december 7 & 8 2024
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Awaken welcomes the City of San Diego to our 5th Annual Night of Christmas! Serving the city of San Diego with a new family Christmas tradition for many years to come, join us for a local Christmas spectacular featuring classic carols, live fireworks, a string orchestra, breathtaking aerialists, captivating storytelling and many more festive surprises!
ENJOY THE SHOW!
Written by Anika Aguirre, Brandon Lazo, Christian Waples
Conceptualized by Ps. Jurgen Matthesius
What s Inside?
WELCOME
ORDER OF SONGS
CAST & TEAM
HAVE YOU DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS?
NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST
GIVING BACK
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Awaken is a church that is fresh, real, powerful, and has at its heart the Great Commission to win souls and make disciples of all nations. We are a church that impacts the city and influences the nations towards Jesus Christ. We are a church that has a culture and atmosphere of faith, hope, and love, and a church that develops leaders and empowers people to become all that God had purposed and destined for their lives.
Thanks for joining us on such a special night! Our prayer is that you can join us at one of our Awaken Church campuses — a church where you and your family can feel at home, at peace and awakened to God’s potential for your life.
With Love,
Ps. Jurgen + Leanne
& the Awaken team
Awaken Theater is passionate about having a Kingdom impact in the Arts & Entertainment industry. We believe the church is called to be an influence in this important sphere of culture. Follow us on Instagram @AwakenTheater for all the updates and what’s coming next!
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december 18-22
The Broadway-worthy production that will captivate you from the opening song to the ending line!
We’ve all heard the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, but have you heard the tale of how he became Scrooge? Twisted uncovers the story of how an innocent boy turned into a miserly man who despises Christmas.
You will laugh, cry and sing your heart out to the inspiring tale set to the best 80’s in a 4D experience! Get your tickets before they sell out!
Order of Songs
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
For King & Country
Mary, Did You Know?
Tommee Profitt
O Little Town of Bethlehem / Away in a Manger
Kari Jobe
What a Beautiful Night Awaken Music
Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
Robert Kinkel, Paul O’Neill, Jon Oliva
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Red Rocks Worship
O Holy Night
Tommee Profitt, Arranged by Elda McGinty
God Rest Awaken Music
Silent Night
Kim Walker-Smith
Hark Hillsong with TAYA
Angels We Have Heard (Glory Be)
Jordan Smith
Joy to the World / Joyful Joyful
Tori Kelly
What Child is This
Paul Baloche
We Three Kings
Tommee Profitt
Cast
The Nutcracker - Caleb Boon ACTORS
Griot - Christian Waples
Ruprecht - Ethan Dunne
Griot Understudy - Stephen LaFata
Sir Gerald - Ellis Barros
Siren- Brianne Lundberg
Mona Lisa - Shannon Whitall
LEAD VOCALISTS
Anika Aguirre
DJ Batuyong
Daniel Bell
Jenn Cruz
Elda McGinty
Eric Raftery
Grace See
Caraleigh Thomas
Elise Underriter
Jaydn Valdez
BACKGROUND VOCALISTS
Levi Aguirre
Vanessa Castano
Cyr Wheel
Sarah Dessert
Crystal Jordan
Miguel Rodriguez
Kimberlee Sanchez
CIRCUS PERFORMERS
Courtney Gianonne
Sam Tribble
Aerialists
Brenda Hamilton
Tania Holt
Sarah Romanowsky Fire Breathers
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Sergio Garcia Jami Thorne
Angel Batchelor
Lillian Block
Rebekah Brown
Teejay Bundalian
Angela Cox
Jacklin DeHart
Monica Franco
Shiloh Greene
Iverson Harding
Cast
DANCERS
Elizabeth Hengesteg
Taylor Lazo
Angelina Louis
Ranier Martinez
Raquel Matthesius
Miguel Ortega
Kendall Pearson
Crystal Ramos
Anneliese Reer
Luci Salinas
Lindsay Sainato
Michael Simpson
Brooklyn Slates
Reagan Steele
Reagan Tarpley
Vincent Vongvichith
Megan Wagner
Kiani Williams
VIGNETTE CHARACTERS
Luis Austin
Alex Buenviaje
Dylan Buenviaje
CJ Buenviaje
Brody Buenviaje
Teejay Bundalian
Camren Carmickle
Angela Cox
Frankie Erardi
Monica Franco
Elizabeth Hengesteg
Jeanette Lambert
Joseph Lambert
ASL INTERPRETER
Horak
Raquel Matthesius
Alfred Neves
Miguel Ortega
Michael Simpson
Reagan Tarpley
Vincent Vongvichith
Kiani Williams
Demi Aguirre
Basi Alvarez
Alissa Amico *
Bella Barba
Hudson Barba
Mia Barba
Oscar Barba
Mandy Barber
Nicole Barber
Sabrina Barella
Ellyria Barrett
Carolyn Bender
Alexa Caminero
Melissa Carmickle
Amery Caruso
Catelynn Cruz
Claire Cruz
Jillian Cruz
Rachel DeHart
