October 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dana Werdmuller: (831) 459-3160
[email protected]
SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ
TAKES ‘PRINCESS & THE PEA’ CHAIR ON THE ROAD
LOCAL LIBRARIES, BOOKSTORES, FARMERS’ MARKETS TO SERVE AS TOUR STOPS
SANTA CRUZ, CA – In an effort to bring “the power of the pea” to the people, Shakespeare Santa Cruz is taking its show on the road – or at least a little piece of it.
In the plot of Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s THE PRINCESS & THE PEA, playwright Kate Hawley’s celebrated “panto” based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name, Victoria, a princess possessed of a keen wit and honest heart, must compete with false princesses and true villains before she is put to the real test: is she enough of a princess to feel a pea under a tower of mattresses?
In celebration of Princess Victoria’s True Heart, the young – and young at heart – are invited to take the same test by sitting upon the “Princess & The Pea” chair, which will tour local bookstores, libraries and farmers’ markets. Are you True? There’s only one way to find out…
PRINCESS & THE PEA CHAIR TOUR DATES & LOCATIONS:
(dates and locations are subject to change without notice)
Friday, October 26: Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Library Book Sale, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Friends members only – memberships available at the door).
Saturday, October 27: Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Library Book Sale, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (open to the public).
Tuesday, November 6: Boulder Creek Library, 13390 West Park, Boulder Creek, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Don’t miss storyteller Richard Gaughan at 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, November 7: Boulder Creek Library, 13390 West Park, Boulder Creek, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, with 11:30 am story time.
Wednesday, November 7: Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market, Lincoln & Cedar Streets, 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
Thursday, November 8: Aptos Library, 7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, with 10:15 am story time.
Saturday, November 10: Aptos Farmers’ Market, Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Sunday, November 11: Capitola BookCafe, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
Sunday, November 12: Capitola BookCafe, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, with Bille Harris story hour 11:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Wednesday, November 14: Central Branch Library, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, 10:00 – 11:30 am, with 10:15 am story time.
Thursday, November 15: Live Oak Library, 2380 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, 10:00 – 11:30 am, with 10:15 am story time.
Saturday, November 17: Westside Farmers’ Market, 2801 Mission Street, 9:00 am – 11:30 pm
Saturday, November 17: Atlantis Fantasyworld, 1020 Cedar Street, Downtown Santa Cruz, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 25: Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Downtown Santa Cruz, 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 1: Bookworks, Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Monday, December 3: Scotts Valley Library, 230-D Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley, 7:30 pm.
The Shakespeare Santa Cruz Holiday Show is produced in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Theatre Arts Department. The 2007 production of THE PRINCESS & THE PEA runs from November 16 through December 16, 2007, on the UCSC Theatre Arts Mainstage.
WHO: Shakespeare Santa Cruz and UC Santa Cruz Theatre Arts Department
WHAT: SSC Holiday Show, The Princess & The Pea
WHEN: November 17 through December 16, 2007 with a Preview show November 16
WHERE: UC Santa Cruz Theatre Arts Mainstage, on the UCSC Campus
COST: $18 Youth; $26 Seniors, Students, UCSC Staff; $32/$35 Adult; $18 Preview (all seats), November 16, 2007; $14 Student Rush tickets (check online for details); a ticket processing fee applies to all tickets.
TICKETS: UCSC Ticket Office, at the UCSC Theatre Arts Center, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, (831) 459-2159; Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Box Office, 307 Church Street, Downtown Santa Cruz, (831) 420-5260; Online at www.shakespearesantacruz.org or www.santacruztickets.com
Shakespeare Santa Cruz 2007 Season Sponsor: Coast Commercial Bank
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