Based on historic events, The Christmas Schooner is a fictional account of a 19th Century Great Lakes captain who is intent on sailing the treacherous winter waters of Lake Michigan in order to bring the Tannenbaum (the Christmas tree) to the thousands of German immigrants in Chicago who otherwise would have no tree. It is also the account of the sailor's wife, who cannot understand her husband's mission until the time comes when she too must choose between personal risk and service to others. For information on the beloved Charles Vickery painting that helped inspire Julie Shannon and John Reeger to write "The Christmas Schooner," see http://www.charlesvickery.com/christmastreeship/

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Photos of a current production at Skylite Opera Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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SONG LIST

1. We All Have Songs
2. That's America
3. The Mummers Are Here
4. The Blessings of the Branch
5. The Letter
6. Another Season on the Water
7. When I Look at You
8. What is it About the Water?
9. The Christmas Schooner
10. Entre'acte: Song of the Hungry Peasants
11. Winterfest Polka
12. Loving Sons
13. The Strudel Waltz
14. Another Season on the Water (Reprise)
15. Hardwater Sailors
16. Questions
17. When I Look at You (Reprise)
18. Finale: Blessings of the Branch
19. Bows: We All Have Songs

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