ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Runs 12/17-20 At The Pantages Theatre

Returning by popular demand and as part of a new holiday tradition, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, will run for six performances on December 17-20, 2009 at the Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. All Is Calm is a theatrical concert and musical radio docudrama created by playwright/director Peter Rothstein from Theater Latté Da and presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust, featuring three actors and the singers of Cantus, one of America's finest professional male vocal ensembles. An ode to peace with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach, All Is Calm is based on real stories from an extraordinary event during the first year of World War I when men from opposing forces on the Western front laid down their arms in a spontaneous truce.

After its 2007 sold-out, world premiere in Minneapolis, interest in All Is Calm remained so strong that the creators joined forces with Hennepin Theatre Trust to present the first Minnesota Pantages' run in 2008 and now its return in 2009. The work was conceived by Rothstein as a radio musical docudrama and features actors John Catron, David Roberts and Alan Sorenson portraying more than 30 characters, with the Cantus singers providing the a cappella voices that rang out along the 80-mile front. Rothstein used a rich audio format, not only because radio was the primary communication tool at that point in history, but because audiences are drawn to engage their imagination to inhabit the story.

Tickets, which go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, are priced at $27.50 and $35 for adults; $25 and $15 for Seniors age 62+ and Students (ages 6-18). Tickets may be purchased in person at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55402), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, or through Ticketmaster by calling 800-982-2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Ticket Center. Groups of 10 are eligible for discounts and should call 612-373-5665 for information and reservations. Performance dates for All Is Calm are Thursday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 at the Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 55403. Show times are Thursday, Dec. 17 and Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

 

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