The Pocket Community Theatre, will present “James and the Giant Peach” in June. The classic story is directed by Tami Pultz and adapted by David Wood from the classic children’s story by Roald Dahls.
In the play, the story is faithfully told by James himself and the insect characters: Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird, and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York.
A tour guide brings a party of tourists to see this major attraction and James and his friends tell the story of how they came to live in New York. The insects and James play the other roles as the audience experiences years of torture at the hands of the cruel Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge and the epic journey across the Atlantic Ocean. The production relies heavily on special lighting and sound effects, as well as beautifully crafted puppetry.
Tickets are $20: $5 for children ages 12 and younger. Show times are 7:30 p.m. June 1-2, 2:30 p.m. June 3, 7:30 p.m. June 8-9, and 2:30 p.m. June 10. Call 623-8585 for more information. Located at 170 Ravine Street.
