TheatreWorks Adds Performances for A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, 12/23-24

 Due to overwhelming response at the Box Office, TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley is thrilled to extend A CHRISTMAS MEMORY with two additional performances: 2pm December 23 and 7pm December 24.  A gloriously tuneful world premiere musical from a team of celebrated Broadway veterans, Truman Capote's enchanting holiday tale A CHRISTMAS MEMORY springs to life at TheatreWorks.  A collaboration between Duane Poole (book), Larry Grossman (music), Carol Hall (lyrics), and Steve Orich (orchestrations), and starring Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Penny Fuller, this whimsical new show is a wistful memoir of cherished youth chronicling a young boy's loving friendship with an eccentric elderly relative.  With TheatreWorks Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley at the helm, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY plays December 1-26 (press opening December 4) at TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. For tickets and information, the public may call 650-463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
 
Set in a small Southern town in the 1930s, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY is narrated by Buddy, a successful writer who reminisces about his childhood celebrating the holiday season with his elderly cousin and best friend Sook.  The two misfits are inseparable as they launch kites, haunt speakeasies, and mail fruitcakes to everyone from Jean Harlow to President Roosevelt.  This evocative yuletide tale delves into the simple pleasures of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. 

With over 8,000 subscribers and 100,000 patrons per year, TheatreWorks has captured a national reputation for artistic innovation and integrity, often presenting Bay Area theatergoers with their first look at acclaimed musicals, comedies, and dramas, directed by award-winning local and guest directors, and performed by professional actors cast from across the country.  A home for artists developing new works, it was at TheatreWorks that Memphis, the 2010 Tony Award-winning musical (now in its second year on Broadway) was first workshopped and received its world premiere.