[Capdist-announce] Final Weekend - Last Dragon - Steamer No.10 Theatre

[Steamer No.10 Theatre]

Dates:                         January 29, 30 at 3:pm -- January  30 at
11:am 

Tickets:          $12 General Admission - advance purchase discounts

Location:        Steamer No.10 Theatre - 500 Western Ave. Albany 12203

Info:                (518) 438-5503          info at steamer10theatre.org
www.steamer10theatre.org <http://www.steamer10theatre.org/>        

                                                                By Edith
Nesbitt

Adapted by Ric Chesser

 

Nearly a century ago Edith Nesbitt penned a short story that looked at the
clash between the preservation of traditions, and the preservation of living
things.  In the story a prince must prove he is worthy of marrying a
princess by slaying a dragon, even if there is only one left.  Nesbitt may
well have been commenting on safaris or hunting in general, but for the
generation that is growing up today the idea of saving the last of a species
can be as global as saving Polar Bears, or as local as saving the Karner
Blue Butterfly.

 

The Last of the Dragons is an original work developed in rehearsal.  The
show is directed by Eric Rose, and features Suzie Dunn as the Princess,
Jayton London as the Prince, and Heidi Nathanielsz as both the Queen and the
Dragon.  The Dragon is being built by sculptor and mask maker Jeff Brower.

 

When a Prince and Princess are to be married, the Prince always slays a
dragon to save the princess. It's Tradition! But this dragon is the last
dragon, with no interest in eating Princesses. And the Princess can handle a
sword better than any Prince around.  

 

The Princess finds herself confronted by some challenging questions. Which
battles should be fought, and by whom? Does might make right? What is the
value of tradition? Is it more courageous to face a dragon or to stand up to
your friends and family? If this is the last dragon, should it really be
slain? After all, perhaps it's the dragon that needs to be saved, not the
Princess?

 

A short, charming story, The Last of the Dragons gives us a lot to ponder.
Written in 1925, it addresses many issues we face in the present. Our
adaptation is a whimsical take which serves a springboard for discussion as
young people try to sort out many of these issues for themselves, and it
provides some wonder and laughter along the way.

 

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