Playmakers Present "The Little Prince"
In the classic tale, “The Little Prince,” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the fox says to the little prince: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” And this, the fox believes, is the secret to understanding life. Understanding life and that part of it which is love is what this story is about.
The Playmakers’ youth theatre, the Off Broadway Troupers, presents a very theatrical version of the story from November 11- 20 at Off Broadway Arts, 121 W. 3rd in Grove. It is produced with the assistance of the Oklahoma Arts Council.
One reviewer described the opening of the story this way: “Picture a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. Consider that you’re a 6-year old boy who has just read that boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. Then you draw a picture based on what you’ve read, but everyone tells you your picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant looks like a hat.” This young boy was advised by ‘sensible adults’ to put down his paints and colored pencils and concentrate on ‘matters of consequence.’ He might have had a magnificent career as a painter, but instead he reluctantly put away childish things and became a pilot. And that career landed him and his crashed plane in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
It is here that the little prince mystically appears to the pilot. “If you please, draw me a sheep!” he asked the pilot, abruptly. The little prince has come to Earth from his asteroid (and there is a real one named after him) in search of friendship. The pilot soon discovers that he too is very lonely. As the story continues they learn together the important things in life and the healing power of love.
Performances are Fridays, Nov 11 and 18 at 7:30 pm; Saturdays Nov 12 and 19 at 7:30 pm; Tuesday Nov 15 at 7:30 pm and Sundays, Nov 13 and 20 at 2:00 pm. Adult tickets are $10; students, Kindergarten through high school, $5. Group rates are available for groups of twenty or more. The suggested maturity level for this production begins at Kindergarten. Children any younger may not understand the play and may disturb other audience members.
The story is adapted for the stage by John Scoullar and Rick Cummins. It is directed for The Off Broadway Troupers by Linda Fracek. The cast includes: Derek Dixon as the pilot and Justus Tressler as the little prince. The love of the little prince, a vain rose on his home asteroid, is played by Beka Shaffar. The enlightened fox is played by Averi Perry and the mysterious snake by Kelsey Bomar. The little prince describes the other people & planets he has visited in his quest for understanding: a king (Troy Helms), a business person (Kelsea Keele), a conceited person (Shaina Williams), a geographer (Devin Laymon), and a lamplighter (Cale Harper). Adding to the theatricality of the production are students who act as a human set, becoming everything from stars and baobab trees to roses, sunsets and sand dunes. These actors include: Brandi Black, Allyssa Crawford, Kiersten Harper, Jaxson Oakley, Morgan Olson, Tarah Shaffar, and Harley Tressler.
For reservations, email http://us.f340.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=play_theatre05@sbcglobal.net or call The Playmakers at 918-786-8950. Some credit cards are accepted. The complete story of the play can be found at local libraries and on the web.
...from Correspondant Suzanne Boles
The Playmakers’ youth theatre, the Off Broadway Troupers, presents a very theatrical version of the story from November 11- 20 at Off Broadway Arts, 121 W. 3rd in Grove. It is produced with the assistance of the Oklahoma Arts Council.
One reviewer described the opening of the story this way: “Picture a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. Consider that you’re a 6-year old boy who has just read that boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. Then you draw a picture based on what you’ve read, but everyone tells you your picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant looks like a hat.” This young boy was advised by ‘sensible adults’ to put down his paints and colored pencils and concentrate on ‘matters of consequence.’ He might have had a magnificent career as a painter, but instead he reluctantly put away childish things and became a pilot. And that career landed him and his crashed plane in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
It is here that the little prince mystically appears to the pilot. “If you please, draw me a sheep!” he asked the pilot, abruptly. The little prince has come to Earth from his asteroid (and there is a real one named after him) in search of friendship. The pilot soon discovers that he too is very lonely. As the story continues they learn together the important things in life and the healing power of love.
Performances are Fridays, Nov 11 and 18 at 7:30 pm; Saturdays Nov 12 and 19 at 7:30 pm; Tuesday Nov 15 at 7:30 pm and Sundays, Nov 13 and 20 at 2:00 pm. Adult tickets are $10; students, Kindergarten through high school, $5. Group rates are available for groups of twenty or more. The suggested maturity level for this production begins at Kindergarten. Children any younger may not understand the play and may disturb other audience members.
The story is adapted for the stage by John Scoullar and Rick Cummins. It is directed for The Off Broadway Troupers by Linda Fracek. The cast includes: Derek Dixon as the pilot and Justus Tressler as the little prince. The love of the little prince, a vain rose on his home asteroid, is played by Beka Shaffar. The enlightened fox is played by Averi Perry and the mysterious snake by Kelsey Bomar. The little prince describes the other people & planets he has visited in his quest for understanding: a king (Troy Helms), a business person (Kelsea Keele), a conceited person (Shaina Williams), a geographer (Devin Laymon), and a lamplighter (Cale Harper). Adding to the theatricality of the production are students who act as a human set, becoming everything from stars and baobab trees to roses, sunsets and sand dunes. These actors include: Brandi Black, Allyssa Crawford, Kiersten Harper, Jaxson Oakley, Morgan Olson, Tarah Shaffar, and Harley Tressler.
For reservations, email http://us.f340.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=play_theatre05@sbcglobal.net or call The Playmakers at 918-786-8950. Some credit cards are accepted. The complete story of the play can be found at local libraries and on the web.
...from Correspondant Suzanne Boles
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