The Brush Creek Players are opening the 2024 season with Jack & the Beanstalk, written by Michael Wood and Em Wood and directed by Linda Zellner. Our annual children & youth production opens Friday, March 1, and will run for three weekends, with performances at 7 pm on Fridays & Saturdays and matinees at 2 pm on Sundays. The final weekend of the run also includes a 2 pm Saturday matinee on March 16. The play is being produced by arrangement with Evander Dramatic Press.
Reserved seat tickets can be purchased at the show’s ticketing website https://our.show/bcp-beanstalk (yes, that’s a brand-new feature at Brush Creek!) for just $12 ($10 for children, seniors 60 and over, and students).
About the Play!
This is the second time that Jack and his adventures have graced the Brush Creek stage, and we are very excited to once again host this collection of marvelous characters. The story itself is hundreds, and perhaps even thousands, of years old, but our play is a fresh and particularly entertaining take on the story.
You will see Jack, his mother, the Peddler, and the Giant, of course. But you will
also see mysterious fairies, a princess, and the giant’s wife – as well as three helpful gnomes who help Jack on his adventures (although he often doubts that they are quite as “helpful” as they believe they are).
Although at times Jack’s tale is presented as a “message” tale, complete with one or more “morals of the story,” the present play is best viewed as a traditional farce, a humorous tale written with no real purpose beyond the enjoyment of those involved, whether the actors, the audience, or a reader.
Come, join the adventure, and enjoy the ride!
If you have questions about the production or need to discuss group ticket purchases of 8 or more, please contact Michael Wood (via voice or text) at 503-508-3682.
