Ware Center to Present EGG, 2/24

The Ware Center is thrilled to present the award-winning international children's theater production Egg, an enchanting story of friendship and wonder for children and adults alike, at the Ware Center on February 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. Presented by the professional children's touring theater, Cahoots NI, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, the story of Egg is told completely without words, using physical theatre, illusion, and music to explore the world of 'flying the nest'. The show will also be held at 10 a.m. February 24 for a special School Day Series. The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Egg is about growth, flight, and the eventual fleeing of the nest. Presented non-verbally, it relies on the actors' physical skills, facial expressions, and choreography to tell the story in a way that connects with the little ones in the audience. With a nest made of twigs, sticks, feathers and shells, lighting that demonstrates the movement from night to day, and actors suspended in the air like birds, the show seeks to sustain the wonder and magic of our feathered friends.

Cahoots NI, formed in 2001 by Paul Bosco McEneaney and Zoe Seaton, concentrates on the visual potential of theater, using music, magic, dance, and more to illustrate its productions. Their goals are to develop audiences of children, to inspire theatrical experiences, to encourage an appreciation of the arts, to expand imaginations, and to stimulate the artistic creativity of children everywhere.

Egg is sponsored in part by Lancaster County Community Foundation.

For the family show, presented at 7:00 p.m., children are welcome to participate in creative, hands-on activities, starting one hour before performance at 6:00 p.m. ASL Interpretation is available. Both the evening performance and the school-day matinee will be sensory-friendly performances welcoming children on the autism spectrum or with sensory sensitivities. Please call the Ticket Office for more information on these accommodations.

Tickets are Adults $10 | Students $5. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting ArtsMU.com or by calling 717-871-7600. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Ticket Office located in the Student Memorial Center on Millersville's campus, or the Ware Center, located at 42 N. Prince Street, in Lancaster. Doors open one hour before each show for ticket sales, subject to availability.

The Millersville University Visual and Performing Arts Season is made possible by support from Season Platinum Partner Rodgers & Associates and Gold Season Sponsors Aussie and the Fox and Hagelgans & Veronis, and Silver Season Sponsors Clipper Magazine, The Hotel Lancaster, 12:34 MicroTechnologies, and Weber Advertising. First Friday Music Stage is sponsored by Fine Living Lancaster. This season's Luminary Donors include Ann Barshinger, John & Susan Garofola, Mary Burton & Laurent Horne, Linda Holman Marcks, William McIlwaine, Peggy Neff, Mary Kearns & Jon Walker, and Paul & Judy Ware. The MU Family Fun Fest is also supported by the Lancaster County Community Foundation.

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