THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW Comes To Main Street Theater

Narnia fans, take notice! From C. S. Lewis' classic, The Magician's Nephew, comes this mysterious and dramatic play for young audiences fourth grade and up. The Magician's Nephew runs Saturdays February 5 and 12 at 1pm and 4pm. Performances are at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District. Ticket prices for public performances are $12 and $14. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office at 2540 Times Blvd. in Rice Village, via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at mainstreettheater.com. Group rates are available. No children under 3 are admitted in the theater (including sleeping babies).
Special performances and rates are available for school matinees. Call 713.524.9196 ext 101 or visit the website.

About The Magician's Nephew
When British schoolchildren Polly and Digory use two magic rings given to them by Digory's uncle, they find themselves transported to a magical land where they encounter the evil Queen Jadis and the mysterious and powerful King Aslan. Written to explain unanswered questions in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Magician's Nephew is the first chronologically in the series of C.S. Lewis' Narnia tales.

About Author C.S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898.
Lewis went on to receive a scholarship to University College, Oxford, in 1916. During his time at Oxford, Lewis went from being an atheist to being one of the most influential Christian writers of the 20th century; 1931 marks the year of Lewis's conversion to Christianity. He became a member of the Church of England. Lewis cites his friendship with J. R. R. Tolkien, as well as the writings of the converted G. K. Chesterton, as influencing his conversion.
Lewis was married late in life at age fifty-eight to Joy Davidman Gresham, an American writer fifteen years his junior. They married in 1956, two years after Lewis accepted the chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge, where he finished out his career.
The Narnia Chronicles were published from 1950 to 1956. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Magician's Nephew, The Last Battle and other books in the series retell the Christian story in a fairy tale form.
C. S. Lewis died at his home "The Kilns" on November 22, 1963.

About the Production
MST Director of Education Troy Scheid directs The Magician's Nephew after directing last season's touring production of Romeo and Julie at Main Street. The cast includes Brittny Bush, Kalin Coates, Lauren Dolk, Patrick Earl, Jacqueline Grady, Meghan C. Hakes, Alan Hall, and Kevin Zahradnik.
The design team includes Liz Freese (set design), Daniel Polk (lighting design), Macy Perrone (costume design), Chris Bakos (sound design), and Richard Solis (properties design). Caroline Scott is the Production Stage Manager.

Since 1975, Main Street Theater has produced high quality professional theater for audiences of all ages through its MainStage productions and its Theater for Youth. The Main Street Theater Kids On Stage program offers performing arts classes and camps for children 5 years to 14 years of age. The organization produces plays at two locations, 2540 Times Boulevard in Rice Village and 4617 Montrose Boulevard at Chelsea Market.
Main Street Theater is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition, a collaboration of 25 arts organizations that work collectively to raise awareness of the size and diversity of the arts in Houston, and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters. Main Street Theater offers a lively year-round repertory of classic and contemporary plays for audiences of all ages and provides a much-needed showcase for Houston theater professionals. Main Street Theater is also a member of Actors' Equity Association and of ASSITEJ, the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people. Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston and the Houston Arts Alliance, as well as the Texas Commission on the Arts.

 

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