Sibling sparks will fly when a family returns home for Christmas at UpStage Theatre, while Buddy the Elf tries to free his dad from the Naughty List at Sullivan Theater and Rudolph will go down in history when Playmakers takes the stage at the Reilly Theatre.

All of these stories will come alive this weekend to open the holiday season.

Patrons can make plans to see one or all three. There’s plenty of time, and each will put them in the Christmas spirit.

It is the holiday season, after all, so happy endings are guaranteed.

'Home for Christmas'

A sister sets out to gather her siblings together for what might be their ailing mom’s final Christmas in UpStage Theatre’s reprisal of “Home for Christmas,” opening Saturday on UpStage’s home stage, 1713 Wooddale Blvd.

The company’s founder and

See Full Page