[Capdist-announce] "The Giver" opens March 15th

[Jeff Hocking]

Confetti Stage’s The Giver Comes to Troy

March 13, 2007-Albany, NY- Confetti Stage gets its season in full swing with Eric Coble’s stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s Newberry Award Winning novel The Giver. Performances are March 15th and 16th at 7:30pm and matinee performances are March 17th & 18th at 2pm at the Joseph Bruno Theater in the Arts Center of the Capital Region located on 265 River Street in Troy. General Admission tickets are available at www.confettistage.com or at the door at a cost of  $10 for adults and $6 for children.

This futuristic, thought-provoking and almost science fiction tale centers around a boy named Jonas. On his 12th birthday, he and the other "Twelves" in his community are given their special assignments, which are based on the unique characteristics they have shown throughout the years. Jonas' assignment is to be the Receiver of Memories. He visits an old man named The Giver for training on his duties. Throughout this training The Giver transfers to Jonas the memories of the world's history, long since forgotten by common citizens of the community, whose daily lives are dictated by the rules of the Elders. At first Jonas enjoys the memories, as they are pleasant ones such as, sunshine, music, and love. Things take a turn for the worse when Jonas receives the memories of pain, hunger, and warfare. He experiences the worst pain and shock when he discovers what happens to those who break the rules three times and what happens to the old when they are no longer able to care for themselves. Jonas is forced to make a brave, yet painful, decision in order to release the memories to the entire community and to save himself from the secrecy, trials, and pain that a lifetime as the Receiver of Memories holds. 
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