CTC Presents THE STORY OF THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN, Now thru 12/28

Get into the spirit of the holidays with "The Story of the Little Gentleman," a delightful tale about the true meaning of friendship making its U.S. debut. This yuletide treat opens at CTC today, Dec. 13 and runs through Dec. 28, for ages 3+.

Based on the book by award-winning author Barbro Lindgren, nobody seems to have time for the little gentleman, which makes him sad. But he soon discovers a wonderful new friend who changes his life forever. This beautiful, funny and moving tale features live musicians and a uniquely intimate style all its own.

"We're thrilled to bring to our community this quiet alternative to traditional holiday fare," said director Mark Sutton. "It's a challenge and a great privilege as theatre artists to get the opportunity to tell such a story with so little dialogue. Along with joy and wonder, the gentle little man in this play experiences feelings of jealousy, rejection, loneliness and sorrow. It takes the friendship of a rag-a-muffin dog to awake within him an awareness of the wondrous world around him and to bring him out of his self-pity."

The production stars Hank West ("Balloonacy") as the title character, Amy Arpan as the dog, and Tanja Bechtler, Nicole Jasper and Tim Parsons as musicians.

CTC offers several ways for families to save on tickets including Fabulous Friday opening nights in the McColl Family Theatre, special ticket packages and group discounts. For more information, or to order tickets, visit ctcharlotte.org or call the Customer Sales and Service Center (10-5 M-F): 704-973-2828.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte is located at ImaginOn and is a national leader among theatres for young audiences, serving nearly 300,000 young people and families annually with professional productions and innovative education initiatives.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte is supported, in part, with an Operating Grant from the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc. and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

For more information, visit: www.ctcharlotte.org

To post a comment, you must register and login.