Annual Holiday Presentation By Dell Arte International
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Mateel Community Center
TBA (See below for last year's general info...)
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Annual Holiday Presentation By Dell Arte International
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 / Doors & Dinner at 6:30pm / Curtain at 8pm
Mateel Community Center
At the Door Only: $20 / FREE to MCC Members!
Ring In The Holiday Season
With Dell’ Arte’s Family Production Of The Nutcaper At The Mateel
This Tuesday, December 6th!
The Mateel Community Center presents the Dell’ Arte Company with their fantastic, family production of The Nutcaper, a madcap twist on the classic Nutcracker story, this Tuesday, December 6th.
The Hall will be decked out in its’ festive best for this family night at the Mateel, with lights, fir boughs, a tree, a fire in the fireplace and decorated tables. Come early to share a delicious dinner by one of our favorites, Chef Benjamen, with his signature “Chicken Been-Jammin’” or his yummy vegetarian entre, “Tofu Curry Coconut” with Tumeric-Saffron Rice planned and priced with the family in mind. Doors will open at 6:30. There will be steaming cups of hot cocoa with whipped cream, chilled egg nog and warm spiced apple cider. Holiday cookies and pretzels baked with love by some of our Mateel board and staff bakers, will be free to all.
Unlike The Nutcracker, The Nutcaper is from the point of view of the mice. They want to set the record straight and show us what really happened on that fateful night of the battle with the Nutcracker! Described as a delightful tale of tails for the whole family, it’s a story of unlikely heroes: three hungry, unemployed mice, down to their last hard nut, one they just can’t seem to crack. Having fallen on lean economic times, what’s a poor mouse to do?
Unaware of the potential moustakes, moustery and mayhem, the trio hatches a plan to break into the Rat Kingpin’s fancy mansion, and demand their benefits as veterans of the great battle. With miss-step after mouse-step, they accidentally take the famed Nutcracker hostage! Through a series of comic errors experienced together, the Nutcracker and the mice become friends thus discovering the true spirit of the holiday season: Generosity and kindness are the best gifts of all! With family and friends by one’s side, there is no nut too tough to crack.
Tchaikovsky’s famous music for The Nutcracker Ballet is the buoyant orchestration for this zany comedy. The Nutcaper also boasts a fantastic Dell’Arte cast, including Patrik Motwani and Meredith Anne Baldwin, recently seen at the Mateel in the DAI’s musical comedy, Mary Jane: The Musical. Former Whale Gulch resident, Joan Schirle, who played Mary Jane, and is Dell’ Arte International’s Founding Artistic Director, directs this imaginative retelling.
The audience is asked to donate non-perishable food items, which the cast collects and donates to local food banks. It is estimated that the annual DAI holiday show tour reaches 7,000 to 10,000 people each year, including many school-age children. Mateel is proud to welcome back this great international theatre company who make their home right here in Humboldt County. Because of the 8pm starting time (8 to 8:55 show) the Mateel suggest bringing the little ones in their pajamas for the fun of it and the sleepy ride home.
Bring the family and join in the holiday cheer on Tuesday, December 6th. Doors open at 6:30pm with curtain at 8pm. Tickets sold at the door only. Members are free. $20 suggested donation for non-members.
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A goal of the Dell’Arte holiday show is to make this family entertainment available to both rural and urban communities that rarely see live professional theatre. Venues range from large professional theatres to local elementary school cafeterias.
The audience is asked to contribute non-perishable food items, which the cast collects and donates to local food banks.
It is estimated that the annual DAI holiday show reaches approximately 7,000-10,000 people each year, including many school-age children.
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