My Enchanted Bookshop plays have always brought multiple generations into the seats of theaters. But now it appears to be bringing multiple generation onto the proverbial boards as well.
At least that's the case at the Hawkeye Theatre in Fort Dodge, IA. They're performing An Enchanted Bookshop Christmas this weekend. And according to an article in the Fort Dodge Messenger, three generations of one local family have taken on some very important roles in the show.
Tim Olson plays dashing tech billionaire Philip Brantley, his daughter Kayla Harlow plays the scatterbrained bookshop owner Margie, and her son Beckham Barlow plays the pompous Nutcracker Prince.
But that's not all. The article goes on to say that there are at least two parent-child pairings as well.
Director Stephanie Cobie-Day explains that she chose An Enchanted Bookshop Christmas because it introduces today's kids to classic characters like Tom Sawyer that they may not be familiar with.
"That's one of the neat things about working with the cast and working with multi generations," Cobie-Day adds, "that you're sharing some old, old stories, bringing those to life, but also then creating a new story with the script that we're doing."
Break legs, all! With a cast like this, it can't help but be a heartwarming production.
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