DM Playhouse Presents GINGERBREAD BOY 12/17

Join the Des Moines Community Playhouse on Friday, Dec. 17, for "The Gingerbread Boy." This story is part of the 2010-11 season of Friday Funday, a creative participatory story theatre program for children ages 4-6. Performances are at The Playhouse, Friday, Dec. 17, at 9:30 and 10:30 AM, and 1:30 PM. Shows are approximately 45 minutes in length. Admission is $5 per person, adults and children. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling The Playhouse ticket office at 515-277-6261.

December's featured story is "The Gingerbread Boy." The Gingerbread boy jumps out of the oven, and into a grand adventure. That is, until the sly fox comes along. "Run, run, run, I'm full of joy! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Boy!"

Friday Funday performances are held monthly, September-May. The current season features a variety of stories, including: "Snow White," Jan 14; "The Mitten," Feb. 11; "The Golden Goose," Mar. 4; and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Apr. 8; "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," May 20; and, a special Friday Funday event, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," June 16-19.

The Playhouse is Iowa's oldest and largest producing theatre. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage.

For more information on Friday Funday and other Playhouse educational offerings, contact The Playhouse education department at 515-974-5356. For tickets to Friday Funday, contact The Playhouse box office at 515-277-6261.

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