On stage this week, June 16
By Casey Gillis on Jun. 16, 2010
IF YOU’RE GOING
WHAT: The Nelson County Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
WHEN: A free preview at 7:30 p.m. tonight; the show officially opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, with other performances at 7:30 p.m. June 18, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 and 2 p.m. June 19 and 27
WHERE: The Hamner Theater in Nellysford
TICKETS: $10 for adults and $4 for seniors and children 10 and younger. A family of four can see it for $25.
INFO: (434) 361-1999 or http://www.hamnertheater.com
SYNOPSIS: Romantic entanglements abound among a group of friends and are further complicated when the fairies and an amateur theater troupe get involved.
WHAT: Gretna Little Theatre’s “The Raindrop Waltz”
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: The Gretna Movie Theatre, Main Street
TICKETS: $6.50 for adults and $5.50 for children 12 and younger and seniors 60 and older
INFO: (434) 228-1778
SYNOPSIS: “Waltz” is based on the story of a real family that lived through the Depression in the Balsam Mountains of North Carolina. It focuses on the relationship between playwright Gary Garden and his grandmother; his family photos will be on display in the theater lobby.
WHAT: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and June 25 and 26 and 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: The Appomattox Courthouse Theatre, 331 Court St.
TICKETS: $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. They can be purchased in person at Baines Books and Coffee in Appomattox and the Appomattox Visitors Center.
INFO: (434) 352-8055 or http://www.appomattoxcourthousetheatre.com
SYNOPSIS: Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through their wardrobe and into the magical world of Narnia, which is held spellbound in an endless winter by the evil White Witch. The production has been dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the classic C.S. Lewis novel.
SPECIAL: The show is part of Appomattox Courthouse Theatre’s Summer Playhouse Series, which will continue with “Death by Chocolate” in July and “A Mad Breakfast” in August.
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