UC Clermont's Calico Children's Theatre Announces 2012-13 Season

UC Clermont’s Calico Children’s Theatre will present a lineup of classic stories with a variety of live performance styles this season. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will be performed by ArtReach: A Division of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati with a good dose of audience participation, excerpts from The Nutcracker ballet will be performed by the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department’s Youth Ballet Company and the characters in Hansel and Gretel will be portrayed by marionettes from The Frisch Marionette Company.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Presented by ArtReach:  A Division of the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
November 2 – 7 p.m.
Washington Irving's autumnal masterpiece tells of the new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, his sweetheart Katrina, and the devilishly handsome Brom Bones. Written by award-winning Ohio Playwright, Kathryn Schultz Miller, this clever adaptation, loaded with hearty audience participation, is more funny than scary and comes complete with a Headless Horseman!
Recommended for grades K-6.  Funding for this performance made possible by ArtsWave.

The Nutcracker

Presented by CCM Prep

December 14 – 10:30 a.m.

Yellow Bus performance for school groups

December 14 – 7 p.m.

December 15 – 10:30 a.m.

Excerpts from

The Nutcracker

ballet will be performed by the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department’s Youth Ballet Company.

The Nutcracker

ballet is based on the story “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice” written by E.T.A. Hoffman; the story of a young German girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King.  Recommended for grades K-8.

Hansel and Gretel
Presented by The Frisch Marionette Company
January 11 – 10:30 a.m. Yellow Bus performance for school groups
January 11 – 7 p.m.
The timeless story of Hansel and Gretel brings some of life's most important lessons to life. Exquisite marionettes, costumes and settings combine with the spell binding melodies of Engelbert Humperdinck to bring one of the most classic of all fairy tales to life. Recommended for grades K-6.

Calico Children’s Theatre is a UC Clermont College initiative geared toward families with young children. All performances are held in the Krueger Auditorium on the UC Clermont College campus at 4200 Clermont College Dr. and are approximately one hour long.

Season tickets are now on sale, all three performances for $12 per person or purchase individual tickets for $5 per person (children under two years of age are free). Special daytime performances of The Nutcracker and Hansel and Gretel are available for school groups through the Yellow Bus Series at the Calico Children’s Theatre. Tickets are $3 per person.
 
For additional information, order forms or to order online, visit www.ucclermont.edu/community_arts or contact Community Arts at (513) 558-1215.