectangular one right

here thank

you hold on about to work

hello no I haven't seen it yet I'm out

of the office right

now I thought you already sent her list

over right revised

great no no no no no we'll take care of

it yeah bye

is everything all right yeah it's the

ballerina's agent things she wants for

while she's here what could she possibly

want I'm trying not to think about it I

didn't think that was part of your job

it's not so I will gladly pass it along

to someone

else are you sure you're happy over

there at the theater yeah it's work we

just think maybe you needed a break

jumping back in so quickly might not

have been the best thing for you we

huh I'm fine once I get this first show

under my belt it'll be

easier hey Marie oh good you came I

didn't know I had a choice you good

where are your gloves I couldn't find

them girl you're going to freeze

hi

hi Glenn I'm so glad you can make it

thank

you um go on then get your skates

okay you invited Glenn yeah why do you

not remember the hay ride story oh I do

it's just with you freezing him out as

he had any chance to make any friends at

the theater yet am I supposed to be

worried about that come on you're not h

first time kidding Zeke you can tell try

I let go of the wall every now and then

no thanks I like to keep my feet on the

ground you need help seek nope I'm fine

well holler if you change your mind okay

good

luck I'm surprised he came out if he

didn't know how to skap

gate you have to start

somewhere so

um are you feeling comfortable with your

job at the theater yeah I'm getting

there how did you get into marketing oh

you know college degree

experience that sounds

vague Helen was praising you like you're

a huge

success what can I say my resume is

impressive

I was actually

fired what from my last job not for

anything terrible it's just the product

I was promoting failed spectacularly oh

wow I'm

sorry no I know what I do different now

but when it failed my boss needed

someone to blame well that's not fair

maybe maybe

not but I see their logic no grudge

just regrets that I didn't find a better

way but I'm at the theater now and just

so you don't worry I'm

committed I'm giving it my all well I'm

glad you are there's so much to do

honestly I should be looking at the

shows for next quarter but there's never

enough time well you know Helen

mentioned that you were somewhat new to

the manager job yeah but I know the

theater inside and out what everyone

does how it all fits together I just

need the season to go

W yeah that sounds like it's kind of my

job too in part but ultimately it falls

on me does it the dancers the orchestra

the stage crew it doesn't matter what

you do if they don't show up with their

best what's your point just saying it's

not all on your

shoulders thanks

yeah so why did you come back

here you've been asking yourself that

since the first day of the conference

room haven't you cross my

mind I mean why not stay where you were

or start fresh somewhere

else well

uh your

dad

yeah yeah I wasn't there for the stroke

itself

but it was really hard on my mom I've

gotten phone calls from them for a while

now needing help with this or that so

after I got fired I got a place a few

miles away from them it made sense to be

closer to them so I could you know be

there for

them yeah that's nice

unexpected wow thank you

sorry now believe it or not I am capable

of being nice I'm starting to yeah you

have to appreciate how hard this is for

me I do

Lyla I am not good at

this I don't know how else to say this

other than I'm sorry for all of the

jokes and all of the pranks in high

school

I I realized none of it was funny to you

or to any of the others and it may not

it may not sound like much

but a

meaning well that's something

is it

enough it's a

start brownie mix that's what my secret

Senter got me shh you don't want the

whole theater to hear I don't care even

if your clearly frustrated reaction

hurts their feelings it is a brownie mix

it's like $2 at the shop The Next Step

Up from that Bottom Rung of a gift would

be if they at least make made the

brownies for me I mean that's a common

courtesy I think there's some calming

tea in

here what did you get anyway I am that

much closer to guessing who my secret

Santa is because of gloves it has to be

someone who was with us at the ice

skating rink they saw I didn't have

gloves on or maybe it's because you know

winter you're just afraid I have a short

list of suspects fine who are you strong

suspicions I'm thinking Zeke or Sam I

still don't think it's Nick although

Glenn was there but Zeke was acting

really well Zeke is always Zeke Rita got

hurt what oh really where is

she this is not good she's our snow

queen I know we'll have to see what the

doctor says but I don't think she'll be

better in time to perform what happened

simple misstep like walking down the

stairs and blowing at your

knee now what do we do about it how's

the

understudy she's

okay look Karina is my first choice but

hey I heard what happened Tobias and I

are trying to figure out what to

do what if we bring in whoever was

supposed to be the sugar pump Fairy

before for shy

haes she's still a little hurt by the

shuffle

but I can talk her into

it

Ben hey what are you doing here well

hello to you too dinner ooh yum eat

quickly why we have shopping to do oh I

can't I had a stressful day at work when

is it not come on Amy and Lacy are at

Mom's for girls night it's the perfect

time to go shopping for them are the

stores even open holiday

