Windham Theatre Guild Dinner Theatre Presents THE FANTASTICKS, 11/20 & 11/21

The Windham Theatre Guild continues the celebration of their 25th season with the Main Stage Dinner Theatre production of, THE FANTASTICKS. It's is the world's longest running show still in its original theater, the world's longest running musical and the longest running show in American theater history.

THE FANTASTICKS tells the story of a young man and the girl next door, whose parents have built a wall to keep them apart. The youngsters nevertheless meet and fall in love. Their parents, meanwhile, are congratulating themselves, for they have erected the wall and staged a feud in order to achieve a negotiated marriage between their willfully disobedient children. A narrator sets the imagined scene and becomes the role of professional abductor convincing the giddy youngsters that they are deeply embroiled in a melodramatic encounter in a garden under the moonlight. The abductor pretends to fall before the onslaught of the young man, letting the boy think he is a hero when he rescues the girl from a band of villains. The night is full of moonlight and romance. The sun comes up and the day brings an end to dreams. The lovers must be taught to face reality. The dashing vagabond, who was their guide to romance and illusion, becomes their instructor in disillusionment. It is only when he has shown the boy the harshness of the world that looks so filled with promise of bright adventure, and has let the girl see that love can be false, that they come to understand each other.

The show comes to life through the creative talents of Director Victor Funderburk and Musical Director Ken Clark. . Share the Magic with Someone Special on Opening Night - Buy one ticket and get $5 off a second ticket for opening night on November 6th (Valid for phone reservations between October 26th and November 6th or tickets purchased at the door). Support the Covenant Soup Kitchen - The WTG will be collecting non-perishable food items at the November 13th, 14th and 15th performances.

THE FANTASTICKS will be presented as Dinner Theatre performances for only two nights, on November 20th & 21st. Doors open at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm, and show at 8pm. Tickets are $40 for adults, $38 for students/seniors and children. There will be only one Dessert Theatre performance on November 19th. Doors open at 7pm, show is at 8pm. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for students/seniors and children. And Show Only performances with row seating are November 6, 7, 13, & 14 with a Sunday matinee on November 15th at 2:00pm. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students/seniors and $10 for children under 12. All UConn, ECSU, and QVCC students pay the new discounted price of $10. Group discounts are also available. For reservations and information, call the Windham Theatre Guild at 423-2245 or buy your tickets online at www.windhamtheatreguild.org.

 

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