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Theatre fans already know Mrs. Frump, Sheriff Snodgrass, Darlene, the Traveling Troubadour, a group of "hooligans" from an orphanage and a "wheezing, clanking, groaning" bus. Blowing Rock Stage Company produced the story of The Christmas Bus as their holiday production in 2003, a world premiere for author Bob Inman, who actually found himself a featured performer in the play. The unique history of The Christmas Bus, however, is that it began as a theatre production and now is a new book published by Novello Festival Press of Charlotte. (The Blowing Rocket, 19 October 2006)