hours I still like the pink one better

don't force me to come along and then

not trust my shopping instincts

everything Lacy has is pink because she

likes it no because Amy likes it what's

that one hoodie she's always wearing the

purple one

Bingo lla hi hi Glenn uh this is my

brother Chris it's good to meet you you

too

we're just finding some things for my

niece and

sister-in-law good I'm trying to

surprise my parents but the only ideas

they've given me are all practical and

boring speaking of practical I'm just

going to duck on over here and get

something for

Amy

oh

so do you celebrate Christmas or you

going to sneak off to the office and get

caught up again ha H it's not like I

love the late hours then why do it

because the theater means a lot to me

you know Duty accountability all

that how'd you end up there I've always

loved the theater not just our theater

but live plays and musicals being on

stage was always an adventure but it

just wasn't for me as a

career wait did you did plays in school

right yes I booed you didn't I that more

than one

performance please tell me the reason

you're not on stage right now isn't

because of

me

no good I mean I'm

sorry so why aren't you on

stage because I like being involved with

everything not just performing with what

I do now I get a front row seat to the

casting the art and Stage pieces

costuming ticket sales customer

experience seeing it all come together

with the story and the emotion the

technical elements it's it's

amazing you really do love it don't you

yeah want

to what Santa yeah come on why because

we

can't wow that's a lot that's a big list

so what are you going to say what I want

for Christmas of

course which is nope that's for his ears

only what about

you I'm going to tell him that I wish I

wasn't standing in this line oh well

it's not supposed to be a wish he's not

a fountain that you toss a coin at

whatever either way I don't really need

anything well Christmas isn't all about

what you need could be about what you

want like a new purse is that what you

think I want ah it's just an

example and who do we have here Glenn

and lla oh boy and what would you like a

ring perhaps oh no oh how about a photo

sure really yeah that's what friends do

so we're friends now I hope so I can

have my trusty elf take

it thank you

okay just a bit

closer little

closer you know what just put your arm

around

her okay now smile and say Merry

Christmas Merry Merry

Christmas I'll text you the photo thanks

they were all out of pajamas can you

believe that oh that's too bad we can

try another store

okay I'll see it work yeah yeah it's

good to run into you you

too you

okay yeah

fine

hi

Derek hey I think I know who my secret

Santa is who it's Derek he was coming in

from rehearsal and he saw me and he got

completely awkward and then he turned

around and ran the other way to avoid me

maybe he's intimidated by you oh

whatever we're friendly we always say

hello this was definitely weird so is

Derrick your final answer

yes so in order for me to win you have

to be wrong about Derek and I have to be

right about whoever my secret s is yes

but I like my chances I'm not giving up

I just have to catch my secret sand in

the

act

you got another

gift snow globe number four hey do you

know how long lla will be in her office

no want me to ask her no no I really

need her out of her office though oh for

your secret San yeah but it needs to

stay refrigerated oh you want me to put

in the fridge no no no I'd rather we get

her out of her office so I can leave it

there what if it goes bad like if she's

away from her desk for too

long how about ice good idea we'll also

need a bowl on

it here we

go good good so why are you trying so

hard what do you mean you're like

invested I'm not not more than my snow

globe

gifter yo you're you're taking it to a

higher level what do you

think it needs a

bow where the

mug

better now

what

hey got a minute sure what for it's a

fish thing the dressing room for Flora

we're sticking with fish I like it you

want to go take a look I just want to

make sure everything is as it should be

her team keeps bugging me about it sorry

I told them to come to me and maray for

that stuff no it's

fine

we're ready to go as soon as she arrives

and the driver's going to bring fish

here from her hotel and everything's

ready here right yes yes and yes okay I

think we're all set everyone stay on top

of your responsibilities let's show Miss

Haynes what a stellar company we can be

all right okay all

right leaving yes the play bills finally

arrived from the printer so I can

breathe again good how about we grab a

bite to eat

why

nourishment no I mean

why why

not do you ever just watch a show

anymore I mean sit down in the theater

like a normal person it's been a while

do you still like it on that side of the

stage yeah I do there's just never time

what's your favorite show you you ever

seen uh that's a tough one

liar what you don't have a favorite I

can tell I do you even like theater of

course that was a lie too you know one

of those tiny lies like you're trying

not to hurt my feelings fine I don't

enjoy it per se why not I don't know the

jumping around the singing well not

every show is a musical still I can

almost get pulled into the story and

then something happens and it's too much

are you expecting reality no h so you

have something against talented singers

actors and dancers no I'd just rather do

something else I take it this wasn't

part of your interview with Helen

thankfully she sees the value in a

skilled worker not someone who's just

another

fan okay well I won't tell her if it

makes you feel any better thank

you that's what for um coworkers

are four friends you were going to use

that word no oh who's the liar now it

was a slip uh-huh which means you really

meant

it look I've been I've been wondering

about what it would have been like if we

would have been friends in high school

it's kind of hard to imagine yeah I know

I

know but think about it if we would have

been friends who knows is it we probably

would have been hanging out at the cafe

that you worked at help study for finals

or AP tests in your

case or maybe gone to

prom yeah I don't think that would have

happened would have really been so

bad

no but we can't go back

look just because things were one way

when we were kids doesn't mean they

can't be different now

right

you know his whole thing about being

friends kind of sounds like an O of

Branch a lot of how he's been acting has

seemed that way is that bad I'm not sure

I can't say I haven't thought about it

not in depth but it's been kind of nice

being friendly now more than

friendly come on taking you out to

dinner kind of sounds like a date it

wasn't believe me it's a miracle we're

nearly

friends well everything takes time I'm

not sure time would make much of a

difference I can only trust him so much

part of me still feels like he's pulling

a prank on me oh like he's going to

embarrass me like all this has been one

big

joke well I don't think he would do that

but if he did I tell you what there's

not a single person at the theater who

would let him get away with it thanks

but we're talking about

him I can't deny I want to trust him

more and believe what he's been doing

has been genuine

but I don't know do you want some more

sure your father thinks we should just

throw it away well it's no trouble to

take a look that's what I told

him he's here already best to make the

most of it what's this about an old

disagreement

about

your father thinks you're over here too

much helping us keep up the house and

all oh it's no problem and he's afraid

it's keeping you from your

life my life you guys are a big part of

my life there's nothing wrong with that

exactly although whatever happened with

that girl the one at the

theater oh uh not much we're working

together and that's fine we went out to

dinner

so we might be friends now well that's

nice

dear any chance it's more than

that

no not

yet hey guess what what the Nutcracker

starting to sell out I compared this to

last year and we're already outpacing it

first seven days are sold out except for

the Monday night show the second week is

at 85% and that's even with the snag the

website had with taking orders that is

great your strategy must really be

working

thanks what's wrong nothing I'm I'm

happy for

you soldout houses are great but I'm

just a little anxious about it

especially when we have a star like Flor

Shelly Haynes

coming don't worry that'll be fine

how was your

flight I trust the hotel was

satisfactory the performance will be

magnificent everything you've asked for

is ready for you in your dressing room

the head seamess is waiting for you for

your fitting

okay everybody should be warmed up let's

get into positions for the top of act

two and get music playback ready

please

ow

lla lla it's fish she's oh there was an

accident what no she's fine but she's

not

happy I can't work in these conditions I

will not jeopardize my safety or my

career it was a slight mishap and

completely fixable this time what if

that happened during a show I won't be

humiliated publicly of course not and we

don't want that either get

out so slight problem she's refusing to

keep

rehearsing I'm sorry but it really was

an accident what happened it's okay

Steve just help us understand so we can

figure out what to do next we had the

set pieces right where they needed to go

but somebody changed the blocking with

fish sh not so loud she hears that

nickname we're going to have bigger

problems wait they were changing the

blocking this late she was insisting so

we adjusted the set piece but before we

could lock it off let's just say we got

scolded to get out of the way and one of

the other dancers barely bumped it so it

shifted and it scared her what do we do

now don't worry guys keep doing your

work we'll handle

fish ideas not yet can you go sit on her

dressing room and make sure she doesn't

try and bail on the whole show yeah go

ahead hey fish isn't leaving how can you

be so sure her her contract and if she

accuses us of not having a safe

environment even if it's not true by the

time we work it out the show is blown

she's just being a diva this is what I

get I knew there was a reason I didn't

like this what I had a feeling this

would go south look we just need to talk

her

down

okay

what I brought eggnog I'm lactose

intolerant

oh well as strange as your team

requested organic milk for your mini

fridge well what do you want now we just

want to assure you everything's going to

be

fine Miss

Haynes how long have you been dancing

you have my bio written in your playbo

you're right you've been dancing a long

time I always admired how early

ballerina's start must be

hard is there a point you're trying to

get to not particularly I I was just

wondering what when you started

disliking what you do I don't I

mean ballet is my life but somewhere

along the way it started to feel like

work didn't

it maybe I get that how I work at a

theater but I can't just sit back and

