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(Elmer, NJ January 23, 2009) Appel Farm’s Saturday family matinee series provides affordable family fun combined with the excitement of live performances. Four shows, featuring delightful dinosaurs, roller-blading young lovers and hilarious misfit rustics, the adventures of a young boy and his favorite toy and a classic Cinderella tale will take place in February and March in the theater at Appel Farm. Two performances will include sign-language interpretation, and one features open-captioning.
On February 21, Theatreworks USA’s Dinosaurs! comes to life as nationally acclaimed puppeteer Jim West, and Fossil, the dinosaur detective, mix fun and facts in a colossal show inspired by everyone’s prehistoric creatures. Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Stravinsky and Prokofiev provide the rich musical score.
Family Week at the Theatre, a program of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, provides free and discounted tickets to young people and their families during March. On March 7, Appel Farm hosts an acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, adapted for young people. In this colorful and magical take on a perennial favorite, Shakespeare’
A child’s long-time favorite toy rabbit longs to step outside the nursery’s make-believe world and become real. In the search for his dream, the Velveteen Rabbit and the Boy set off on a journey that holds both adventures and discoveries, and shows them the meaning of true friendship. The Velveteen Rabbit, a production of Running Rabbit Family Theatre, will be presented on March 14. This performance will be sign-language interpreted.
The award-winning Pushcart Players will present the premiere of a new production on March 28. Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, Happily Ever After- A Cinderella Tale is a musical adaptation that will take young people on a journey where courage and kindness triumph over greed, arrogance and bully behavior. This performance will be sign-language interpreted and open-captioned.
Performance information
Dinosaurs
The Velveteen Rabbit Saturday, March 14, 2:00 PM
Happily Ever After- a Cinderella Tale Saturday, March 28, 2:00 PM
Tickets are $9.00. Mini-subscription available –3 shows for $18.00
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Saturday, March 7, 11:00 AM
Tickets: $5.00 for adults, children 12 and under free.
Purchase tickets by calling (800) 394-1211 or by visiting www.appelfarm.org.
Patrons with hearing or speech disabilities may call TRS (800) 852-7899 or dial 711.
Accessible Services
The Velveteen Rabbit and Happily Ever After—A Cinderella Tale will be sign-language interpreted. In addition, Happily Ever After—A Cinderella Tale will be open captioned. Funding for the open-captioned performance is made possible through a grant from The New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State. Appel Farm is accessible to patrons with disabilities. Individuals requiring assistance should contact the venue at (856) 358-2472.
Location
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer, NJ 08318 Centrally located in Salem County, Appel Farm is a picturesque and convenient drive from Cherry Hill, Philadelphia, Wilmington and many areas of southern New Jersey.
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center is a non-profit regional arts center serving audiences, artists, and students. Programs include a residential summer arts camp, concerts, family matinees, a major outdoor music festival, and classes for children and adults, outreach in New Jersey public schools and a conference center. More information about Appel Farm can be found at www.appelfarm.org or by calling (856) 358-2472.
These programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding sources include corporations, foundations and individual contributions by friends, Trustees and alumni of Appel Farm.
