The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra JackKeats at Players Club of Swarthmore

In its first offering of the Children's Series this season, The Players Club of Swarthmore will present The Snowy Day an Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats. The show has been adaptd for the tage by Jerome Hairston  and is based on the popular books by Ezra Jack Keats. The show will run for nine weekend performances between Nov. 11 and Nov.20 at the Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore. Buy tickets on line at www.pcstheater.org . Directed by Sara Anne Rabatin (Philadelphia), this play is based on th watershed 1962 publication of The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats in which the joy in the small moments of a child's world, like the wonder of a fresh snowfall or the delight of whistling for the first time, or te awe in finding a special treasure, comes to life. It was this beautifully illustrated picture book that introduced an African American child as the protagonist for the first time in Children's literature, and it was universally embraced, making The Snowy Day a beloved American classic that has been acclaimed by the Library of Congress as a “book that shaped America.” Keats wrote and illustrated over 20 children's books. His best-known characters are a diverse group of friends in an inner-city neighborhood—which was a prototype for Sesame Street! He is considered a pioneer in American children’s literature for his realistic, multicultural portrayal of childhood. Keats wanted no child to be an outsider: “If we could see each other exactly as the other is,” he wrote, “this would be a different world." The cast includes Sabrina Boyd-Surka (Philadelphia) as Peter, Sharon Kolankiewicz (Wallingford), making her PCS debut as the Female player, and Kate Scanlon (Media) and Kat Lemon (Swarthmore) as Players 1 and 2. The Snowy Day an Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats. is presented by special arrangement with Plays for New Audiences. The Snowy Day an Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats runs weekends only from Friday, Nov. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 20. Friday performances are at 7 p.m., Saturday performances are at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sunday performances are at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 11 a.m. only on Nov. 20. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for Children under the age of 12. The Nov. 13 performance is a relaxed performance. Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org, call our box office at 610-328-4271 on Mondays from 10am-12pm, Tuesdays 6pm-8pm, Wednesdays from 4PM-6Pm or Saturdays from 10am-12pm. Tickets are also availbale at the door. For more information about PCS –including upcoming events, shows, ticketing and directions, visit www.pcstheater.org.