enjoy the show not even at another

theater because then I feel like I'm

betraying this place it's

strange does dancing still make you

happy

yes

just not all the contracts and travels

and pressure you could take a break yeah

like my manager would allow that well

you don't work for him he

forgets so do I

sometimes do you want to be here because

if you don't it's okay uh

I

do I just wish it were fun again you

know then let's make it fun I'm not

going to say relax because I know it's

not that easy but you're not

alone we're here

too wow that went better than expected

yeah

plan yes I'm your Secret Santa oh thank

you it's Patty right yes in ticket sales

and I saved the best one for last I see

that I know you're new here and I'm so

glad I got your name Merry Christmas

thank you Patty Merry

Christmas so Patty got your

name yeah that was

sweet she gave snow gloves every year

the prevailing theory is she collected

them her whole life and she realized

it's a pain to dust them all the time

wow hey glad to see you're leaving at a

decent hour why is that cuz you deserve

it if it wasn't for you today could have

ruined

everything but you saved it so thank you

you're

welcome

um I'm going to take a

walk there's some cool Christmas

displays in a park down the

street I

am

yeah let me put my bags in my

car

what is this I like to think of this as

the lava game like don't touch the

ground you just have to put up with the

freezing cold you want to try it

yes W

careful so fish how'd you figure her

out I just took a chance that she liked

to dance still even though she was

acting like it was all a bother

normally you don't do all this if you

hate it

right so I just figured maybe something

had changed why was she

unhappy made sense so you could relate

right a bit I think mostly she just

needed to be

understood well good job

thanks

when I came here I was actually

intimidated by You Me yeah everyone said

you were amazing to work with and so

pivotal to the theater now

though I'm glad I got to see firsthand

that it's

true that's nice of you to say I mean

it there's a lot of things that I

overlooked when we were

younger I wish I hadn't but I'm glad I'm

not missing him now

thanks this is cool you want to

right what what's wrong is this a joke

what no I thought this would be nice

well it might have been but senior year

the Christmas

Fair They

Ride lla that's not what this is I want

to believe you but I just keep waiting

for the real you to reappear and I don't

want to be hurt when that happens okay

this is the real me

now I was I was immature and and

thoughtless but I've changed or or at

least I'm trying

to Lia please maybe we should just keep

our interactions work related and at the

theater

lla

Donuts no

thanks Donuts yes thank you so much

you're welcome Hey Zeke I like the maple

ones

hey you can take your pick I have a

call okay is she like avoiding you kind

of I thought you were getting along yeah

me too

not I

BL who is it Chris good you can let

yourself

in Amy and Lacy made you some

brownies that's

nice in your pajamas already yes it's

been a long week Christmas Carol just

finished two days ago so now we can

fully focus on launching The Nutcracker

we have full rehearsals the scenery the

works well when's opening night Friday

that's when we're wrapping and

delivering the presents for the sub for

Santa

family oh well it's a really busy night

especially with Flora Shelly H

here I feel like that name should mean

something to me probably not but I need

to be around always some reason right

can we not do this right now I have a

lot on my

mind

fine he pass the

popcorn

please tell me it's

caffeine in some form

fudge expired 6 months

ago any idea who it's from yes I was

right Derek told me himself and then one

of the dancers came and said he'd given

up sugar so ah well you win I yes are

you any closer to figuring out who your

Secret Sant is no and I haven't gotten

anything yet this week either maybe he

or she is procrastinating or shy or what

if it's Glenn no the gifts have been way

too nice you keep thinking he is

incapable of kindness doesn't matter um

if it didn't matter you would just

accept the possibility that he could be

your Secret Santa and you wouldn't give

it another thought instead you keep

analyzing his motives because I still

don't know if I can trust him okay I do

not deny that you have issues with trust

but it's not just Glenn I mean you hang

around here constantly as if if you were

to leave the entire thing would fall

apart that's not true then what is it do

you not trust that anybody else could

fix any problems no lla when you can

acknowledge how much everyone else does

around here I do we have an amazing team

and yet you don't trust them I mean what

are you going to do if Flora Shelly

hayne's costume rips in the middle of

the show are you going to rush in and

saw her back together in between

numbers just think about it and with

Glenn love him or hate him but if I'm

right then he's the one who's been

putting a lot of effort into each one of

these gifts just to make you

smile and that means

something

excuse me love

sorry oh hey the messages came in I

thought I could wait till tomorrow but

since you still

here and just so you know you're

supposed to reveal yourself to your

Secret Santa this week ah great with

opening night that's what everyone needs

distraction kind of the idea I like to

think helps us

relax could you give my gift to Lyla

I'll bring it in tomorrow I could but

don't you want the credit at this point

