Provision Theater ushers in holiday season with 'A Christmas Memory.'
Provision Theater Company, a non-profit equity theater dedicated to producing works of hope and reconciliation, ushers in the holiday season with production of ‘A Christmas Memory' and ‘The Thanksgiving Visitor'.
Based on the best-selling books by critically acclaimed author Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor center on the author's early years growing up in Monroeville, Alabama and will run Friday, November 22 through Sunday, December 29 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Provision Theater, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, 60608.
A tale of love and bonding between a young boy named Buddy and his eccentric, simpleminded, aging Aunt Sook, Capote's ‘A Christmas Memory' is set in Alabama during the 1930s Great Depression and is based on Capote's childhood memories.
Thanksgiving and Christmas mean something different to everyone. For seven year-old Buddy, it means a new home and a new family. When his mother drops him off with her somewhat eccentric family at the edge of a small town, Buddy's first friend becomes his best friend – he develops an unforgettable relationship with his elderly cousin, Miss Sook Falk. The two find themselves on one amazing adventure after another, proving that friendship is the greatest gift of all.
Join Provision Theater for this heart-warming production adapted and directed by Provision Theater's very own Artistic Director Timothy Gregory. Captivating all ages, ‘A Christmas Memory' and ‘The Thanksgiving Visitor' is sure to create new holiday memories for you and your family.
If you're looking for an uplifting holiday experience and you're tired of the same old "bah, humbug," this show is for you!
Event Information:
‘A Christmas Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor' at Provision Theater
When: Friday November 22 through Sunday December 29, 2013
Fridays & Saturdays 8 pm; Sundays 3 pm
Where: Provision Theater at 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60608
Provision Theater ticket prices range from $10 to $32 and include free parking. Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off of the same ticket type.
For tickets, call the box office at 312-455-0066 or visit www.provisiontheater.org.
Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966). "A Christmas Memory" is a short story originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956. It was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963.
About Provision Theater Company
Provision Theater Company is a non-profit equity theater devoted to producing works of hope, reconciliation and redemption; works that challenge us to explore a life of meaning and purpose. Provision Theater Company has celebrated numerous Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for their critically-acclaimed productions of SHADOWLANDS, THE HIDING PLACE, COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, C.S. LEWIS ON STAGE, THE FOREIGNER, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY & THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR, THE SPITFIRE GRILL and BEAST ON THE MOON. Other highly praised productions include: SHAW VS CHESTERTON: THE DEBATE, FISH EYES, SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY, BONHOEFFER'S COST, THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS, GODSPELL, SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, and THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.