Luciana DeLeon
Meagan DePaulo
Cece Dessert
Choir
Dean Dessert
Graham Dessert
Isaac Dessert
Maria Dessert
Jessica Dubose
Cymone Dunne
Dr. Lisa Dunne
April Elliott
Gianna Falk
Elisa Flores *
Nola Fritz
Kimmie Gagarin
Jessica Garcia *
Lindsay Garrison
Caleb Gaudian
Virlu Guapo
Herik Hernandez
Eva Horak
Rae Irelan
Shiloh Jordan
Seva Kateb
Tyley Kay
Joseph Lambert
Kennedy Lee
Amaris Lopez
Anissa Lopez
Jessica Lopez
Miriam Lopez
Natassia Louis
Melody Mansoor
Char Marshall
Anamarya Martinez
Corrin McEwen
Michael McEwen
Israel Mena-Ramirez
Brittany Mims
Kim Morris
Betzy Nuñez
Xitlali Nuñez
Akosua Osei-Tutu
Chaz Osgood
Natalie Proa
Felicia Pulley *
Arturo Ramos
Nicco Salvador
Allison Santiago
Kayla Ann Shaheen
Moriah Smith
Renee Solomon
Ron Starzinski *
Andrea Steffins
Daniel Steffins
Steven Sterner
Sammy Taggett
Christie Teng
Stanley Teng
Tristan Teng
Natalee Thomas
Olivia Tinney
Laika Togonon
Desiree Towner
Jerry Trueba
Annabelle Underriter
*Denotes Section Leader
Band & Orchestra
BAND
ELECTRIC GUITAR - Kateland Raftery
ELECTRIC GUITAR - Ps. Mark Cullen
ACOUSTIC GUITAR - Josh Blakeley
BASS GUITAR - Chase Ketterling
KEYS - Cheryl Smith
DRUMS - Adrian Dunne
ACOUSTIC GUITAR - DJ Batuyong (What Child is This)
STRING ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR - Hiram Garza
VIOLIN
CONCERTMASTER & VIOLIN SOLOChristian Sanchez (Away in a Manger)
Jesus Cervantes
Jusun Eo
Christian Gonzalez
Delta Jordan
Nathan Nguyen
Renaudo Robinson
Diana Welch
VIOLA
Tommy Hines
Beth Holub
Greg Perrin
Daisy Swanson
CELLO
Elizabeth Brown
Addie Campbell
Renee Clover
Stephanie Strout
STRING BASS
Aaron Freeman Ileana Rosas
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Producing Team
DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
CHOREOGRAPHER
CHOREOGRAPHER
MUSIC DIRECTOR
BACKGROUND VOCAL DIRECTOR
CHOIR DIRECTOR
ORCHESTRA COORDINATOR
VISUALS DIRECTOR
SET BUILDING LEAD
SET FABRICATOR
PROPS LEAD
PROPS ASSISTANT
COSTUME LEAD
COSTUME ASSISTANT
COSTUME ASSISTANT
COSTUME ASSISTANT
COSTUME ASSISTANT
HAIR & MAKEUP LEAD
THEATER OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
CAST MANAGER
Anika Aguirre
Christian Waples
Brandon Lazo
Stephen LaFata
Rebekah Brown
Dr. Grace Shinhae Jun
Adrian Dunne
Crystal Jordan
Dr. Lisa Dunne
Ileana Rosas
Taylor Lazo
Luis Austin
Brad Jones
Elise Underriter
Brittany Barton
Anneliese Reer
Brittany Barton
Katelyn Collins
Jessica Garcia
Randi Smith
Errikah DeLeon
Rebekah Brown
Ellyria Barrett
Producing Team
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
STAGE MANAGER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
VIDEO DESIGNER
VIDEO DESIGNER
VIDEO OPERATOR 1
VIDEO OPERATOR 2
MEDIA DIRECTOR
PROJECT MANAGER
MARKETING MANAGER
FILM MANAGER
FILM PROJECT MANAGER
MARKETING DESIGN
PLAYBILL DESIGN
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
FILM PRODUCTION LEAD
FILM & AUDIO PRODUCTION
CGI ARTIST
FILM TEAM
FILM TEAM
FILM TEAM
FILM TEAM
FILM TEAM
PHOTOGRAPHY LEAD
EVENTS MANAGER
EVENTS OPERATION SPECIALIST
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Koty Schwerin
Josiah DeLeon
Marie Jahelka
Alex Ramos
Alex Villareal
Alfred Neves
Axel Chilaca
Sebastian Lopez-Rodriguez
Tina Jursch
Paul Churchward
Jolene Grubbs
Robbie Scarallo
Ben Smith
Raquel Matthesius
Jonny Ornelia
Elansa Schütze
Zoe Karp
Brandon Lazo
Ethan Dunne
Kaes Sorenson
Paul Dal
Chloe Johnston
Tommy Matthesius
Maverick Mattingly
Hannah Ornelia
Brenda Diaz
Esther Becker
Coral Virili
Kizzie Kratz
From the Shell to your Home!
Listen to the Songs from Tonight’s Show on Apple Music and Spotify
Set the Holiday Vibe!
Listen our Christmas album! on Apple Music and Spotify
Not only will Night of Christmas be giving back to the homeless in our city, but we are also investing in San Diego’s foster children. This evening we are collecting gifts from attendees that are going to the organizations Promises2Kids and Olive Crest. We are excited to engage our community in providing the foster children in San Diego County with a gift to open thisw Christmas. There are over 3,000 foster kids in San Diego, and all toys received will go to these organizations to distribute directly to our city’s foster children.
If you weren’t able to bring a gift, but would like to be a part of brightening up someone’s Christmas, you can donate money to Awaken Missions which will use those fund to buy more gifts for those two non-profits.
Awaken Academy: Christ-Centered Foundations
FEBRUARY 6–8
BISHOP DALE BORNNER // JEFF HOFFMAN
PS. BILL JOHNSON // DR. LANCE WALLNAU
PS. MARCO & NATALIE CONTRERAS
PS. COLIN HIGGINBOTTOM //
PS. JURGEN & LEANNE MATTHESIUS
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