Purdue Christmas Show 2012 (39 images)

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  • Hall of Music Productions theater technicians Dallas Johnson (left) and J.D. Fackler work on a wooden Christmas Show set piece in July in the basement of Stewart Center. Preparation for the annual show begins in February and happens in various stages until the day of the first performance. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Hall of Music Productions theater technician J.D. Fackler works in October on a wooden set piece in the basement of Stewart Center for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show. Purdue theater technicians fabricated and painted all of the show's set pieces; the work began in May and lasted until the sets were loaded onto the Elliott Hall of Music stage in mid-November. It then took several weeks to load all set pieces onto the stage. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)

  • Stage lights that will be used during the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show are covered with colored gels, which will be used to create lighting effects during the show's performances. Before the set pieces were loaded onto the Elliott Hall of Music stage in mid-November, stage crew team members spent two days hanging all of the lights needed for the show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Rear projectors, which will be used during the Christmas Show to create electronic effects on the Elliott Hall of Music stage, hang from stage rigging. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members work on a set piece that depicts the crest of Claus Enterprises, a key component of the Christmas Show's story this year. The crest is featured prominently in the show's first act. Loading of set pieces onto the Elliott Hall of Music stage began in mid-November. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)

  • Hand drawings of the show's set pieces sit nearby as set pieces are loaded onto the Elliott Hall of Music stage in mid-November. The drawings depict the crest of Claus Enterprises, which factors heavily into the show's story; a chandelier that will hanging above the stage during a portion of the show; and a drawing of a display depicting a reindeer flight school. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members move a set piece that portrays a large mound of snow. This set piece will be placed behind Purdue Musical Organizations (PMO) student performers during the show's second act. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members move one set piece depicting double doors in front of another, identical set piece. Both pieces will be featured in the finale of the show's first act. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members stand near a face-door set piece on the Elliott Hall of Music stage. After the set pieces were constructed in a Stewart Center workshop, it took several weeks to load them onto the stage. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Skip Eads moves scenic elements above the stage using a set of counter-weighted pulleys. Eads is the Christmas Show's technical coordinator for stage systems and its lead carpenter. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Two large set pieces portraying candles will be used as part of a scene set in a North Pole cathedral during the Christmas Show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members Ron Shoemaker, left, and Dallas Johnson discuss how to load a set piece onto the stage in mid-November. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members Dallas Johnson, left, and Ron Shoemaker work with audio equipment while lighting and set pieces are being loaded onto the stage in mid-November. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • An Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team member ensures there is sufficient room about the stage for the Christmas Show's necessary lighting and set pieces. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • The stage for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show begins to come together earlier this month after Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team members load set pieces onto the stage. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • An Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team member places reflective tape on a set piece to mark its location on the stage during work that took place in mid-November. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Brent Bohs, an Elliott Hall of Music stage crew team member, holds tape underneath a piece of equipment used to hang lighting and make adjustments to set pieces located above the stage. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • PMO student performers take part in sectional rehearsals on Oct. 29 at University Church for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show. Each of the show's four performances will include more than 250 campus and community performers, including members of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, Purdue Bells, University Choir, Heart and Soul, All Campus and Community Chorale, and the PMO Kids Choir. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • PMO student performers take part in sectional rehearsals, in which sections of performance groups gather to work on specific parts of the Christmas Show. The student performers started rehearsing in late September. In October, students began practicing choreography to the music learned in sectional rehearsals, and then performers moved to the Elliott Hall of Music stage for rehearsals in mid-November. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Bill Griffel, director of Purdue Musical Organizations, leads PMO student performers as they practice in University Church for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show. Beginning three weeks before the show's first production, rehearsals lasted three or four hours each night. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Bill Griffel, director of Purdue Musical Organizations, leads PMO student performers as they practice in University Church for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Jon Ranard, a PMO assistant director, accompanies PMO student performers on piano during a sectional rehearsal at University Church for the 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • PMO student performers take part in sectional rehearsals at University Church for the Christmas Show. All student performers rehearsed for 11 weeks in preparation for the show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Onyx Uzomah, a PMO student performer, practices during a sectional rehearsal at University Church for the Christmas Show. Uzomah is a member of the Heart and Soul ensemble. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

  • Bill Griffel, director of Purdue Musical Organizations, leads PMO student performers as they practice in University Church for the Christmas Show. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)

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