The Newton Nomadic Theater is trying something a bit different this time. Rather than move the theater around we’re going to move the audience around.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoon on Dec 16/17 we’ll be presenting six performances of the Charles Dickens favorite A Christmas Carol at the beautifully restored historic Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton.
Each hour long performance will unfold in different rooms as an audience of just 15 people moves around the Allen House. We are particularly excited about this show because for the first time we’ll be able to use a large cast. The cast will feature some of our favorite actors – Steve Vaughan as Scrooge (Someone Who’ll Watch over Me), Matt Winberg as the narrator (All in the Timing, Doubt), Linda Goetz as Mrs Cractchet (God of Carnage, A Picasso). We’ll also be featuring ten other Newton Nomadic newcomers.
Each performance will end with hot cider and snacks in the parlor. It will be a great outing for the whole family and an opportunity to see the wonderful restoration that the Newton Cultural Alliance has done to this deeply historic property.
We want to keep our prices low for this one so we’re forgoing our normal on-line ticketing system. $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. Tickets must be reserved ahead of time and then pay at the door. Go to NewtonNomadicTheater.org for reservation details.
We want to also extend our heartfelt thanks to the Newton Cultural Alliance for letting us and you into the wonderful Allen House for these performances.
**** Sorry, all performances are now sold out ***
Whew! Four of the six shows sold out already. Get ’em while you can
Sorry, all six performances are now sold out
Today’s three shows went off wonderfully. The audiences seemed to love being in the middle of the show as it moved from room to room in the beautiful Allen House.
Our apologies to the many folks who weren’t able to get tickets to the sold out performances. We promise to bring it back next year for a longer run at the Allen House or some other suitable Newton venue.
Hat’s off to the production team who were able to figure out how to stage these complicated performances in the Allen House with minimal rehearsal time in the actual space and also to the great cast who jumped in over their heads and just started swimming. This wandering-around-with-your-audience style of performing seemed to be great fun for both the cast and the guests.