HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS Comes to Life Next Week at Amphibian Stage

Amphibian Stage Productions will open its first ever holiday play, HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS by Eric Kimmel, adapted by Scott Zenreich, on Friday, December 11. The play will run two weekends through Sunday, December 20 at the Berlene T. and Jarrell R. Milburn Theatre.

In a small Russian village the presence of wicked goblins keeps the town from celebrating Hanukkah, until one man, Hershel of Ostropol, takes it upon himself to evict the mischievous residents from the haunted synagogue at the top of the hill. An original adaption of the Caldecott honored book by Eric Kimmel, HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS is Amphibian?s inaugural holiday production with an original klezmer score, feats of puppetry, and stunning visual effects.

Performance Schedule:

Friday December 11: 7pm
Saturday December 12: 3pm & 7pm
Sunday December 13: 11am & 2pm

Thursday December 17: 7pm
Friday December 18: 7pm
Saturday December 19: 3pm & 7pm
Sunday December 20: 3pm & 7pm

Tickets for HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $12 for children, students, and theatre industry professionals. For tickets and more information, patrons may call 817-923-3012, email boxoffice@amphibianstage.com, or visit amphibianstage.com. Amphibian Stage Productions? Milburn Theatre is located at 120 S. Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.

Amphibian Stage Productions is a non-profit theatre company founded in 2000 by three alumni of TCU's Department of Theatre who strive to produce innovative and engaging works of theatre that challenge the way we see the world around us. Now in its sixteenth season, Amphibian has produced numerous groundbreaking and challenging plays (some regional premieres, others US or world premieres) that foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as members of the global community. The company is widely recognized for its stylistically and thematically varied scripts.

Committed to nurturing young and diverse audiences, Amphibian has developed a strong internship program, a summer acting workshop for teens, and a dynamic outreach project, Tad-Poles, that is steadily increasing the company's visibility and following. The group travels to schools and community centers, performing and spreading a message of multicultural collaboration and tolerance.

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