A lively scene from ‘The Bells of Dublin.’
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin – the shops are closing, the night is drawing in and the wind would skin you alive. But at ‘The Bells Pub and Guest House’, a few stragglers remain by the fire, sharing a glass of holiday cheer and stories from both sides of the Atlantic.
Will the Americans catch their flight home in this terrible weather?
Will Paddy ever catch that pesky mouse?
And are those boys really who they say they are?
The Bells of Dublin, a new holiday show conceived and directed by Playhouse Executive/Artistic Director, Jacqueline Hubbard, will premiere at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Dec. 12. Hubbard says, “For 345 days a year, we work around the clock here – maintaining this beautiful building and producing seven amazing professional shows. The holiday show is our chance to have some fun! I wanted to put together a show with some great music – traditional Irish and American – a little bit of magic and a lot of laughs. So – here ‘tis!”
This funny and fantastic tale is filled with songs you know and songs you wish you did – with a wonderful band of local musicians beautifully directed by Melanie Guerin, who also arranged much of the music.
The cast includes many Playhouse favorites – R. Bruce Connelly*, Michael McDermott*, Ted Philips and Norm Rutty from the local band Save the Train, Jenna Berloni, Nancy and David Cardone, Grace Carver, Olivia Harry, Larry Lewis, Carson and Mason Waldron and Carin Wiesner.
The set for this production is designed by Dan Nischan, costumes by Debra Schaeffer and lights by Marcus Abbott.
Come and experience the true magic of the season Dublin style with this original Christmas musical – for two weeks only.
The Bells of Dublin runs through Dec. 22 for two weeks. Performance times are Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Evening performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. There is also a Wednesday matinee on Dec. 18.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.)
The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.
*member of Actors Equity
