YSKP to Present Holiday Show

From December 16 – 18th the YSKP is presenting its biannual holiday show – The New Bremen Town Musicians. Based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale, the production features a mix of adult, teen and youth performers.

In the story, a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster, all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, are discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there. On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see a group of robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other’s backs, they decide to perform for the robbers in hope of gaining food. When their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men at first run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. Eventually, after some slapstick cajoling, the robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures, including a cluster of dancing mice, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days. At the end of the play the audience is invited to join in a community waltz in celebration of youth, art and the holidays.

The New Bremen Town Musicians is a fun family show of music, masks and holiday cheer. Performances take place on December 16 + 17th at 7:30 and December 18th at 2 at the Glen Helen Building, 405 Corry St. in Yellow Springs.

For more information or to reserve tickets, call 767-7800 or visit www.yskp.org.