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| Sauk Prairie Area Community Theatre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kennedy Center's Imagination Celebration on Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Emperor's New Clothes, a Children's Opera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Your Calendars! Riverside Players, Sauk Prairie Area Community Theatre, is excited to announce that the River Arts Center is a stop on the upcoming tour of the Kennedy Center's Imagination Celebration on Tour production of The Emperor's New Clothes! There will be two shows on Sunday, November 23, 2003, at 2pm & 4pm. Tickets will go on sale October 24th (admission will be $10 foradults & $6 for children). Don't miss out on this production! The River Arts Center is one of only 5 stops in Wisconsin for this show! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This event is funded, in part, by a grant from the Sauk County Arts Council. You, too, can help by making a donation today! |
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| The Emperor's New Clothes offers a delightful introduction to opera as well as a fun and humorous interpretation of the time-honored classic by Hans Christian Andersen. The opera is set in a kingdom ruled by an Emperor known for his vanity and driven by his love of new clothes. Chernaud (the Emperor's assistant) arranges for Reyalto (Chernaud's daughter) to marry a rich Duke and promises the Emperor a starring role in the marriage ceremony. Reyalto, however, wants to marry for love. She meets Simon (a tailor's apprentice), who is delivering a stunning robe to the Emperor. When the Emperor discovers the robe is muddy and torn, he angrily locks Simon in a cage. Through trickery and a little magic, Messienne (a gypsy) helps Reyalto free Simon and stop her wedding to the Duke. Messienne and Reyalto pretend to be tailors who weave magic fabric. They convince the Emperor that only loyal subjects can see the fabric. Unaware that he has been tricked, the Emperor proudly wears his new "clothes." Of course, we know this will lead to who will be honest and brave enough to admit, "The Emperor has no clothes!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside Players is also working with the Prairie du Sac Library to create "listening stations," where everyone can listen to and learn more about opera. There will also be a Saturday workshop a week or so before the show, and a resource center where additional materials will be available. These activities at the Library will be available beginning October 1st. Please feel free to contact the Library for more information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| For additional information about the tour in general, go to this Kennedy Center web page: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/ontour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| For additional information about this particular production, including a PDF version of a press kit, JPG photos, go to this Kid's Entertainment web page: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| www.kidsentertainment.net/last_year/emperor.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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