FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10/15/08

Dreamchasers Theatre Arts Center of Norwell will present four performances of the magical fairy tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker” dramatized by Charlotte Chorpenning and Nora MacAlvay. A young Elf, just beginning to learn Elf duties, is accompanied by two experienced Elves, who take him to the Shoemaker’s Shop for his first assignment. Here they find a scene of distress, as the Shoemaker is gone to war, and his wife and daughter are in danger of losing the shop for debt to the greedy Heckla if they cannot make her a pair of shoes for the morrow. Late that night the Elves make the shoes and return the next day to see their success. But Heckla has intercepted the money to pay off the debt and is about to take possession. Again the Elves are obliged to come to the rescue to make it possible for everybody to live happily ever after.

Starring in Dreamchasers production is Alice Tilles of Norwell as Widget, the young Elf and Corinne Manning of Norwell as Heckla, the greedy villainess. The two experienced Elves, Gremlo and Finella, are played by Tom Driscoll and Lydia Lambert of Norwell. The Shoemaker’s Wife is played by Alexandria Huntington of Scituate, and their daughter Karen is played by Mary Lambert of Norwell. Rounding at this talented cast are Emily Genovese of Hingham, Jamie Connor of Plymouth, Catherine Sheedy, Abigail Lambert, Casey McCormack, and Lydia Kotlinski of Norwell, and Colleen Gill of Pembroke. All are students in Dreamchasers Play Production Class.

Costumes, hair, and makeup are being created by Maggie Russell of Norwell and Sandra Holbrook of Plymouth. The Sound Operator is Dee Jay Farley of Plymouth. Doing the Program is Julie Alcott of Nashua, New Hampshire. Handling concessions is Kevin Doyle of Norwell. Webmaster of Dreamchasers web site is John Garvey of Till Rock Design of Norwell. Directing “The Elves and the Shoemaker” is Dreamchasers Artistic Director Rosann Weeks.

Performances are Thursday, November 20th at 4 pm, Friday, November 21st at 7 pm., and Saturday, November 22nd at 2 pm and 7 pm. All performances are at The Norwell Grange Hall, 142 Main Street, in Norwell. Tickets are $10 for General Admission, $8 for Senior Citizens and Students, and $5 for Dreamchasers Students. Tickets go on sale at the theatre thirty minutes prior to each performance. This production is suitable for audiences of all ages.

There is also a special Final Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday, November 19th at 4 pm to which Senior Citizens and Teachers are invited free of charge. A discussion period between the cast, director, and audience follows this final dress rehearsal. Seating begins at 3:30.

For more information on “The Elves and the Shoemaker” or any of Dreamchasers programs visit dreamchaserstheatre.org or call 508-224-4548.