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October 21,
2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VEX THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES A NEW HOLIDAY SHOW: "TWIST-A-CAROL"
Elgin, IL. Vex Theatre Company announces the opening of their new holiday show,
"Twist-a-Carol." The show runs one weekend only, December 3-5, 2010, at the
Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division Street in Elgin, IL. Showtimes are Friday and
Saturday at 7:30p.m. and Sunday at 3:00pm. Tickets are $10. For ordering
information, visit www.vextheatre.org.
Songs, Skits, Scrooge!
"Twist-a-Carol" consists of several short plays about the holidays, interspersed
with live music. The short plays include "Marley's Ghost" by Don Nigro, and two
original plays debuting at this event: "A Christmas Classic" by Christopher
Bibby (of Hoffman Estates) and "A Turn of the Scrooge" by Cathleen Ann and Rich
Geiger (both from Palatine and founders of Vex Theatre Company). All three plays
look at the holidays from unusual points of view. Holiday songs will be
performed throughout the evening under the music direction of Peter Rasey (of
Chicago).
"We wanted to give theatre-goers a new choice of holiday entertainment this
season," says Richard Geiger, Artistic Director of Vex Theatre Company,
"Twist-a-Carol offers a unique mix of holiday songs and short skits, as well as
A Turn of the Scrooge, an original one-act play where the famous story of A
Christmas Carol is turned on its ear."
"Twist-a-Carol" runs one weekend only, December 3-5, 2010, at the Elgin Art
Showcase, 164 Division Street in Elgin, IL.. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday
at 7:30p.m. and Sunday at 3:00pm. Tickets are $10. For ordering information,
visit www.vextheatre.org. Note, this show is intended for teens and adults due
to some mature themes and subject matter.
Vex Theatre Company was founded in 2004 and is dedicated to bringing high quality, intimate theatre to the suburban stage. For more information, contact Vex Theatre Company at
vextheatre@hotmail.com or visit
www.vextheatre.org
