Get to know John Mackey…

Cast as Santa / Ensemble in A Christmas Story, the Musical

LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU…
Name: John Mackey
DOB: 5/10/89
Hometown: Lakewood
Education: Math/Bio dbl degree from Regis University
Day Job: Data Analyst for EPA

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…?
Holiday: Christmas!!
Season: Winter!!
Movie: Spirited Away, followed quite closely by, in all seriousness, A Christmas Story
Musical: The Lion King
Color: Blue and Orange; Go Broncos!
Animal: Penguin
Book: Ready Player One
Band: Blink 182 or Linkin Park
Song: too many to list…. we’ll go with Try Everything by Shakira
Beverage: Beer 🙂
Pastime: Cliff Jumping in Guernsey, Wyoming!

THIS OR THAT…
Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog
Dogs or cats? Dogs; 100,000% dogs; cats are the worst
Sweet or Sour? Sweet
Cake or Pie? Neither; not big on sweets
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Soup or Salad? Soup
City or Countryside? Countryside
Summer or Winter? Winter
Mountains or Ocean? Mountains

ANSWER ME THIS…
What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Eve dinner with the extended family
You are stranded at the North Pole, what two items do you bring? a self-heating/self-sustainable tent and a book
When life hands you lemons? I stomp them into oblivion
Dream role to perform? Elder Cunningham in Book of Mormon; or anything at all in The Lion King
Who is your hero? …….I got nothin
What’s your biggest fear? SPIDERS!!!
What inspires you? Creativeness and Originality
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? a decade older than I am right now
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? sure, but I post stuff about twice a year, except for FB (Click Here) 
Why should we see A Christmas Story The Musical? Beautiful music, HUGE dance numbers, and a touching message; oh, and live dogs!!
Any holiday wishes? That the puppies in the show get adopted and find good homes 🙂

LINKS:
SINGLE TICKETS
GROUP TICKETS
PRIVATE HOLIDAY EVENTS