Candy Claus, Private Eye

For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls

Season 1, episode 1. Santa's bastard daughter is a Christmas-hating private eye who stumbles into investigating the North Pole's first murder in 500 years. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Police Officer: Rudy Schultz Marmalade: JoAnn Schinderle Yuli: Jordan Doll ATC: Dillon Magrann-Wells Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Ella Gale Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang

Behind Candy Bars

Season 1, episode 2. Candy and Minty interrogate a prisoner at the candy cane jail. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Trolley elf: Erin Lampart Licorice Pig: Sara Sabzi Yuli: Jordan Doll Guard: Sanjay Rao Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Ella Gale Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang

Snowman Is an Island

Season 1, episode 3. Candy and Minty track down a carrot that may have been used in illicit snowman creation. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Dr. Claus: Shana Merlin Freezerburn: Owen Egerton Bobsled: John Ennis Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz Dasher: Josh Simpson Comet: Sanjay Rao Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Ella Gale Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang Parts of this production took place in The Foundry at The Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin.  

The Maltese Fa La La La Lalcon

Season 1, episode 4. Candy and Minty head to the Tannenbaum to search for the Bethlehem Star. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Pinecone: Katie Stone Advent: Jordan Maranto Powder: Erin Lampart Comet: Sanjay Rao Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz Air traffic control: Dillon Magrann-Wells AVW: Shana Merlin Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Ella Gale Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang  

Baking Bad

Season 1, episode 5. Candy, Minty, and Tinfoil dive deeper into the Christmas conspiracy, and track down Yuli's murderer. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Sugarplum: Erin Lampart Tinfoil: Ella Gale Comet: Sanjay Rao Freezerburn: Owen Egerton Moppet: Aaron Brooks Wobble: Aaron Urist Bunting: Will Weldon Elf press corps: Dillon Magrann-Wells, Aaron Urist, Sara Sabzi Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang