Reindeer Sessions
by Eric Ulloa
Directed by Igor Goldin
- Dates:Dec 9 – Dec 20 2026
- Prices:$10-$56
- Running time:80 min.
Santa’s HR department has entered the chat.
After one disastrous Christmas Eve, Blitzen is ordered into anger management—or risks losing his spot on Santa’s sleigh. As therapy sessions unravel the truth, you’ll never look at Rudolph, the North Pole, or the holidays the same way again. Returning to reprise their world premiere roles: Teri Clark Linden and Rico Romalus Parker.
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Recommended if you liked… Who’s Holiday; The Santaland Diaries; A Frosty Night
Performance Dates
- Wed, Dec 9 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Wed, Dec 9, 7:30 PM
- Thurs, Dec 10 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Thurs, Dec 10, 7:30 PM
- Fri, Dec 11 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Fri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM
- Sat, Dec 12 2:00 PM Buy Tickets: Sat, Dec 12, 2:00 PM
- Sat, Dec 12 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Sat, Dec 12, 7:30 PM
- Sun, Dec 13 2:00 PM Buy Tickets: Sun, Dec 13, 2:00 PM
- Sun, Dec 13 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Sun, Dec 13, 7:30 PM
- Tues, Dec 15 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Tues, Dec 15, 7:30 PM
- Wed, Dec 16 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Wed, Dec 16, 7:30 PM
- Thurs, Dec 17 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Thurs, Dec 17, 7:30 PM
- Fri, Dec 18 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Fri, Dec 18, 7:30 PM
- Sat, Dec 19 2:00 PM Buy Tickets: Sat, Dec 19, 2:00 PM
- Sat, Dec 19 7:30 PM Buy Tickets: Sat, Dec 19, 7:30 PM
- Sun, Dec 20 2:00 PM Buy Tickets: Sun, Dec 20, 2:00 PM
The Playbill
- Executive Director Kappy Kilburn
- Artistic Director Emily N. Wells
- Directed by Igor Goldin
The Cast
TERI CLARK LINDEN *Dr. Arbor
Teri’s thrilled to be back on stage here at The Human Race in her native Dayton! Past HRTC shows: A Christmas Story & Three Tall Women. Regionally: Purple Rose, Meadowbrook, Actor’s Theatre Louisville, KY Shakes & several Chicago theatres. Favorite roles: Bertrille in Kong’s Night Out (with Cindy Williams), Rosalind in As You Like It, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, & the title role in Shaw’s Candida. Teri is an award-winning audiobook narrator with over 250 titles on Audible. Recent Film/TV: I See You, Dark Waters, Archive 81 (Netflix) & American Rust season 2. You might catch Teri walking her German Shepherd dogs around her hometown in Yellow Springs. Instagram @tericlarklindenitsme
Proud member AEA & SAGAFTRA. For Dave & Sam.
RICO ROMALUS PARKER *Blitzen
Rico is excited to return to The Human Race Theatre stage! Proud member of Actors’ Equity, he was born and raised in Dayton, OH. Favorite theatre credits include Barbecue, TopDog/Underdog, Belleville, Colossal, The Brothers Size, Gem of the Ocean, Blue Orange, King Hedley II, A Raisin in the Sun, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Stagger Lee, Every Tongue Confess, Passing Strange, and The Exonerated. He will be making his film debut as Evan in HBO Max’s Turtles All the Way Down.
Eric UlloaPlaywright
Eric is a 2020 American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist and a 2020 Kleban Prize Award Finalist.
Eric is the author of 26 Pebbles, which had its world premiere at The Human Race Theatre Company. The play was featured in American Theatre Magazine, The NY Times and won the Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award for 2017. 26 Pebbles was named one of the Top Ten Plays of 2017 by Samuel French was one of the top produced plays nationally of 2018 and in 2022, received a BroadwayWorld Award for Best Play of the Decade.
Eric is the librettist of a revised version of the musical May We All, which opens at the Rev Theater Company in September 2024.
Eric is the librettist of the musical, Passing Through, which had its World Premiere at Goodspeed Musicals in Summer 2019.
Eric is the screenwriter of the film, The Nana Project starring Academy Award Winner Mercedes Ruehl and Nolan Gould.
Eric is the screenwriter of the film, Mikey’s Army (dir. Andrew Keenan-Bolger) which was an official selection of the Outfest Fusion and Newfest Festivals.
Eric is the co-creator of Meet the Alpha Beats for Nickelodeon’s Noggin (2022 Webby Award Honoree-Best Kids and Family Podcast)
Eric wrote the Viva Broadway: Hear Our Voices special, writing for such luminaries as Lin Manuel Miranda, Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera and many more.
On the other side of the footlights, Eric was in the Original Broadway Company of On Your Feet: The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
He starred in 7 Deadly Sins under the direction of Moises Kaufman
He has also appeared on The 2016 Tony Awards, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and A Capitol Fourth.
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^ Resident Artist with The Human Race Theatre Company
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^ Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
° Equity Membership CandidateActors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
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# United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound and Projection Designers in Live Performances.
The Creative Team
IGOR GOLDIN +Director
Igor is thrilled to be returning to HRTC with longtime collaborator Eric Ulloa, where he directed the workshop of Molly Sweeney, a musical, and the World Premier of 26 Pebbles, as well as A Christmas Story at the Victoria Theatre (co-pro Victoria Theatre Assoc). Recent directing credits include: Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall & Seattle 5th Ave), Brett Ryback and Eric Ulloa’s Passing Through (World Premiere, Goodspeed Musicals, CT), Songs For A New World (Cape Playhouse); Matilda (co. dir./Mara Greer, Regional Premiere, Tuacahn, UT); Adam Gwon/Michele Lowe’s The Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed 2019 Festival of New Musicals); Grease, Sweeney Todd (SALT Award nom, Director of the Year), and Austen’s Pride (The REV); Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, and many others (Engeman, NY); Academy (Tuacahn New Works Festival); Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (La Mirada/McCoy Rigby, CA). Off-Broadway: With Glee, and A Ritual of Faith (both New York Times Critics’ Picks); 3 NYMF Awards for Excellence in Direction; Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Yank!; Top 5 Finalist, SDC Joe A. Callaway Award for Distinguished Direction. Igor is the Academic Department Director of Musical Theatre Performance at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).
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^ Resident Artist with The Human Race Theatre Company
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^ Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
° Equity Membership CandidateActors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
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# United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound and Projection Designers in Live Performances.
Partners and Sponsors
We are incredibly grateful to those whose support makes all of our programming possible. If you’d like to become a sponsor, contact Kappy Kilburn at (937) 461-3823 ext. 3112 or kappy@humanracetheatre.org.
