The Lampost Theatre is hosting its annual Dessert Theatre. They hold this event every year to entice customers with treats alongside a fun performance. This year it features desserts from around the world and reprising its appearance from a few years ago is “A Piffledywiff Christmas” which revolves around the colorful life of Grandma Edna and her experiences with Christmas traditions in other countries. 

According to Jean Bosch, who is heavily involved with the production of “A Piffledywiff Christmas,” Dessert Theatre is a unique experience. 

“It allows people to interact a little more. It’s not just you walk in, you walk out,” Bosch said.

Those involved with the production wanted something interactive and original. The idea for combining dessert and a live performance came a little later, but was a big success for the level of uniqueness and variety they were trying to achieve.

The play itself, along with the concept of an interactive Dessert Theatre, is unique in its origins. The basic idea for this performance came from writer Marsha Hanson, wife of director Jeff Hanson. Her concept: a woman who has different experiences in other cultures centering on how she perceives these holiday traditions given her own background and culture.

“A perfect marriage,” Hanson said of the relationship between dessert theatre and the play, “It brings the experience full circle.” 

The numerous senses utilized help guide the audience, almost as though audience members are able to experience these traditions firsthand. Audiences participate in more ways than one, eating desserts and interacting with each other and actors.

“There’s a really cool variety — from all around the world,” Jordan Straenburg, an actor, said of the desserts.

Straenburg has given them his own personal stamp of approval by creating many of these desserts. The idea behind trying so many different kinds of desserts is if you don’t like one kind, you’ll have another coming soon.

But the most important reason to attend the theatre, according to Hanson, is to get in the Christmas spirit. The show is fun, funny and lighthearted. 

Shows are every weekend from Dec. 5 through 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at Lampost.com.