I'm not sure what you'll think it's up

to you I'm your assistant and you're the

boss well she might be more the boss

than you but that's not the point I can

give it to her if that's what you want

or you could just leave it for her and

not tell her it's you I thought you said

we had to tell her yeah but it's

Christmas no one cares about a little

mystery she'll know it's me pretty

easily then even if I give it to her

she'd know

right right good

night hey it's Chris look I know you

probably can't make it tomorrow tomorrow

but if something changes we'll be at my

house starting around

6 so guests will start to arrive in

about half an hour it'll be fixed in

time you're amazing thank you so

much hiy slight maintenance issue but we

will be ready I believe you are you

running some errands I actually realized

I have some things to do with with Chris

and my mom but everything looks great

here so do you mind if I leave it in

your hands it's opening night I think

you can handle it yeah I mean I can

thanks Mar enjoy your night I

will I'll get

it are there still presents for me to

wrap look who I found blacka hey Lacy

you came get over here pick some

wrapping

paper okay what did we

here

beautiful work everyone beautiful work

this is for Curtain

Call that was an amazing opening night

congratulations and nothing went wrong I

yeah L would be relieved have you seen

her uh yeah she went home early she did

yes it's a miracle I know yeah good for

her Lacy wait up come on is this the

right address yes I double checked him

remember that one year oh yeah hey we

made a family very happy that year it's

just the wrong

one can I knock on the door we ready go

ahead

Lacy Merry

Christmas joy to the

world that's a pretty one do we have any

purple ice cream no oh Chris we should

have made these earlier to take to the

sub Santa family looks like there's more

for me tonight though you need it good

night huh the best I'm glad you made it

me

too can I ask you what changed your mind

yeah I guess I figured out that being

manager means

leading and leading doesn't mean doing

everything on my own good and I was

starting to lose the love for it you

know for the

theater I don't want to resent it I want

to still be able to go and just get lost

in the Magic No look at you growing up

sh so what's going on with

Glenn nothing why not I don't know

why it's a shame you know for someone

you supposedly hate I could have sworn I

saw some Sparks between you two okay I

don't hate him and there were no sparks

sure you

know years ago before

Lacy Amy and I nearly called it

quits really

what happened we were going through some

problems silly things but it all just

boiled down to us not listening to each

other and then us getting upset at each

other for

it then she asked

me what did I want stay together or not

you know I nearly said the wrong

thing but then I had this thought if I

didn't give us one more

chance I regret

it now look at us that orange eyes that

you just gave him there's not one thing

I would change since

then I just don't want you to miss out

on a chance at being

happy who says Glenn is that

chance who says he's

not lla yes ma'am the reviews for The

Show

excellent it was fantastic oh that's

great good work thank you I'll pass up

belong to everyone they worked really

hard keep it

up

thanks I put a quote here for the new

lighting package the one Steve keeps

pushing for yeah I told

him what's

up I think it's from my secret

Santa to find your last gift you'll need

to talk with the person who keeps the

dancers on their toes cute it's like a

riddle who keeps the dancer on their

toes um Tobias yes that makes sense is

he here yet I think so let's

go Tobias lla I've been expecting you

you have so are you am I my secret

Santa oh no but this is for you

oh thanks

another one I

guess you can't buy white out without

authorization from this

department office supplies

accounting but

who

oh hey Evan we were just coming to see

you is this what you were looking for

are you my secret Santa is that what

this is about no I'm not oh who gave you

that envelope then I'm guessing I

shouldn't tell

you do I have to try read it if you need

a better seat this person will find the

best one in the house for you oh

Patty good luck thank

you the shows look beautiful thanks to

this person they're not talking about

the dances again are they

looks beautiful maybe the makeup oh no

the scenery Steve

oh hi

Steve Well took you long enough do you

have an envelope for me

no

but I was told to give you

this go on

right

oh nice okay going with the keeping warm

theme no it's

crocheted

handmade

Mila I know who it's

from

oh this

fell

thanks

the scarf isn't perfect but neither am I

if you can Overlook that wear the scarf

and meet me at Santa's house for a photo

together oh excuse me I'm so sorry

excuse

me

nice neckwear thanks it's new this guy I

know made it for me he made it for you

huh it's a pretty rare Talent nowadays

maybe it's the thought that counts I

hope

so thank you for the gifts you're

welcome all of them were really special

to

me they showed me that someone saw me

and knew

me a few weeks ago I never would have

thought that was

you I understand why but you have

changed and I

really admire you for it you

do thank

you I was hoping you'd forgive me for so

long

but the thing

is that's not all I've wished

for how more do you

want if you to feel something Beyond

admiration for

me I think you might have a

chance I do

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