Springfield Regional Arts Council

The Skinny Improv Announces a Springfield Playhouse production of Hansel and Gretel

Monday, July 07, 2008

The Springfield Playhouse is excited to annouce their adapataion of the classic children's story Hansel and Gretel.

Lured into the Deep Dark Forest by their evil stepmother Hansel and Gretel must find their way home, but before they can they first must find a way out of the clutches of a witch. Will they find their way home? Will they see their beloved father? Find out in The Springfield Playhouse's production of Hansel and Gretel.

The Springfield Playhouse encourages children to participate in the play. They sometimes appear on stage with the actors or the actors will appear in the audience with the children. Children are also encouraged to show up 30 mins before the show and help decorate the set in thanks to the Springfield Regional Arts Council. This hysterical adaptation by Nathan Shelton and Jeff Jenkins will be presented July 12, 19 at 12:00 and 2:30 pm and July 13, 20 at 2:30.Tickets are only $5.

Call 417-831-LAFF for reservations and tickets.

The Springfield Playhouse is an interactive theatre experience for children. The children are involved in several aspects of the actual production. They are used during the play as props, set pieces, they cheer the hero and boo the villian. They make noises, and this season they will be helping design and decorate the set. The Springfield Regional Arts Council will be working with The Springfield Playhouse and The Skinny Improv to help the kids decorate and add thier own designs to the backdrop used for the play. We will have an outline of the backdrop and the kids can add whatever they think and want to make the backdrop complete. The costumes used for the production are purposely designed to look like something the kids might find in thier parents closet. We encourage the parents to recreate the kids favorite scenes when they get home by using thier own costumes and props they can find in thier own homes. On the program we include the basic outline and story scense so it wil be easier for the kids to recreate the play with thier parents. We also encourage parents to send in pictures of the kids in costumes so we can decorate a wall at The Skinny Improv Comedy Theatre

About The Springfield Playhouse and The Skinny Improv

The Springfield Playhouse is an interactive theatre experience for children that helps children unleash the power of thier imagination. Kids are used in the process of the production through interaction with the actors, designing and decorating the actual set used during the production, and they also help cheer on the actors with noises and responses.

THE 2008-2009 SEASON

The Springfield Playhouse is enthusiastic to annouce its exicting 4th Season.

September 20-28 , 2008 Jack and The Super-Duper Way Big Beanstalk
October 25-November 2, 2008- Robin Hood and His Merry Men
December 6-21, 2008- Glowy The Elf, an Elf Story.
January 17-25, 2009-Clover the Goat & Buffalo The Pig's Big Big Day.
March 7-15, 2009 Alice in Wonderland
April 25-May 3, 2009 The Tales and Wonderment of Mother Goose

The Springfield Playhouse is a part of UpSide Down Creative Group and The Skinny Improv a 501(c)(3) community theatre agency providing quality entertainment, education, and artistic development to individuals, businesses, and organizations in the southwest region of Missouri.