Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market presents AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES Saturdays, November 7 and 14. From the Newbery honor book of the same name comes the haunting and moving story of a young girl who is forced to take on very grown-up responsibilities - and the world she creates to give herself an escape from reality. Performances are at 1pm and 4pm.
Sara-Kate Connolly, the loner with the tough girl attitude introduces her popular classmate, Hillary, to her secret world: a tiny elf village created in Sara-Kate's backyard. The girls' friendship is challenged by other popular kids and even Hillary's parents, but only grows stronger when Sara-Kate reveals the truth about her ailing mother. A story about the wonder of imagination and the strength of friendship, AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES is Recommended for third grade and up.
Ticket prices for public performances are $12 for preferring seating and $10 for side seating. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office, via phone at 713.524.6706, or online at www.mainstreettheater.com.
Author Janet Taylor Lisle has won numerous awards including Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association (ALA), Best Books, School Library Journal, Editors' Choice, Booklist, all 1985, Parent's Choice Award, Parent's Choice Foundation, 1986, and Best of the '80s, Booklist, all for Sirens and Spies; Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction, Society of Children's Book Writers, Best Children's Books, Parent's Magazine, and Editors' Choice, Booklist, all 1987, all for The Great Dimpole Oak; Best Books, School Library Journal, Editors' Choice, Booklist, and Parent's Choice, all 1989, and Newbery Honor Book, ALA, 1990, all for Afternoon of the Elves; Best Books, School Library Journal, New York Times Book Review, Boston Globe, and Parent's Magazine, all 1991, all for The Lampfish of Twill; Best Books, School Library Journal, "Pick of the Lists," American Booksellers Association (ABA), and Best Books, Bank Street Child Study Children's Books Committee, for Forest; Notable Books selection, Bank Street Child Study Children's Books Committee, 1994, for The Gold Dust Letters, and 1995, for Looking for Juliette; Best Books, School Library Journal, 1995, for A Message from the Match Girl; Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Riverbank Review "book of distinction" citation, ALA Notable Children's Book, and "Fanfare" citation, Horn Book, all 2001, all for The Art of Keeping Cool; ALA Notable Children's Book citation and "best book" citation, School Library Journal, both 2001, both for The Lost Flower Children. Ms. Lisle resides in Rhode Island.
Daria James returns to MST as director after last season's Bud, Not Buddy. The cast includes Jared Carlin, Alison Coriell, Katie Harrison, Zona Jane Meyer, Kathryn Noser, and Sarah Beth Roberts.
The design team includes Liz Freese (set design), Andrew Ruthven (lighting design), Macy Perrone (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Richard Solis (properties design). Caroline Scott is the Production Stage Manager.
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