Striking 12 2006

Opened: November 12, 2006
Closing: December 31, 2006

Striking 12 - 2006 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Daryl Roth Theatre
101 East 15th Street at Union Square East New York, NY 10003

Based on the story "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen

On New Year's Eve, an over-worked and under-inspired single guy who's had enough of holiday cheer makes a resolution: to stay home and go to bed early. But his reclusive evening is interrupted by an eccentric young woman selling special "full-spectrum holiday light bulbs" to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder. Though her intervention and Hans Christian Andersen's story of The Little Match Girl, our protagonist finally begins to pull out of his funk.

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Striking 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Striking 12 have there been?
Striking 12 has had 6 productions including which opened in 2003, San Diego, CA (Regional) which opened in 2003, New York which opened in 2004, New York which opened in 2005, Off-Broadway which opened in 2006 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2006.

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